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T16 Group B car winning the 1984 edition driven by Ari Vatanen .]] driving a Peugeot 206 WRC at the 2004 rally.]] The Neste Oil Rally Finland (formerly known as '''1000 Lakes Rally''', renamed 1994 when Neste Oil became the main sponsor, known colloquially in Finland as the '''Jyväskylän Suurajot''' or Jyväskylä Big Race) is a Rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland . It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic Countries , gathering over 500,000 spectators every year. The rally has been held since 1951, first as a national competition and since the introduction of the World Rally Championship in 1973 , as Finland's WRC event. It is known as the "Gravel Grand Prix", since it is the highest-speed rally in the championship. The most famous special stage is Ouninpohja, with its spectacular high speed jumps. However, Ouninpohja was split in two parts for 2005, since Petter Solberg exceeded the FIA 's maximum average speed (130 km/h) there in 2004. The rule was changed for 2007 so Ouninpohja will return to 2004 version in 2007. The rally has been known for being very difficult for non- Nordic drivers. Only three drivers outside Finland and Sweden have won the rally. The WRC teams voted Neste Rally Finland "Rally of the Year" in 1998 , 2002 , 2003 and 2004 . In 2006 , it was the tenth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule, held on August 18 , 2006 through August 20 , 2006 . WINNERS NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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