Kalle Rovanperä wins Rally Finland

In a race entirely dominated by Toyota, Rovanperä finished with a time of 2:21.51.4 hours, in what was his first home victory, leaving Japanese Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota Yaris) in second place, 39.2 seconds behind, and Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota Yaris) in third, 45.1 seconds behind.

Rovanperä finished the race with an average speed of 129.95 kilometers per hour, the highest ever in a WRC race.

"It's an incredible feeling. We've been close [to victory] a few times before, and I felt like we had to do it this year," the Finn said, adding that he drove "at the limit all weekend."

Elfyn Evans' fourth place and Finland's Sami Pajari's fifth (Toyota Yaris) gave Toyota a jackpot, which completely dominated and saw Rovanperä achieve maximum points (35 points) – while winning against his compatriots for the first time – while Evans regained the lead in the championship.

Not since the 1990 Rally of Portugal, when Lancia finished in the top five, has this feat been repeated in the World Championship. The common thread is Juha Kankkunen, who won the 1990 Rally of Portugal and now heads the Toyota WRC team.

It was a busy weekend for the Japanese brand, while Hyundai was left reeling from its own mistakes and bad luck.

Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20) finished sixth, after a puncture on Saturday cost him a podium spot. However, the Belgian, the reigning world champion, was beaten again by Toyota on Sunday on 'Super Sunday,' a super Sunday introduced this year that awards five points to the five fastest drivers in the final stage.

Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai i20) suffered from the same illness, and he also missed out on the podium due to a puncture on Saturday.

Estonian Ott Tänak (Hyundai i20), who entered this round leading the championship, dropped down the standings due to a five-minute penalty for running over a marshal on Friday. He managed to recover to 10th place and score a point, but it wasn't enough to maintain his lead in the WRC.

Elfyn Evans, who was fourth on 'super-Sunday' (two points) and fifth on the 'power stage' (one point), regained the lead in the World Championship, now with 176 points, three more than Kalle Rovanperä, who rose to second place.

Sébastien Ogier, who announced that he will compete in the remaining races until the end of the championship and try to fight for the title, is third, with 163 points, the same as Ott Tänak, who is fourth.

Among manufacturers, Toyota leads with 458, compared to Hyundai's 371.

Next up is the Paraguay Rally, from August 28th to 31st.