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{{Infobox rally
|name           = 2008 Rally Finland
|native_name    = 58th Neste Oil Rally Finland
|round          = 9
|championship   = [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008 World Rally Championship]]
|previous_round = 2008 Rally of Turkey
|next_round     = 2008 Rallye Deutschland
|country        ={{FIN}}
|image          = 2008 Rally Finland friday service 07.JPG
|caption        = Sebastien Loeb driving out from service at Jyväskylä.
|rallybase      = [[Jyväskylä]], Finland
|startdate      = July 31 
|enddate        = August 3, 2008
|stages         = 24
|stagekm        = 340.42
|overallkm      = 1461.58
|surface        = Gravel
|driver1        = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb]]
|team1          = [[Citroën Total World Rally Team]]
|teamsstart     = 108
|teamsfinish    = 68
}}

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 stage (rallying)|special stages]] held on fast gravel roads in the lake district area of the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Rally Championship - Rallies - Neste Oil Rally Finland |work=wrc.com |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=401&season=2008&rally_id=FIN |access-date=2008-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116024402/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=401&season=2008&rally_id=FIN |archive-date=16 January 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The winner was the reigning world champion [[Sébastien Loeb]], who became only the fourth non [[Scandinavia]]n 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.

== Event ==

===Day one===

The event started with a short superspecial stage on Thursday evening - which was won by Sébastien Loeb - before the first full day of action on Friday. The first stage on Friday demonstrated the competitive nature of the rally, with Loeb and Hirvonen setting identical times, and [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] only finishing three seconds behind them. However, Latvala was the first big casualty, hitting a rock on SS3 and damaging the suspension - an accident that put him out for the day and angered his [[BP Ford World Rally Team|Ford]] team boss [[Malcolm Wilson (rally)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilson bemoans Latvala's crash |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69550 |access-date=2008-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920093730/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69550 |archive-date=20 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, Loeb was eking out a narrow advantage by winning every special stage until SS8. Hirvonen was also driving flat out and matched Loeb's time on SS6 and took his first outright stage win on the 7.86 mile test at Urria. At the end of day one, Loeb had built up a useful lead of 14.4 seconds, although Hirvonen had not given up hope. Behind the two leaders saw a three way battle between the two [[Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team|Stobart Ford]] drivers, [[Henning Solberg]] and [[Gigi Galli]], and Loeb's teammate [[Dani Sordo]]. These three were covered by only twelve seconds. The two [[Subaru World Rally Team]] drivers, [[Petter Solberg]] and [[Chris Atkinson]] were having their own private battle, just over ninety seconds behind the leader. [[Suzuki World Rally Team|Suzuki's]] [[Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver)|Per-Gunnar Andersson]] was in the final points paying position despite suffering a huge spin on SS2. Impressive performances were made by privateers [[Urmo Aava]] and [[Andreas Mikkelsen]], with both featuring in the points earlier on day one - Aava was third after SS4 with Mikkelsen in fifth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loeb holds rally lead after SS4 |work=wrc.com |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=1978&desc=Loeb%20holds%20rally%20lead%20after%20SS4 |access-date=2008-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809045852/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=1978&desc=Loeb%20holds%20rally%20lead%20after%20SS4 |archive-date=9 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However they both crashed out near the end of day one - Aava in SS9 and Mikkelsen in SS10.<ref>{{cite web |title = Loeb extends lead at end of day one | work = autosport.com| url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69583| access-date = 2008-08-09}}</ref>

