Juha Kankkunen
1000 Lakes Rally | |
First win | 1985 Safari Rally |
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Last win | 1999 Rally Finland |
Last rally | 2010 Rally Finland |
Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen (Finnish pronunciation:
Kankkunen was signed by
In 1993, Kankkunen re-joined Toyota and won his fourth title. Following Toyota's disqualification and 12-month ban in 1995, Kankkunen did not return to active participation in the series until joining Ford halfway through the 1997 season replacing an underperforming Armin Schwarz. After moving to Subaru for 1999, he took his first win in over five years. Before retiring after the 2002 season, he competed part-time for Hyundai.
Kankkunen's achievements outside the WRC include winning the
Career
Kankkunen grew up on his family's farm in
1983–85: Toyota
Due to good results for Toyota Finland in local events, Kankkunen was signed by the
1986: Peugeot
Kankkunen's performances with the Celica earned him his chance to come to the fore with the defending manufacturers' and drivers' champions
1987: Lancia
Following the FIA's decision to ban Group B, Peugeot withdrew from the WRC and Kankkunen moved to drive the
1988–89: Toyota
Kankkunen chose to move back to
However, outside the World Rally Championship, he achieved much success. Returning to the wheel of a Peugeot 205 T16, he won the
The
1990–92: Lancia
By the time Kankkunen took the long-awaited win for Toyota, he had already signed a deal to reacquaint himself with Lancia for the
In the
In
1993–96: Toyota
After Lancia withdrew from the WRC after the 1992 season, Kankkunen rejoined Toyota to drive the
In
In
1997–98: Ford
Halfway through the
Kankkunen stayed with Ford for the
1999–2000: Subaru
Kankkunen's first year with the Subaru World Rally Team and the
Later career
Subaru and Kankkunen did not reach a deal for
Following his retirement, Kankkunen announced his intention to enter politics, echoing the career path of rallying compatriot
In early 2007, Kankkunen set a new world speed record on ice in his privately owned
It was announced on 23 July 2010 that Kankkunen would take part in the
Personal life
Kankkunen currently lives in Monaco but also spends time on his family farm in Laukaa, which includes a large country house and hundreds of hectares of land.[33] He has a large car collection, which includes six Ferraris such as the F40 and the 288 GTO, as well as all the four rally cars with which he won the world championship.[34] Kankkunen and his wife Pirjo filed for divorce in 2008.[35] They have two sons named Tino and Niko.[36] Juha's father Pekka (1934–2013) and his brother Timo were also former rally drivers.[37][38][39][40][41]
WRC victories
Number | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Safari Rally | 1985
|
Fred Gallagher | Toyota Celica TCT |
2 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire | 1985
|
Fred Gallagher | Toyota Celica TCT |
3 | Swedish Rally
|
1986
|
Juha Piironen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
|
4 | Acropolis Rally | 1986
|
Juha Piironen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
5 | Rally New Zealand | 1986
|
Juha Piironen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
6 | Olympus Rally | 1987
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
7 | RAC Rally
|
1987
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
8 | Rally Australia | 1989
|
Juha Piironen | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
9 | Rally Australia | 1990
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
10 | Safari Rally | 1991
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
11 | Acropolis Rally | 1991
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
12 | Rally Finland | 1991
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
13 | Rally Australia | 1991
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
14 | RAC Rally
|
1991
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
15 | Rally de Portugal | 1992
|
Juha Piironen | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
16 | Safari Rally | 1993
|
Juha Piironen | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
|
17 | Rally Argentina | 1993
|
Nicky Grist | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
18 | 1000 Lakes Rally | 1993
|
Denis Giraudet | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
19 | Rally Australia | 1993
|
Nicky Grist | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
20 | RAC Rally
|
1993
|
Nicky Grist | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
21 | Rallye de Portugal
|
1994
|
Nicky Grist | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
22 | Rally Argentina | 1999
|
Juha Repo | Subaru Impreza WRC 99 |
23 | Rally Finland | 1999
|
Juha Repo | Subaru Impreza WRC 99 |
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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1979
|
Juha Kankkunen | Ford Escort RS2000
|
MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | NZL | FIN 14 |
CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR | CIV | – | 0 | ||
1982
|
