The 2014 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Jyväskylä, Finland, and started on 31 July and finished on 3 August after 26 special stages, totaling 360.9 competitive kilometres.

2014 Rally Finland
64th Rally Finland
Round 8 of the 2014 World Rally Championship season
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Sébastien Ogier climbing up on the Harju special stage.
Host countryFinland Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä, Finland
Dates runJuly 31 – August 3, 2014
Stages26 (360.94 km; 224.28 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews77 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala won his home Rally Finland for the second time in his career, taking his third victory of the 2014 season.

Entry list

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Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7   Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8   Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC   Juho Hänninen   Tomi Tuominent Hyundai i20 WRC M
9   Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10   RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Robert Kubica   Maciek Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
19   Henning Solberg WRC   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
20   Hyundai Motorsport N WRC   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21   Jipocar Czech National Team WRC   Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
22   Jarkko Nikara WRC   Jarkko Nikara   Jarkko Kalliolepo Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
23   Craig Breen WRC   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
24   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Michał Sołowow   Maciek Baran Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
31   Yazeed Racing WRC-2   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC M
35   Drive Dmack WRC-2   Jari Ketomaa   Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
36   Karl Kruuda WRC-2   Karl Kruuda   Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta S2000 M
38   Drive Dmack WRC-2   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta R5 D
39   Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC-2   Valeriy Gorban   Volodymyr Korsia Mini John Cooper Works S2000 M
40   Top Teams by MY Racing WRC-2   Sébastien Chardonnet   Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 R5 M
42   Eyvind Brynildsen WRC-2   Eyvind Brynildsen   Anders Fredriksson Ford Fiesta RRC D
43   Oleksiy Kikireshko WRC-2   Oleksiy Kikireshko   Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R5 D
44   BAS Motorsport Srl WRC-2   Mario Pizzuti   Max Rendina Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X P
52   Simone Tempestini WRC-3
JWRC
  Simone Tempestini   Dorin Pulpea Citroën DS3 R3T M
53   Aron Domzala WRC-3
JWRC
  Aron Domzala   Przemek Zawada Citroën DS3 R3T M
55   Quentin Giordano WRC-3
JWRC
  Quentin Giordano   Guillaume Duval Citroën DS3 R3T M
56   Styllex Slovak National Team WRC-3
JWRC
  Martin Koči   Lukáš Kosta Citroën DS3 R3T M
57   Stéphane Lefebvre WRC-3
JWRC
  Stéphane Lefebvre   Thomas Dubois Citroën DS3 R3T M
58   Molly Taylor WRC-3
JWRC
  Molly Taylor   Sebastian Marshall Citroën DS3 R3T M
61   Federico Della Casa WRC-3
JWRC
  Federico Della Casa   Domenico Pozzi Citroën DS3 R3T M
62   Alastair Fisher WRC-3
JWRC
  Alastair Fisher   Gordon Noble Citroën DS3 R3T M
63   Wurmbrand Racing Team WRC-3
JWRC
  Kornél Lukács   Márk Mesterházi Citroën DS3 R3T M
66   AKK Sports Team Finland WRC-3   Teemu Suninen   Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen Citroën DS3 R3T D
72   Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2   Juan Carlos Alonso   Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X D
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship
JWRC Registered to take part in
Junior World Rally championship

