Secto Rally Finland Pajari Takes WRC2 Win

August 6, 2023Joe Moore
RallyWRC2

The fourth and final day of Secto Rally Finland has come to an end. Sami Pajari held on to claim the WRC2 class victory.

SS19, MOKSI-SAHLOINEN 1

Emil Lindholm took the win on the 19th stage of the weekend. Finishing 0.1 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg to take the stage win. Roope Korhonen set the third fastest time on the stage, 0.2 seconds slower than Solberg. Andreas Mikkelsen posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 0.4 seconds slower than Korhonen. Sami Pajari rounded out the top five times on the stage, 1.3 seconds slower than Mikkelsen. 

SS20, HIMOS-JÄMSÄ 1

Nikolay Gryazin won the 20th stage of Secto Rally Finland. With Gryazin posting a time 0.9 seconds faster than Emil Lindholm to take the stage win. Andreas Mikkelsen finished third fastest on the stage, 0.3 seconds slower than Lindholm. Oliver Solberg set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 1.4 seconds slower than Mikkelsen. Adrien Fourmaux rounded out the top five fastest times on the stage, 0.5 seconds slower than Solberg. 

SS21, MOKSI-SAHLOINEN 2

Stage 21 saw Emil Lindholm take his second stage win of the day. Setting a time 2 seconds faster than Nikolay Gryazin to take the stage win. Oliver Solberg finished third fastest on the stage, 0.1 seconds slower than Gryazin. Sami Pajari posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 2.7 seconds slower than Solberg. Roope Korhonen rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 1.2 seconds slower than Pajari. 

SS22, HIMOS-JÄMSÄ 2

Emil Lindholm also took the stage win on the final stage of Secto Rally Finland. With Lindholm finishing 1.1 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg to take the stage win. Nikolay Gryazin finished third fastest on the stage, 0.1 seconds slower than Solberg. Andreas Mikkelsen set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 0.7 seconds slower than Gryazin. Roope Korhonen rounded out the top five on the stage, 0.9 seconds slower than Mikkelsen.

Pajari Holds On

Sami Pajari didn’t win a single stage on the final day of Secto Rally Finland. He would control the gap between him and Adrien Fourmaux to secure the win. This is also Pajari’s first win of the WRC2 season.