Junior's Eyes: 2012 WRC Rally Finland Review

August 28, 2012

Sébastien Loeb at shady section during 2012 Rally Finland.
Photo via Citroen-WRC.com.

The eighth event of the 2012 World Rally Championship calendar, 2012 Rally Finland, was run August 2 through August 4, 2012. This rally was based in Jyväskylä, Finland, and was another great gravel surface contest.

The drivers who earned the top three spots in the final results were: Sébastien Loeb (France) from Citroën Total World Rally Team in first place, Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) of Citroën Total World Rally Team was second, and in third was Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) of factory Ford World Rally Team.

WRC.com rally recaps, and four highlights videos are included below.

Saturday wrap: Loeb strikes thrice in Finland
Posted at WRC.com on August 4, 2012

Sebastien Loeb's incredible run success in the FIA World Rally Championship continued today when he won ... Rally Finland for a third time alongside co-driver Daniel Elena...

The wrc.com review: ... Rally Finland
Posted at WRC.com on August 6, 2012

This one was a genuinely intriguing ... Rally Finland: a high-speed chess game that was seemingly decided by seconds, but underpinned by a wider strategic picture that reflected the entire season. So who said that chess was boring?...