Simo Lampinen

Simo Lampinen
Lampinen (left) at the 1964 1000 Lakes Rally with co-driver Jyrki Ahava
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1943-06-22) 22 June 1943 (age 81)
Porvoo, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years19731979
Co-driverItaly Piero Sodano
United Kingdom John Davenport
Sweden Sölve Andreasson
Finland Juhani Markkanen
Italy Silvio Maiga
Sweden Arne Hertz
Finland Atso Aho
United Kingdom Mike Wood
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
United Kingdom Mike Broad
United Kingdom Fred Gallagher
TeamsLancia, Saab, Peugeot, Fiat, British Leyland
Rallies35
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums5
Stage wins41
Total points0
First rally1973 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally1979 RAC Rally
Lampinen drives a Saab Sport at the 1965 1000 Lakes
Lampinen's Triumph TR7 of the 1978 RAC Rally driven at the Race Retro 2008.

Simo Lampinen (born 22 June 1943) is a Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the "Flying Finns" who came to dominate the sport.