Miikka Anttila
Miikka Anttila (born 10 September 1972) is a Finnish rally co-driver, currently teaming with Jari-Matti Latvala at Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Anttila has previously served alongside such drivers as Mikko Hirvonen, Janne Tuohino and Kosti Katajamäki.[1]
![]() Miikka Anttila at the 2013 Rallye Deutschland | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Janakkala, Finland | 10 September 1972
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1999–present |
Teams | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Volkswagen Motorsport Ford World Rally Team |
Rallies | 220 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 18 |
Podiums | 67 |
Stage wins | 539 |
First rally | 1999 Rally Finland |
First win | 2008 Rally Sweden |
Last win | 2018 Rally Australia |
Last rally | 2020 Rally Sweden |
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. So committed is Anttila to co-driving that he missed the birth of his second child in order to contest 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
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ford Fiesta S1600 | GRE Ret |
TUR Ret |
ARG | |||||||||||||||||
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | FIN Ret |
GBR 23 |
ITA Ret |
ESP 29 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | ESP 16 |
FRA Ret |
ARG | ITA | GER 34 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | GBR 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | CYP 12 |
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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 |
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Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | ESP 6 |
FRA 4 |
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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 |
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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 | GER | ITA | JPN | NC* | 0* | ||||||||
* Season still in progress.
References
- eWRC-results.com. "Miikka Anttila - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- "World Rally Championship Co-Driver - Co-Driver Profile - wrc.com". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Jari-Matti Latvala seals 2017 Toyota World Rally Championship seat". 6 Dec 2016.
- "Record-breaker Anttila". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Accolades for Anttila". World Rally Championship. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- Deans, Matt. "Guide to Kennards Hire Rally Australia - Coffs Coast". Coffs Coast Advocate. Retrieved 2020-02-20.