Juha Kankkunen | Opel Manta GT/E | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | BRA | FIN Ret |
ITA | CIV | – | 0 | |||
Intereconomics | GBR Ret |
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1983
|
Toyota Team Europe
|
Toyota Celica TCT | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 6 |
ITA | 19th | 10 | ||||
Premoto Toyota | CIV Ret |
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Toyota Team Great Britain | GBR 7 |
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1984
|
Toyota Team Europe
|
Toyota Celica TCT | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | FIN 5 |
ITA | CIV | 24th | 8 | ||||
Toyota New Zealand | NZL Ret |
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Toyota Team Great Britain | GBR Ret |
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1985
|
Westland Motors | Toyota Celica TCT | MON | SWE | POR | KEN 1 |
FRA | GRC | 5th | 48 | ||||||||
Toyota New Zealand | NZL Ret |
ARG | ||||||||||||||||
Toyota Team Europe
|
FIN Ret |
ITA | GBR 5 |
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Premoto Toyota | CIV 1 |
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1986
|
Peugeot Talbot Sport
|
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
|
MON 5 |
SWE 1 |
POR Ret |
KEN 5 |
FRA | GRC 1 |
NZL 1 |
ARG Ret |
FIN 2 |
CIV | ITA Ret |
GBR 3 |
USA 2 |
1st | 118 | |
1987
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
MON 2 |
SWE 3 |
POR 4 |
KEN | FRA | GRC 2 |
USA 1 |
NZL | ARG | FIN 5 |
CIV | ITA | GBR 1 |
1st | 100 | |
1988
|
Toyota Team Europe
|
Toyota Supra Turbo | MON | SWE | POR | KEN 5 |
37th | 8 | ||||||||||
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | FRA Ret |
GRC Ret |
USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
CIV | ITA Ret |
GBR Ret |
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1989
|
Toyota Team Europe
|
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | SWE | MON 5 |
POR Ret |
KEN | FRA 3 |
GRC Ret |
NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
AUS 1 |
ITA 5 |
CIV | GBR 3 |
3rd | 60 | |
1990
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
MON Ret |
POR 3 |
KEN 2 |
FRA | GRC 2 |
NZL | ARG Ret |
FIN 5 |
AUS 1 |
ITA 2 |
CIV | GBR Ret |
3rd | 85 | ||
1991
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
MON 5 |
SWE | POR 4 |
KEN 1 |
FRA | GRC 1 |
NZL 2 |
ARG 4 |
FIN 1 |
AUS 1 |
ITA Ret |
CIV | ESP 2 |
GBR 1 |
1st | 150 |
1992
|
Martini Racing | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
|
MON 3 |
SWE | POR 1 |
KEN 2 |
FRA | GRC 2 |
NZL | ARG | FIN 2 |
AUS 2 |
ITA 2 |
CIV | ESP 2 |
GBR 3 |
2nd | 134 |
1993
|
Toyota Castrol Team
|
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | MON 5 |
SWE 2 |
POR | KEN 1 |
FRA | GRC Ret |
ARG 1 |
NZL 5 |
FIN 1 |
AUS 1 |
ITA | ESP 3 |
GBR 1 |
1st | 135 | |
1994
|
Toyota Castrol Team
|
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | MON 2 |
POR 1 |
KEN Ret |
FRA 4 |
GRC 3 |
ARG Ret |
NZL 2 |
FIN 9 |
3rd | 93 | ||||||
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | ITA 7 |
GBR 2 |
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1995
|
Toyota Castrol Team
|
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | MON 3 |
SWE 4 |
POR 2 |
FRA 10 |
NZL 3 |
AUS 3 |
ESP Ret |
GBR | DSQ | 62 | ||||||
1996
|
Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
|
SWE 4 |
KEN | 7th | 37 | ||||||||||||
Toyota Team Australia | IDN 3 |
GRC | ARG | |||||||||||||||
Team Toyota Castrol Finland | FIN 2 |
AUS | ITA | ESP | ||||||||||||||
1997
|
Ford Motor Co | Ford Escort WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG Ret |
GRC 2 |
NZL 3 |
FIN 2 |
IDN 2 |
ITA 6 |
AUS Ret |
GBR 2 |
4th | 29 |
1998
|
Ford Motor Co | Ford Escort WRC | MON 2 |
SWE 3 |
KEN 2 |
POR 7 |
ESP Ret |
FRA 9 |
ARG 3 |
GRC 3 |
NZL 4 |
FIN 3 |
ITA Ret |
AUS 5 |
GBR 2 |
4th | 39 | |
1999
|
Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC99 | MON 2 |
SWE 6 |
KEN Ret |
POR Ret |
ESP 6 |
FRA | ARG 1 |
GRC Ret |
NZL 2 |
FIN 1 |
CHN 4 |
ITA 6 |
AUS Ret |
GBR 2 |
4th | 44 |
2000
|
Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC99 | MON 3 |
SWE 6 |
KEN 2 |
8th | 20 | |||||||||||
Subaru Impreza WRC2000 | POR Ret |
ESP Ret |
ARG 4 |
GRC 3 |
NZL Ret |
FIN 8 |
CYP 7 |
FRA | ITA
|
AUS Ret |
GBR 5 | |||||||
2001
|
Hyundai Castrol WRT | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | MON | SWE | POR
|
ESP | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN Ret |
NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | – | 0 |
2002
|
Hyundai Castrol WRT | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | MON | SWE 8 |
FRA | ESP | 14th | 2 | ||||||||||
Hyundai Accent WRC3 | CYP Ret |
ARG 7 |
GRC Ret |
KEN 8 |
FIN Ret |
GER | ITA | NZL 5 |
AUS Ret |
GBR 9 | ||||||||
2010
|
Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | SWE | MEX
|
JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN 8 |
GER | JPN | FRA
|
ESP | GBR
|
16th | 4 |
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External links
- Juha Kankkunen at Rallye-info.com
- Juha Kankkunen at eWRC-results.com
- Juha Kankkunen Driving Academy
- Kankkunen's profile at RallyBase
- Kankkunen's profile at World Rally Archive