WRC Finland, Red Bull Ring DTM and F3
Live Text
Sort by
That rounds off AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for this weekend.
Keep an eye on our news section over the rest of the day for everything that happens in the final European Formula 3 race at the wet Red Bull Ring, the second DTM race, the Pocono NASCAR race and the Mid-Ohio IndyCar race.
Live coverage resumes next Sunday afternoon UK time, when we'll be headlining with the Indianapolis MotoGP race day plus the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton, United SportsCar at the mighty Road America and NASCAR back in road course mode at Watkins Glen.
Last year Rally Finland's dancing orange turned green with excitement as Latvala and Ogier battled it out on the final day. Latvala's just won again, and what do you know... Goodbye from Finland for now.
Keep an eye on our news section over the rest of the day for everything that happens in the final European Formula 3 race at the wet Red Bull Ring, the second DTM race, the Pocono NASCAR race and the Mid-Ohio IndyCar race.
Live coverage resumes next Sunday afternoon UK time, when we'll be headlining with the Indianapolis MotoGP race day plus the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton, United SportsCar at the mighty Road America and NASCAR back in road course mode at Watkins Glen.
Last year Rally Finland's dancing orange turned green with excitement as Latvala and Ogier battled it out on the final day. Latvala's just won again, and what do you know... Goodbye from Finland for now.
Green orange
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Here's how it looks at the end of the session:
1. Ekstrom
2. Rockenfeller
3. Paffett
4. Wehrlein (despite an off on his final lap)
5. Wickens
6. Mortara
7. Scheider
8. Vietoris
9. di Resta
10. Tambay
Five apiece for Audi and Mercedes in the top 10, the best BMW is Tomczyk in 14th. Former championship leader Green will start 17th.
1. Ekstrom
2. Rockenfeller
3. Paffett
4. Wehrlein (despite an off on his final lap)
5. Wickens
6. Mortara
7. Scheider
8. Vietoris
9. di Resta
10. Tambay
Five apiece for Audi and Mercedes in the top 10, the best BMW is Tomczyk in 14th. Former championship leader Green will start 17th.
Quote
WRC - Finland: Latvala has been telling interviewers at the podium that his performance to escape from Ogier on Saturday afternoon was probably the best drive of his career, and that having decided after Poland that his title bid was over he concluded that the only thing that could save 2015 for him was winning in Finland.
And that's precisely what he just did.
And that's precisely what he just did.
Stopwatch
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Ekstrom does - he pips Rockenfeller by just 0.005 seconds. He'll start on pole this afternoon.
Checkered flag
Rally Finland final result:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +13.7s
3 Ostberg +1m36.8s
4 Neuville +3m58.7s
5 Tanak +4m29.3s
6 Hanninen +4m44.s
7 Prokop +6m20.3s
8 Lappi +7m11.2s (WRC2)
9 Tidemand +8m52.2s (WRC2)
10 Bertelli +9m37.4s
-----
11 Sordo +10m17.8s
13 Evans +11m46.2s
17 Al Qassimi +16m20.7s
19 Meeke +21m39.7s
Out: Mikkelsen, Paddon, Kubica
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +13.7s
3 Ostberg +1m36.8s
4 Neuville +3m58.7s
5 Tanak +4m29.3s
6 Hanninen +4m44.s
7 Prokop +6m20.3s
8 Lappi +7m11.2s (WRC2)
9 Tidemand +8m52.2s (WRC2)
10 Bertelli +9m37.4s
-----
11 Sordo +10m17.8s
13 Evans +11m46.2s
17 Al Qassimi +16m20.7s
19 Meeke +21m39.7s
Out: Mikkelsen, Paddon, Kubica
Checkered flag
DTM - Red Bull Ring: The chequered flag is out, a few drivers still on laps, looking to improve and potentially knock off Rockenfeller.
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - powerstage results:
1 Ogier 6m16.1s
2 Latvala +0.4s
3 Meeke +2.9s
4 Tanak +4.2s
5 Ostberg +4.4s
6 Evans +7.3s
7 Hanninen +14.2s
8 Neuville +14.9s
9 Prokop +18.4s
10 Lappi +18.9s
1 Ogier 6m16.1s
2 Latvala +0.4s
3 Meeke +2.9s
4 Tanak +4.2s
5 Ostberg +4.4s
6 Evans +7.3s
7 Hanninen +14.2s
8 Neuville +14.9s
9 Prokop +18.4s
10 Lappi +18.9s
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Rain has started to fall again in the closing minutes. Still Rockenfeller on top.
