Carlos sainz hounded makinen all the way, and in fact snatched the lead with one stage. Visually similar to the championship winning cars made famous by rally legend tommi makinen, it comes as no surprise that special colour pack tmes like. Toyota gazoo racing world rally team at tokyo auto salon. Codriven by paul easter, makinen destroyed allcomers in a. Makinen with a mitsubishi lancer evo at the 2001 rally finland. See more ideas about mitsubishi lancer evolution, rally car and mitsubishi lancer. The tme is a special edition model of the evo vi built and named after the legendary rally driver tommi makinen, who won four wrc championship titles for mitsubishi from 1996 to 1999. Wrc rally finland 99 tommi makinen mitsubishi evo vi onboard cam wrc rally finland 1999 2022 august english version by. Makinen won the group n finnish rally championship driving a lancia delta hf 4wd in 1988. Tommi makinen does not anticipate announcing toyotas 2017 world rally championship driver lineup before the autumn. Tommi makinen celebrated his 100th world rally entry with a win in an actionpacked 2001 rally of portugal.
Yes, the driver has to be very, very good, but so does everything else including the car and the team. The tommi makinen edition, also known in some circles as the, t. Carlos sainz watch the most spectacular wrc title fights in down to the wire on wrc. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tommis connections and jobs at similar companies. Tommi antero makinen is a finnish racing executive and former driver. The car i was testing only had just over 3,000 miles on the clock and was part of the mitsubishi heritage fleet. It was safe to say the car was pretty rare and in great condition. Tommi makinen is expected to be announced as team principal of toyotas newlook world rally championship effort on tuesday. Tommi makinen to become toyota world rally championship. The evo incorporated a complete aero kit, including several air intakes and vents, side skirts and a big spoiler on the hood.
It featured a different front bumper, unique recaro seats and other distinct bits and pieces. Tommi makinen, the finnish genius of rally is a 4 time world rally championship winner. The greatest rally drivers and their cars gear patrol. Rally promotion finland rally school provides a useful service to professional drivers wanting to complement their winter training with some low grip driving practice. Browse through highres photos of tommi makinen captured by world class professional motorsports photographers. Sitting next to him while he drove through the rally stage was a great experience. Spend the next 10 minutes watching rally champion tommi makinen at his peak.
The top five fastest finnish rally drivers of all time red bull. To celebrate the four wrc victories captured by finnish rally driver tommi makinen, mitsubishi offered the tommi makinen edition tme in december of 1999. Former world rally champion tommi makinen is back on the track. View tommi makinens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The front bumper included a big air inlet for the intercooler and two side inlets for the brakes, while an additional air inlet was located on the. Though he won only one drivers title, he does hold the record for the youngest to do so, at the age of 27. He was the second driver in history who achieved that after juha kankkunen had won four titles between 1986 and 1993 with three different manufacturers. Readytorace edition the tommi makinen edition was released in 1999, named after finnish rally driver tommi makinen who had won mitsubishi. Tommi makinen the second man after sebastien loeb to have won four consecutive world drivers titles, tommi makinen and his mitsubishi lancer were almost u.
Tommi makinen no relation to timo had a largely unremarkable career in the wrc from 1987 to 1995, collecting just one win and one podium. Evo lancers have racked up countless rally victories since the early 1990s. Witness one of rallys greatest drivers muscle mitsubishis. Mitsubishi evo vi tommi makinen edition just 45k miles. Grist, mitsubishi lancer evo, 1993 rally of portugal, ret. Jarkko is a talented driver whose teaching approach combines hard work with fun. Driving a ford fiesta r2 in the 2019 btrda rally series. In the late 90s tommi makinen dominated the wrc, winning four. Wrc rally finland 99 tommi makinen mitsubishi evo vi onboard.
Tommi makinen vintage footage makinen driving lancer evolution. Mitsubishi evo vi tommi makinen edition the mechanists. He has four world rally championship titles to prove it. September 17, 2017 denton 10987 views 0 comment evolution, makinen, tommi makinen evo 6.
Finnish rally legend on switch from driver to toyota gazoo racing boss. The finnish former rally driver won the world rally champion four consecutive times driving the ralliart lancer evo in the late nineties and has totted up 24 wrc wins in all. Rally legend tommi makinen left and the wrx stis chief manager matsuo takatsu right. Tommi makinen is a name familiar to many evo owners. Mitsubishi teamed me up with a professional driver to talk to me about the car and most importantly keep the car safe. An exciting new lineup to drive the toyota yaris wr wrc 2020 rd. Handout, subaru when rally driver tommi makinen shows up, your illusions of the wrx sti tend to be shattered. Affordable future classics from the 80s and 90s number 2.
I can say that former subaru world rally team engineer michael zotos is part of the team. Its no wonder mitsubishi named their prized car after tommi. Fia world rally championship wrc history the dramatic wrc title fight 1998. According to an online evo registry, there are less than 5,000 units. His last victory is the monaco montecarlo rally 2002. He now runs tommi makinen racing, and is team principal of the toyota gazoo racing world rally team. Mitsubishi lancer evo and tommi makinen mastered the wrc. Toyota 2017 wrc driver news unlikely before autumn tommi.