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 2   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:57:23.2 0.0 27
2 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:57:26.8 3.6 21
3 3   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:58:13.8 50.6 16
4 9   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene   Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:59:15.7 1:52.5 12
5 5   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:00:12.9 2:49.7 10
6 8   Juho Hänninen   Tomi Tuominen   Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:01:52.2 4:29.0 8
7 6   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:02:49.0 5:25.8 6
8 20   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:03:41.0 6:17.8 4
9 19   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor   Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:09:30.2 12:07.0 2
10 36   Karl Kruuda   Martin Järveoja   Karl Kruuda Ford Fiesta S2000 WRC-2 3:12:07.9 14:44.7 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (10.) 36   Karl Kruuda   Martin Järveoja   Karl Kruuda Ford Fiesta S2000 WRC-2 3:12:07.9 0.0 25
2 (11.) 35   Jari Ketomaa   Kaj Lindström   Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:14:16.6 2:08.7 18
3 (12.) 38   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder   Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:14:40.1 2:32.2 15
4 (13.) 31   Yazeed Al Rajhi   Michael Orr   Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:16:41.1 4:33.2 12
5 (14.) 42   Eyvind Brynildsen   Anders Fredriksson   Eyvind Brynildsen Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:19:04.5 6:56.6 10
6 (26.) 72   Juan Carlos Alonso   Juano Pablo Monasterolo   Juan Carlos Alonso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 3:37:41.0 25:33.1 8
7 (31.) 39   Valeriy Gorban   Volodymyr Korsia   Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works S2000 WRC-2 3:45:52.4 33:44.5 6
WRC-3 standings
1 (17.) 66   Teemu Suninen   Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen   AKK Sports Team Finland Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:31:27.8 0.0 25
2 (19.) 56   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka   Styllex Slovakia National Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:31:59.0 31.9 18
3 (22.) 55   Quentin Giordano   Guillaume Duval   Quentin Giordano Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:33:19.8 1:52.0 15
4 (35.) 58   Molly Taylor   Sebastian Marshall   Molly Taylor Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:47:15.7 15:47.9 12
5 (36.) 62   Alastair Fisher   Gordon Noble   Alastair Fisher Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:47:50.1 16:22.3 10
6 (38.) 52   Simone Tempestini   Dorin Pulpea   Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:49:15.0 17:47.2 8
7 (40.) 53   Aron Domzala   Przemek Zawada   Aron Domzala Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:51:48.9 20:21.1 6
8 (45.) 57   Stéphane Lefebvre   Thomas Dubois   Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 4:06:02.1 34:34.3 4
9 (50.) 61   Federico Della Casa   Domenico Pozzi   Federico Della Casa Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 4:18:26.3 46:58.5 2
JWRC standings
1 (19.) 56   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka   Styllex Slovakia National Team Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 3:31:59.0 0.0 25
2 (22.) 55   Quentin Giordano   Guillaume Duval   Quentin Giordano Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 3:33:19.8 1:20.1 18
3 (35.) 58   Molly Taylor   Sebastian Marshall   Molly Taylor Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 3:47:15.7 15:16.0 15
4 (36.) 62   Alastair Fisher   Gordon Noble   Alastair Fisher Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 3:47:50.1 15:50.4 12
5 (38.) 52   Simone Tempestini   Dorin Pulpea   Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 3:49:15.0 17:15.3 10
6 (40.) 53   Aron Domzala   Przemek Zawada   Aron Domzala Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 3:51:48.9 19:49.2 8
7 (45.) 57   Stéphane Lefebvre   Thomas Dubois   Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 4:06:02.1 34:02.4 6
8 (50.) 61   Federico Della Casa   Domenico Pozzi   Federico Della Casa Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC 4:18:26.3 46:26.6 4
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Special stages

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Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1
(31 July)
SS1 Lankamaa 1 23.44 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:17.3   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2 Jouhtikylä 10.36 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:02.5
SS3 Lankamaa 2 23.44 km   Sébastien Ogier
  Jari-Matti Latvala
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:11.2
SS4 Harju 1 2.27 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:46.1
Leg 1
(1 Aug)
SS5 Pihlajakoski 1 14.51 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:45.9
SS6 Päijälä 1 23.38 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:52.3
SS7 Kakaristo 1 20.51 km   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 10:37.0
SS8 Painaa 1 7.70 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:51.3
SS9 Pihlajakoski 2 14.51 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:39.8
SS10 Päijälä 2 23.38 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:38.3
SS11 Kakaristo 2 20.51 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:22.1
SS12 Painaa 2 7.70 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:48.5
SS13 Harju 2 2.27 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:46.3
Leg 2
(2 Aug)
SS14 Mökkiperä 1 13.84 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:44.8
SS15 Jukojärvi 1 21.93 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:15.3
SS16 Surkee 1 14.95 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:58.9
SS17 Himos 1 4.45 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2:37.6
SS18 Leustu 1 10.01 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:15.9
SS19 Mökkiperä 2 13.84 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:40.7
SS20 Jukojärvi 2 21.93 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:09.4
SS21 Surkee 2 14.95 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:53.4
SS22 Himos 2 4.45 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2:35.4
SS23 Leustu 2 10.01 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:11.3
Leg 3
(3 Aug)
SS24 Ruuhimäki 1 6.79 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:16.7
SS25 Myhinpää 23.02 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:15.5
SS24 Ruuhimäki 2 {Power Stage) 6.79 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:16.0

Power Stage

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The "Power stage" was a 6.79 km (4.22 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:16.0 0.0 3
2   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:16.1 0.1 2
3   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 3:18.1 2.1 1

Standings after the rally

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Other

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References

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