The finnish former rally driver tommi makinen is undoubtedly among the best rally drivers ever. The quintessential rally driver, makinen was largely responsible for the evocative and much used title flying finns, describing an elite category of drivers from a small nation who seem to have dominated rallying since the 1960s and timo must be credited with much of that early success. He was one of the new breed of scandinavians with new impressive driving styles and results with it. Among his achievements was a hattrick of wins in the rac rally driving the ford escort, but he is perhaps best remembered as one of the of the three musketeers of the british motor corporations works rally team in the 1960s alongside fellow finn rauno aaltonen and ulsterman paddy hopkirk. Timo makinen was the finnish rally driver and one of the original flying finns. If makinen is to thank for mitsubishis rally history, the late, great colin mcrae is the man behind subarus rally acclaim. Finnish rally driver timo makinen left and his co driver paul easter hold up their trophy after winning the monte carlo rally. Rally has always been the bad boy of the racing world. May 05, 2017 timo makinen is renowned his success in the 1960s, when rallying was far from what the wrc is today. In order to participate in rally car racing, one needs to hold a valid driver s license and have lots of practice driving on gravel roads and difficult terrains. Timo makinen 1938 2017 international rally drivers club. He finished 6th outright and 3rd in class in 1965 codriving with n. The stocky midlanderif anyone looks less like a rally driver and more like a happy country squire then it is brookesfirst made his name driving a group 1 escort mexico and rs2000 in road and stage events, and for his trouble was loaned a worksprepared escort rs1800 for this season. Don barrow photographical autobiography 1964 1968 special.
He drove the don moore mini in other meetings that i attended also, a gifted driver. Liddon won again in 1967 as codriver to rauno aaltonen. He finished fifth in the 1963 rac rally, driving the handful that was the healey 3000. The halda twinmaster shown in the austinhealey rally car above was the topoftheline rally odometer at that time. Top 10 greatest rally drivers of all time motorious. Bbatlm59964 it was the escort that really put ford on the rallying map, proving capable of winning world championship events from 1968, when the twin cam model was the works frontline rally car, right through to 1981. One of the original flying finns has sadly passed away. As well as the great man himself, and an outstandingly original looking mini crx91b on steel wheels, there were lots of photographs on display. The drivers and their mini cooper are guests of honour at the racing car show held at olympia, london. Rally hero timo makinen, one of the first flying fins, has. The drivers and their mini cooper are guests of honour at the racing car show. Jun 01, 2017 timo makinen, who has died aged 79, was the first of the flying finns to dominate motor rallying, his exploits in the healey 3000, bmc minicooper and ford escort rs1600, attracting legions. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines. Not shown in the team photo above is austinhealey driver timo makinen who later joined the team and was one of the first professional finnish drivers to rise to international prominence in rallying.
Rohrl also won the monte carlo rally four times for as many marques, and claimed 14 world rally championship wins overall. Timo makinen, legendary finnish rally driver has died, aged 79. Unforgiving stages characterize the sport, and it requires patience, skill, and balls so big they could be ballasts. Sep 09, 2014 liddon won again in 1967 as co driver to rauno aaltonen. Incar footage from volvo 240 turbo group a, as a 00car. He is renowned for numerous wins in a mini, along with. Timo makinen, the famous finnish driver known for his spectacular skills as a rally driver in the 1960s and 1970s, died yesterday of natural causes at the age of 79. Timo came from a different time, the preworld championship era. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines, trivia. Home people drivers k to o makinen, timo wrc starts. Born in helsinki on 18 march 1938 makinen gained an early grounding in motor vehicles because his father owned a large transport company. Finnish driver timo makinen was one of rallyings superheroes of the sixties.
Mar 07, 2014 as a navigatorco driver, i am always interested on seeing the rally tools that the navigatorsco driver used. He was one of the original flying finns of motor rallying. He is the team principal of the toyota gazoo racing team, which competes in the world rally championship wrc makinen is one of the most successful wrc drivers of all time, ranking fifth in wins 24 and third in championships 4, tied with juha kankkunen. He was most famous for his hattricks of wins in the rac rally and the lakes rally, both were won in 1973. His compatriots, rauno aaltonen, simo lampinen, hannu mikkola and markku alen, learned from makinen. When you look at the names of the drivers and what they achieved, it really shows that finland was the best country for producing rally drivers during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Timo makinen was one of the finest rally drivers to emerge from scandinavia during the 1960s. Moreorless complete results for the mgb, mgb gt, mg c, and a few prototypes notably the lightweight mgc gtss with special alloy body panels in the world championship series from 1962 to 1978, as well as other classic races and rallyes of the era.