Breaking news
WRC - Finland: And if you want to relive the full story of how this weekend has unfolded, here it is - with full results and championship points to come:
Rally Finland report
Rally Finland report
Jari-Matti Latvala, VW, WRC Finland 2015
DTM - Red Bull Ring: di Resta improves, going back to eighth, ditto Paffett in second, who laps within 0.140s of Rockenfeller.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Rockenfeller is back on top, with a 1m42.015s effort, as di Resta goes fastest again through the first sector.
WRC - Finland: Quick pause for the podium champagne fun, then the WRC2 field will be allowed through, with Esapekka Lappi and Pontus Tidemand heading for a one-two for Skoda and eighth and ninth overall.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: di Resta goes eighth, having set the fastest first sector, as Paffett jumps into second with five minutes remaining.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Wehrlein jumps from seventh to second, three tenths behind Ekstrom.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Blomqvist and Juncadella have both had separate moments on the exit of Turn 3.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Ekstrom is now on top, with a 1m42.397s. He won the wet race at Hockenheim, with fellow veterans Rockenfeller and Paffett currently second and third.
Stopwatch
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Now it's Rockenfeller back on top, the first driver to dip below 1m43s with a 1m42.859s lap.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Vietoris goes fastest, with a 1m43.221s. Ekstrom looked a chance to pop back into top spot, but lost time at the final corner when he encountered Tambay, who has pitted to have that grass removed.
Wittmann, currently 15th, took the scenic route at Turn 3, way out wide through the gravel.
Wittmann, currently 15th, took the scenic route at Turn 3, way out wide through the gravel.
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland: Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila are straight up on the roof with a Finnish flag to savour the moment. Three Rally Finland wins and two in a row - well done, Jari-Matti.
Trophy
WRC - Finland: Latvala is through, only 0.4s slower than Ogier, and he wins Rally Finland!
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Times are tumbling, Ekstrom goes top with a 1m43.370s.
Quote
WRC - Finland: Here's a gracious Ogier accepting second place:
"An amazing weekend. I think the show we delivered this weekend is amazing for rallying.
"Jari was so strong this weekend. Well done, but I have no problem being beaten by that sort of Jari-Matti. He was very strong."
"An amazing weekend. I think the show we delivered this weekend is amazing for rallying.
"Jari was so strong this weekend. Well done, but I have no problem being beaten by that sort of Jari-Matti. He was very strong."
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Tambay has done some gardening somewhere, the front of his Audi is loaded with grass. Vietoris and Wehrlein go second and third behind Rockenfeller.
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Ogier blitzes Meeke's time to go fastest on the powerstage by 3s.
He's quicker than Latvala on the split too, but only by half a second. A home win is imminent...
He's quicker than Latvala on the split too, but only by half a second. A home win is imminent...
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Rockenfeller does, though, regroup to set the fastest time of the session so far, a 1m46.830s, with five minutes in the books.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: A couple of DTM champs, Rockenfeller and di Resta, have spun at Turn 1, highlighting how tricky the conditions are.
Quote
WRC - Finland: Here's a happy Ostberg at the finish:
"It's so nice to be at the end. I really enjoyed the whole rally and it's been a fantastic weekend. I'm so glad to be back to really fighting after Poland."
He then says a few more slightly cryptic things that we think sound a bit like 'let me do pre-rally testing Citroen and look, I start confidently and go quickly'.
"It's so nice to be at the end. I really enjoyed the whole rally and it's been a fantastic weekend. I'm so glad to be back to really fighting after Poland."
He then says a few more slightly cryptic things that we think sound a bit like 'let me do pre-rally testing Citroen and look, I start confidently and go quickly'.
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Ogier and Latvala are on the stage. Ogier is already 2.3s up on Meeke's pace at the split and clearly wants some powerstage points, but he needs a miracle to win this.
WRC - Finland: Meeke WILL get a powerstage point - Ostberg is 1.5s slower after getting close on the splits, and now it's just the VWs to come.
That seals third for Ostberg, a great result in a season where his form has been a bit up and down.
That seals third for Ostberg, a great result in a season where his form has been a bit up and down.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: Expect a conservative start to the session, the warm-up was halted after seven minutes, and this is the first real running on track since the Audi TT race this morning. That ended with a multi-car pile-up on the run between Turns 1 and 2.
TV pictures also show several rivers crossing the circuit.
TV pictures also show several rivers crossing the circuit.
WRC - Finland: Neuville is home in fourth place. He was a long way off the pace on Friday, but given that his weekend started with him knocking a tree down in a shakedown crash...
...fourth will do just fine. And now to Germany, where he brilliantly won last year.
