2023 Rally Finland
The 2023 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held from 3 August to 6 August 2023. It marked the seventy-second running of the Rally Finland, and was the ninth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 320.56 km (199.19 mi).
| 2023 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2023 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar. | |||
| Host country | Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Dates run | 3 – 6 August 2023 | ||
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Finish location | Himos, Jämsä | ||
| Stages | 22 (320.56 km; 199.19 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,151.07 km (715.24 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,471.63 km (914.43 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 68 | ||
| Crews | 65 at start, 49 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:33:11.3 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 4:54.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 2:43:15.0 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Benjamin Korhola Pekka Kelander Rautio Motorsport 2:54:27.0 | ||
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2022, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won their second rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Benjamin Korhola and Pekka Kelander won the World Rally Championship-3 category.