- Matti Rantanen (rally driver)
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Matti Rantanen Personal information Nationality Finnish Born February 13, 1981 World Rally Championship record Active years 2005 – Teams Munchi's Rallies 5 Championships 0 Rally wins 0 Podiums 0 Stage wins 0 Total points 6 First rally 2005 Rally Finland Matti Rantanen (born 13 February 1981) is a Finnish rally driver from Lammi.
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Career
Rantanen began rallying in 2003 in his native Finland. In 2004 and 2005 he competed in the Finnish Junior Rally Championship, and the main Finnish Rally Championship in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he competed in his first World Rally Championship round on Rally Finland, winning the Group n category (for less powerful Group N cars). He repeated this feat in 2006, also winning the Group 'n' class in the Finnish Rally Championship. He moved up to the Group N category in the Finnish championship in 2007, finishing sixth. He finished fourth in the following year, 2008. On the 2008 Rally Finland, Rantanen drove a Ford Focus WRC to seventh overall.[1]
In 2009 Rantanen is competing in the British Rally Championship in a front-wheel-drive Renault Clio. He will also compete in the 2009 Rally Finland for the Munchi's Ford World Rally Team.[2]
Complete WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 2005 Matti Rantanen Honda Civic Type R MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR GRC ARG FIN
31GER GBR JPN FRA ESP AUS - 0 2006 Matti Rantanen Honda Civic Type R MON SWE MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRC GER FIN
21JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR - 0 2007 Matti Rantanen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRC FIN
RetGER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR - 0 2008 Matti Rantanen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRC TUR FIN
7GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR 17th 2 2009 Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRC POL FIN
5AUS ESP GBR 15th 4 2010 Matti Rantanen Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX JOR TUR NZL POR BUL FIN
RetDEU JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2011 Matti Rantanen Mini John Cooper Works WRC SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN
RetDEU AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 JWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points 2006 Matti Rantanen Honda Civic Type R SWE ESP FRA ARG ITA DEU FIN
3TUR GBR 17th 6 SWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2010 Matti Rantanen Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX JOR NZL POR FIN
RetDEU JPN FRA GBR NC 0 References
External links
Categories:- Finnish rally drivers
- World Rally Championship drivers
- Living people
- 1981 births
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