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Jarkko Nikara
Jarkko Nikara (born 28 April 1986) is a Finnish rally driver. He lives in Saarijärvi, Finland. Career Nikara started racing at the age of 16 in national autocross competitions. The next year, he participated in Finnish rallysprint races, winning the junior championship. In 2006, he was the Finnish Junior rally champion. The next year, he was second in the national group N championship. In 2009, he participated in six WRC rounds, including his home race, as part of the Pirelli Star Driver competition. In 2010, Nikara is racing in the British Rally Championship, driving a Renault Twingo The Renault Twingo is a four-seater passenger city car manufactured and marketed by the French auto-maker Renault, introduced in 1992 and currently in its third generation. The first generation Twingo (two door, front engine) debuted at the Pa ... Sport R2. Complete WRC results * Season still in progress. JWRC results PWRC results References External links Official homepage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarkko Nikara - Rally Finland 2009
Jarkko is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Jarkko Ahola (born 1977), Finnish performing artist, composer and singer *Jarkko Ala-Huikku (born 1980), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler * Jarkko Hattunen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Hentula (born 1970), Finnish film and television producer *Jarkko Huovila (born 1975), Finnish orienteering competitor *Jarkko Hurme (born 1986), Finnish footballer *Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Immonen (ice hockey, born 1984) (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Kari, Finnish mathematician and computer scientist * Jarkko Kauppinen (born 1982), Finnish biathlete * Jarkko Kauvosaari (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *Jarkko Kinnunen (born 1984), Finnish race walker *Jarkko Komula (born 1976), Finnish darts player *Jarkko Lahdenmäki (born 1991), Finnish footballer * Jarkko Lahti (born 1978), Finnish actor *Jarkko Laine (1947–2006), Finnish poet and writer *Jarkko Laukia, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Portugal
The 2007 Vodafone Rally de Portugal was the 41st Rally de Portugal and the fifth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season. It took place between March 30–April 1, 2007 and consisted of 18 special stages. 61 drivers finished the rally and the winner was Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, followed by Subaru's Petter Solberg and Citroën's Dani Sordo. All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties, because the glass used in the cars' rear side windows was 0.5 mm too thin. This dropped Marcus Grönholm from second to fourth, Mikko Hirvonen from third to fifth, Jari-Matti Latvala from sixth to eighth and Henning Solberg from ninth to 11th. Results Retirements * Luís Pérez Companc - retired before SS1; * Juan Pablo Raies - retired before SS1; * Guy Wilks - rolled (SS3); * Martin Prokop - mechanical (SS5); * Mads Østberg - retired after first leg (SS7/8); * Toni Gardemeister - excluded for driving on three wheels. * Michał Kościusz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Fiesta ST
The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car marketed by Ford since 1976 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and has been positioned below the Escort (later the Focus). Ford has sold over 22 million Fiestas since 1976, making it one of the best-selling Ford marques behind the Escort and the F-Series. It has been manufactured in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Taiwan, China, India, Thailand, and South Africa. The Fiesta is planned to be discontinued in June 2023, after 20 million have been made; it had been largely displaced by newer models. The hybrid Ford Puma became the more affordable option with the approach of bans on internal-combustion-engined cars. Development The Fiesta was originally designed by the project "Bobcat" team headed by Trevor Erskine (not to be confused with the badge-engineered Mercury variant of the Ford Pinto) and approved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 World Rally Championship Season
The 2008 World Rally Championship was the 36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 15 rallies and began on 24 January, with the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally. Frenchman Sébastien Loeb successfully retained the Drivers' World Championship, his and co-driver Daniel Elena's record-breaking fifth consecutive title, all of them attained driving Citroëns. In addition, Citroën secured their fourth Manufacturers' title, and their first since 2005, from 2006 and 2007 victors, Ford. Rule changes The running order for the first day is governed by championship position, with the championship leader running first on the road. For every other day of a rally, the order is decided by the previous end of day classification (with the leader on classification running first). The term 'leg' has been replaced by 'day' in order to sound more understandable. Extra 10-minute service prior to the finish podium has been added, intended to allow the service park to remain an att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally GB
The 2007 Wales Rally GB (formally known as 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain) was the 16th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 30 November and 2 December 2007. Report Sébastien Loeb became world champion for the fourth time in a row. He had thus equaled Tommi Mäkinen's record. Third place at the season finale in Wales was enough for the Citroën driver. Loeb started the last world championship race of the season six points ahead of his rival Marcus Grönholm. Grönholm was able to make up two points with second place, and in the end Loeb had a four-point lead in the drivers' standings. Rally won Grönholm teammate Mikko Hirvonen. He took the lead with four special stage best times on Friday. Hirvonen was 15.2 seconds clear of second-placed Gronholm to secure his fourth WRC win of his career. Subaru driver Petter Solberg came fourth behind the leading trio. He was able to conclude such a season with moderate success in a reason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Ireland
