SM Vaakuna ralli 2008 Results: Jari Ketomaa wins as Ari Vihavainen takes the championship
Jari Ketomaa won the final round of the Finnish rally championship in his Subaru Dealer Team N14. Juha Salo took second in an Evo 9 after initially leading and Katajamäki took third in another Evo 9. Timo Mäenpää in his Skoda Octavia WRC was fourth on the Vaakuna ralli which is based in the town of Mikkeli. In fifth was another Octavia WRC that of Ketomäki and sixth was Matti Rantanen in his Evo 9 with new Finnish champion Ari Vihavainen 7th in a Focus WRC.
This was the final event where Group A cars were allowed to compete in the Finnish championship as they will be outlawed from next year.
SM Vaakuna ralli 08:
SM Vaakuna ralli 2008 Final Classification:
1. Jari Ketomaa/Miika Teiskonen (FIN) Subaru Impreza WRX STI N14 46.00,4
2. Juha Salo/Mika Stenberg (FIN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +8,8
3. Kosti Katajamäki/Lasse Hirvijärvi (FIN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +23,6
4. Timo Mäenpää/Carl-Johan Wolff (FIN) Skoda Octavia WRC +24,8 (1. A8)
5. Jukka Ketomäki/Jarkko Alanen (FIN) Skoda Octavia WRC +26,6 (2. A8)
6. Matti Rantanen/Risto Pietiläinen (FIN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +27,6
7. Ari Vihavainen/Asko Sairanen (FIN) Ford Focus RS WRC 01 +27,9 (3. A8)
8. Jukka Hiltunen/Jarkko Kalliolepo (FIN) Ford Focus RS WRC 03 +30,7 (4. A8) 9. Seppo Kopra/Matti-Jussi Partanen (FIN) Toyota Corolla WRC +1.06,0 (A8)
10. Teemu Arminen/Seppo Varmavuo (FIN) Subaru Impreza WRX STI N12 +1.28,1
Final Championship Standings after 7 rounds:
1. Ari Vihavainen, Ford Focus RS WRC, 82
2. Jussi Välimäki, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII, 77
3. Jukka Hiltunen, Ford Focus RS WRC, 65
4. Timo Pulkkinen, Subaru Impreza WRX, 33
5. Jukka Ketomäki, Skoda Octavia WRC, 32
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