Hannu Mikkola

Finnish rally driver (1942–2021)

Hannu Olavi Mikkola (24 May 1942 − 25 February 2021)

Mikkola died on 25 February 2021 of cancer at the age of 78.

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points 1973 Hannu Mikkola Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI MON4 SWE POR KENRet N/A N/A Peugeot 504 Ti MORRet Volvo 142 GRE POL FINRet AUT ITA USA Milk Marketing Board Ford Motor Co Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI GBRRet FRA 1974 Hannu Mikkola Peugeot 504 MONC SWEC POR KENRet GREC N/A N/A Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Escort RS 1600 MKI FIN1 ITA CAN USA GBRRet FRA 1975 Fiat Rally Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye MON2 N/A N/A Hannu Mikkola SWERet POR2 Peugeot 504 KENRet GRE MOR1 HM Racing Toyota Corolla Levin TE 27 FIN1 ITA FRA Toyota Toyota Celica GBRRet 1976 Hannu Mikkola Opel Kadett GT/E MONRet SWE N/A N/A Toyota Corolla Levin TE 27 PORRet GRERet Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé KENRet MORRet HM Racing Toyota Celica 2000 GT FIN3 ITA Toyota Team Great Britain GBRRet Hannu Mikkola Peugeot 104 ZS FRA10 1977 Hannu Mikkola Toyota Corolla Levin TE 27 MON SWERet N/A N/A Toyota Celica 2000 GT PORRet GRERet FINRet CAN ITA FRA GBR2 Peugeot 504 KENRet NZL 1978 Hannu Mikkola Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII MON SWE2 KEN POR2 GRE 3rd 30 Ford Motor Co Ltd FINRet CAN ITA CIV FRA Eaton Yale GBR1 1979 Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII MON5 SWE5 POR1 FINRet CAN ITA FRA GBR1 2nd 111 D. T. Dobie / Daimler Benz Mercedes Benz 450 SLC KEN2 CIV1 Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII GRERet Masport NZL1 1980 Esso Porsche 911 SC MONRet 2nd 64 Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII SWE4 PORRet GRCRet ITA3 FRA GBR2 D. T. Dobie / Daimler Benz Mercedes Benz 450 SLC KENRet ARG2 NZL3 CIVRet Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica 2000 GT FINRet 1981 Audi Sport Audi Quattro MONRet SWE1 PORRet KEN FRARet GRCRet ARG BRA FIN3 ITA4 CIV GBR1 3rd 62 1982 Audi Sport Audi Quattro MON2 SWE16 PORRet KEN FRARet GRCRet NZLRet BRARet FIN1 ITA2 CIVRet GBR1 3rd 70 1983Audi Sport Audi Quattro A1 MON4 SWE1 POR1 KEN2 1st 125 Audi Quattro A2 FRARet GRCRet NZLRet ARG1 FIN1 ITARet CIV2 GBR2 1984 Audi Sport Audi Quattro A2 MON3 SWE POR1 KEN3 FRA GRE2 NZL3 ARG2 ITA CIV2 GBR2 2nd 104 Audi Quattro Sport FINRet 1985 Audi Sport Audi Quattro Sport MON SWE4 POR KENRet FRA GRC NZL ARG 22nd 10 Audi Quattro Sport E2 FINRet ITA CIV GBRRet 1986 Audi Sport Audi Quattro Sport E2 MON3 SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR USA 18th 12 1987 Audi Sport Audi 200 Quattro MON SWE POR KEN1 FRA GRE3 USA NZL ARG FINRet CIV ITA GBR 8th 32 1988 Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 4WD MONRet SWERet POR4 GRCRet USA NZL ARG FINRet CIV ITA GBRRet 30th 10 GM Euro Sport Opel Kadett GSI KENRet FRA 1989 Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 4WD SWE MON4 POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FINRet AUS ITA CIV GBR9 27th 12 1990 Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 4WD MONRet POR6 KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FINRet AUS ITA CIV 34th 6 Mazda 323 GTX GBRRet 1991 Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda 323 GTX MONRet SWE7 PORRet KEN FRA GRE8 NZL ARG FINRet AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR7 25th 11 1993 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Legacy RS MON SWERet POR KEN FRA GRC ARG NZL 38th 4 Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD FIN7 AUS ITA ESP

Hannu Mikkola was involved in the only international rally to end in a dead heat. On the 1978 Burmah International, Mikkola and Russell Brookes finished equal on total stage times, but Mikkola won the event by virtue of having been faster than Brookes on the opening stage.