===Day two===

The battle between Loeb and Hirvonen continued throughout day two with the pair regularly setting fastest times. They were opening up a big lead to the drivers behind them, with Hirvonen describing the pace as "crazy...how much longer can this go on for, I don't know.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hirvonen stunned by 'crazy' pace |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69591 |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920101800/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69591 |archive-date=20 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>" By the end of the day Loeb had pulled out another four seconds to take his lead to eighteen seconds. Most of this time was gained when Hirvonen stalled at the start of SS20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Start line stall costs Hirvonen on SS20 |work=wrc.com |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=2076&desc=Start%20line%20stall%20costs%20Hirvonen%20on%20SS20 |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813213012/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=2076&desc=Start%20line%20stall%20costs%20Hirvonen%20on%20SS20 |archive-date=13 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Behind the leaders, Gigi Galli had been drawing away in the battle for third before an accident in the Kakaristo stage (which was a truncated and reversed version of Ouninpohja) put him out of the rally. After Galli, PG Andersson also rolled at the same corner. The main mover of the day was Subaru driver Chris Atkinson who leapt from seventh to third on the leaderboard by the end of day two. Dani Sordo was only a second behind in fourth but was having to be cautious in order to score manufacturer points. Henning Solberg was slipping back in fifth place while his brother Petter was one place behind in sixth. Privateer driver [[Matti Rantanen (rally driver)|Matti Rantanen]] had moved up to seventh due to the retirements of others and [[Toni Gardemeister]] was keeping his [[Suzuki World Rally Team|Suzuki]] in the points despite having problems with his gearbox.

=== Day three ===
{{expand section|date=July 2012}}

== Results ==
[[File:2008 Rally Finland podium 03.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|Mikko Hirvonen finished second, only 9 seconds behind winner Loeb.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;"
|-
! Pos.
! Driver
! Co-driver
! Car
! Time
! Difference
! Points
|-
!colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| WRC
|-
| 1.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Daniel Elena]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën C4 WRC]]
| 2:54:05.5
| 0.0
! 10
|-
| 2.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jarmo Lehtinen]]
| align="center"| [[Ford Focus RS|Ford Focus RS WRC 2007]]
| 2:54:14.5
| +9.0
! 8
|-
| 3.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Atkinson]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Stéphane Prévot]]
| align="center"| [[Subaru Impreza WRC|Subaru Impreza WRC 2008]]
| 2:57:22.5
| +3:17.0
! 6
|-
| 4.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Sordo]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Marti]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën C4 WRC]]
| 2:57:36.4
| +3:30.9
! 5
|-
| 5.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Henning Solberg]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Cato Menkerud]]
| align="center"| [[Ford Focus RS|Ford Focus RS WRC 2007]]
| 2:58:03.2
| +3:57.7
! 4
|-
| 6.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Petter Solberg]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Phill Mills]]
| align="center"| [[Subaru Impreza WRC|Subaru Impreza WRC 2008]]
| 2:58:09.6
| +4:04.1
! 3
|-
| 7.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Matti Rantanen (rally driver)|Matti Rantanen]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jan Lönegren]]
| align="center"| [[Ford Focus RS|Ford Focus RS WRC 2006]]
| 3:00:16.6
| +6:11.1
! 2
|-
| 8.
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Toni Gardemeister]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tomi Tuominen]]
| align="center"| [[Suzuki SX4 WRC]]
| 3:02:24.2
| +8:18.7
! 1
|-
!colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| JWRC
|-
| 1. (21.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Prokop]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Tománek (co-driver)|Jan Tománek]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën C2 S1600]]
| 3:17:52.2
| 0.0
! 10
|-
| 2. (22.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Patrik Sandell]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Emil Axelsson (co-driver)|Emil Axelsson]]
| align="center"| [[Renault Clio S1600]]
| 3:18:09.7
| +17.5
! 8
|-
| 3. (23.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Michal Kosciuszko]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciek Szczepaniak]]
| align="center"| [[Suzuki Swift S1600]]
| 3:19:26.9
| +1:34.7
! 6
|-
| 4. (29.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Aaron Nikolai Burkart]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Michael Koelbach]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën C2 S1600]]
| 3:26:24.7
| +8:32.5
! 5
|-
| 5. (31.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shaun Gallagher (rally driver)|Shaun Gallagher]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul Kiely]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën C2 S1600]]
| 3:29:36.6
| +11:44.4
! 4
|-
| 6. (34.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kevin Abbring]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Erwin Mombaerts]]
| align="center"| [[Renault Clio R3]]
| 3:32:23.9
| +14:31.7
! 3
|-
| 7. (35.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Gilles Schammel]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Renaud Jamoul]]
| align="center"| [[Renault Clio R3]]
| 3:35:40.1
| +17:47.9
! 2
|-
| 8. (41.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Weijs Jr.]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Van Goor]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën C2|Citroën C2 R2]]
| 3:40:30.9
| +22:38.7
! 1
|-
!colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| PWRC
|-
| 1. (13.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Juho Hänninen]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Markkula]]
| align="center"| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX]]
| 3:08:38.1
| 0.0
! 10
|-
| 2. (14.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Patrik Flodin]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Göran Bergsten]]
| align="center"| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX]]
| 3:11:08.3
| +2:30.2
! 8
|-
| 3. (15.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jussi Välimäki]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jarkko Kalliolepo]]
| align="center"| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX]]
| 3:11:51.7
| +3:13.6
! 6
|-
| 4. (17.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Ketomaa]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Miika Teiskonen]]
| align="center"| [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI]]
| 3:13:53.6
| +5:15.5
! 5
|-
| 5. (18.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Oscar Svedlund]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Nilson]]
| align="center"| [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI]]
| 3:14:40.5
| +6:02.4
! 4
|-
| 6. (24.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Fumio Nutahara]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Daniel Barritt]]
| align="center"| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX]]
| 3:21:41.6
| +13:03.5
! 3
|-
| 7. (25.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jussi Tiippana]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Marko Salminen]]
| align="center"| [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI]]
| 3:22:01.1
| +13:23.0
! 2
|-
| 8. (28.)
| align="center"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeny Aksakov]]
| align="center"| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Aleksander Kornilov]]
| align="center"| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX]]
| 3:26:10.7
| +17:32.6
! 1
|-
|}

