Day Three of Secto Rally Finland has come to an end. Oliver Solberg took the WRC2 class lead.
SS11, VÄSTILÄ 1
Oliver Solberg took the stage win on the eleventh stage of the weekend. Finishing 2.8 seconds faster than Sami Pajari to take the stage win. Marco Bulicia rounded out the top three fastest times on the stage, finishing 5 seconds slower than Pajari.
SS12, PÄIJÄLÄ 1
Jari Huttunen won the 12th stage of Secto Rally Finland. Posting a time 0.9 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg to take the stage win. Adrien Fourmaux finished third fastest on the stage, 1.9 seconds slower than Solberg.
SS13, RAPSULA 1
Gus Greensmith and Sami Pajari tied for the stage win on SS13. With both drivers finishing 1.1 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg. Roope Korhonen set the third fastest time on the stage, 0.9 seconds slower than Solberg.
SS14, VEKKULA 1
Sami Pajari took the stage win on the fourth stage of Secto Rally Finland. Setting a time 1 second faster than Jari Huttunen to win the stage. Oliver Solberg rounded out the top three fastest times on the stage, finishing 1.6 seconds slower than Huttunen.
SS15, VÄSTILÄ 2
The 15th stage of the weekend was won by Oliver Solberg. Who finished 1.4 seconds ahead of Sami Pajari to take the stage win. Emil Lindholm set the third fastest time on the stage, 3.4 seconds slower than Pajari.
SS16, PÄIJÄLÄ 2
Oliver Solberg also won SS16 of Secto Rally Finland. Posting a time 0.4 seconds faster than Andreas Mikkelsen to win the stage. Adrien Fourmaux finished third fastest on the stage, 0.3 seconds slower than Mikkelsen.
SS17, RAPSULA 2
Sami Pajari won the 17th stage of the weekend. Finishing 1.1 seconds faster than Emil Lindholm to take the stage win. Adrien Fourmaux set the third fastest time on the stage, finishing 0.6 seconds slower than Lindholm on the stage.
SS18, VEKKULA 2
Oliver Solberg took the final stage win of the third day of Secto Rally Finland. With Solberg finishing 9.5 seconds faster than Adrien Fourmaux to take the stage win. Sami Pajari posted the third fastest time on the stage, 1.8 seconds slower than Fourmaux.
Huttunen and Greensmith Retire
Jari Huttunen who led Secto Rally Finland heading into day three retired on SS15 due to a mechanical issue. The exact cause of the retirement wasn’t said but it was believed to be an engine issue. Gus Greensmith also retired on the third day of the event. As a roll on SS16 ended his event early. Greensmith sat sixth in WRC2 heading into SS16, 0.9 seconds behind Nikolay Gryazin.
What To Expect From Day Four Of Secto Rally Finland
The fourth and final day of Secto Rally Finland will see drivers contest 51.64km across 4 stages to round out the event. Oliver Solberg sits in the WRC2 class lead. Although he isn’t scoring points. Only counting point scoring driver’s Sami Pajari would be in the lead. Pajari sits 12.5 seconds behind Solberg heading into the final. Pajari sits comfortably in first for the point scorers. With 33.9 seconds separating him and Adrien Fourmaux. There will likely be no battles for a top-five position on day four. With handfuls of seconds separating each driver.