Timo Rautiainen(born 13 November 1964) is aFinnishformerrallyco-driver.He is best known for co-driving forMarcus Grönholmfrom1995to2007.Rautiainen and Grönholm drove forPeugeot(2000–05) andFord(2006-07) in theWorld Rally Championship,and won 30 world rallies and twodrivers' world championshiptitles together.[1]Rautiainen is married to Grönholm's sister.[2]
 Rautiainen and Grönholm celebrating victory at the2004 Rally Finland | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 13 November 1964 Espoo,Finland |
| World Rally Championshiprecord | |
| Active years | 1990,1995–2007,2009–2010,2019 |
| Driver | Marcus Grönholm |
| Teams | Toyota,Peugeot,Ford |
| Rallies | 145 |
| Championships | 2 (2000,2002) |
| Rally wins | 30 |
| Podiums | 61 |
| Stage wins | 540 |
| First rally | 1990 1000 Lakes Rally |
| First win | 2000 Swedish Rally |
| Last win | 2007 Rally New Zealand |
| Last rally | 2019 Rally Sweden |
Rautiainen, along with Grönholm, appeared in thefirst seasonofAmazing Race Suomiwhere they finished fifth place.[3]
References
edit- ^"Timo Rautiainen".RallyBase.Retrieved2008-01-14.
- ^"More on Timo Rautiainen: A long-standing friendship with Marcus Grönholm".infoRally.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-03.Retrieved2009-08-21.
- ^Liukkonen, Anuliina (2023-12-18)."Näkökulma: Näistä syistä Amazing Race Suomi ei täyttänyt odotuksia".Seiska.fi(in Finnish).Retrieved2024-08-05.
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