205t16 ari vatanen biography
205t16 ari vatanen biography
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Ari Vatanen
Finnish rally driver and politician (born 1952)
Ari Vatanen | |
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Vatanen in 2009 | |
Born | (1952-04-27) 27 April 1952 (age 72) Tuupovaara, Finland |
Nationality | Finnish |
Active years | 1974–1985, 1987–1998, 2003 |
Co-driver | Alf Krogell Geraint Phillips Peter Bryant Atso Aho Jim Scott David Richards Terry Harryman "Tilber" Bruno Berglund Fabrizia Pons Roger Freeman Fred Gallagher Juha Repo |
Teams | Ford, Opel, Peugeot, Subaru, BMW, Mitsubishi, Citroën |
Rallies | 101 |
Championships | 1 (1981) |
Rally wins | 10 |
Podiums | 27 |
Stage wins | 590 |
Total points | 518 |
First rally | 1974 1000 Lakes Rally |
First win | 1980 Acropolis Rally |
Last win | 1985 Swedish Rally |
Last rally | 2003 Rally Finland |
In office 13 June 1999 – 12 June 2004 | |
In office 13 June 2004 – 6 June 2009 | |
Political party | |
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