"We had some problems at the beginning and the team did an incredible job to fix the car," says Neuville. "We are in fourth place and we couldn't expect much better.
"Of course I can't be happy with this but the position is good anyway."
...fourth will do just fine. And now to Germany, where he brilliantly won last year.
"We had some problems at the beginning and the team did an incredible job to fix the car," says Neuville. "We are in fourth place and we couldn't expect much better.
"Of course I can't be happy with this but the position is good anyway."
DTM - Red Bull Ring: It's also brighter, but rain is forecast to return later this afternoon. If you missed the news earlier, the final F3 race will take place after this session.
Quote
WRC - Finland: Tanak's asked what might've been if he hadn't had that broken damper.
"Everything," he replies.
Well, let's check the maths... he was about 3m30s behind when that was fixed, and he'll finish the rally about 4m30s behind.
He says he didn't push as hard after the problem as it's not worth it when there's no big result to chase, so let's give him half a minute back for that and say he'd have been on the podium, giving the VWs a good chase.
"Everything," he replies.
Well, let's check the maths... he was about 3m30s behind when that was fixed, and he'll finish the rally about 4m30s behind.
He says he didn't push as hard after the problem as it's not worth it when there's no big result to chase, so let's give him half a minute back for that and say he'd have been on the podium, giving the VWs a good chase.
DTM - Red Bull Ring: After all of that, the rain has slowed and now almost stopped, and qualifying is about to begin.
WRC - Finland: Neuville (easy fourth on the way) and Ostberg (well-earned third coming up) are on the stage now. Don't expect them to push too hard. Then it'll be the VWs.
WRC - Finland: Tanak is the first man for a long while to get close to Meeke's pace. He comes through 1.3s slower, and more importantly that clinches fifth overall, despite a wild moment at the end.
M-Sport wanted a podium here, but fifth is a lot better than it looked the team might end up with when Tanak and Evans both mangled their suspension on Friday morning.
M-Sport wanted a podium here, but fifth is a lot better than it looked the team might end up with when Tanak and Evans both mangled their suspension on Friday morning.
Twitter
WRC - Finland: GP2 racer and F1 test driver turned Ferrari GT man James Calado says:
"Watching the rally in Finland. These boys are so impressive"
And he's absolutely right.
"Watching the rally in Finland. These boys are so impressive"
And he's absolutely right.
WRC - Finland: Juho Hanninen is about to clinch sixth (no chance of fighting back against Tanak for fifth, the Estonian is quicker at the split by nearly 5s).
That's a good effort from the ex-factory Hyundai man given he hasn't tested the older-spec M-Sport Ford he's got for this one-off return.
Hanninen may be the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, 2011 Super 2000 WRC and 2012 European Rally champion, but this sixth place actually equals his career-best WRC result.
Shame that Hyundai factory deal didn't work out better for Hanninen, AUTOSPORT Live's been a bit of a fan since he started turning on amazing asphalt pace in his IRC days (remember when he led Monte Carlo by nearly a minute before the weather went crazy?)
That's a good effort from the ex-factory Hyundai man given he hasn't tested the older-spec M-Sport Ford he's got for this one-off return.
Hanninen may be the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, 2011 Super 2000 WRC and 2012 European Rally champion, but this sixth place actually equals his career-best WRC result.
Juho Hanninen, M-Sport Ford, WRC Finland 2015
Shame that Hyundai factory deal didn't work out better for Hanninen, AUTOSPORT Live's been a bit of a fan since he started turning on amazing asphalt pace in his IRC days (remember when he led Monte Carlo by nearly a minute before the weather went crazy?)
WRC - Finland: Prokop's about to come through and do that Prokop thing of getting some points in a quietly effective privateer way. That'll be seventh this week.
WRC - Finland: Bertelli is through - he actually pulled another 3s clear of the demotivated Sordo as he sealed that breakthrough 10th place.
Expect Italian exuberance now from the bloke with 'F***matie' written across the back of his car. Well he's written it as 'Fnckmatie' for decency's sake actually.
"Finally getting to the finish without problems. Now we have the same speed I had in Sweden without mistakes. We start again from this rally and can do better in the future for sure."
Expect Italian exuberance now from the bloke with 'F***matie' written across the back of his car. Well he's written it as 'Fnckmatie' for decency's sake actually.
"Finally getting to the finish without problems. Now we have the same speed I had in Sweden without mistakes. We start again from this rally and can do better in the future for sure."
By: AUTOSPORT staff, Mitchell Adam, Mark Glendenning, Jack Benyon
Published:
Lap:
