Flying Finn Rovanpera Claims the Championship Lead in the Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 01, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Kalle Rovanpera has become the youngest ever driver to lead the FIA World Rally Championship standings after finishing in a strong second place on home ground at Arctic Rally Finland, securing the position with the fastest time on the rally-ending Power Stage in his Toyota Yaris WRC.
Twenty-year-old Rovanpera and his co-driver Jonne Halttunen were among the pacesetters from the beginning of the rally, and were holding onto second overall by just 1.8 seconds at the beginning of the final day - a margin they extended by 0.1s in the first of the two passes of the Aittajarvi stage.