RACING DRIVER

Timo Salonen

1951 - Today

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Timo Salonen (born 8 October 1951) is a Finnish former rally driver who won the 1985 World Rally Championship season for Peugeot. It was commented of him that he stood out from other drivers, because he was overweight, wore thick glasses and smoked heavily, but still remained one of the fastest and most competitive drivers in the sport. He was also known for his relaxed attitude and for his habit of steering his rally car with one hand only. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Timo Salonen has received more than 159,988 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Timo Salonen is the 165th most popular racing driver (up from 191st in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Finland (up from 126th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Timo Salonen ranks 165 out of 1,080. Before him are Didier Auriol, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jarno Trulli, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Stéphane Peterhansel, and Johnny Cecotto. After him are Giancarlo Baghetti, Slim Borgudd, Bob Anderson, Olivier Panis, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Nico Rosberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Timo Salonen ranks 164. Before him are Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Angelique Rockas, Zeudi Araya, Angela Voigt, Gregory Winter, and Bernardo Atxaga. After him are Walter de Silva, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Isa Mustafa, and Viktor Sukhorukov.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Timo Salonen ranks 124 out of 751. Before him are Mauno Pekkala (1890), Alexander Mozhaysky (1825), Antti Rinne (1962), Erik Heinrichs (1890), Sami Hyypiä (1973), and Kati Outinen (1961). After him are Anneli Jäätteenmäki (1955), Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958), Albin Stenroos (1889), Bo Carpelan (1926), Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873), and Juho Vennola (1872).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Timo Salonen ranks 12. Before him are Henri Toivonen (1956), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Markku Alén (1951), Mika Salo (1966), and Rauno Aaltonen (1938). After him are Leo Kinnunen (1943), Marcus Grönholm (1968), JJ Lehto (1966), Valtteri Bottas (1989), Timo Mäkinen (1938), and Heikki Kovalainen (1981).

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