Tommi Mäkinen
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"Turbo" Tommi Antero Mäkinen (ˈtommi ˈmækinen is a now retired Finnish
rally
driver, born in Puuppola, Finland
near Jyväskylä
on 26 June 1964. As of 1999 he lived in both Monaco
and Jyväskylä
, married, with two children. Mäkinen is one of the most successful WRC drivers of all time, ranking second in championships (4), tied with Juha Kankkunen
and behind Sébastien Loeb
(8), and fifth in wins (24).
He is a four-time World Rally
Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution
. He also aided Mitsubishi to the 1998 world constructors' title as well as winning the 2000 Race of Champions
. Mäkinen's navigators include compatriots Seppo Harjanne
and Risto Mannisenmäki
, the former retiring from alongside Mäkinen having previously served 1985
champion, and fellow 'Flying Finn', Peugeot
's Timo Salonen
.
Finnish Rally Championship
driving a Lancia Delta HF 4WD
in 1988. Mäkinen's first world rally win came on the 1994 1000 Lakes Rally (now Neste Rally Finland), in a Ford Escort RS Cosworth
. Mäkinen proved a late developer by the standards of some in rallying circles, only nabbing his first full-time manufacturer seat in a Group A
formula Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution alongside former Group A rally champion Swede
Kenneth Eriksson
, in 1995 - but success was to prove spontaneous thereafter.
A cultured Safari Rally
win in 1996 proved the platform on which to build a dominant championship lead, which he consolidated by taking the title in Australia
, away from runner-up, Subaru
's Colin McRae
- a long-time rival. He proceeded to win every drivers' title for Mitsubishi from 1996 to 1999. The Mitsubishi team, with the Finn and young Briton
Richard Burns
among its driver personnel, also won its sole manufacturers' championship in 1998, while late that same year, the licensed Tommi Mäkinen Rally video game was also released. In 2000, despite opening his campaign with victory on the January Monte Carlo Rally
, Mäkinen finally relinquished his grasp on the title, being beaten in the standings by new title holder and fellow Finn, Marcus Grönholm
. That year Mitsubishi produced a 'Tommi Mäkinen edition' of the road version of the Lancer Evolution VI to commemorate his previous title successes. This car had a different front bumper than the regular Evolution VI, while some models also featured a red and white paint job to closely resemble Mäkinen's rally car.
Mäkinen remained with Mitsubishi until the end of the 2001 season, having finished third in that year's standings behind Burns and McRae, by now respectively drivers for Subaru and Ford
- but not before the inauspicious introduction of team's first ever World Rally Car
on the San Remo Rally. Mäkinen and team-mate Freddy Loix
struggled with the car before the Finn's crash on the mountainside roads of the following round in Corsica
was responsible for breaking co-driver Mannisenmäki's back and in doing so, virtually end his top-line career. The Finn was forced to fare with substitute co-drivers for the remaining events in Australia and Great Britain
, the latter of which he retired from, helping Burns to claim the championship.
A move to the Prodrive
-run Subaru World Rally Team
for 2002 as replacement for Burns (who had chosen to drive a works Peugeot 206 WRC
alongside Gronholm for his title defence) yielded one more, final career victory, on the 2002 Monte Carlo Rally where a technical infringement committed by on-the-road winner, and emerging talent, Sébastien Loeb
, allowed Mäkinen to upstage the Frenchman
. But his form then took a dive and he was not to add again to his tally of world titles.
He retired from the sport at the end of the 2003 season with third place on that year's Rally Great Britain.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver, born in Puuppola, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
near Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
on 26 June 1964. As of 1999 he lived in both Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
and Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
, married, with two children. Mäkinen is one of the most successful WRC drivers of all time, ranking second in championships (4), tied with Juha Kankkunen
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen is a Finnish former rally driver. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1983 to 2002. He won 23 world rallies and four drivers' world championship titles, which were both once records in the series...
and behind Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
(8), and fifth in wins (24).
He is a four-time World Rally
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart
Ralliart
Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public...
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
Lancer Evolution
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...
. He also aided Mitsubishi to the 1998 world constructors' title as well as winning the 2000 Race of Champions
Race of Champions
The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers...
. Mäkinen's navigators include compatriots Seppo Harjanne
Seppo Harjanne
Seppo Harjanne is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 to 1988 and for Tommi Mäkinen from 1990 to 1997. With Salonen, Harjanne took ten World Rally Championship victories for the factory teams of Datsun, Peugeot and Mazda, and the 1985...
and Risto Mannisenmäki
Risto Mannisenmäki
Risto Mannisenmäki is a former rally co-driver and two-times world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen.Mannisenmäki begun his career in 1982 and was co-driving for various drivers such as Tommi Mäkinen, Sebastian Lindholm and Ari Mökkönen in local rallies...
