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Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 26 February 1977 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2001–2006 |
Teams | Stobart Ford |
Rallies | 35 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 7 |
First rally | 2001 Rally Finland |
Last rally | 2006 Rally of Turkey |
Kosti Katajamäki (born 26 February 1977) is a rally driver[1] from Finland.
Career
[edit]He made his rallying debut in 1997 in a Ford Escort RS2000. He won the Group N class of the Finnish Rally Championship in 2001 and the Group A class in 2005. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2001 Rally Finland, driving a Volkswagen Polo. He has competed sporadically in the WRC in recent years, driving a Suzuki Ignis S1600 and a Stobart M-Sport Ford Focus WRC. He is a protégé of double World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm. In 2006, he scored his first points at the Rally Sweden while finishing sixth. His career best result came in his last event in the WRC when he finished fifth at the 2006 Rally of Turkey.
Complete WRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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2001 | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
2002 | Kosti Katajamäki | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | MON Ret |
SWE | FRA | ESP Ret |
CYP | ARG | GRE Ret |
KEN | FIN | GER 20 |
ITA Ret |
NZL | AUS | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
2003 | Kosti Katajamäki | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | MON EX |
SWE | TUR 15 |
NZL | ARG | GRE Ret |
CYP | GER | FIN Ret |
AUS | ITA Ret |
FRA | ESP Ret |
GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
2004 | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON Ret |
GRE Ret |
TUR 12 |
ARG | FIN 17 |
GER | JPN | GBR 21 |
ITA 13 |
FRA | ESP 23 |
AUS | NC | 0 | ||||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | SWE Ret |
MEX | NZL | CYP | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 12 |
SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA Ret |
CYP | TUR | GRE 21 |
ARG | FIN Ret |
GER 19 |
GBR | JPN | FRA 17 |
ESP 16 |
AUS | NC | 0 |
2006 | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | MON | SWE 6 |
MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA Ret |
GRE 26 |
GER | FIN 14 |
JPN | CYP | TUR 5 |
AUS | NZL | GBR | 14th | 7 |
JWRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | JWRC | Points |
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2002 | Kosti Katajamäki | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | MON Ret |
ESP Ret |
GRE Ret |
GER 6 |
ITA Ret |
GBR Ret |
17th | 1 | ||
2003 | Kosti Katajamäki | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | MON EX |
TUR 1 |
GRE Ret |
FIN Ret |
ITA Ret |
ESP Ret |
GBR Ret |
10th | 10 | |
2004 | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON Ret |
GRE Ret |
TUR 2 |
FIN 2 |
GBR 3 |
ITA 4 |
ESP 5 |
4th | 31 | |
2005 | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 2 |
MEX | ITA Ret |
GRE 4 |
FIN Ret |
GER 5 |
FRA 3 |
ESP 2 |
5th | 31 |
References
[edit]- ^ Norris, Ian (December 2006). Automobile Year 2006/7. Automobile Year. p. 229. ISBN 978-2-916206-04-2. Retrieved 20 April 2011.