As expected young Finnish rally ace and Toyota works driver Kalle Rovanpera won Arctic Rally 2020 which was held this weekend as a first rally of Finnish Rally Championship.

What to say about Arctic Rally?

It is snow event with super fast special stages where guys with big courage make time with pressing gas pedal to the metal when needed.

The same is the reason why young Rovanpera was signed for Toyota as a works driver. He is just naturally super fast driver, same as his father Hari who used to be Peugeot and Mitsubishi works driver (later he drove for Red Bull Škoda but that wasn't works team, only BRR team from Austria).

So, Rovanpera won and what about Formula 1 superstar Valtteri Bottas?

He finished only 8thin privately entered Citroen DS3 WRC which is not the latest evolution of WRC car.

Not bad for Bottas who is still learning rallying.

It is shame that young Emil Lindholm finished only 4th after being faster with Škoda Fabia R5 on two special stages then Rovanpera in his Toyota Yaris WRC.

Great start of Finnish rally championship....

photo and video from WRC and youtube