Ott Tanak held off Finnish home hope Kalle Rovanpera on Sunday to win the Arctic Rally held without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Estonian, world rally champion in 2019, mastered the demanding frozen forest behind the wheel of his Hyundai. His Belgian teammate Thierry Neuville had to settle for third after his battle with Rovanpera, the 20-year-old who takes the early lead in the championship standings. Tanak's winning margin after Sunday's closing stages, was 17.5 seconds, with Neuville 2.5sec behind Rovanpera, the winner of the Power Stage and for whom this was the best result of his young career. nr/pb