Tapio Laukkanen
 Laukkanen competing in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | September 23, 1969 Lahti, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1994–2001, 2003 |
| Co-driver | Jorma Kaikkonen Risto Mannisenmäki Tapio Järvi Kaj Lindström Harri Kaapro |
| Teams | S.B.G. Sport Blue Rose Team Renault Dealer Rallying UK Ford Motor Co. Ltd |
| Rallies | 22 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 2 |
| First rally | 1994 1000 Lakes Rally |
| Last rally | 2003 Wales Rally GB |
Tapio Laukkanen (born 23 September 1969) is a retired Finnish rally driver. He was born in Lahti.
In 1996 he won the Finnish Rally Championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTi, in 1999 he won the British Rally Championship with a Renault Mégane Maxi twinned with fellow Finn, Kaj Lindström and in 2016 he won the Kenyan National Rally Championship in a Subaru Impreza.[1]
In 2017 he won Kenya's Safari Rally.[2][3]
Other co-drivers include Jorma Kaikkonen, Risto Mannisenmäki, Tapio Järvi, Ilkka Riipinen and Rory Kennedy, Gavin Lawrence.
Laukkanen has retired from professional rally races, and now teaches rally drivers at a school bearing his name.[4]
Racing record
Complete WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tapio Laukkanen | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | FIN Ret |
ITA | GBR | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | S.B.G. Sport | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16v | MON | SWE | POR | FRA | NZL | AUS | ESP | GBR 12 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | Blue Rose Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16v | SWE | KEN | IDN | GRE | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |||||
| 1997 | Blue Rose Team | Volkswagen Golf Kit Car | MON | SWE 19 |
KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN 11 |
IDN | ITA | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | Renault Mégane Maxi | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA 18 |
ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN Ret |
ITA 23 |
AUS | GBR 12 |
NC | 0 | |
| 1999 | Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault Mégane Maxi | MON | SWE | KEN | POR Ret |
ESP | FRA 10 |
ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN 13 |
CHN | ITA Ret |
AUS 19 |
GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Ford Motor Company Ltd | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN Ret |
CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS 5 |
GBR Ret |
20th | 2 |
| 2001 | Tapio Laukkanen | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE Ret |
POR 9 |
ESP | ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Volkswagen Golf GTI 16v | FIN 23 |
NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Tapio Laukkanen | Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
References
- ^ Sidi, Abdul; Musungu, Julius (February 27, 2016). "Finland's Tapio Laukkanen wins Kajiado Rally". The Nation. Kenya. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Martin (2017-03-19). "Finnish winner in Safari Rally". RallySport Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Flying Finn wins maiden Safari Rally title". Capital Sports. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Heinonen, Toni (2024-05-23). "A big revelation about his career from the Finnish rally legend – "Only very few people in the world know"". RallyJournal.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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