Juha Kankkunen
Juha Kankkunen was born in Laukaa, Finland on April 21 1959. Kankkunen grew up on his family's farm near Jyväskylä.
He is a four time World Rally Champion and was the first driver to win three and then four WRC championship titles. He has won 23 World Championship rallies making him one of the most successful drivers of all time. His first
win came with the Safari Rally in 1985 on his first attempt, as a 100-1 outsider.
World Drivers Champion in 1986 (Peugeot),1987 (Lancia),1991 (Lancia) and 1993 (Toyota).
He has driven for Peugeot, Lancia, Toyota, Ford, Subaru and Hyundai.
Kankkunen is one of shareholders in Flying Finn.
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Famous Finnish people | Flying Finn (airline) | List of EU people | List of Finnish people | List of Finns | List of famous Finnish people | World Rally Championship
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