The 2026 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2026) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 30 July to 2 August 2026. It marked the seventy-fifth running of the Rally Finland, and was the tenth round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The event was also the fourth round of the 2026 Junior WRC Championship. The 2026 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, and consisted of twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. However, they did not defend their titles as Rovanperä moved to the Super Formula Championship. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. Taylor Gill and Daniel Brkic were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship. Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.
Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen won their second rally of the season, and Toyota successfully defended their manufacturer's title. Robert Virves and Jakko Viilo were the winners in the WRC2 category. Gil Membrado and Adrián Pérez were the winners in the WRC3 category as well as the junior championship.
Background Entry list The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-seven Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and twelve Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship. A total of six crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 4 Esapekka Lappi Enni Mälkönen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 21 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret 2C Junior Team Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Team 24 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Team 25 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 26 Teemu Suninen Janni Hussi Teemu Suninen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 27 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 30 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver 31 Lauri Joona Antti Linnaketo Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic Taylor Gill Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau Mattéo Chatillon Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Giovanni Trentin Pietro Elia Ometto MT Racing SRL Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 41 Jaspar Vaher Rait Jansen Toyota Gazoo Racing NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 42 Mikko Heikkilä Kristian Temonen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 43 Patrick Enok Silver Simm Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 44 Tuukka Kauppinen Sebastian Virtanen Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 45 Joosep Ralf Nõgene Aleks Lesk Joosep Ralf Nõgene Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 46 Takumi Matsushita Pekka Kelander Toyota Gazoo Racing NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 47 Shotaro Goto Jussi Lindberg Toyota Gazoo Racing NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 48 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 49 Eliott Delecour Fabrice Gordon Eliott Delecour Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 50 Conner Martell Alex Gelsomino 2C Junior Team Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 51 Adrien Mosca Julie Amblard Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 52 Uğur Soylu Mehmet Akif Yalçın GP Garage My Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 53 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre 54 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 56 Tymoteusz Abramowski Jakub Wróbel Tymoteusz Abramowski Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 57 Nataniel Bruun Javier Martínez Nataniel Bruun Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 58 Jarkko Nikara Tomiya Maekawa Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 59 Rio Ogata Mikael Korhonen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 60 Kanta Yanaguida Ville Mannisenmäki Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 61 Ville Pynnönen Niklas Heino Ville Pynnönen Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 62 Riku Tahko Markus Soininen Riku Tahko Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 63 Ismo Leikola Tuomo Hannonen Ismo Leikola Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 64 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen Calle Carlberg Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 65 Ali Türkkan Bilge Ayan Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 66 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 67 Leevi Lassila Mikko Lukka Leevi Lassila Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 68 Craig Rahill Conor Smith Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 69 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 29 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 37 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Pablo Sarrazin Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 40 Jari-Matti Latvala Juho Hänninen JML-Sports Oy Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 30 July — After 9:01 Ruuhimäki [Shakedown] 4.12 km After 18:45 Opening ceremony, Jyväskylä Paviljonki SS1 After 19:05 Harju 1 2.58 km 19:40 – 19:55 Service A, Jyväskylä Paviljonki 31 July SS2 After 8:44 Laukaa 1 18.16 km SS3 After 9:45 Saarikas 1 15.82 km SS4 After 10:50 Sydänmaa 1 19.04 km SS5 After 11:58 Hoho 1 9.55 km 12:48 – 13:14 Regroup, Jyväskylä Paviljonki 13:14 – 13:44 Service B, Jyväskylä Paviljonki SS6 After 14:48 Laukaa 2 18.16 km SS7 After 15:49 Saarikas 2 15.82 km SS8 After 16:54 Sydänmaa 2 19.04 km SS9 After 18:05 Hoho 2 9.55 km SS10 After 19:05 Harju 2 2.58 km 19:40 – 20:25 Flexi service C, Jyväskylä Paviljonki 1 August SS11 After 8:01 Parkkola 1 16.76 km SS12 After 9:42 Päijälä 1 10.55 km SS13 After 10:36 Västilä 1 19.10 km SS14 After 12:05 Leustu 1 16.44 km 13:05 – 13:45 Regroup, Jyväskylä Paviljonki 13:45 – 14:15 Service D, Jyväskylä Paviljonki SS15 After 15:01 Parkkola 2 16.76 km SS16 After 16:42 Päijälä 2 10.55 km SS17 After 17:36 Västilä 2 19.10 km SS18 After 19:05 Leustu 2 16.44 km 20:15 – 21:00 Flexi service E, Jyväskylä Paviljonki 2 August SS19 After 10:35 Himos-Jämsä 1 30.02 km 11:10 – 12:50 Regroup, Himos SS20 After 13:15 Himos-Jämsä 2 [Power Stage] 30.02 km After 14:15 Podium ceremony, Himos Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:27:58.0 0.0 25 1 1 27 2 2 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:28:24.7 +26.7 17 5 4 26 3 3 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:29:17.5 +1:19.5 15 4 5 24 4 4 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:29:33.9 +1:35.9 12 3 3 18 5 5 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:31:50.5 +3:52.5 10 2 2 14 6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:32:16.2 +4:18.2 8 0 0 8 7 7 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:32:30.7 +4:32.7 6 0 0 6 42 8 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:19:50.4 +51:52.4 0 0 0 0 46 9 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:49:37.6 +1:21:39.6 0 0 0 0 Retired SS17 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident 0 0 0 0 Retired SS5 4 Esapekka Lappi Enni Mälkönen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Rolled 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:11.7 SS1 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:06.7 Fourmaux / Coria SS2 Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:26.9 Ogier / Ingrassia SS3 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:14.9 SS4 Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:34.7 SS5 Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:53.8 SS6 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:17.3 SS7 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:12.9 SS8 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:10.3 SS9 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:05.3 SS10 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:11.5 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:48.2 SS12 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:54.5 SS13 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:25.0 SS14 Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:12.2 SS15 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:44.5 SS16 Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:50.4 SS17 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:17.8 Pajari / Salminen SS18 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:06.7 SS19 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:38.1 SS20 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:22.2 Source:
Championship standings
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Elfyn Evans 201 1 2 Sami Pajari 171 1 3 Takamoto Katsuta 160 1 4 Oliver Solberg 156 1 5 Sébastien Ogier 139