, the former retiring from alongside Mäkinen having previously served 1985
1985 World Rally Championship season
The 1985 World Rally Championship season was the 13th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallies following the same schedule as the previous season. Peugeot Sport's Timo Salonen beat Audi Sport's Stig Blomqvist and Walter...
champion, and fellow 'Flying Finn', Peugeot
Peugeot
Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
's Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen is a Finnish former rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot. It was commented of him that he stood out from other drivers, because he was overweight, wore thick glasses and smoked heavily, but still remained one of the fastest and most competitive drivers in the sport...
.
Career
Mäkinen won the Group NGroup N
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
Finnish Rally Championship
Finnish Rally Championship
The Finnish Rally Championship is the national rally championship in Finland. The series currently has three classes; Group A , Group N and a group "n" for Group N cars with a 2000 cc engine limit...
driving a Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Lancia Delta
The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008. It was first shown inFrankfurt Motor Show in 1979...
in 1988. Mäkinen's first world rally win came on the 1994 1000 Lakes Rally (now Neste Rally Finland), in a Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth was a sports derivative of the Ford Escort. It was available from 1992-96 in very limited numbers.It was instantly recognisable due to its large "whale tail" rear spoiler...
. Mäkinen proved a late developer by the standards of some in rallying circles, only nabbing his first full-time manufacturer seat in a Group A
Group A
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...
formula Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution alongside former Group A rally champion Swede
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Kenneth Eriksson
Kenneth Eriksson
Kenneth Eriksson is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver. He drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda...
, in 1995 - but success was to prove spontaneous thereafter.
A cultured Safari Rally
Safari Rally
The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II...
win in 1996 proved the platform on which to build a dominant championship lead, which he consolidated by taking the title in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, away from runner-up, Subaru
Subaru
; is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of the boxer engine layout popularized in cars by the Volkswagen Beetle and Porsche 911, in most of their vehicles above 1500 cc as well as...
's Colin McRae
Colin McRae
Colin Steele McRae, MBE was a Scottish rally driver born in Lanark.The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995, became the first British person and the youngest to win the...
- a long-time rival. He proceeded to win every drivers' title for Mitsubishi from 1996 to 1999. The Mitsubishi team, with the Finn and young Briton
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Richard Burns
Richard Burns
Richard Alexander Burns was an English rally driver. He was born in Reading, Berkshire. He was the 2001 World Rally Champion, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 and 2000. He also helped Mitsubishi to the world manufacturers' title in 1998, and Peugeot in 2002...
among its driver personnel, also won its sole manufacturers' championship in 1998, while late that same year, the licensed Tommi Mäkinen Rally video game was also released. In 2000, despite opening his campaign with victory on the January Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...
, Mäkinen finally relinquished his grasp on the title, being beaten in the standings by new title holder and fellow Finn, Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the...
. That year Mitsubishi produced a 'Tommi Mäkinen edition' of the road version of the Lancer Evolution VI to commemorate his previous title successes. This car had a different front bumper than the regular Evolution VI, while some models also featured a red and white paint job to closely resemble Mäkinen's rally car.
BP Ford World Rally Team
The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson...
- but not before the inauspicious introduction of team's first ever World Rally Car
World Rally Car
World Rally Car is a term used to describe racing automobiles built to the specification set by the FIA, the international motorsports governing body, and used to compete in the outright class of the World Rally Championship...
on the San Remo Rally. Mäkinen and team-mate Freddy Loix
Freddy Loix
Freddy Loix is a Belgian rally driver.Loix's career in motor sport began in karting at the age of 15...
struggled with the car before the Finn's crash on the mountainside roads of the following round in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
was responsible for breaking co-driver Mannisenmäki's back and in doing so, virtually end his top-line career. The Finn was forced to fare with substitute co-drivers for the remaining events in Australia and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, the latter of which he retired from, helping Burns to claim the championship.
A move to the Prodrive
Prodrive
Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
-run Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru World Rally Team
The Subaru World Rally Team was Subaru's World Rally Championship team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow color scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003...
for 2002 as replacement for Burns (who had chosen to drive a works Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206
The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car, manufactured by the French automaker Peugeot from 1998 to 2010.Even though the 206 has finished production in most markets as of 2010, in Europe since 2009, it is available the 206+, with a back and especially a front design that resembles the Peugeot 207.-The...
alongside Gronholm for his title defence) yielded one more, final career victory, on the 2002 Monte Carlo Rally where a technical infringement committed by on-the-road winner, and emerging talent, Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
, allowed Mäkinen to upstage the Frenchman
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. But his form then took a dive and he was not to add again to his tally of world titles.
