# 2007 Rally Finland

The 57th Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 9th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. It was run on 2–5 August 2007 and based in Jyväskylä, Finland.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:57:26.1 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:57:50.3 | 24.2 | 8 |
| 3. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:58:36.0 | 1:09.9 | 6 |
| 4. | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:00:28.9 | 3:02.8 | 5 |
| 5. | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:01:55.5 | 4:29.4 | 4 |
| 6. | Xavier Pons | Xavier Amigo | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:04:26.6 | 7:00.5 | 3 |
| 7. | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | 3:05:05.7 | 7:39.6 | 2 |
| 8. | Mads Østberg | Ole Kristian Unnerud | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:06:58.0 | 9:31.9 | 1 |
| JRC |||||||
| 1. (18.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio R3 | 3:25:14.5 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (19.) | Kalle Pinomäki | Tuomo Nikkola | Renault Clio R3 | 3:26:33.6 | 1:19.1 | 8 |
| 3. (22.) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:29:28.2 | 4:13.7 | 6 |
| 4. (23.) | Conrad Rautenbach | David Senior | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:29:46.3 | 4:31.8 | 5 |
| 5. (25.) | Tapio Suominen | Jarno Ottman | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:31:00.9 | 5:46.4 | 4 |
| 6. (30.) | Vilius Rožukas | Audrius Šošas | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:34:29.0 $^{[1]}$ | 9:14.5 | 3 |
| 7. (32.) | Alessandro Bettega | Simone Scattolin | Ford Fiesta S1600 | 3:37:43.0 $^{[1]}$ | 12:28.5 | 2 |
| 8. (33.) | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Citroën C2 R2 | 3:38:20.3 | 13:05.8 | 1 |
| | | | | $^{[1]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally | $^{[1]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally | |

## Retirements

* Kristian Sohlberg - rolled (SS2);
* Jari-Matti Latvala - went off the road - damaged rollcage (SS7);
* Manfred Stohl - rolled (SS13)
* Gareth Jones - went off the road (SS13)
* Juho Hänninen - mechanical (SS14)
* Daniel Sordo - engine failure (SS15)
* Petter Solberg - steering problems (SS15/16)
* Jan Kopecký - went off the road (SS21)

## Special Stages

| Leg | Stage | Time (EEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS1 | 20:00 | Killeri 1 | 2.50 km | C. Atkinson | 1:20.6 | 111.66 km/h | C. Atkinson |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS2 | 07:54 | Vellipohja 1 | 17.20 km | J. Latvala | 8:18.7 | 124.16 km/h | J. Latvala |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS3 | 08:50 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.72 km | M. Grönholm | 6:47.5 | 121.21 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS4 | 09:29 | Palsankylä 1 | 13.31 km | M. Hirvonen | 6:47.4 | 117.61 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS5 | 12:06 | Vellipohja 2 | 17.20 km | M. Grönholm | 8:10.1 | 126.34 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS6 | 13:02 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.72 km | M. Hirvonen M. Grönholm | 6:42.7 | 122.65 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS7 | 13:41 | Palsankylä 2 | 13.31 km | M. Grönholm | 6:36.1 | 120.97 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS8 | 16:21 | Urria | 9.96 km | M. Grönholm | 4:36.6 | 129.63 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS9 | 16:51 | Lautaperä | 8.69 km | M. Grönholm | 3:56.7 | 132.17 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS10 | 17:29 | Jukojärvi | 22.25 km | M. Grönholm | 10:35.6 | 126.02 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (2/3 Aug) | SS11 | 20:00 | Killeri 2 | 2.50 km | M. Grönholm | 1:20.7 | 111.52 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS12 | 07:17 | Kaipolanvuori | 13.46 km | S. Loeb | 6:53.4 | 117.21 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS13 | 08:30 | Juupajoki | 22.13 km | M. Grönholm | 11:19.3 | 117.28 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS14 | 09:14 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.00 km | M. Grönholm | 15:35.3 | 127.02 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS15 | 12:15 | Leustu | 21.27 km | M. Grönholm | 10:12.6 | 124.99 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS16 | 13:24 | Ouninpohja 2 | 33.00 km | M. Grönholm | 15:19.8 | 129.16 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS17 | 15:10 | Ehikki 1 | 14.88 km | M. Grönholm | 6:52.2 | 129.96 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS18 | 16:23 | Himos | 18.55 km | M. Grönholm | 10:09.8 | 109.51 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS19 | 17:19 | Ehikki 2 | 14.88 km | M. Hirvonen | 6:47.4 | 131.49 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (4 Aug) | SS20 | 17:54 | Surkee | 14.89 km | M. Hirvonen | 8:13.6 | 108.6 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (5 Aug) | SS21 | 10:15 | Valkola | 10.38 km | M. Grönholm | 5:35.9 | 111.25 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (5 Aug) | SS22 | 11:07 | Lankamaa | 22.82 km | M. Grönholm | 11:07.2 | 123.13 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (5 Aug) | SS23 | 12:22 | Ruuhimäki | 7.53 km | M. Grönholm | 3:57.8 | 113.99 km/h | M. Grönholm |

## Championship standings after the event
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 75 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | 57 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | Ret | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 4 | Henning Solberg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 6 | Petter Solberg | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 7 | Chris Atkinson | 4 | 8 | 19 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 8 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 9 | Daniel Carlsson | | 5 | 7 | | 6 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 9 | Manfred Stohl | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 11 | Toni Gardemeister | 7 | 6 | Ret | | DSQ | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 12 | Gigi Galli | | 13 | 6 | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Jan Kopecký | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 22 | | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 14 | Xavier Pons | 25 | Ret | 16 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 15 | Urmo Aava | | | 28 | | 15 | | 13 | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 16 | Matthew Wilson | 12 | Ret | 26 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 16 | Juho Hänninen | | DSQ | 17 | | | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 16 | Mads Østberg | | 9 | 37 | | Ret | | Ret | | 8 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 132 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| 4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |