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Juha Kankkunen

1959 - Today

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Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjuhɑ ˈkɑŋkːunen] ; born 2 April 1959) is a Finnish former rally driver. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1983 to 2002. He won 23 world rallies and four drivers' world championship titles, which were both once records in the series. Both Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier have since collected more world titles, but no driver was able to repeat Kankkunen's feat of becoming a world champion with three different manufacturers until Ogier matched this achievement in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juha Kankkunen is the 105th most popular racing driver (down from 93rd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Finland (down from 70th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Juha Kankkunen ranks 105 out of 1,080. Before him are Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jo Schlesser, Luigi Musso, Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, and Jarno Saarinen. After him are Henri Toivonen, Max Verstappen, Colin McRae, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Rolf Stommelen, and Stig Blomqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Juha Kankkunen ranks 103. Before him are Guy Parmelin, James Wong, Andrea de Cesaris, Andrey Belousov, Andrew Fire, and Marcia Gay Harden. After him are Michael P. Anderson, Richie Sambora, Paul McGrath, Thomas F. Wilson, Stephen Harper, and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Juha Kankkunen ranks 84 out of 751. Before him are Matti Järvinen (1909), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), and Jarno Saarinen (1945). After him are Henri Toivonen (1956), Edvard Westermarck (1862), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Harri Holkeri (1937), and Eero Aarnio (1932).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Juha Kankkunen ranks 6. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968), Ari Vatanen (1952), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Hannu Mikkola (1942), and Jarno Saarinen (1945). After him are Henri Toivonen (1956), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Timo Salonen (1951).

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