Elfyn Evans holds third place at Rally Finland despite rolling his Toyota on Saturday, as Sebastien Ogier was taken to hospital after crashing out of the lead. Nine‑time champion Ogier and co‑driver Julien Ingrassia had a big accident on stage 17—Saturday's penultimate stage—after they ran wide on a fast, right‑hand corner and their Toyota crashed into trees. The stage was stopped and an update from Toyota said both Ogier and Ingrassia got out of the car "unassisted", and were taken to hospital for checks but were "conscious and generally OK".

Sami Pajari, who won his first rally at the previous round in Estonia, inherited first place from Ogier and leads his home event with two stages remaining on Sunday. The Finnish driver holds an advantage of 46.4 seconds over Toyota team‑mate Oliver Solberg, while Elfyn Evans moved into third place ahead of Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux after setting the fastest time on Saturday's final stage.

Wales' Evans and co‑driver Scott Martin were lucky to escape on stage 14 when they ran wide on a corner and their Toyota rolled over three times before getting stuck in a ditch. Despite extensive damage, they only lost two minutes after being helped out of the ditch by spectators, and team mechanics repaired the GR Yaris at service for the afternoon's four stages.

Motorsport Ireland's Josh Mc Erlean is in seventh place, just behind Hyundai's Thierry Neuville, but his M‑Sport team‑mate Martins Sesks was another driver to fall victim of the Finnish roads when he crashed on stage 14.