Rory Penttinen
Rory Penttinen (born 30 October 1979) is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for the French team Graff Racing together with Mattias Kaiser in car #26
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| Born | 30 October 1979 Nykarleby, Finland |
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In the 2020 seasons first race at Paul Ricard in July Penttinen and Kaiser finished 3rd.
Penttinen's international career started in 2007 when he won the world championship in the Legends series finals in California USA. Since that he has raced different car types in several different series. Among other highlights in his career is the victory at the Nurburgring 24H race 2014 with Hyundai Germany and the Dubai 24H victory in 2017 in a Lamborghini Huracan with GDL-racing.
Rory Penttinen is known for being a fast and reliable endurance driver, he has the ability to learn new cars and tracks in a short time and performs best when he is put under pressure. When Penttinen in June 2017 applied for a FIA bronze license and made a debut in the Blancpain GT SERIES in a Ferrari 488 GT3 with Rinaldi racing, he finished third in class in the race.
2017 to 2019 Penttinen mainly raced GT3 cars (Ferrari 488 GT) with Rinaldi Racing and Kessel Racing but also did some other endurance races such as 25H VW FunCup in a Beetle and N24 with JJ Motorsport.
References
External links
- "Rory Penttinen Motorsport ยป Rory Penttinen Motorsport". Rorypenttinen.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- "Payment | Driver Database". Driverdb.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.