Mount Maunganui rally team Dave Holder and co-driver Jason Farmer have finished ninth at the Rally Finland.
The pair were among 13 finishers in the Junior World Rally Championship category on Sunday morning.
Holder said the placing was "not the result we wanted from this event" but was happy to keep his 100 per cent finish rate in his debut junior season.
The pair set the third-fastest stage time on the opening 11.74km special stage, their best stage result on this rally.
"We finished on a positive note with a third-fastest stage time in the first stage today, so that's heading in the right direction," said Holder.