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Tommi Mäkinen

1964 - Today

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Tommi Antero Mäkinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtomːi ˈmækinen]; born 26 June 1964) is a Finnish racing executive and former rally driver. Mäkinen is one of the most successful World Rally drivers of all time, ranking fifth in rally wins (24) and third in championships (4), tied with Juha Kankkunen behind Sébastien Ogier (8) and Sébastien Loeb (9). In 2018, as a head of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, he became the first person in the history of rally driving to win a Championship both as a driver and as a team principal. He is a four-time World Rally Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommi Mäkinen is the 116th most popular racing driver (down from 107th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Finland (down from 85th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tommi Mäkinen ranks 116 out of 1,080. Before him are Rolf Stommelen, Stig Blomqvist, Charles Leclerc, Markku Alén, Jean Behra, and Riccardo Paletti. After him are Peter Collins, Nico Hülkenberg, Pedro Rodríguez, Lucien Bianchi, Paul Frère, and Felipe Massa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Tommi Mäkinen ranks 86. Before him are Magnús Scheving, Maggie Cheung, Dokka Umarov, Jorginho, Rudi Garcia, and Laura Harring. After him are Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Txiki Begiristain, Uday Hussein, Paul Graham, Anne Applebaum, and Mark Dacascos.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Tommi Mäkinen ranks 88 out of 751. Before him are Fredrika Bremer (1801), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Edvard Westermarck (1862), and Markku Alén (1951). After him are Harri Holkeri (1937), Eero Aarnio (1932), Väinö Tanner (1881), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), Paavo Lipponen (1941), and Arvid Horn (1664).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Tommi Mäkinen ranks 9. Before him are Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), and Markku Alén (1951). After him are Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Timo Salonen (1951), Leo Kinnunen (1943), Marcus Grönholm (1968), and JJ Lehto (1966).

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