The 2007 Rally Ireland, the first Rally Ireland and fifteenth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship, was a motor rally run from 15 to 18 November. It took place over eight counties on both sides of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Event started in Stormont, Belfast and finished in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. Report The rally began with the first special stage in front of Stormont Castle in Belfast, which Marcus Grönholm won on Thursday evening. The next day, in the fourth special stage, Grönholm hit a wall hard, and he and co-driver Timo Rautiainen were taken to hospital as a precaution. Both remained unhurt, but withdrew from the rally. Citroën driver Sébastien Loeb took a step towards his fourth Drivers' World Championship title, taking the lead again in the drivers' standings. His advantage over his rival Grönholm, who retired on Friday after a serious accident, had been six points before the last round of the world championship. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Japan
The 2007 Rally Japan was the 14th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. It took place between 26 and 28 October 2007. Report Ford Mikko Hirvonen took the lead on Friday afternoon after overtaking Jari-Matti Latvala. Hirvonen then led the rally to the end. After team-mate Marcus Grönholm had already retired on Friday morning, the task was to keep Sébastien Loeb behind and thereby take points from him in the Drivers' World Championship. Hirvonen did that with success, he put the three-time world champion under pressure and fought an exciting battle for the top with him. The situation changed on Saturday afternoon. Loeb was also eliminated after his co-driver Daniel Elena misread a pace note. Third-placed Latvala, who had led the rally at the start, also had to retire after an accident. Both later started again under the Rallye 2 regulations. So Hirvonen had a new pursuer Daniel Sordo. However, Hirvonen's lead was already large enough for him to control the rally. In the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Tour De Corse
Results of Tour de Corse (''51ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France''), 13th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on October 12–14. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 35th win in the World Rally Championship. The rally was the first for the Suzuki World Rally Team's to make its debut in the SX4 WRC car. Results Retirements * Aigar Pärs - went off the road (OS6); * Gilles Schammel - mechanical (OS6); * Urmo Aava - went off the road (OS8); * François Duval - mechanical (OS12); * Andreas Mikkelsen - excluded (OS12); * Matthew Wilson - mechanical (OS15); Special Stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Catalunya
Results of Rally Catalunya (''43º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada''), 12th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on October 5–7. Results Retirements * Andreas Cortinovis - went off the road (SS1); * Raphael Auquier - went off the road (SS1); * Luís Pérez Companc - went off the road (SS2); * Manfred Stohl - went off the road (SS3); * Jan Kopecký - went off the road (SS3); * Patrik Sandell - went off the road (SS6/7); * Kalle Pinomaki - went off the road (SS8); * Stefano Benoni - mechanical (SS8); * Gareth Jones - mechanical (SS8); * Yeray Lemes - retired (SS14); * Michał Kościuszko - went off the road (SS15); Special Stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship External links Resultson the official siteWRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.coma {{Rally Catalunya Catalunya Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally New Zealand
The 2007 Rally New Zealand (''37th Propecia Rally New Zealand''), 11th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on 31 August to 2 September. After a tight battle for three days, Marcus Grönholm beat Sébastien Loeb for the win by 0.3 seconds, making it the second-closest finish in WRC history (after 2011 Jordan Rally's 0.2s). This was the closest finish in the history of the World Rally Championship. The previous record was held by the 1998 Rally de Portugal, in which Colin McRae took the win 2.1 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz. __TOC__ Results Special Stages All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship References External links Resultson the official siteWRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.coma {{Rally New Zealand New Zealand 2007 Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Deutschland
Results of Rallye Deutschland (''26. ADAC Rallye Deutschland''), 10th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on August 17–19: Report Sébastien Loeb had won the Rallye Deutschland for the sixth time in a row, something no other driver had managed to do before. In the Drivers' World Championship, the defending champion gained five points over the leading Marcus Grönholm, who lost two places on Sunday due to a driving error, when a cow along the route disturbed Grönholm's concentration, damaging the rear of the car very badly and ended up fourth after her teammate Mikko Hirvonen. François Duval drove a flawless rally and secured second place overall. The privateer was able to win all five special stages on Sunday and worked his way up to second place in the final kilometers of the "Moselwein 2" stage (SS19). In the end, he was only 20.3 seconds short of Loeb. Surprising information was the end of career by Jakke Honkanen, the Gardemeister pilot, who unexpectedly announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Finland
The ''57th Neste Oil Rally Finland'' was the 9th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. It was run on 2–5 August 2007 and based in Jyväskylä, Finland. Results Retirements * Kristian Sohlberg - rolled (SS2); * Jari-Matti Latvala - went off the road - damaged rollcage (SS7); * Manfred Stohl - rolled (SS13) * Gareth Jones - went off the road (SS13) * Juho Hänninen - mechanical (SS14) * Daniel Sordo - engine failure (SS15) * Petter Solberg - steering problems (SS15/16) * Jan Kopecký - went off the road (SS21) Special Stages Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship External links Resultson official site WRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.comResultsoRallyBase.nl {{2007 World Rally Championship season Finland 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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