Hannu Mikkola

Hannu Mikkola
Mikkola in 1966
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Full nameHannu Olavi Mikkola
Born(1942-05-24)24 May 1942
Joensuu, Finland
Died25 February 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 78)[1]
Helsinki, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973–1993
Co-driverUnited Kingdom Jim Porter
United Kingdom John Davenport
Finland Atso Aho
Finland Erkki Rautanen
France Jean Todt
Sweden Claes Billstam
Sweden Arne Hertz
West Germany Roland Gumpert
West Germany Christian Geistdörfer
Finland Seppo Harjanne
Sweden Johnny Johansson
Sweden Bruno Berglund
TeamsFord, Toyota, Audi, Mazda, Subaru
Rallies123
Championships1 (1983)
Rally wins18
Podiums44
Stage wins666[2]
Total points655
First rally1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win1974 1000 Lakes Rally
Last win1987 Safari Rally
Last rally1993 1000 Lakes Rally

Hannu Olavi Mikkola (24 May 1942 − 25 February 2021)[1] was a Finnish champion world rally driver. He was a seven-time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.

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  2. ^ According to World Rally Archive, Mikkola won 654 stages. Mikkola also won special stages in the following rallies that are not yet taken into account by www.juwra.com : 1 stage in Acropolis 1976(source: Sport Auto and Auto Hebdo), 1 stage in Sweden 1977 (source: Sport Auto), 10 stages in Acropolis 1977 (source: Sport Auto).