Co-driver Miikka Anttila.

The first SS went well, but after the finish line our front brakes caught fire, when we had to wait longer than normally. We lost the front brakes and had to drive the following two stages with the handbrake only, which cost us five minutes. We fixed the problem in service halt. After that we started the chase but then on Saturday afternoon the gearbox broke down. Changing it in service took eight minutes extra and we got two minutes penalty. Then we started the chase all over again. We succeeded very well and we finished 2nd in our group.

21st overall, class 2nd

Subaru Impreza WRX
Service team Motoring Club.

Co-driver Miikka Anttila.

I made a mistake in shakedown and hit a big stone. Luckily we didn´t hit the trees, our car stayed on the road and got only minor damages. Unfortunately this incident made the beginning of the race a bit stressfull. In spite of a sticky start I found a good rhythm in the afternoon. There was a big hole on the road in Vellipohja II, which I drove into while braking heavily. It caused damages to the radiator. I was so impatient that I did not stop immediately so I broke the engine. There would have been many magnificent stages ahead but we had to retire.

retirement SS7

Toyota Corolla WRC
Service team Latvala Motorsport Oy.