He retired from the sport at the end of the 2003 season with third place on that year's Rally Great Britain.
WRC victories
| Number | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland 44th 1000 Lakes RallyRally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland 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.... |
1994 | Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 to 1988 and for Tommi Mäkinen from 1990 to 1997. With Salonen, Harjanne took ten World Rally Championship victories for the factory teams of Datsun, Peugeot and Mazda, and the 1985... |
Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 2 |  Sweden 45th International Swedish RallySwedish Rally The Uddeholm Swedish Rally , formerly the Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, when it was called the Rally to the Midnight Sun with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish... |
1996 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral... |
| 3 |  Kenya 44th Safari Rally KenyaSafari Rally The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II... |
1996 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 4 |  Argentina 16º Rally ArgentinaRally Argentina The Rally Argentina is an Argentine rally competition that has been both a round of the World Rally Championship and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The rally is also a round of the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship... |
1996 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 5 | Finland 46th Neste 1000 Lakes Rally Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland 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.... |
1996 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 6 |  Australia 9th API Rally AustraliaRally Australia Rally Australia is an automobile rally event which was held in and around Perth, Western Australia from 1988 until 2006, when that state's tourism commission severed its collaboration with the event. The rally was part of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and the World Rally Championship... |
1996 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 |
| 7 |  Portugal 30º TAP Rallye de Portugal |
1997 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral... |
| 8 |  Spain 33º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España) |
1997 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 |
| 9 | Argentina 17º Rally Argentina Rally Argentina The Rally Argentina is an Argentine rally competition that has been both a round of the World Rally Championship and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The rally is also a round of the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship... |
1997 | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 |
| 10 | Finland 47th Neste Rally Finland Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland 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.... |
1997 | Risto Mannisenmäki Risto Mannisenmäki Risto Mannisenmäki is a former rally co-driver and two-times world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen.Mannisenmäki begun his career in 1982 and was co-driving for various drivers such as Tommi Mäkinen, Sebastian Lindholm and Ari Mökkönen in local rallies... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 |
| 11 | Sweden 47th International Swedish Rally Swedish Rally The Uddeholm Swedish Rally , formerly the Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, when it was called the Rally to the Midnight Sun with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish... |
1998 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 |
| 12 | Argentina 18º Rally Argentina Rally Argentina The Rally Argentina is an Argentine rally competition that has been both a round of the World Rally Championship and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The rally is also a round of the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship... |
1998 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral... |
| 13 | Finland 48th Neste Rally Finland Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland 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.... |
1998 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 14 |  Italy 40º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaRallye Sanremo Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from the 1973 season to the 2003 season. Currently, it is a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the Italian national rally... |
1998 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 15 | Australia 11th API Rally Australia Rally Australia Rally Australia is an automobile rally event which was held in and around Perth, Western Australia from 1988 until 2006, when that state's tourism commission severed its collaboration with the event. The rally was part of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and the World Rally Championship... |
1998 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
| 16 |  Monaco 67ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
1999 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral... |
| 17 | Sweden 48th International Swedish Rally Swedish Rally The Uddeholm Swedish Rally , formerly the Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, when it was called the Rally to the Midnight Sun with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish... |
1999 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| 18 |  New Zealand 29th Rally New ZealandRally New Zealand The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977... |
1999 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| 19 | Italy 41º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Rallye Sanremo Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from the 1973 season to the 2003 season. Currently, it is a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the Italian national rally... |
1999 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| 20 | Monaco 68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
2000 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| 21 | Monaco 69ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
2001 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 |
| 22 | Portugal 35º TAP Rallye de Portugal |
2001 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 |
| 23 | Kenya 49th Safari Rally Kenya Safari Rally The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II... |
