Entry list released for WRC Rally Finland
- 7th September 2021, 3:00pm
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by Peter Whitten
- Photos by Red Bull Content Pool
Ten World Rally Cars are among the 43 entries for next month’s Rally Finland – the fastest round of the World Rally Championship.
Rally Finland hasn’t been held since 2019 because of COVID-19, but this year’s rally is certain to play a key role in determining who wins this year’s title.
The championship-leading Toyota team have entered half of those World Rally Cars, with former driver Esapekka Lappi joining regular team drivers Ogier, Evans, Rovanpera and Katsuta.
Lappi won the rally for Toyota in 2017, but it remains his only WRC success.
Since then he has driven relatively unsuccessfully for Citroen and Ford, but returns to Toyota with the likelihood of a part-time drive in 2022.
Hyundai will field Neuville, Tanak and Breen, while M-Sport young guns Greensmith and Fourmaux will uphold Ford hopes.
The Rally2 category is well subscribed with Mads Ostberg, Jari Huttunen, Nikolay Gryazin, Teemu Suninen, Martin Prokop and Oliver Solberg all present.
In Rally3, Australian Molly Taylor is the only competitor in her M-Sport Poland prepared Ford Fiesta.
Rally Finland runs from October 1 to 3.
