Esapekka Lappi holds a 50 second lead on his senior Rally Finland debut with only one day left, while fellow rookie Teemu Suninen climbed to second place.
Jari-Matti Latvala has retired from the lead of Rally Finland, his Toyota Yaris succumbing to an electrical failure in the Ouninpohja test.
Jari-Matti Latvala snatched the lead back from rookie team-mate Esapekka Lappi, while Juho Hänninen took advantage of a Teemu Suninen mistake to go third.
American GRC star and French ERX competitor set for guest appearance in round five of the support series
Sébastien Ogier may not return to action in Rally Finland until Sunday, dependent on the condition of his co-driver Julien Ingrassia after their Friday crash.
Nicolas Ciamin took a surprise lead in the JWRC class of Rally Finland, easing away from compatriot Terry Folb and early leader Dennis Rådström.
Jari Huttunen established a lead of nearly one minute after nearest rivals Gus Greensmith and Pierre-Louis Loubet both crashed out.
Esapekka Lappi won eight stages in Rally Finland’s first full day of action, handing him a narrow lead over team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala.
Jari-Matti Latvala holds a slim lead over team-mate Esapekka Lappi after Friday morning’s Rally Finland stages, while Sébastien Ogier crashed out.
Sébastien Loeb has been given the chance to test a new spec Citroën C3 WRC, forcing team principal Yves Matton to quell talk of a competitive return to the sport.
Ott Tänak reigned supreme around the streets of Jyväskylä, establishing a 1.1 second lead over Thierry Neuville for the lead of Rally Finland after SS1.
Kris Meeke has blasted the “stupid” design of temporary chicanes on the Rally Finland route, following multiple incidents during shakedown.
Kris Meeke set the pace in the shakedown stage for Rally Finland on his WRC return, with Thierry Neuville a tenth off the Citroën driver’s pace.
Ott Tänak and Finland are a match made in heaven, but his recent track record of reaching the finish line put a potential victory in doubt.
Julian Godfrey won rounds four and five of the 2017 Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship.
In preparation for next month’s Rally Deutschland, Mads Østberg will compete in the Rally Rzeszow round of the European Rally Championship, driving a Ford Fiesta R5.
Rally driver Sébastien Ogier got the chance to test drive the RB7, in Austria last month.
