 Suninen at the 2023 Central European Rally | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 1 February 1994 Tuusula, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2014–Present |
| Co-driver | Mikko Markkula |
| Teams | Oreca, M-Sport, Hyundai |
| Rallies | 79 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Stage wins | 15 |
| Total points | 304 |
| First rally | 2014 Rally Finland |
| Last rally | 2023 Central European Rally |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | |
| Years active | 2012 |
| Car number | 83 |
| Former teams | SET Promotion |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Best finish | 8th 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).
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Rally career
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.
The Finn 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, he 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 will 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
WRC results
* Season still in progress.
WRC-2 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TGS Worldwide | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL 6 |
FIN | GBR 1 |
10th | 51 | |||||
| Team Oreca | Ford Fiesta R5 | GER 6 |
AUS | FRA 5 |
ESP 13 |
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| 2016 | TGS Worldwide | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX 1 |
ARG | 3rd | 120 | ||||||||||
| Team Oreca | POR 16 |
ITA 1 |
POL 1 |
FIN 2 |
GER | CHN C |
FRA | ESP 4 |
GBR 3 |
AUS | ||||||||
| 2017 | M-Sport | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 2 |
MEX | FRA 2 |
ARG | POR 2 |
ITA | POL | FIN | GER 7 |
ESP 1 |
GBR 13 |
AUS | 3rd | 85 | |
| 2018 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON 3 |
SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | 25th | 15 | |
| 2021 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | MON | ARC | CRO 2 |
POR 2 |
ITA | KEN WD |
EST | BEL Ret |
GRE WD |
5th | 93 | |||||
| Movisport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | FIN 1 |
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| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ESP 2 |
MNZ | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MON | SWE | CRO | POR Ret |
ITA 25 |
KEN | EST 2 |
FIN DSQ |
BEL | GRE 10 |
NZL | ESP 1 |
JPN 2 |
6th | 68 | |
| 2023 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MON | SWE 6 |
MEX | CRO | POR 5 |
ITA 2 |
KEN | EST | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 10th* | 36* |
* Season still in progress.
WRC-3 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AKK Sports Team Finland | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | POL | FIN 1 |
GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 8th | 25 |
| 2015 | Team Oreca | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret |
ITA 1 |
POL | FIN 11 |
GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 9th | 25 |
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
JRX Cup
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SET Promotion | JRX Renault Clio | SWE 3 |
BEL |
NED |
FIN |
GER |
6th | 15 |
Super1600
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SET Promotion | Renault Clio | GBR |
FRA |
AUT |
HUN |
NOR |
SWE |
BEL 6 |
NED 5 |
FIN 2 |
GER 1 |
8th | 60 |
References
- ^ "WRC2 - Drivers - World Rally Championship - wrc.com". wrc.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
External links
This page was last edited on 19 November 2023, at 23:23