The WRC schedule heads to another gravel rally, but one of the fastest and most technical challenges the drivers will face this season, hosting nine of the ten fastest rallies in history: Rally Finland. Finnish drivers dominated Rally Finland with 55 wins in 70 rallies but haven’t won since 2017.
That could change this season with Finnish driver Kalle Rovanperä sitting atop the WRC standings and having won the 2023 Rally Estonia last time WRC went rally racing. Rovanperä is among the drivers featured in our WRC Secto Rally Finland predictions and picks.
WRC Secto Rally Finland Information
FIA World Rally Championship | WRC Secto Rally Finland
22 stages (330.56KM)
Location of the race: Finish Lakeland Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Date & Time: August 3rd to 6th, 2023.
How to Watch: WRC+, Red Bull TV, Local Broadcast Partners
WRC Secto Rally Finland Recent Winners
2023 entrants include four previous Rally Finland winners, with the last being Esapekka Lappi in 2017. Sébastien Ogier won the Rally Finland a decade ago in 2013. Elfyn Evans is second in the Drivers’ standings and won in 2021. Chief amongst our WRC picks for the 2023 edition is Ott Tänak – who has won three of the last four Rally Finland.
Toyota has won four of the last five Rally Finland, with Hyundai ending their winning streak in 2022.
WRC Secto Rally Finland Odds
The available WRC odds will depend on the sportsbook you use. For Insidersbettingdigest’s WRC Secto Rally Finland predictions, here are our three focused betting lines:
Driver (Team) | Odds to Win | Top 3 Finish | Top 5 Finish |
Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota Gazoo Racing) | -200 | -500 | -769 |
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) | +1900 | +125 | -625 |
Elfyn Evans (Toyota Gazoo Racing) | +2400 | +125 | -667 |
Ott Tänak (M-Sport Ford) | +350 | -303 | -588 |
Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai) | +550 | -200 | -588 |
Teemu Suninen (Hyundai) | +7400 | +1000 | -130 |
Here are the odds for Winning Car in the Rally Finland:
Car | Odds to Win |
Toyota | -233 |
Ford | +320 |
Hyundai | +475 |
Notably, a Toyota has won five of the previous six rallies and six of the 2023 season’s eight rallies.
Ready, Set, Go! WRC Secto Rally Finland Betting Analysis
Kalle Rovanperä (-200)
Secto Rally Finland predictions have a heavy emphasis on Toyota Gazoo’s Kalle Rovanperä, who has finished in the top four in every rally and power stage this season. However, Rovanperä’s recent vein of form is rich, having finished in the top three in the last four rallies, including his two rally wins this season, and finishing first in three of the last four power stages.
Likely the next Finnish driver to win his home rally, Rovanperä must be among your picks for this weekend.
Elfyn Evans (+2400)
Elfyn Evans knows how to conquer the fastest rally on the calendar, having won Rally Finland in 2021. Except for retirement in Portugal, Evans has finished in the top five in seven Rallies, placing in the power stage’s top-five five times this season.
Evans is coming off a fourth-place finish in Estonia and is almost a lock to finish in the top five, challenging for his third top-three finish of the season.
Ott Tänak (+350)
Ott Tänak, who is currently fourth in the Championship, will rely on his experience from winning three of the last four Rally Finlands to improve his results having only one rally win, two top-three, and four top-four finishes this season.
Esapekka Lappi (+550)
Lappi’s recent record: 4 top-three finishes in 5 rallies, likely to achieve a top-five position.
Thierry Neuville (+1900)
Neuville has three rally wins and four top-five finishes in five rally appearances this season. He must be a top-five pick this weekend.
WRC Rally Betting Pick
- Insidersbettingdigest is taking Kalle Rovanperä to win Rally Finland and Tänak, Neuville, Evans, and Suninen for top-five finishes.
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