== Special stages ==
All dates and times are [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;"
|-
!Day
!Stage
!Time
!Name
!Length
!Winner
!Time
!Avg. spd.
!Rally leader
|-
! rowspan=11|1<br />(31 JUL/1 AUG)
! SS1
! 19:45
|align=left| [[Killeri]] 1
| 2.06&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 1:20.5
| 92.1&nbsp;km/h
|rowspan=24 align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
|-
! SS2
! 07:30
|align=left| [[Vellipohja]] 1
| 17.16&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]<br /> {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]
| 8:16.9
| 124.3&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS3
! 08:26
|align=left| [[Mokkipera]] 1
| 11.38&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 5:30.5
| 124.0&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS4
! 09:09
|align=left| [[Palsankyla]] 1
| 13.90&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 7:12.7
| 115.6&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS5
! 11:47
|align=left| Vellipohja 2
| 17.16&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 8:09.9
| 126.1&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS6
! 12:43
|align=left| Mokkipera 2
| 11.38&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]<br /> {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]
| 5:28.8
| 124.6&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS7
! 13:26
|align=left| Palsankyla 2
| 13.90&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 7:07.8
| 117.0&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS8
! 16:18
|align=left| [[Urria (Finland)|Urria]]
| 12.65&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]
| 6:00.5
| 126.3&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS9
! 16:50
|align=left| [[Lautapera]]
| 7.87&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 3:52.4
| 121.9&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS10
! 17:29
|align=left| [[Jukojarvi]]
| 22.18&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 10:37.2
| 125.3&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS11
! 20:00
|align=left| Killeri 2 
| 2.06&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 1:20.0
| 92.7&nbsp;km/h
|-
! rowspan=10| 2<br />(2 AUG)
! SS12
! 07:13
|align=left| [[Himos]]
| 15.35&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]
| 8:37.3
| 106.8&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS13
! 08:09
|align=left| [[Hirvimaki]]
| 10.67&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 5:47.7
| 110.5&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS14
! 08:34
|align=left| [[Surkee]] 1
| 14.80&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 8:03.4
| 110.2&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS15
! 10:46
|align=left| [[Leustu]]
| 21.43&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]
| 10:12.4
| 126.0&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS16
! 11:45
|align=left| [[Kakaristo]] 1
| 20.09&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari-Matti Latvala|J. Latvala]]
| 10:43.2
| 112.4&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS17
! 12:26
|align=left| [[Kaipolanvuori]]
| 13.64&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari-Matti Latvala|J. Latvala]]
| 7:06.6
| 115.1&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS18
! 13:31
|align=left| Surkee 2
| 14.80&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 7:55.9
| 112.0&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS19
! 16:13
|align=left| Kakaristo 2
| 20.09&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]
| 10:34.7
| 113.0&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS20
! 17:03
|align=left| [[Juupajoki]]
| 21.13&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari-Matti Latvala|J. Latvala]]
| 10:57.4
| 115.7&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS21
! 17:56
|align=left| [[Väärinmaja]]
| 16.25&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 8:22.5
| 116.4&nbsp;km/h
|-
! rowspan=3| 3<br />(3 AUG)
! SS22
! 09:38
|align=left| [[Lankamaa]]
| 23.09&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Hirvonen|M. Hirvonen]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Loeb|S. Loeb]]
| 11:11.0
| 123.9&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS23
! 10:44
|align=left| [[Hannula]]
| 10.92&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari-Matti Latvala|J. Latvala]]
| 5:43.8
| 114.3&nbsp;km/h
|-
! SS24
! 12:02
|align=left| [[Ruuhimaki]]
| 6.46&nbsp;km
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Petter Solberg|P. Solberg]]
| 3:12.9
| 120.6&nbsp;km/h
|}

