Jonne Halttunen
Jonne Halttunen (born 13 December 1985) is a Finnish rally co-driver. Currently, he is the co-driver of Kalle Rovanperä, driving the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Previously, they represented Škoda Motorsport to participate in the World Rally Championship-2 Pro category.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Finland |
Born | 13 December 1985 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2011–2014, 2017–present |
Driver | Kalle Rovanperä |
Teams | Škoda, Toyota |
Rallies | 57 |
Championships | 1 (2022) |
Rally wins | 8 |
Podiums | 13 |
Stage wins | 99 |
First rally | 2011 Rally Finland |
First win | 2021 Rally Estonia |
Last win | 2022 Rally New Zealand |
Last rally | 2022 Rally Japan |
Rally career
Halttunen made his debut at 2011 Rally Finland.[1] In 2017, he started to cooperate with the young Finn Kalle Rovanperä in the WRC-2 class.[2] They won the class victory as well as scored their first career points just in their second rally in Australia.[3] They won their second and third category victory at 2018 Wales Rally GB and 2018 Rally Catalunya respectively.[4][5]
In 2019, they were promoted to the newly-created World Rally Championship-2 Pro category.[6] Having won in Chile and Portugal, the crew led the championship by three points.[7][8]
Rally victories
WRC victories
# | Event | Season | Driver | Car |
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1 | 2021 Rally Estonia | 2021 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota Yaris WRC |
2 | 2021 Acropolis Rally | 2021 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota Yaris WRC |
3 | 2022 Rally Sweden | 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
4 | 2022 Croatia Rally | 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
5 | 2022 Rally de Portugal | 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
6 | 2022 Safari Rally | 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
7 | 2022 Rally Estonia | 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
8 | 2022 Rally New Zealand | 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
WRC-2 victories
# | Event | Season | Driver | Car |
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1 | 2017 Rally Australia | 2017 | Kalle Rovanperä | Ford Fiesta R5 |
2 | 2018 Wales Rally GB | 2018 | Kalle Rovanperä | Škoda Fabia R5 |
3 | 2018 Rally Catalunya | 2018 | Kalle Rovanperä | Škoda Fabia R5 |
WRC-2 Pro victories
Career results
WRC results
* Season still in progress.
References
- "Jonne Halttunen". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "2017 Wales Rally GB Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- "Sunday in Australia: Neuville Secures Fourth Win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "WRC 2 in Britain: Rovanperä takes comfortablw win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "WRC 2 in Spain: Rovanperä nets masterful win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Evans, David (28 November 2018). "Skoda Motorsport scales back for 2019 WRC2 season, Tidemand exits". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Sunday in Chile: Rovanperä seals Pro win". wrc.com. WRC. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead". wrc.com. WRC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "Halttunen: WRC title means the world". wrc.com. WRC. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
External links
- Jonne Halttunen's e-wrc profile