Tommi Mäkinen
A retired Mäkinen writing autographs during Rally Finland 2004.
World Rally Championship record
Nationality	Finnish
Active years	1987 - 2003
Teams	Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru World Rally Team
World rallies	139
Championships	4 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Wins	24
Podium finishes	45
Stage wins	362
Points	544
First world rally	1987 1000 Lakes Rally
First win	1994 1000 Lakes Rally
Last win	2002 Monte Carlo Rally
Last world rally	2003 Rally Great Britain

Tommi Antero Mäkinen (pronounced [ˈtommi ˈmækinen] is a now retired Finnish rally driver, born in Puuppola, Finland near Jyväskylä in June 26. History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi The Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT is Subaru 's World Rally Championship (WRC team The World Rally Championship Drivers' Championship is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful World Rally Championship World Rally Championship - 1996 Rally Winners Points Events World Rally Championship - 1997 Rally Winners Points Events World Rally Championship - 1998 Rally Winners Points Events World Rally Championship - 1999 Rally Winners Points Events The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Jyväskylä (ˈjyvæsˌkylæ is a City and Municipality located in Central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki 1964. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. As of 1999 he lived in both Monaco and Jyväskylä, married, with two children. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Jyväskylä (ˈjyvæsˌkylæ is a City and Municipality located in Central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki Mäkinen is one of the most successful WRC drivers of all time, ranking first in championships (4), tied with Juha Kankkunen and Sébastien Loeb, and fifth in wins (24). Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen ( born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver Career Early career Loeb was born in Haguenau, Alsace, and grew up in Oberhoffen-sur-Moder.

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. History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship The World Rally Championship Drivers' Championship is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful World Rally Championship World Rally Championship - 1996 Rally Winners Points Events World Rally Championship - 1997 Rally Winners Points Events World Rally Championship - 1998 Rally Winners Points Events World Rally Championship - 1999 Rally Winners Points Events is the Motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It is responsible for development and preparation of the company's Rally racing and Off-road racing The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo, or Evo, is a car manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. He also aided Mitsubishi to the 1998 world constructors' title as well as winning the 2000 Race of Champions. List of World Rally Constructors' or Manufacturers' Champions from 1973 to 2007 seasons 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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 and Risto Mannisenmäki, the former retiring from alongside Mäkinen having previously served 1985 champion, and fellow 'Flying Finn', Peugeot's Timo Salonen. Risto Mannisenmäki (born on May 28, 1959) is a former Rally Co-driver and two-times world champion. The 1985 World Rally Championship season was the 13th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA World Rally Championship (WRC "The Flying Finn " (Lentävä suomalainen was a nickname given to several Finnish middle and long-distance runners For the article about the bicycle manufacturer see Cycles Peugeot. Timo Salonen (born October 8 1951) is a Finnish former rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot.

Career

Mäkinen won the Group N Finnish Rally Championship driving a Lancia Delta HF 4WD in 1988. 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 Finnish Rally Championship is the national rally championship in Finland. Lancia Delta S4The Lancia Delta is a Small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994 the second Mäkinen's first world rally win came on the 1994 1000 Lakes Rally (now Neste Rally Finland), in a Ford Escort RS Cosworth. World Rally Championship - 1994 Rally Winners Points Events The Neste Oil Rally Finland (formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally) is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. The Escort RS Cosworth was a sports derivative of the Ford Escort. 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 Evolution alongside former Group A rally champion Swede Kenneth Eriksson, in 1995 - but success was to prove spontaneous thereafter. In relation to Motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Kenneth Eriksson (born May 13 1956 in Äppelbo, in the kommun of Vansbro) is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver The 1995 World Rally Championship season was the 23rd season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA World Rally Championship (WRC

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. The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries Co Colin Steele McRae, MBE ( August 5, 1968 &ndash September 15, 2007) was a Scottish rally driver born in 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. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Richard Burns ( January 17 1971, Reading Berkshire, England &ndash November 25 2005) was a British rally A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. 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. The 2000 World Rally Championship season cumulated in the following statistical results and thus these Rally Winners The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm (born February 5 1968 in Kauniainen) is a former Finnish rally driver That year Mitsubishi produced a 'Tommi Mäkinen edition' of the road version of the Lancer Evolution VI to commemorate his previous title successes. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo, or Evo, is a car manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. 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. ^[1].

Mäkinen with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo at the 2001 Rally Finland. The Neste Oil Rally Finland (formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally) is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland.

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. World Rally Championship - 2001 Rally Winners Points Events In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team which was also known as the BP Ford World Rally Team until mid-2007 and the Ford Motor Co team prior to 2005 is Ford World Rally Car is a term used to describe the racing automobiles built to the specification set by the FIA, motorsport's governing body and used to compete in the outright Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. 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. Freddy Loix is a Belgian rally driver born 10 November 1970 in Tongeren, Belgium Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily 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. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands

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. Prodrive Ltd is a Motorsport and automotive Engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. The Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT is Subaru 's World Rally Championship (WRC team World Rally Championship - 2002 Rally Winners Points Events The Peugeot 206 is a supermini (subcompact car manufactured by the French Automaker Peugeot since 1998 Career Early career Loeb was born in Haguenau, Alsace, and grew up in Oberhoffen-sur-Moder. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 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. World Rally Championship - 2003 Rally Winners Points Events

WRC victories

Number	Event	Season	Co-driver	Car
1	44th 1000 Lakes Rally	1994	Seppo Harjanne	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2	45th International Swedish Rally	1996	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3
3	44th Safari Rally Kenya	1996	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3
4	16º Rally Argentina	1996	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3
5	46th Neste 1000 Lakes Rally	1996	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3
6	9th API Rally Australia	1996	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3
7	30º TAP Rallye de Portugal	1997	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
8	33º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)	1997	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
9	17º Rally Argentina	1997	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
10	47th Neste Rally Finland	1997	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
11	47th International Swedish Rally	1998	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
12	18º Rally Argentina	1998	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5
13	48th Neste Rally Finland	1998	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5
14	40º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia	1998	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5
15	11th API Rally Australia	1998	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5
16	67ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	1999	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
17	48th International Swedish Rally	1999	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
18	29th Rally New Zealand	1999	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
19	41º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia	1999	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
20	68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	2000	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
21	69ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	2001	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
22	35º TAP Rallye de Portugal	2001	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
23	49th Safari Rally Kenya	2001	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
24	70ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	2002	Kaj Lindström	Subaru Impreza WRC

References

External links

• Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ltd.