Miikka Anttila

Miikka Anttila
Miikka Anttila at the 2013 Rallye Deutschland
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1972-09-10) 10 September 1972 (age 52)
Janakkala, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years1999–2020
TeamsToyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Volkswagen Motorsport
Ford World Rally Team
Rallies220
Championships0
Rally wins18
Podiums67
Stage wins539
First rally1999 Rally Finland
First win2008 Rally Sweden
Last win2018 Rally Australia
Last rally2020 Rally Sweden

Miikka Anttila (born 10 September 1972) is a Finnish rally co-driver, mostly known teaming with Jari-Matti Latvala. Anttila has previously served alongside such drivers as Mikko Hirvonen, Janne Tuohino and Kosti Katajamäki.[1]

Career

Debuting in the World Rally Championship in 1999, Anttila began co-driving Latvala at the 2003 Rallye Deutschland and got his first win at the 2008 Swedish Rally. He missed the birth of his second child to participate in the Rally de Espana in 2011.[2]

He joined Volkswagen Motorsport after its formation as a manufacturer team in 2013.

For 2017, Anttila is racing for the works Toyota team.[3]

At the 2018 Tour de Corse, Anttila made his 197th WRC start which made him the most experienced competitor in the history of the sport. The record was previously held by Spanish driver and two times world-champion Carlos Sainz who started 196 events.[4] He became the first-ever competitor to start 200 rallies in the WRC at the 2018 Rally d'Italia.[5]

Until 2019 Anttila was paired up with Jari-Matti Latvala racing for Toyota.[6]

In 2020, he started co-driving Eerik Pietarinen.

Rally victories

WRC victories

 #  Event Season Driver Car
1 Sweden Swedish Rally 2008 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 07
2 Italy Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2009 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09
3 New Zealand Rally New Zealand 2010 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09
4 Finland Rally Finland 2010 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09
5 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB 2011 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC
6 Sweden Rally Sweden 2012 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC
7 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB 2012 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC
8 Greece Acropolis Rally 2013 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
9 Sweden Rally Sweden 2014 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
10 Argentina Rally Argentina 2014 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
11 Finland Rally Finland 2014 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
12 France Rallye de France Alsace 2014 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
13 Portugal Rally de Portugal 2015 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
14 Finland Rally Finland 2015 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
15 France Tour de Corse 2015 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
16 Mexico Rally Mexico 2016 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC
17 Sweden Rally Sweden 2017 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC
18 Australia Rally Australia 2018 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC

