Teemu Suninen

Teemu Suninen
Suninen at the 2023 Central European Rally
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30)
Tuusula, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years2014–Present
Co-driverFinland Mikko Markkula
TeamsOreca, M-Sport, Hyundai
Rallies79
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums3
Stage wins15
Total points304
First rally2014 Rally Finland
Last rally2023 Central European Rally
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Years active2012
Car number83
Former teamsSET Promotion
Starts5
Wins1
Podiums3
Best finish8th in 2012 (Super1600)

Teemu Suninen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈt̪e̞ːmu ˈsunine̞n]; born 1 February 1994) is a Finnish rally driver.[1] He currently competes part time for the Hyundai team in the World Rally Championship (WRC).

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 42
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 EST
5 		FIN
4 		GRE CHL
Ret 		EUR
6 		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

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

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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