Janne Tuohino

Janne Tuohino
Tuohino (on the left) at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1975-05-22) 22 May 1975 (age 49)
Kiiminki, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years1996–2006, 2009–2010, 2016, 2018–2019, 2021
Co-driverFinland Risto Pietiläinen
Finland Harri Kiesi
Finland Ilkka Riipinen
Finland Miikka Anttila
Finland Petri Vihavainen
Finland Jukka Aho
Finland Mikko Markkula
Finland Markku Tuohino
Finland Marko Sallinen
Finland Reeta Hämäläinen
TeamsFord, Škoda
Rallies50
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins3
Total points21
First rally1996 Rally Finland
Last rally2021 Arctic Rally
Tuohino driving a Ford Fiesta S2000 at the 2010 Rally Finland.

Janne Tuohino (born 22 May 1975) is a Finnish rally driver.[1]

Career

He began his rally career in 1993 when he entered a rally sprint in a Toyota Starlet. Although his first true rally was in January 1994, in which he drove a Ford Escort RS 2000. By the end of 1994 he was driving in Lancia Delta in which he competed most of his Finnish rallies. His father helped pay for the Lancia.

After receiving an international rally licence he imported an Opel Kadett from Sweden. With his newly acquired licence he entered the Finnish Rally Championship. Near the end of the championship he replaced the Kadett with an Opel Astra.

In 1997 he turned to car manufacturer Mitsubishi and purchased a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Mk. III. With the aid of Mitsubishi he became the Finnish Group N Champion, in 1999.

Tuohino then moved on to drive in a private Ford Escort WRC and in the end came 8th in the Rally Finland of 1999. In 2000 he had switched to Toyota and was rallying in a Corolla WRC.

In 2001 he became the Finnish Rally Champion and drove a Citroën Saxo in the Junior World Rally Championship. The final results put him 3rd in the Junior World Rally Championship since he was not always good on tarmac tracks. The next year, he placed 2nd in the Finnish Championship in a Ford Focus RS WRC 02 and took his first official World Rally Championship points.

WRC career

In 2004 he continued to drive a Ford Focus RS WRC 03 car and, again, had a good year, scoring multiple points during the season. For 2005, he joined Škoda, and shared a drive with fellow Finn Jani Paasonen alongside team leader Armin Schwarz. However, the team folded at the end of the year, which left Tuohino without a drive for the next season.[1]

Post-WRC

After 2006, Tuohino has taken part in a few WRC races and has returned to race on the Finnish Rally Championship.[1]

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1996 Janne Tuohino Opel Astra GSi 16v SWE KEN IDN GRC ARG FIN
Ret 		AUS ITA ESP NC 0
1997 Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret 		IDN ITA AUS GBR NC 0
1998 Sawfish Racing Volkswagen Golf Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret 		ITA AUS GBR NC 0
1999 LPM Human Heat Ford Escort WRC MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
8 		CHN ITA GBR
Ret 		NC 0
Janne Tuohino Volkswagen Polo 16v AUS
Ret
2000 Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC MON SWE
15 		KEN POR
Ret 		ESP ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret 		CYP FRA ITA AUS NC 0
LMP Group Ltd. GBR
Ret
2001 Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC MON SWE
11 		POR ESP
Ret 		ARG CYP GRC KEN FIN
11 		NZL ITA FRA AUS NC 0
LMP Group Ltd. GBR
Ret
2002 Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 MON
Ret 		ESP
24 		GRC
19 		KEN GER
Ret 		ITA
24 		NZL AUS GBR
25 		NC 0
Ford Focus RS WRC 01 SWE
7 		FRA CYP
12 		ARG
LPM Racing FIN
11
2003 Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC 02 MON SWE
17 		TUR NZL ARG GRC CYP GER FIN
7 		AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR 20th 2
2004 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC 03 MON SWE
4 		MEX NZL 9th 16
Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC 02 CYP
6 		GRC
7 		TUR
7 		ARG GBR
Ret 		ITA FRA ESP AUS
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC 04 FIN
5 		GER JPN
2005 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC MON SWE
Ret 		MEX NZL
Ret 		ITA
13 		CYP
9 		TUR
13 		GRC
Ret 		ARG FIN
10 		GER GBR JPN FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2006 Janne Tuohino Citroën Xsara WRC MON SWE
10 		MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRC GER FIN
6 		JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR 24th 3
2009 Janne Tuohino Peugeot 207 S2000 IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN
EX 		AUS ESP GBR NC 0
2010 JanPro Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
12 		MEX JOR
Ret 		TUR NZL
Ret 		POR
28 		BUL FIN
17 		GER JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2016 Toksport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN
25 		GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0
2018 Toksport World Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
16 		MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 Janne Tuohino Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE
10 		MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		30th 1
2021 JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC MON ARC
Ret 		CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0

* Season still in progress.

JWRC Results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 JWRC Points
2002 Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 MON
Ret 		ESP
5 		GRE
1 		GER
Ret 		ITA
10 		GBR
4 		3rd 15

SWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SWRC Points
2010 JanPro Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
2 		MEX JOR
Ret 		NZL
Ret 		POR
8 		FIN
6 		GER JPN FRA GBR EX 0

WRC-2 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WRC-2 Points
2016 Toksport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN
11 		GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0
2018 Toksport World Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
5 		MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS 32nd 10

References

  1. ^ a b c "Team Tuohino". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011. Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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