| 2010 Rally Finland | |
| Native Name: | 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland |
| Round: | 8 |
| Championship: | 2010 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2010 Rally Bulgaria |
| Next Round: | 2010 Rallye Deutschland |
| Rallybase: | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Startdate: | July 29 |
| Enddate: | 31 2010 |
| Stages: | 19 |
| Stagekm: | 310.29 |
| Overallkm: | 1308.17 |
| Overallkm Note: | [1] |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Team1: |  BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT |
| Teamsstart: | 99 |
| Teamsfinish: | 61 |
The 2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 60th Rally Finland and the eighth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 29–31, and is based in Jyväskylä, the capital of the Central Finland region. The rally was also the fifth round of the Production World Rally Championship and the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.
Jari-Matti Latvala took his second victory of the season, and the fourth of his WRC career after holding off the Citroën C4s of Sébastien Ogier, Sébastien Loeb and Petter Solberg, as the four drivers were separated by just over 30 seconds at the rally's conclusion.[2] Four time world champion Juha Kankkunen finished 8th, having entered the rally to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary.[3]
In the junior classes, Intercontinental Rally Challenge championship leader Juho Hänninen made a guest appearance in the Super 2000 class, and wound up winning the class and taking two overall championship points for ninth position. Per-Gunnar Andersson also claimed an overall point, as he finished second in class. One of the selections for the Pirelli Star Driver and a protégé of former WRC driver Markko Märtin, Ott Tänak claimed victory in the PWRC, on his first appearance in the class this season.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||||||
| 1. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:31:29.6 | 0.0 | 25 | |
| 2. |  Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:31:39.7 | 10.1 | 18 | |
| 3. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:31:55.6 | 26.0 | 15 | |
| 4. |  Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:32:00.3 | 30.7 | 12 | |
| 5. |  Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:33:14.6 | 1:45.0 | 10 | |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:37:13.3 | 5:43.7 | 8 | |
| 7. | Mads Østberg |  Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | 2:37:20.4 | 5:50.8 | 6 | |
| 8. | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:39:18.6 | 7:49.0 | 4 | |
| 9. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:40:34.6 | 9:05.0 | 2 | |
| 10. | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:41:45.3 | 10:15.7 | 1 | |
| SWRC | |||||||
| 1. (9.) | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:40:34.6 | 0.0 | 25 | |
| 2. (10.) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:41:45.3 | 1:10.7 | 18 | |
| 3. (11.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:42:04.6 | 1:30.0 | 15 | |
| 4. (13.) |  Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:44:41.8 | 4:07.2 | 12 | |
| 5. (16.) |  Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:46:29.7 | 5:55.1 | 10 | |
| 6. (17.) | Janne Tuohino | Markku Tuohino | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:46:44.3 | 6:09.7 | 8 | |
| 7. (29.) |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:57:50.1 | 17:15.5 | 6 | |
| PWRC | |||||||
| 1. (18.) |  Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:46:50.5 | 0.0 | 25 | |
| 2. (20.) | Jukka Ketomäki | Kai Risberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:48:18.8 | 1:28.3 | 18 | |
| 3. (21.) |  Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:49:56.5 | 3:06.0 | 15 | |
| 4. (24.) | Anders Grøndal | Veronica Engan | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2:51:45.8 | 4:55.3 | 12 | |
| 5. (28.) |  Alex Raschi | Rudy Pollet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:57:03.6 | 10:13.1 | 10 | |
| 6. (30.) | Martin Semerád | Bohuslav Ceplecha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:58:26.7 | 11:36.2 | 8 | |
| 7. (32.) | Reijo Muhonen | Lasse Miettinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:59:52.5 | 13:02.0 | 6 | |
| 8. (39.) |  Wang Rui | Pan Hongyu | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:04:53.4 | 18:02.9 | 4 | |
| 9. (40.) |  Peter Horsey |  Moses Matovu | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:05:15.6 | 18:25.1 | 2 | |
| 10. (41.) |  Nicholai Georgiou | Joseph Matar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:05:58.2 | 19:07.7 | 1 | |
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS1 | 18:45 | Laajavuori 1 | 4.31 km | Petter Solberg | 2:33.2 | 98.46 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| SS2 | 07:42 | Urria 1 | 12.75 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:55.8 | 129.01 km/h | align=left rowspan=2 | Mikko Hirvonen |
| SS3 | 08:40 | Jukojärvi 1 | 22.29 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:33.7 | 126.63 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 10:06 | Urria 2 | 12.75 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:52.9 | 130.07 km/h | align=left rowspan=3 | Petter Solberg |
| SS5 | 11:04 | Jukojärvi 2 | 22.29 km | Dani Sordo | 10:28.7 | 127.63 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 13:58 | Lankamaa | 24.87 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:03.3 | 123.78 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:01 | Sirkkamäki 1 | 6.45 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3:04.4 | 125.92 km/h | align=left rowspan=13 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| SS8 | 15:36 | Myhinpää 1 | 15.52 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:07.8 | 130.60 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 17:27 | Sirkkamäki 2 | 6.45 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3:01.4 | 128.00 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 18:02 | Myhinpää 2 | 15.52 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:59.8 | 133.09 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 20:00 | Laajavuori 2 | 4.19 km | Petter Solberg | 2:35.1 | 97.25 km/h | ||
| 2 (31 July) | SS12 | 07:33 | Kolonkulma | 10.35 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:06.4 | 121.61 km/h | |
| SS13 | 08:01 | Väärinmaja | 29.29 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:46.9 | 118.89 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 09:44 | Surkee 1 | 19.59 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:56.4 | 118.25 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 11:59 | Leustu 1 | 21.35 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:08.8 | 126.25 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 12:46 | Himos 1 | 20.63 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:28.5 | 118.17 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 14:03 | Surkee 2 | 19.59 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:53.6 | 118.81 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 16:23 | Leustu 2 | 21.35 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:59.9 | 128.12 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 17:10 | Himos 2 | 20.63 km | Sébastien Ogier | 10:15.7 | 120.62 km/h |
| Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 166 | |
| 2 | Sebastien Ogier | 118 | |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 105 | |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | 90 | |
| 5 | Mikko Hirvonen | 86 | |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | 77 | |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 48 | |
| 8 |  Federico Villagra | 26 | |
| 9 | Henning Solberg | 25 | |
| 10 | Mads Ostberg | 16 |
| Manufacturer | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 265 | |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 210 | |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 145 | |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 108 | |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 40 |
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