Neste Rally Finland
The Neste Rally Finland (formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally, renamed 1994 when Neste became the main sponsor) is a Rally event driven in first weekend of August in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland.
The rally has been held since the 1950s, first as a national competition, and nowadays as Finland's WRC race. It is known as the "gravel grand prix", since it is the highest-speed rally in the championship. The most famous special stage is Ouninpohja, with its spectacular high speed jumps. However, Ouninpohja will have to be modified for 2005, since Petter Solberg exceeded the FIA's maximum average speed (130 km/h) there in 2004.
The WRC teams voted Neste Rally Finland "Rally of the Year" in 1998 and 2003.
Winners
- 2004 Marcus Grönholm - Timo Rautiainen, Peugeot 307 WRC
- 2003 Markko Märtin - Michael Park, Ford Focus RS WRC 03
- 2002 Marcus Grönholm - Timo Rautiainen, Peugeot 206 WRC
- 2001 Marcus Grönholm -Timo Rautiainen, Peugeot 206 WRC
- 2000 Marcus Grönholm - Timo Rautiainen, Peugeot 206 WRC
- 1999 Juha Kankkunen - Juha Repo, Subaru Impreza WRC 99
- 1998 Tommi Mäkinen - Risto Mannisenmäki, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 1997 Tommi Mäkinen - Seppo Harjanne, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 1996 Tommi Mäkinen - Seppo Harjanne, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 1995 Tommi Mäkinen - Seppo Harjanne, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 1994 Tommi Mäkinen - Seppo Harjanne, Ford Escort RS Cosworth
- 1993 Juha Kankkunen - Denis Giraudet, Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
- 1992 Didier Auriol - Bernard Occelli, Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- 1991 Juha Kankkunen - Juha Piironen, Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- 1990 Carlos Sainz - Luis Moya, Toyota Celica
- 1989 Mikael Ericsson - Claes Billstam, Mitsubishi Galant
- 1988 Markku Alén - Ilkka Kivimäki, Lancia Delta
- 1987 Markku Alén - Ilkka Kivimäki, Lancia Delta
- 1986 Timo Salonen - Seppo Harjanne, Peugeot 205 Turbo
- 1985 Timo Salonen - Seppo Harjanne, Peugeot 205 Turbo
- 1984 Ari Vatanen - Terry Harryman, Peugeot 205
- 1983 Hannu Mikkola - Arne Hertz, Audi Quattro
- 1982 Hannu Mikkola - Arne Hertz, Audi Quattro
- 1981 Ari Vatanen - David Richards, Ford Escort RS
- 1980 Markku Alén - Ilkka Kivimäki, Fiat 131 Mirafiori
- 1979 Markku Alén - Ilkka Kivimäki, Fiat 131 Mirafiori
- 1978 Markku Alén - Seppo Harjanne, Fiat 131 Abarth
- 1977 Kyösti Hämäläinen - Martti Tiukkanen, Ford Escort RS
- 1976 Markku Alén - Seppo Harjanne, Fiat 131 Mirafiori
- 1975 Hannu Mikkola - Atso Aho, Toyota Levin
- 1974 Hannu Mikkola - John Davenport, Ford Escort RS
- 1973 Timo Mäkinen - Henry Liddon, Ford Escort RS
- 1972 Simo Lampinen - Klaus Sohlberg, Saab 96 V4
- 1971 Stig Blomqvist - Arne Hertz, Saab 96 V4
- 1970 Hannu Mikkola - Gunnar Palm, Ford Escort TC
- 1969 Hannu Mikkola - Anssi Järvi, Ford Escort TC
- 1968 Hannu Mikkola - Anssi Järvi, Ford Escort TC
- 1967 Timo Mäkinen - Pekka Keskitalo, BMC Cooper S
- 1966 Timo Mäkinen - Pekka Keskitalo, Morris Cooper
- 1965 Timo Mäkinen - Pekka Keskitalo, BMC Cooper S
- 1964 Simo Lampinen - Jyrki Ahava, Saab 96 Sport
- 1963 Simo Lampinen - Jyrki Ahava, Saab 96 Sport
- 1962 Pauli Toivonen - Jaakko Kallio, Citroën DS 19
- 1961 Rauno Aaltonen - Väinö Nurmimaa, Mercedes-Benz
- 1960 Carl-Otto Bremer - Juhani Lampi, Saab 96
- 1959 Gunnar Callbo - Väinö Nurmimaa, Volvo PV 544
- 1958 Osmo Kalpala - Eino Kalpala, Alfa Romeo
- 1957 Erik Carlsson - Mario Pavoni, Saab 93
- 1956 Osmo Kalpala - Eino Kalpala, DKW Donau
- 1955 Eino Elo - Kai Nuortila, Peugeot 403
- 1954 Osmo Kalpala - Eino Kalpala, Dyna Panhard
- 1953 Vilho Hietanen - Olof Hixén, Allard
- 1952 Eino Elo - Kai Nuortila, Peugeot 203
- 1951 Arvo Karlsson - Vilho Mattila, Austin Atlantic
