2008 Rally Finland
The 58th Rally Finland, the ninth rally of the 2008 World Rally Championship season took place between July 31 and August 3, 2008. The event was the first rally held after a six-week mid season break. The rally was based in the city of Jyväskylä in the centre of Finland with the special stages held on fast gravel roads in the lake district area of the country. The winner was the reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb, who became only the fourth non Scandinavian driver to win the event in fifty-eight runnings. It was his sixth win of the season and reduced the gap in the championship standings between himself and Finland's Mikko Hirvonen to just one point. Hirvonen finished in second, with Chris Atkinson taking the third podium spot for the Subaru World Rally Team. This would prove to be Subaru’s final podium in the world championship.
| 2008 Rally Finland 58th Neste Oil Rally Finland | |||
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Round 9 of the 2008 World Rally Championship
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Sebastien Loeb driving out from service at Jyväskylä. | |||
| Host country | Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Dates run | July 31 – August 3, 2008 | ||
| Stages | 24 (340.42 km; 211.53 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,461.58 km (908.18 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 108 at start, 68 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team | ||