Hannu Mikkola
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1000 Lakes Rally |
Hannu Olavi Mikkola (24 May 1942 − 25 February 2021)
Career
Mikkola's rally career spanned 31 years, starting with a
Mikkola was joined by Swedish co-driver Arne Hertz in 1977 and the pair were very quickly a force to be reckoned with, winning the British Rally Championship in 1978 in an Escort. The Mikkola/Hertz partnership lasted for thirteen years, through to the end of the 1990 season. He was partnered by Johnny Johansson for the 1991 season.
Mikkola was runner-up again in the
He remained with Mazda until entering semi-retirement in 1991, although he continued to make sporadic appearances on international rallies until retiring completely from motorsport in 1993. Mikkola has made brief appearances since then, including re-uniting with his co-driver
In September 2008, Mikkola took part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship. He was one of a number of former world champions to take part in the event in memory of McRae, who died in 2007. In 2011, Mikkola was inducted into the Rally Hall of Fame along with Röhrl.[3]
Mikkola died on 25 February 2021 of cancer at the age of 78.[1][4]
WRC victories
# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 1000 Lakes Rally 1974John Davenport Ford Escort RS1600 2 Rallye du Maroc 1975Jean Todt Peugeot 504 3 1000 Lakes Rally 1975Atso Aho Toyota Corolla 4 RAC Rally 1978Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 5 Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto1979Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 6 Rally of New Zealand1979Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 7 RAC Rally 1979Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 8 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 1979Arne Hertz Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 9 Swedish Rally1981Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 10 RAC Rally 1981Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 11 1000 Lakes Rally 1982Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 12 RAC Rally 1982Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 13 Swedish Rally1983Arne Hertz Audi Quattro A1 14 Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto1983Arne Hertz Audi Quattro A1 15 Rally Argentina 1983Arne Hertz Audi Quattro A2 16 1000 Lakes Rally 1983Arne Hertz Audi Quattro A2 17 Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto1984Arne Hertz Audi Quattro A2 18 Safari Rally 1987Arne Hertz Audi 200 Quattro
Racing record
Complete WRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
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1973
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Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI
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MON 4 |
SWE | POR | KEN Ret |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Peugeot 504 Ti | MOR Ret |
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Volvo 142
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GRE | POL | FIN Ret |
AUT | ITA | USA | ||||||||||||
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Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI
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GBR Ret |
FRA | |||||||||||||||
1974
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Hannu Mikkola | Peugeot 504 | MON C |
SWE C |
POR | KEN Ret |
GRE C |
N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Ford Motor Co Ltd
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Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI
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FIN 1 |
ITA | CAN | USA | GBR Ret |
FRA | |||||||||||
1975
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Fiat Rally | Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye
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MON 2 |
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
Hannu Mikkola | SWE Ret |
POR 2 |
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Peugeot 504 | KEN Ret |
GRE | MOR 1 |
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HM-Racing | Toyota Corolla Levin TE 27 | FIN 1 |
ITA | FRA | ||||||||||||||
Toyota | Toyota Celica | GBR Ret |
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1976
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Hannu Mikkola | Opel Kadett GT/E
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MON Ret |
SWE
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N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Toyota Corolla Levin TE 27 | POR Ret |
GRE Ret |
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Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | KEN Ret |
MOR Ret |
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HM-Racing | Toyota Celica 2000 GT | FIN 3 |
ITA | |||||||||||||||
Toyota Team Great Britain | GBR Ret |
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Hannu Mikkola | Peugeot 104 ZS
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FRA 10 |
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1977
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Hannu Mikkola | Toyota Corolla Levin TE 27 | MON | SWE Ret |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Toyota Celica 2000 GT | POR Ret |
GRE Ret |
FIN Ret |
CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR 2 |
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Peugeot 504 | KEN Ret |
NZL | ||||||||||||||||
1978
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Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
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MON | SWE 2 |
KEN | POR 2 |
GRE | 3rd | 30 | |||||||||
Ford Motor Co Ltd
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FIN Ret |
CAN | ITA | CIV | FRA | |||||||||||||
Eaton Yale | GBR 1 |
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1979
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
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MON 5 |
SWE 5 |
POR 1 |
FIN Ret |
CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR 1 |
2nd | 111 | ||||||
D.T. Dobie / Daimler-Benz
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Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC | KEN 2 |
CIV 1 |
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Rothmans Rally Team
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
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GRE Ret |
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Masport | NZL 1 |
