As soon as once more, the celebs align within the north. 5 years on from successful his maiden outing in a manufacturing unit Toyota Yaris WRC, Kalle Rovanperä is again in Santa’s city of Rovaniemi. He headlines the entry as a part of his Rally Sweden preparations aboard a GR Yaris Rally1.
Behind the two-time world champion is Jari-Matti Latvala. The 18-time world rally winner places the day job on maintain whereas he wheels out his Celica Turbo 4WD for a European Historic Rally Championship shakedown.
And sure, you’re proper, the European Historic Rally Championship doesn’t even have a snow spherical, however J-ML loves driving and actually loves driving on the snow.
Esapekka Lappi and Enni Mälkönen present one other Arctic newsline. Submit-Hyundai, Lappi’s again in a Rally2 automobile, with the reigning WRC2 champion alongside him in an RTE Motorsport-run Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo. And, don’t overlook, M-Sport’s made the lengthy journey contained in the Arctic Circle, with Jourdan Serderidis making his first look in a 2025-spec Ford Puma Rally1.
The occasion begins on Friday morning, with two full days comprising 133 miles – a route simply 25 miles in need of the WRC counter from 4 years in the past. And the roads which captivated the watching world in 2021 stay – the Sarriojärvi 20-miler north-east of Rovaniemi offers a sting within the tail because the thirteenth and last stage on Saturday.
That’s this week, what about this season?
