Teemu Suninen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 32)
Tuusula, Finland
Active years2014–Present
Co-driverFinland Mikko Markkula
Teemu Suninen
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 32)
Tuusula, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years2014–Present
Co-driverFinland Mikko Markkula
TeamsOreca, M-Sport, Hyundai
Rallies80
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums3
Stage wins15
Total points304
First rally2014 Rally Finland
Last rally2026 Rally Sweden
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Years active2012
Car number83
Former teamsSET Promotion
Starts5
Wins1
Podiums3
Best finish8th in 2012 (Super1600)

Teemu Suninen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈt̪e̞ːmu ˈsunine̞n]; born 1 February 1994) is a Finnish rally driver.[1] He currently competes part-time for the Hyundai team in the World Rally Championship (WRC).

Suninen won the WRC-3 class in the 2014 Rally Finland and 2015 Rally Italia Sardegna driving a Citroën DS3 R3T, and won the WRC-2 class in the 2015 Wales Rally GB driving a Škoda Fabia S2000.

Suninen competed full-time at the 2016 World Rally Championship-2 with a Škoda Fabia R5. He won at Mexico with TGS Worldwide, and at Italy and Poland with Oreca, finishing third in the drivers' championship behind Esapekka Lappi and Elfyn Evans.

For the 2017 World Rally Championship-2, Suninen joined M-Sport to drive a Ford Fiesta R5. He scored a win at Spain and three runner-up finishes, ranking third in points behind Pontus Tidemand and Eric Camilli.

Suninen would do a double program with M-Sport in 2018, entering some races with a Ford Fiesta WRC and the rest with a Ford Fiesta R5.

Racing record

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI