RACING DRIVER

Markku Alén

1951 - Today

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Markku Allan Alén (born 15 February 1951) is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins (801) in the series, until Sébastien Loeb overtook it at the 2011 Rally Catalunya. Alén's phrase "now maximum attack" became well known. Alén never won the world championship itself, despite being for a long time the driver with the most wins to his credit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Markku Alén is the 113th most popular racing driver (down from 111th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Finland (up from 89th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Markku Alén ranks 113 out of 1,080. Before him are Max Verstappen, Colin McRae, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Rolf Stommelen, Stig Blomqvist, and Charles Leclerc. After him are Jean Behra, Riccardo Paletti, Tommi Mäkinen, Peter Collins, Nico Hülkenberg, and Pedro Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Markku Alén ranks 140. Before him are Jan Fischer, Osman Hussein, Julian Schnabel, David Vunagi, Karen Allen, and Christian Lacroix. After him are Francesco Moser, Pierre Lemaitre, K. K. Downing, Salih Muslim, Choei Sato, and Bill Viola.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Markku Alén ranks 87 out of 751. Before him are Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), and Edvard Westermarck (1862). After him are Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Harri Holkeri (1937), Eero Aarnio (1932), Väinö Tanner (1881), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), and Paavo Lipponen (1941).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Markku Alén ranks 8. Before him are Ari Vatanen (1952), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), and Henri Toivonen (1956). After him are Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Timo Salonen (1951), Leo Kinnunen (1943), and Marcus Grönholm (1968).

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