Simo Lampinen
Finnish rally driver (born 1943)
 Lampinen (left) at the 1964 1000 Lakes Rally with co-driver Jyrki Ahava | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | (1943-06-22) 22 June 1943 (age 81) Porvoo, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973–1979 |
| Co-driver |  Piero Sodano John Davenport Sölve Andreasson Juhani Markkanen Silvio Maiga Arne Hertz Atso Aho Mike Wood Henry Liddon Mike Broad Fred Gallagher |
| Teams | Lancia, Saab, Peugeot, Fiat, British Leyland |
| Rallies | 35 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Stage wins | 41 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last rally | 1979 RAC Rally |
Simo Lampinen (born 22 June 1943) is a Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the "Flying Finns" who came to dominate the sport.
Biography
Lampinen was born in Porvoo. Having contracted polio at a young age, he was left with a pronounced limp, and as a result he was granted a driving licence aged 17 so he could travel to and from school more easily. He quickly graduated to competitive driving, and won the Finnish Rally Championship twice in succession in 1963 and 1964.
His early victories were in the Saab 96, before being lured to Lancia in 1970 where he continued his winning ways. He also drove for Peugeot, Fiat and Triumph, though without the same success.
More recently, he has been Clerk of the Course at the Rally Finland, the event he won three times himself, and he has also assisted Saab in two racing events; their Saab 900 Talladega Challenge in Alabama in 1996 where several speed records were set, and the 2000 Pikes Peak race, when Per Eklund won in a race-prepped Saab 9-3 Viggen.
International victories
1963
1964
1968
1970
1972
Complete IMC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Lancia HF Squadra Corse | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | MON Ret | SWE Ret | ITA Ret | KEN Ret | AUT Ret | GRE | GBR Ret | ||
| 1971 | Lancia HF Squadra Corse | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | MON 6 | SWE | ITA Ret | KEN Ret | MAR | AUT | GRE 3 | GBR 6 | |
| 1972 | Lancia HF Squadra Corse | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | MON 4 | SWE | KEN | MAR 1 | GRE 2 | AUT Ret | ITA Ret | USA | GBR 5 |
References
- Profile of Lampinen at FlyingFinns.com
- Career results of Lampinen at Rallybase.nl
