Kimi Räikkönen driving Citroën C4 WRC at the 2010 event

Arctic Rally, currently Arctic Lapland Rally and also known as Tunturiralli, is an annual rally competition held on ice- and snow-covered roads in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. It has been organized continuously since 1966. In 2021, a separate event based on the rally became part of the World Rally Championship[1] as Arctic Rally Finland. The rally is also part of the Finnish Rally Championship and has previously been a round of the European Rally Championship until 2003 and the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers in 1977 and 1978.[2]

In 2021 the rally was held twice, once between 14-16 January for the Finnish Rally Championship, and again between 26-28 February for the World Rally Championship, as a replacement for the canceled Rally Sweden.

The rally has been won by five World Rally Champions: Marcus Grönholm, Tommi Mäkinen, Hannu Mikkola, Timo Salonen and Ari Vatanen.[3] In recent years, it has attracted competitors from circuit racing. The 2009 entry list included four current or former Formula One drivers; JJ Lehto finished ninth on his tenth Arctic Rally, Kimi Räikkönen 13th on his first-ever rally competition, Mika Häkkinen 19th on his fourth outing in the event while a gearbox failure ended Mika Salo's third Arctic Rally. Most recently, Valtteri Bottas finished fifth overall in 2019, ninth in 2020 and sixth in January 2021. In 2020, Kalle Rovanperä won his first ever event driving a World Rally Car, the Toyota Yaris WRC. Juho Hänninen won the January 2021 event.

Winners

With six wins Juha Salo has the most victories in Arctic Rally
Kari O. Sohlberg was the first Arctic Rally winner
Year Driver Car Championship
2023 Finland Teemu Asunmaa Czech Republic Skoda Fabia R5 EVO Finland
2022 Finland Emil Lindholm Czech Republic Skoda Fabia R5 EVO
2021 (Feb) Estonia Ott Tänak South Korea Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC
2021 (Jan) Finland Juho Hänninen Japan Toyota Yaris WRC Finland
2020 Finland Kalle Rovanperä
2019 Finland Emil Lindholm Germany Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2018 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Czech Republic Škoda Fabia R5
2017 Finland Teemu Asunmaa
2016 Finland Juha Salo France Peugeot 208 T16
2015 Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2014 Finland Janne Tuohino United States Ford Fiesta R5
2013 Finland Juha Salo Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2012 Finland Esapekka Lappi United States Ford Fiesta S2000
2011 Finland Juha Salo Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2010 Spain Dani Sordo France Citroën C4 WRC
2009 Finland Juha Salo Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2008
2007 Finland Kosti Katajamäki
2006 United States Ford Focus RS WRC
2005 Finland Juuso Pykälistö
2004 Finland Jukka Ketomäki Japan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII ERC N
2003 Finland Janne Tuohino United States Ford Focus RS WRC ERC
2002 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Japan Toyota Corolla WRC
2001 Finland Pasi Hagström
2000 Sweden Thomas Rådström
1999 Finland Pasi Hagström
1998 Finland Marcus Grönholm Japan Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1997
1996 Japan Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1995 Finland Sebastian Lindholm United States Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994 Finland Lasse Lampi Japan Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Finland Mikael Sundström Japan Mazda 323 4WD
1992 Finland Kari Kivenne Japan Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 Finland Mikael Sundström Japan Mazda 323 4WD
1990 Finland Antero Laine Italy Lancia Delta Integrale
1989 Finland Tommi Mäkinen
1988 Finland Timo Heinonen Germany Audi Coupé Quattro
1987 Finland Mikael Sundström Japan Mazda 323 4WD
1986 Finland Antero Laine Germany Audi Quattro
1985
1984
1983 Finland Lasse Lampi
1982 Finland Timo Salonen Japan Datsun Violet GT
1981 Finland Ulf Grönholm Italy Fiat 131 Abarth
1980 Finland Henri Toivonen United Kingdom Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
1979 Finland Leo Kinnunen Germany Porsche 911 S
1978 Finland Ari Vatanen United States Ford Escort RS1800 FIA Cup, ERC
1977 FIA Cup, ERC
1976 Finland Tapio Rainio Sweden Saab 96 V4 ERC
1975 Finland Simo Lampinen
1974 Finland Tapio Rainio
1973 Finland Timo Mäkinen United States Ford Escort RS1600
1972 Finland Leo Kinnunen Germany Porsche 911 S
1971 Finland Antti Aarnio-Wihuri
1970 Finland Hannu Mikkola United States Ford Escort Twin-Cam Finland
1969 Finland Antti Aarnio-Wihuri Germany Porsche 911 S
1968 Finland Hans Laine Germany Volkswagen VW 1600 L Finland
1967 Finland Raimo Kossila
1966 Finland Kari O. Sohlberg

Wins by manufacturer

Wins Manufacturers
10 United States Ford
9 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan Toyota
5 Germany Audi
4 Germany Porsche
Germany Volkswagen
3 Japan Mazda
Sweden Saab
2 Italy Lancia
Czech Republic Škoda
1 South Korea Hyundai
France Citroën
Japan Datsun
Italy Fiat
France Peugeot
United Kingdom Talbot

References

  1. ↑ "Arctic Rally Finland joins 2021 FIA World Rally Championship". www.fia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Arctic Rally". RallyBase. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Winners of Arctic Rally". Tenab-Tangram. Retrieved 2006-11-28.

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