2021 Arctic Rally Finland
The 2021 Arctic Rally Finland (also known as the Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 26 and 28 February 2021. It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Arctic Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Rovaniemi in Lapland and was contested over ten special stages totalling 251.08 km (156.01 mi) in competitive distance.
| 2021 Arctic Rally Finland Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021 | |||
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Round 2 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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The rally is the first World Rally Championship round held inside the Arctic Circle. | |||
| Host country | Finland | ||
| Rally base | Rovaniemi, Lapland | ||
| Dates run | 26 – 28 February 2021 | ||
| Stages | 10 (251.08 km; 156.01 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 604.97 km (375.91 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 856.05 km (531.92 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 56 | ||
| Crews | 55 at start, 52 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:03:49.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:02.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Movisport 2:09:56.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Teemu Asunmaa Marko Salminen 2:11:55.3 | ||
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, having won the 2020 rally when it was held as part of the Finnish Rally Championship.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the event. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3.