Rally results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
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 GBR NC 0
2001 Jani Pirttinen Volkswagen Polo IV Kit Car MON SWE POR ESP ARG CYP GRE KEN FIN
24 		NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR NC 0
2002 Mikko Hirvonen Renault Clio S1600 MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRC KEN FIN
21 		GER ITA
Ret 		NZL AUS GBR NC 0
2003 Kosti Katajamäki Volkswagen Polo S1600 MON
EX 		SWE TUR
15 		NZL ARG GRE
Ret 		CYP NC 0
Ford Motor Company Ford Focus RS WRC 02 GER
17 		FIN
14 		AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR
10
2004 Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Puma S1600 MON
Ret 		NC 0
Subaru Impreza WRX STI SWE
Ret 		MEX NZL CYP GER
27 		JPN FRA
21
Ford Fiesta S1600 GRE
Ret 		TUR
Ret 		ARG
Suzuki Ignis S1600 FIN
Ret 		GBR
23 		ITA
Ret 		ESP
29
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII AUS
Ret
2005 Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Corolla WRC MON SWE
16 		MEX FIN
Ret 		NC 0
Subaru Impreza WRX STI NZL
Ret 		ITA
16 		TUR GRE ARG
Ret 		GER
21 		FRA
16 		ESP
19 		AUS
Ford Focus RS WRC GBR
Ret 		JPN
Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI CYP
15
2006 Jari-Matti Latvala Subaru Impreza WRX STI MON
41 		SWE MEX
25 		GRE
22 		JPN
69 		TUR AUS
6 		NZL
8 		13th 9
Toyota Corolla WRC FIN
17
Stobart VK Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 ESP
16 		FRA
Ret 		ARG ITA GER
34
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 GBR
4
Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI CYP
12
2007 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 MON
Ret 		SWE
Ret 		NOR
5 		MEX
7 		POR
8 		ARG
4 		ITA
9 		GRE
12 		FIN
Ret 		GER
8 		NZL
5 		ESP
7 		FRA
4 		JPN
25 		IRE
3 		GBR
10 		8th 30
2008 BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 07 MON
12 		SWE
1 		MEX
3 		ARG
15 		JOR
7 		ITA
3 		GRE
7 		TUR
2 		FIN
38 		4th 58
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 GER
9 		NZL
Ret 		JPN
2 		GBR
2
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 07 ESP
6 		FRA
4
2009 BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE
14 		NOR
3 		CYP
12 		POR
Ret 		ARG
6 		4th 41
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 ITA
1 		GRE
3 		POL
Ret 		FIN
3 		AUS
4 		ESP
6 		GBR
7
2010 BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 09 SWE
3 		MEX
5 		JOR
2 		TUR
8 		NZL
1 		POR
Ret 		BUL
6 		FIN
1 		GER
4 		JPN
3 		FRA
4 		ESP
4 		GBR
3 		2nd 171
2011 Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE
3 		MEX
3 		POR
3 		JOR
2 		ITA
18 		ARG
7 		GRE
9 		FIN
2 		GER
14 		AUS
2 		FRA
4 		ESP
3 		GBR
1 		4th 172
2012 Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
1 		MEX
Ret 		POR
13 		ARG
 GRE
3 		NZL
7 		FIN
3 		GER
2 		GBR
1 		FRA
2 		ITA
12 		ESP
2 		3rd 154
2013 Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
4 		MEX
16 		POR
3 		ARG
3 		GRE
1 		ITA
3 		FIN
17 		GER
7 		AUS
4 		FRA
3 		ESP
2 		GBR
2 		3rd 162
2014 Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC MON
5 		SWE
1 		MEX
2 		POR
14 		ARG
1 		ITA
3 		POL
5 		FIN
1 		GER
Ret 		AUS
2 		FRA
1 		ESP
2 		GBR
8 		2nd 218
2015 Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC MON
2 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
15 		ARG
Ret 		POR
1 		ITA
6 		POL
5 		FIN
1 		GER
2 		AUS
2 		FRA
1 		ESP
2 		GBR
50 		2nd 183
2016 Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
26 		MEX
1 		ARG
16 		POR
6 		ITA
2 		POL
5 		FIN
2 		GER
48 		CHN
C 		FRA
4 		ESP
14 		GBR
7 		AUS
9 		6th 112
2017 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
2 		SWE
1 		MEX
6 		FRA
4 		ARG
5 		POR
9 		ITA
2 		POL
20 		FIN
21 		GER
7 		ESP
Ret 		GBR
5 		AUS
Ret 		4th 136
2018 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
3 		SWE
7 		MEX
8 		FRA
Ret 		ARG
Ret 		POR
24 		ITA
7 		FIN
3 		GER
Ret 		TUR
2 		GBR
2 		ESP
8 		AUS
1 		4th 128
2019 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
5 		SWE
21 		MEX
8 		FRA
10 		ARG
5 		CHL
11 		POR
7 		ITA
19 		FIN
3 		GER
3 		TUR
6 		GBR
Ret 		ESP
5 		AUS
C 		7th 94
2020 Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE
16 		MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ NC 0

References

  1. ^ eWRC-results.com. "Miikka Anttila - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ "World Rally Championship Co-Driver - Co-Driver Profile - wrc.com". World Rally Championship. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Jari-Matti Latvala seals 2017 Toyota World Rally Championship seat". 6 Dec 2016.
  4. ^ "Record-breaker Anttila". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Accolades for Anttila". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ Deans, Matt. "Guide to Kennards Hire Rally Australia - Coffs Coast". Coffs Coast Advocate. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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