Juha Kankkunen Net Worth

Juha Kankkunen Net Worth is
$5 Million

Juha Kankkunen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen (About this sound pronunciation ) (born 2 April 1959 in Laukaa) is a Finnish former rally driver. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1983 to 2002. He won 23 world rallies and four drivers' world championship titles, which were both once records in the series. Sébastien Loeb has since collected more world titles, but no driver has so far been able to repeat Kankkunen's feat of becoming a world champion with three different manufacturers.Kankkunen was signed by Toyota in 1983 and he took his first WRC win in his third year in the team. His performances got him a deal with the defending champions Peugeot for 1986, and Kankkunen was soon crowned the series' then youngest-ever champion. As Peugeot withdrew from the championship following the ban of Group B, Kankkunen moved to Lancia and became the first driver to successfully defend his title. After a two-year stint back at Toyota, he returned to Lancia and won a record third title in 1991.In 1993, Kankkunen re-joined Toyota and won his fourth title. Following Toyota's disqualification and 12-month ban in 1995, Kankkunen did not return to active participation in the series until joining Ford halfway through the 1997 season replacing an underperforming Armin Schwarz. After moving to Subaru for 1999, he took his first win in over five years. Before retiring after the 2002 season, he competed part-time for Hyundai.Kankkunen's achievements outside the WRC include winning the Dakar Rally in 1988 and the Race of Champions in 1988 and 1991. Following his retirement from active rallying, he has worked in the fields of business and politics. In 2007, Kankkunen set the world speed record on ice in a Bentley Continental GT. In 2011, he set a further record of 330.695 km/h in a convertible Bentley Continental Supersports.

Date Of BirthApril 2, 1959
Place Of BirthLaukaa, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Star SignAries
#Fact
1He was a team-mate of Spanish rally champion Carlos Sainz in 1997 in the Ford team
2He has turned to politics and ran for the European Parliament for the first time in 2004 and got over 17,000 votes.
3He has driven in same teams at the same time with for example Didier Auriol, Armin Schwartz, Bruno Thiry and Richard Burns
42004 he drove Super Rallicross series in Finland
5He is a farmer. His farm is in Laukaa, Finland
6He is a former Finnish rally driver and a four time world champion

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Evolution of Rallying Vol. 22014DocumentaryHimself
5th Gear2014TV Series documentaryHimself - 4 times WRC Rally Champion
Suomalaiset rallilegendat2010TV Series documentaryHimself
Se on siinä2007TV SeriesHimself
Arto Nyberg2006TV SeriesHimself
Ajoneuvos2006TV SeriesHimself
Soppamies2005TV SeriesHimself
Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö1999TV SeriesHimself
Ralli SM1999TV SeriesHimself - Rally Driver
Hyvät herrat1991TV SeriesHimself
Anaskopisi protathlimatos: Rally '901991Video documentaryHimself
Ruutulippu1990TV SeriesHimself - Rally Driver (1990-2006)
Minä soitan sulle1986TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Suomalaiset rallilegendat2010TV Series documentaryHimself

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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