Tommi Mäkinen
A retired Mäkinen signing autographs during a visit to Rally Finland in 2004.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 Finnish |
| Born |
26 June 1964 Puuppola, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1987–2003 |
| Co-driver |
Kaj Lindström Risto Mannisenmäki Seppo Harjanne
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| Teams | Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru World Rally Team |
| Rallies | 139 |
| Championships | 4 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
| Rally wins | 24 |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Stage wins | 362 |
| Total points | 544 |
| First rally | 1987 1000 Lakes Rally |
| First win | 1994 1000 Lakes Rally |
| Last win | 2002 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last rally | 2003 Rally Great Britain |
Tommi Antero Mäkinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtommi ˈmækinen]; born 26 June 1964) is the Finnish racing executive and former driver. He is the head of the Toyota GAZOO Racing team, which competes in the World Rally Championship (WRC).
Mäkinen is one of the most successful WRC drivers of all time, ranking second in championships (4), tied with Juha Kankkunen and Sébastien Ogier and behind Sébastien Loeb (9), and fifth in wins (24).
He is a four-time World Rally Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. He also aided Mitsubishi to the 1998 world constructors' title as well as winning the 2000 Race of Champions. Mäkinen's navigators include compatriots Seppo Harjanne and Risto Mannisenmäki, the former retiring from alongside Mäkinen having previously served 1985 champion, and fellow "Flying Finn", Peugeot's Timo Salonen.
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