Arctic Rally

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Arctic Rally, currently Arctic Lapland Rally and also known as Tunturiralli, is an annual rally competition held in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. It has been organized continuously since 1966. The rally was part of the World Rally Championship's FIA Cup for Drivers in 1977 and 1978.^[1] Since then it was a round in the European Rally Championship until 2004. Currently, it is a rally in the Finnish national championship.

The rally has been won by five World Rally Champions: Marcus Grönholm, Tommi Mäkinen, Hannu Mikkola, Timo Salonen and Ari Vatanen.^[2] In recent years, it has attracted competitors from circuit racing, such as Mika Häkkinen, JJ Lehto, Keke Rosberg and Derek Warwick.

[edit] Winners

Year	Driver	Car
2006	Kosti Katajamäki	Ford Focus WRC
2005	Juuso Pykälistö	Ford Focus WRC
2004	Jukka Ketomäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7
2003	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus WRC
2002	Juuso Pykälistö	Toyota Corolla WRC
2001	Pasi Hagström	Toyota Corolla WRC
2000	Thomas Rådström	Toyota Corolla WRC
1999	Pasi Hagström	Toyota Corolla WRC
1998	Marcus Grönholm	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1997	Marcus Grönholm	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1996	Marcus Grönholm	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1995	Sebastian Lindholm	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994	Lasse Lampi	Mitsubishi Galant VR4
1993	Mikael Sundström	Mazda 323 4WD
1992	Kari Kivenne	Mitsubishi Galant VR4
1991	Mikael Sundström	Mazda 323 4WD
1990	Antero Laine	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1989	Tommi Mäkinen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1988	Timo Heinonen	Audi Coupe Quattro
1987	Mikael Sundström	Mazda 323 4WD
1986	Antero Laine	Audi Quattro
1985	Antero Laine	Audi Quattro
1984	Antero Laine	Audi Quattro
1983	Lasse Lampi	Audi Quattro
1982	Timo Salonen	Datsun Violet GT
1981	Ulf Grönholm	Fiat Abarth 131 Rallye
1980	Henri Toivonen	Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
1979	Leo Kinnunen	Porsche 911 S
1978	Ari Vatanen	Ford Escort RS 1800
1977	Ari Vatanen	Ford Escort RS 1800
1976	Tapio Rainio	Saab 96 V4
1975	Simo Lampinen	Saab 96 V4
1974	Tapio Rainio	Saab 96 V4
1973	Timo Mäkinen	Ford Escort RS 1600
1972	Leo Kinnunen	Porsche 911 S
1971	Antti Aarnio-Wihuri	Porsche 911 S
1970	Hannu Mikkola	Ford Escort Twin-Cam
1969	Antti Aarnio-Wihuri	Porsche 911 S
1968	Hans Laine	VW 1600 L
1967	Raimo Kossila	VW 1600 L
1966	Kari Sohlberg	VW 1600 L