== Championship standings after the event ==

===Drivers' championship===
{|
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|MON]]<br/>{{flagicon|Monaco}}
! [[Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br/>{{flagicon|Sweden}}
! [[Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br/>{{flagicon|Mexico}}
! [[Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br/>{{flagicon|Argentina}}
! [[Jordan Rally|JOR]]<br/>{{flagicon|Jordan}}
! [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br/>{{flagicon|Italy}}
! [[Acropolis Rally Greece|GRC]]<br/>{{flagicon|Greece}}
! [[Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br/>{{flagicon|Turkey}}
! [[Rally Finland|FIN]]<br/>{{flagicon|Finland}}
! [[Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br/>{{flagicon|Germany}}
! [[Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br/>{{flagicon|New Zealand}}
! [[Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br/>{{flagicon|Spain}}
! [[Rallye de France|FRA]]<br/>{{flagicon|France}}
! [[Rally Japan|JPN]]<br/>{{flagicon|Japan}}
! [[Rally GB|GBR]]<br/>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
!valign="middle"| &nbsp;Pts&nbsp;
|-
! 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mikko Hirvonen]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align="right"| '''67'''
|-
! 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Loeb]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align="right"| '''66'''
|-
! 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Chris Atkinson]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align="right"| '''37'''
|-
! 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Sordo]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align="right"| '''35'''
|-
! 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jari-Matti Latvala]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align="right"| '''34'''
|-
! 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Petter Solberg]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
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|align="right"| '''23'''
|-
! 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Henning Solberg]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
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|align="right"| '''20'''
|-
! 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gigi Galli]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|
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|
|align="right"| '''17'''
|-
! 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Matthew Wilson]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|
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|align="right"| '''12'''
|-
! 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Federico Villagra]]
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|
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|
|align="right"| '''8'''
|-
! rowspan=2| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Conrad Rautenbach]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 26
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|
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|
|align="right"| '''6'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Urmo Aava]]
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|
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|
|
|align="right"| '''6'''
|-
! 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[François Duval]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|
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|
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|align="right"| '''5'''
|-
! 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Andreas Mikkelsen]]
| 
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|
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|
|align="right"| '''4'''
|-
! 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Toni Gardemeister]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|
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|
|
|align="right"| '''3'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|16
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Marie Cuoq]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|
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|align="right"| '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Matti Rantanen (rally driver)|Matti Rantanen]]
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|
|
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|
|align="right"| '''2'''
|-
!rowspan="4"| 18
|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver)|Per-Gunnar Andersson]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 24
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|
|
|
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|
|
|align="right"| '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Juho Hänninen]]
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|
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|
|
|
|
|align="right"| '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Ogier]]
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 22
|
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|
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|align="right"| '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Andreas Aigner]]
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 31
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret.
|
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|
|align="right"| '''1'''
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|MON]]<br/>{{flagicon|Monaco}}
! [[Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br/>{{flagicon|Sweden}}
! [[Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br/>{{flagicon|Mexico}}
! [[Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br/>{{flagicon|Argentina}}
! [[Jordan Rally|JOR]]<br/>{{flagicon|Jordan}}
! [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br/>{{flagicon|Italy}}
! [[Acropolis Rally Greece|GRC]]<br/>{{flagicon|Greece}}
! [[Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br/>{{flagicon|Turkey}}
! [[Rally Finland|FIN]]<br/>{{flagicon|Finland}}
! [[Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br/>{{flagicon|Germany}}
! [[Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br/>{{flagicon|New Zealand}}
! [[Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br/>{{flagicon|Spain}}
! [[Rallye de France|FRA]]<br/>{{flagicon|France}}
! [[Rally Japan|JPN]]<br/>{{flagicon|Japan}}
! [[Rally GB|GBR]]<br/>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|}
|valign="top"|
{{WRC driver results legend}}
|}

