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Matti Rantanen (rally driver)
Finnish rally driver

Matti Rantanen (rally driver)

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Finnish rally driver
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Place of birth
Lammi
Age
43 years
Matti Rantanen (rally driver)
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Biography

Matti Rantanen (born 13 February 1981) is a Finnish rally driver from Lammi.

Career

Rantanen began rallying in 2003 in his native Finland. In 2004 and 2005 he competed in the Finnish Junior Rally Championship, and the main Finnish Rally Championship in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he competed in his first World Rally Championship round on Rally Finland, winning the Group N category (for less powerful Group N cars). He repeated this feat in 2006, also winning the Group N class in the Finnish Rally Championship. He moved up to the Group N category in the Finnish championship in 2007, finishing sixth. He finished fourth in the following year, 2008. On the 2008 Rally Finland, Rantanen drove a Ford Focus WRC to seventh overall.

In 2009 Rantanen is competing in the British Rally Championship in a front-wheel-drive Renault Clio. He competed in the 2009 Rally Finland for the Munchi's Ford World Rally Team, in which he recorded his highest finish to date after finishing in fifth place overall.

Complete WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
2005Matti RantanenHonda Civic Type RMONSWEMEXNZLITACYPTURGRCARGFIN
31
GERGBRJPNFRAESPAUSNC0
2006Matti RantanenHonda Civic Type RMONSWEMEXESPFRAARGITAGRCGERFIN
21
JPNCYPTURAUSNZLGBRNC0
2007Matti RantanenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIIMONSWENORMEXPORARGITAGRCFIN
Ret
GERNZLESPFRAJPNIREGBRNC0
2008Matti RantanenFord Focus RS WRC 06MONSWEMEXARGJORITAGRCTURFIN
7
GERNZLESPFRAJPNGBR17th2
2009Munchi's Ford World Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 08IRENORCYPPORARGITAGRCPOLFIN
5
AUSESPGBR15th4
2010Matti RantanenŠkoda Fabia S2000SWEMEXJORTURNZLPORBULFIN
Ret
GERJPNFRAESPGBRNC0
2011Matti RantanenMini John Cooper Works WRCSWEMEXPORJORITAARGGREFIN
Ret
GERAUSFRAESPGBRNC0
2012Matti RantanenFord Fiesta RS WRCMONSWEMEXPORARGGRENZLFIN
7
GERGBRFRAITAESP22nd6

JWRC results

YearEntrantCar123456789Pos.Points
2006Matti RantanenHonda Civic Type RSWEESPFRAARGITAGERFIN
3
TURGBR17th6

SWRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910Pos.Points
2010Matti RantanenŠkoda Fabia S2000SWEMEXJORNZLPORFIN
Ret
GERJPNFRAGBRNC0

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