2001 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 |
| 24 | Monaco 70ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
2002 | Kaj Lindström | Subaru Impreza WRC2001 Subaru Impreza WRX The Subaru Impreza WRX is a turbocharged version of the Subaru Impreza, an all-wheel drive, four-door passenger vehicle. It is available as a sedan or wagon.... |
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 1987 World Rally Championship season The 1987 World Rally Championship season was the 15th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallies in the same venues of the previous season... |
Tommi Mäkinen | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
CIV | ITA | GBR | - | 0 | |
| 1988 1988 World Rally Championship season The 1988 World Rally Championship season was the 16th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship... |
Tommi Mäkkinen | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
CIV | ITA | - | 0 | ||
| Mu-Uutiset 4 Rombi Corse | Lancia Delta Integrale | GBR Ret |
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| 1989 1989 World Rally Championship season The 1989 World Rally Championship season was the 17th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallies, with some adjustments to the schedule versus the previous season... |
Tommi Mäkkinen | Lancia Delta Integrale | SWE Ret |
MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR | - | 0 | |
| 1990 1990 World Rally Championship season The 1990 World Rally Championship season was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen... |
Pro Sport Rally Team | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle... |
MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 6 |
ARG | FIN 11 |
AUS 7 |
ITA 13 |
CIV | GBR Ret |
24th | 10 | ||
| 1991 1991 World Rally Championship season The 1991 World Rally Championship season was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier... |
Promoracing Finland | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | MON | SWE 13 |
31st | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Tommi Mäkinen | POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRC | ||||||||||||||
| Promoracing Finland | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle... |
NZL Ret |
ARG | |||||||||||||||
| Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda Rally Team Europe The Mazda Rally Team Europe was a rally team created by Achim Warmbold that competed in the World Rally Championship from 1985 to 1991.-History:... |
Mazda 323 GTX | FIN 5 |
AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR Ret |
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| 1992 | Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan Sunny GTI-R | MON 9 |
SWE | POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR 8 |
40th | 5 |
| 1993 | Astra | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | MON | SWE 4 |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRE 6 |
ARG | NZL | FIN 4 |
AUS | ITA | ESP | GBR | 10th | 26 | |
| 1994 | Nissan F2 | Nissan Sunny GTI Nissan Sunny The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny... |
MON | POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | GBR 9 |
10th | 22 | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co BP Ford World Rally Team The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson... |
Ford Escort RS Cosworth Ford Escort RS Cosworth The Ford Escort RS Cosworth was a sports derivative of the Ford Escort. It was available from 1992-96 in very limited numbers.It was instantly recognisable due to its large "whale tail" rear spoiler... |
FIN 1 |
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| Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II | ITA Ret |
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| 1995 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II | MON 4 |
SWE 2 |
5th | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | POR | FRA 8 |
NZL Ret |
AUS 4 |
ESP Ret |
GBR Ret |
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| 1996 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | SWE 1 |
KEN 1 |
IDN Ret |
GRE 2 |
ARG 1 |
FIN 1 |
AUS 1 |
ITA Ret |
ESP 5 |
1st | 123 | |||||
| 1997 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | MON 3 |
SWE 3 |
KEN Ret |
POR 1 |
ESP 1 |
FRA Ret |
ARG 1 |
GRE 3 |
NZL Ret |
FIN 1 |
IDN Ret |
ITA 3 |
AUS 2 |
GBR 6 |
1st | 63 |
| 1998 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | MON Ret |
SWE 1 |
KEN Ret |
POR Ret |
1st | 58 | ||||||||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | ESP 3 |
FRA Ret |
ARG 1 |
GRE Ret |
NZL 3 |
FIN 1 |
ITA 1 |
AUS 1 |
GBR Ret |
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| 1999 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON 1 |
SWE 1 |
KEN DSQ |
POR 5 |
ESP 3 |
FRA 6 |
ARG 4 |
GRE 3 |
NZL 1 |
FIN Ret |
CHN Ret |
ITA 1 |
AUS 3 |
GBR Ret |
1st | 62 |
| 2000 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON 1 |
SWE 2 |
KEN Ret |
POR Ret |
ESP 4 |
ARG 3 |
GRE Ret |
NZL Ret |
FIN 4 |
CYP 5 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 3 |
AUS DSQ |
GBR 3 |
5th | 36 |
| 2001 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Ralliart Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | MON 1 |
SWE Ret |
POR 1 |
ESP 3 |
ARG 4 |
CYP Ret |
GRE 4 |
KEN 1 |
FIN Ret |
NZL 8 |
3rd | 41 | ||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC | ITA Ret |
FRA Ret |
AUS 6 |
GBR Ret |
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| 2002 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru World Rally Team The Subaru World Rally Team was Subaru's World Rally Championship team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow color scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003... |
Subaru Impreza WRC2001 | MON 1 |
SWE Ret |
8th | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Subaru Impreza WRC2002 | FRA Ret |
ESP Ret |
CYP 3 |
ARG Ret |
GRE Ret |
KEN Ret |
FIN 6 |
GER 7 |
ITA Ret |
NZL 3 |
AUS DSQ |
GBR 4 |
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| 2003 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru World Rally Team The Subaru World Rally Team was Subaru's World Rally Championship team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow color scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003... |
Subaru Impreza WRC2003 | MON Ret |
SWE 2 |
TUR 8 |
NZL 7 |
ARG Ret |
GRE 5 |
CYP Ret |
GER Ret |
FIN 6 |
AUS 6 |
ITA 10 |
FRA 7 |
ESP 8 |
GBR 3 |
8th | 30 |