PWRC: Flodin excluded.
Patrik Flodin has lost his Production Car World Rally Champion✤ship rostrum result on the Neste Oil Rally Finland.
The Swede had finished over ꦅ30 seconds up on Jussi Valimaki in third, however following post-event checks, his car, which was rented locally, was found to have a 'non-standard' turbo.
Speaking before the exclusion, he noted💯: "I'm really happy. It's been a perfect weekend and our speed was really closℱe to [Juho] Hanninen and [Juha] Salo.
Patrik Flodin has lost 💖his Prod🌄uction Car World Rally Championship rostrum result on the Neste Oil Rally Finland.
The Swede had finished over 🅠30 seconds up on Jussi Valim🅘aki in third, however following post-event checks, his car, which was rented locally, was found to have a 'non-standard' turbo.
Speaking before the exclusion, he noted: "I'm really happy. It's b💃een a perfect weekend and our speed was really clos🐈e to [Juho] Hanninen and [Juha] Salo.
"Yesterday, after [Jari] Ketomaa went off, I slowed down a bit as I didn't feel the pressure any more. I only had one scary moment on stage two when I almost went off. But it is so nice as it was a long time ago, almost one year, since we have had a good result in WRC.
"This has been a good rally for me. It's a good finish, just whaܫt I needed to get everything back on track. I was really h﷽appy with the decision to switch to a Mitsubishi. It's a very strong car."
His misfortune promotes Valimak🌞i up to sಞecond and Jari Ketomaa to third.
The full revised PWRC classification is asℱ f🎉ollows:
1. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 93hours 08mins 38.1secs P
2. Jussi V?lim?ki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +03mins 13.6secs P
3. Jari KetomaaSubaru Impreza WRX STi+05mins 15.4secs P
4. Oscar SvedlundSubaru Impreza WRX Sti+06mins 02.4secs P
5. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +13mins 03.5secs P
6. Jussi Tiippana Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +13mins 23.0secs P
7. Evgeny AksakovMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+17mins 32.6secs P
8. Simone CampedelliMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+19mins 48.3secs P
9. Fabio FrisieroMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+22mins 02.3secs P
10. Eyvind BrynildsenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+43mins 53.8secs P
11. Giovanni ManfrinatoMitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +59mins 11.6secs P
Retirements:
SS8. Subhan AksaMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9Accident. P
SS10. Naren Kumar Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Mechanical. P
SS12. Evgeniy VertunovSubaru Impreza WRX STiMechanical. P
SS12. Tapio SuominenSubaru Impreza WRX STiMechanical. P
SS16. Juha Salo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 Went off the road. P
SS20. Teemu ArminenSubaru Impreza WRXAccident. P
EXC. Patrik FlodinMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9Excluded - had finished 2nd overall P