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1980
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Esso | Porsche 911 SC
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MON Ret |
2nd | 64 | |||||||||||||
Rothmans Rally Team
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
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SWE 4 |
POR Ret |
GRC Ret |
ITA 3 |
FRA | GBR 2 |
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D.T. Dobie / Daimler-Benz
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Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC | KEN Ret |
ARG 2 |
NZL 3 |
CIV Ret |
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Toyota Team Europe
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Toyota Celica 2000 GT | FIN Ret |
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1981
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Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro | MON Ret |
SWE 1 |
POR Ret |
KEN | FRA Ret |
GRC Ret |
ARG | BRA | FIN 3 |
ITA 4 |
CIV | GBR 1 |
3rd | 62 | ||
1982
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Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro | MON 2 |
SWE 16 |
POR Ret |
KEN | FRA Ret |
GRC Ret |
NZL Ret |
BRA Ret |
FIN 1 |
ITA 2 |
CIV Ret |
GBR 1 |
3rd | 70 | ||
1983
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Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1
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MON 4 |
SWE 1 |
POR 1 |
KEN 2 |
1st | 125 | ||||||||||
Audi Quattro A2
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FRA Ret |
GRC Ret |
NZL Ret |
ARG 1 |
FIN 1 |
ITA Ret |
CIV 2 |
GBR 2 |
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1984
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Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2
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MON 3 |
SWE | POR 1 |
KEN 3 |
FRA | GRE 2 |
NZL 3 |
ARG 2 |
ITA | CIV 2 |
GBR 2 |
2nd | 104 | |||
Audi Quattro Sport | FIN Ret |
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1985
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Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro Sport | MON | SWE 4 |
POR | KEN Ret |
FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | 22nd | 10 | ||||||
Audi Quattro Sport E2 | FIN Ret |
ITA | CIV | GBR Ret |
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1986
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Audi Sport | Audi Quattro Sport E2 | MON 3 |
SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | USA | 18th | 12 | |
1987
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Audi Sport
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Audi 200 Quattro | MON | SWE | POR | KEN 1 |
FRA | GRE 3 |
USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
CIV | ITA | GBR | 8th | 32 | |
1988
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Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 4WD
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MON Ret |
SWE Ret |
POR 4 |
GRC Ret |
USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
CIV | ITA | GBR Ret |
30th | 10 | |||
GM Euro Sport | Opel Kadett GSI | KEN Ret |
FRA | |||||||||||||||
1989
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Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 4WD
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SWE | MON 4 |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR 9 |
27th | 12 | |
1990
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Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 4WD
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MON Ret |
POR 6 |
KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA | CIV | 34th | 6 | |||
Mazda 323 GTX
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GBR Ret |
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1991
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Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 GTX
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MON Ret |
SWE 7 |
POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRE 8 |
NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR 7 |
25th | 11 |
1993
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555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Legacy RS
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MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL
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38th | 4 | ||||||
Toyota Castrol Team
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
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FIN 7 |
AUS | ITA | ESP |
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
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1969
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British Vita Racing | Ford Escort TC
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C | BRH | SIL | SNE
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THR | SIL | CRY | MAL | CRO | SIL | OUL | BRH | BRH 5 |
35th | 4 | 10th |
1970
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British Vita Racing | Ford Escort TC
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C | BRH | SNE
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THR | SIL | CRY | SIL | SIL | CRO | BRH | OUL | BRH Ret |
BRH | NC | 0 | NC |
Source:[5]
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Trivia
This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. (March 2021) |
Hannu Mikkola was involved in the only international rally to end in a dead heat. On the 1978 Burmah International, Mikkola and Russell Brookes finished equal on total stage times, but Mikkola won the event by virtue of having been faster than Brookes on the opening stage.
References
- ^ a b c "Rallimestari Hannu Mikkolan koskettava kuolinilmoitus julkaistiin Helsingin Sanomissa – "Rakkaus on ikuista"" (in Finnish). 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ According to World Rally Archive, Mikkola won 654 stages. Mikkola also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 1 stage in Acropolis 1976(source: Sport Auto and Auto Hebdo), 1 stage in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto), 10 stages in Acropolis 1977 (source: Sport Auto).
- ^ "New Inductees to Rally Hall of Fame". Neste Oil Rally Finland. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Rally legend Hannu Mikkola dies at 78". 27 February 2021.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 29 September 2022.