Rallying-Rovanpera wins in Finland as Toyota sweep top five
The rally was the fastest in world championship history, with Rovanpera winning for the first time in Finland at an average speed of 129.95kph over the four days and beating teammate Takamoto Katsuta by 39.2 seconds.
Sebastien Ogier completed the podium, ahead of Evans and Finland's Sami Pajari.
Double world champion Rovanpera is now second overall, just three points behind Evans, and back in title contention after nine of 14 rounds.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Clare Fallon)
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