Timo Mäkinen
Finnish rally driver (1938–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timo Mäkinen (18 March 1938 in Helsinki, Finland – 4 May 2017) was a Finnish race car driver and one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is best remembered for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally.
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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | (1938-03-18)18 March 1938 Helsinki, Finland |
Died | 4 May 2017(2017-05-04) (aged 79) Helsinki, Finland |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973–1981, 1994 |
Co-driver | Henry Liddon John Davenport Jean Todt Atso Aho Erkki Salonen Martin Holmes Paul Easter |
Teams | Ford, Toyota, Peugeot |
Rallies | 39 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 4 |
Podiums | 7 |
Stage wins | 73 |
Total points | 7 |
First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
First win | 1973 1000 Lakes Rally |
Last win | 1975 RAC Rally |
Last rally | 1994 Monte Carlo Rally |
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