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Miikka Anttila

Miikka Anttila

Finnish rally co-driver (born 1972)


Miikka Anttila (born 10 September 1972) is a Finnish rally co-driver, mostly known teaming with Jari-Matti Latvala. Anttila has previously served alongside such drivers as Mikko Hirvonen, Janne Tuohino and Kosti Katajamäki.[1]

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Career

Debuting in the World Rally Championship in 1999, Anttila began co-driving Latvala at the 2003 Rallye Deutschland and got his first win at the 2008 Swedish Rally. He missed the birth of his second child to participate in the Rally de Espana in 2011.[2]

He joined Volkswagen Motorsport after its formation as a manufacturer team in 2013.

For 2017, Anttila is racing for the works Toyota team.[3]

At the 2018 Tour de Corse, Anttila made his 197th WRC start which made him the most experienced competitor in the history of the sport. The record was previously held by Spanish driver and two times world-champion Carlos Sainz who started 196 events.[4] He became the first-ever competitor to start 200 rallies in the WRC at the 2018 Rally d'Italia.[5]

Until 2019 Anttila was paired up with Jari-Matti Latvala racing for Toyota.[6]

In 2020, he started co-driving Eerik Pietarinen.

Rally victories

WRC victories

Rally results

WRC results

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References

  1. eWRC-results.com. "Miikka Anttila - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. "World Rally Championship Co-Driver - Co-Driver Profile - wrc.com". World Rally Championship. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. "Record-breaker Anttila". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "Accolades for Anttila". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. Deans, Matt. "Guide to Kennards Hire Rally Australia - Coffs Coast". Coffs Coast Advocate. Retrieved 2020-02-20.



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