RACING DRIVER

Leo Kinnunen

1943 - 2017

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Leo Juhani "Leksa" Kinnunen (5 August 1943 – 26 July 2017) was a Finnish racing driver, and the first Formula One driver from Finland. Kinnunen won the Nordic Challenge Cup in 1969, the Interserie from 1971–1973, and helped Porsche to take the World Sportscar Championship for manufacturers in 1970 (drivers championships were not awarded until 1981). In 1974, he switched to Formula One, but in addition to the problems with the underpowered Surtees TS16, his team soon ran into financial problems. He was the last driver to compete in Formula One using an open-face helmet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Kinnunen is the 208th most popular racing driver (down from 182nd in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Finland (down from 131st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Leo Kinnunen ranks 208 out of 1,080. Before him are Silvio Moser, Hermann Lang, Pat Flaherty, Alberto Colombo, Bruno Giacomelli, and Tom Kristensen. After him are Érik Comas, Nello Pagani, Hans Heyer, Gerhard Mitter, Geki, and Ernst Degner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Leo Kinnunen ranks 296. Before him are Patricia Churchland, Ignacio Ramonet, Ronnie Spector, Peter Sinfield, Yukio Kasaya, and William Calley. After him are Valery Nepomnyashchy, Gianni Russo, Nolan Bushnell, Hans Heyer, Paul Freeman, and Sylvester McCoy. Among people deceased in 2017, Leo Kinnunen ranks 223. Before him are Roger Ailes, David Cassidy, Jana Novotná, Federico Luppi, Velasio de Paolis, and Ivo Brešan. After him are James Mancham, Laura Biagiotti, Clifton James, Shunichiro Okano, Robert M. Pirsig, and Gorden Kaye.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Leo Kinnunen ranks 148 out of 751. Before him are Petter Adolf Karsten (1834), Mari Kiviniemi (1968), Hugo Österman (1892), Timo Salonen (1951), Taina Elg (1930), and Juho Vennola (1872). After him are Martin Wegelius (1846), Selim Palmgren (1878), Juha Sipilä (1961), Ellen Thesleff (1869), Eero Lehtonen (1898), and Aarre Merikanto (1893).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Leo Kinnunen ranks 13. Before him are Henri Toivonen (1956), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Timo Salonen (1951). After him are Marcus Grönholm (1968), JJ Lehto (1966), Valtteri Bottas (1989), Heikki Kovalainen (1981), Timo Mäkinen (1938), and Harri Rovanperä (1966).

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