Marko Salminen
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | October 10, 1978 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2008, 2011–present |
Teams | M-Sport Ford WRT |
Rallies | 42 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 3 |
First rally | 2008 Rally Sweden |
Marko Salminen (born 10 October 1978) is a Finnish rally co-driver. He is currently competing in the Junior World Rally Championship as the co-driver of Sami Pajari and in the Finnish Rally Championship alongside Teemu Asunmaa.
Rally career
[edit]Marko Salminen began his rally career in the 2008 Rally Sweden, co-driving for Jussi Tiippana in a Subaru Impreza STi N12.[1]
Starting from 2019 season, Salminen partnered with Teemu Suninen in M-Sport Ford WRT. Before the season began, the Finnish crew made their debut cooperation in the 2018 Monza Rally Show, where they finished as the runner-up, just behind the MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi.[2]
In Corsica, Salminen scored his first WRC points, finishing fifth overall.[3] Only days before the start of Rally Sardinia 2019, Salminen was replaced as co-driver for Suninen in favour of the more experienced Jarmo Lehtinen.
He was a pilot of Sami Pajari in 2020 Junior WRC.
Rally results
[edit]WRC results
[edit]* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Marko Salminen". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Rossi's Seventh Monza Success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Sunday in Corsica: Neuville profits from Evans Despair". wrc.com. WRC. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Marko Salminen's e-wrc profile