Stage rallies are the professional form of the sport. Rally hero timo makinen, one of the first flying fins, has died. He was most active during the 1960s, scoring the famous victory at 1965 rallye montecarlo with mini cooper s and winning the finnish championship in 1966 with the same car his other great achievements are four wins at lakes rally rally finland and three wins at rac rally. Makinen won the group n finnish rally championship driving a lancia delta hf 4wd in 1988. The top five fastest finnish rally drivers of all time red bull. Timo makinen, who has died aged 79, was the first of the flying finns to dominate motor rallying, his exploits in the healey 3000, bmc minicooper and ford escort rs1600, attracting legions. Timo makinen 18 march 1938 4 may 2017 was a finnish racecar driver. Finnish rally driver timo makinen and his codriver paul easter hold up their trophy after winning the monte carlo rally. Tommi antero makinen is a finnish racing executive and former driver. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Finnish rally driver timo makinen and his codriver paul.
Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon around the track duration. The exroger clark, timo makinen, hannu mikkola, andrew cowan, dieter glemser 1971 ford escort mk1 rs1600 works rally carregistration no. Nov 23, 2017 arguably the most fearless driver ever to sit in a rally car, this former ski instructor was crowned world champion in 1980, driving for fiat, and again in 1982 for opel. He hit it off with the new bmc driver, paddy hopkirk, and. He has four world rally championship titles to prove it. Timo makinen simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Timo makinen, one of the original flying finns of world rallying, has died.
He was the second driver in history who achieved that after juha kankkunen had won four titles between 1986 and 1993 with three different manufacturers. Timo makinen is renowned his success in the 1960s, when rallying was far from what the wrc is today. Its no wonder, then, that most racing fans consider rally racers to be the best drivers behind the wheel. Mar 14, 2015 this pin was discovered by kyle morley. Mar 02, 2019 timo makinen flying finn rally driver. He is the team principal of the toyota gazoo racing team, which competes in the world rally championship wrc. But no great driver sets landmark times without a great car. May 04, 2017 timo makinen 1965 rally finland cropped. Don barrow photographical autobiography 1964 1968 special stage 2. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Tg reflects on timo makinens legendary rally career 3 years ago.
Irish rally driver paddy hopkirk while finishing 7th outright and 3rd in class in 1967 with australian driver john french. Timo makinen, a finnish racing driver known for his success in rallying, has passed away. Road rally is the original form that is held on highways under normal trafficthese are primarily amateur events. Very sad to hear that timo makinen, one of the original flying finns has died. And two weeks later my wife gave birth to our twins, richard donald barrow and vivienne jane barrow. The top five fastest finnish rally drivers of all time.
The flying finns timo makinen and hannu mikkola demonstrate the rally driving techniques used by top rally drivers. Timo makinen, who has died aged 79, was rally drivings first flying finn, one of the best and most buccaneering drivers of the 1960s and 1970s. His first event was the lakes rally, which is also his home event, and he and his brother. The finn was forced to fare with substitute co drivers for the remaining events in australia with timo hantunen and great. Jul 10, 20 incar footage from volvo 240 turbo group a, as a 00car. To enable rallysport magazine to continue to provide exclusive content for our readers, some of our content will be restricted to our subscribers. The history books will reflect on the hattricks the helsinkiborn driver scored on his native lakes.
Timo makinen the brilliant finn timo makinen was one of the finest rally drivers to emerge from scandinavia during the 1960s. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. The greatest rally drivers and their cars gear patrol. Timo makinen, one of the original flying finns, has died at the age of 79. In 1968, alongside aaltonen and paul easter, he earned 4th place in the first londonsydney marathon. Among his teammates, liddon counted some impressive and familiar names. Online archive of fia world rally championship from 1973 to present day. With rallying in the ascendancy in the 1960s, the british motor corporations competition manager stuart turner hit on an idea that. He was most active during the 1960s, scoring the famous victory at 1965 rallye montecarlo with mini cooper s and winning the finnish championship in 1966 with the same car. Aaltonen, hopkirk, shekhar mehta, hanny mikkola, ari vatanen, simo lampinen, and many others including timo makinen. Best rally car drivers of all time life of adventure. Timo makinen, who has died aged 79, was rally drivings first flying finn, one of the best and most buccaneering drivers of the 1960s and. The history books will reflect on the hattricks the helsinkiborn driver scored on his native lakes rally and on.
May 08, 2017 timo makinen, who has died aged 79, was rally drivings first flying finn, one of the best and most buccaneering drivers of the 1960s and 1970s. In the early 1960s rally navigators still were using mechanical odometers. Timo makinen one of the original flying finns driven. Irish rally driver paddy hopkirk while finishing 7th outright and 3rd in class in. Timo makinen was one of the original flying finns of motor rallying.
Though he won only one driver s title, he does hold the record for the youngest to do so, at the age of 27. Timo makinen, finnish rally star obituary the telegraph. I was lucky enough to be able to attend the opening ceremony of the flying finn 2007 timo makinen exhibition today in jyvaskyla. In order to participate in rally car racing, one needs to hold a valid drivers license and have lots of practice. Timo makinen was a longstanding favourite in the bmc works rally team. May 05, 2017 timo makinen, the famous finnish driver known for his spectacular skills as a rally driver in the 1960s and 1970s, died yesterday of natural causes at the age of 79.
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