Teemu Suninen

Teemu Suninen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈt̪e̞ːmu ˈsunine̞n]; born February 1, 1994) is a Finnish rally driver.[1] Suninen was driving for Malcolm Wilson's M-Sport WRT in WRC between 2017 and 2021. His manager is Timo Jouhki.

Teemu Suninen
Teemu Suninen in the 2018 Rally de Portugal
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994
Tuusula, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years2014–Present
Co-driverFinland Mikko Markkula
TeamsOreca, M-Sport, Hyundai
Rallies77
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums3
Stage wins14
Total points296
First rally2014 Rally Finland
Last rally2023 Rally Finland
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Years active2012
Car number83
Former teamsSET Promotion
Starts5
Wins1
Podiums3
Best finish8th in 2012 (Super1600)

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
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 AKK Sports Team Finland Citroën DS3 R3T MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN
17		 GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2015 Team Oreca Citroën DS3 R3T MON SWE MEX ARG POR
Ret		 ITA
34		 FIN
54		 NC 0
TGS Worldwide Škoda Fabia S2000 POL
19		 GBR
11
Team Oreca Ford Fiesta R5 GER
19		 AUS FRA
18		 ESP
37
2016 Team Oreca Škoda Fabia R5 MON
12		 SWE
10		 ARG POR
46		 ITA
8		 POL
11		 FIN
10		 GER
56		 CHN
C		 FRA
15		 ESP
28		 GBR
14		 AUS 18th 8
TGS Worldwide MEX
9
2017 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE
10		 MEX FRA
8		 ARG POR
12		 ITA GER
16		 ESP
8		 GBR
31		 AUS 14th 29
Ford Fiesta WRC POL
6		 FIN
4
2018 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 MON
18		 11th 54
Ford Fiesta WRC SWE
8		 MEX
12		 FRA ARG
9		 POR
3		 ITA
10		 FIN
6		 GER
5		 TUR
4		 GBR
Ret		 ESP
11		 AUS
Ret
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
11		 SWE
23		 MEX
Ret		 FRA
5		 ARG
7		 CHL
5		 POR
4		 ITA
2		 FIN
8		 GER
29		 TUR
4		 GBR
Ret		 ESP
7		 AUS
C		 9th 89
2020 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
8		 SWE
8		 MEX
3		 EST
6		 TUR
Ret		 ITA
5		 MNZ
Ret		 7th 44
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
Ret		 ARC
8		 ITA
31		 EST
6		 11th 29
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II CRO
10		 POR
8		 KEN
WD		 BEL
Ret		 GRE
WD
Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 FIN
8
Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 ESP
11
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MNZ
6
2022 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR
Ret		 ITA
38		 KEN EST
9		 FIN
DSQ		 BEL GRE
17		 NZL ESP
11		 JPN
8		 20th 9
2023 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON SWE
15		 MEX CRO POR
10		 ITA
6		 KEN 9th* 34*
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 EST
5		 FIN
4		 GRE CHL
Ret		 EUR JPN

* 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
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
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

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
  1. "WRC2 - Drivers - World Rally Championship - wrc.com". wrc.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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