Hirvonen & Lehtinen win Rally Finnskog in Citroën DS3 WRC
- Perfect “warm-up” event to Rally Sweden 2012
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen overcame a variety of extreme conditions – snow, ice and temperatures of around -30°C – combined with the handicap of being first out on the road to win the 2012 Rally Finnskog. The Finnish crew finished 30.5s ahead of their nearest rival. The event proved to be the perfect “warm-up” for the DS3 WRC ahead of the second round of the World Rally...Read Full Story
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen finished second in the Cyprus Rally today as the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team claimed a clean sweep of special stage victories during the final leg. The Finns won the opening two speed tests in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car as they eventually finished just 27.2sec [...]Read Full Story
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen maintained their perfect record of podium finishes this season when they finished second in Rally de Portugal. It was the fourth consecutive podium for the Finns and their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car and keeps them in second place in the [...]Read Full Story
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen start next week’s Rally GB (10 - 13 November) knowing that victory could deliver them a maiden world title. The Finns lie second in the FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ standings in a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car, and one of the sport’s classic fixtures will decide the outcome of an absorbing season.Read Full Story
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen will draw on previous experience to boost their world championship title challenge as they head to Spain next week for the penultimate round. They are tied for the lead of the drivers’ series and with three points covering the top three pilots, the Finns can look back on the 2009 campaign to recall an equally tense battle.Read Full Story
After pushing hard every inch of the way, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo
Lehtinen held on to second position in Rally Sweden. The Citroën Total
World Rally Team crew now trail Jari-Matti Latvala by 23s ahead of the
final day of racing. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena achieved their target
for the day, clinching sixth place.
Day two was disputed on roads around Hagfors, with two runs on four classic
stages of the rally. Lying second, 16.8s behind...
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen made a good start to Rally Sweden
and after day one, disputed for the most part in Norway, are now wellplaced
to fight for the win. The rally’s two-time winners lie second,
16.8s behind the leader. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena had a less
successful day, losing two minutes after sliding off the road and into a
snow bank. Back in seventh, the eight-time World Champions will now
aim to pick up as many points...
Having recently moved from Ford’s World Rally team to Citroën, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen overcame extreme conditions to win the 2012 Rally Finnskog in Norway. Snow, ice and temperatures around -22°F were conditions all entrants had ...
Hirvonen was accompanied by his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen, but it was only the driver who left with his face a different colour to when he arrived. "They wanted to do a bit of a prank, I guess I asked for it," said Hirvonen. "It's been a bit of a tradition ...
Fourth overall in the rally, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen also collected two points for their performance on the final stage. This result means that Citroën Total WRT takes the lead in the Manufacturers’ World Championship. After four long days ...
Jarmo Lehtinen pictures, articles, and news. Lehtinen is a rally co-driver from Finland and is currently the co-drive to World Rally Championship drive Mikko Hirvonen. He started co-driving in 1900 alongside friend Jari Mikkola. Follow Lehtinen here.
Profile of the BP-sponsored Ford World Rally Team ... Jarmo Lehtinen has been a rally fan for as long as he can remember, attending events as a youngster with his father and his ...
Profile of Mikko Hirvonen, driver for the BP Ultimate-sponsored Ford World Rally Team in 2008 ... Jarmo Lehtinen has been a rally fan for as long as he can remember, attending ...
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team controlled today's opening leg of the Rally of Turkey with a masterful blend of speed and strategy. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila held the top two positions ...