RACING DRIVER

Ari Vatanen

1952 - Today

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Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (pronounced [ˈɑri ˈʋɑtɑnen] ; born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. In addition, he won the 1997 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ari Vatanen is the 56th most popular racing driver (down from 45th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Finland (down from 40th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ari Vatanen ranks 56 out of 1,080. Before him are Lewis Hamilton, Lella Lombardi, Tony Brooks, Didier Pironi, Valentino Rossi, and Wolfgang von Trips. After him are Patrick Depailler, Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, Michele Alboreto, and Lorenzo Bandini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ari Vatanen ranks 80. Before him are Bert van Marwijk, Didier Pironi, Lee Hsien Loong, Dan Aykroyd, Umberto Tozzi, and Reinhard Genzel. After him are Shohreh Aghdashloo, Osvaldo Ardiles, Danilo Türk, Paul Stanley, Teófilo Stevenson, and Lee Soo-man.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ari Vatanen ranks 45 out of 751. Before him are Aleksis Kivi (1834), Yrjö Väisälä (1891), Bengt Holmström (1949), Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Antti Aarne (1867), and Zachris Topelius (1818). After him are Alexander Stubb (1968), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Jari Litmanen (1971), Heikki Hasu (1926), Liisi Oterma (1915), and Eliel Saarinen (1873).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Ari Vatanen ranks 2. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968). After him are Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Timo Salonen (1951).

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