===Manufacturers' championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Rank
! rowspan=2 style="width:16em" | Team
! colspan=15 | Event
! rowspan=2 | Total<br>points
|-valign="top"
! [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|MON]]<br/>{{flagicon|Monaco}}
! [[Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br/>{{flagicon|Sweden}}
! [[Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br/>{{flagicon|Mexico}}
! [[Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br/>{{flagicon|Argentina}}
! [[Jordan Rally|JOR]]<br/>{{flagicon|Jordan}}
! [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br/>{{flagicon|Italy}}
! [[Acropolis Rally Greece|GRC]]<br/>{{flagicon|Greece}}
! [[Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br/>{{flagicon|Turkey}}
! [[Rally Finland|FIN]]<br/>{{flagicon|Finland}}
! [[Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br/>{{flagicon|Germany}}
! [[Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br/>{{flagicon|New Zealand}}
! [[Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br/>{{flagicon|Spain}}
! [[Rallye de France|FRA]]<br/>{{flagicon|France}}
! [[Rally Japan|JPN]]<br/>{{flagicon|Japan}}
! [[Rally GB|GBR]]<br/>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
|-
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[BP Ford World Rally Team]]
| 8 || 18 || 11 || 7 || 13 || 14 || 10 || 18 || 9 || - || - || - || - || - || -
! 108
|-
| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|France}} [[Citroën Total World Rally Team]]
| 11 || 4 || 10 || 16 || 9 || 14 || 15 || 11 || 15 || - || - || - || - || - || -
! 105
|-
| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Subaru World Rally Team]]
| 10 || 6 || 9 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 8 || 3 || 9 || - || - || - || - || - || -
! 62
|-
| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Stobart M-Sport Ford]]
| 8 || 8 || 3 || 3 || 7 || 5 || 3 || 4 || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || -
! 45
|-
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Munchi's Ford World Rally Team]]
| 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || -
! 19
|-
| 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Suzuki World Rally Team]]
| 2 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
! 12
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080731002654/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2008&rally_id=FIN Results] from the official site [https://web.archive.org/web/20081025002317/http://www.wrc.com/index.jsp wrc.com]

{{Rally Finland}}
{{2008 World Rally Championship season}}

[[Category:2008 World Rally Championship season|Finland]]
[[Category:Rally Finland|2008]]
[[Category:2008 in Finnish sport|Rally Finland, 2008]]