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Toni Gardemeister

Toni Gardemeister

PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME:   TONI GARDEMEISTER
TEAM:   SUZUKI WORLD RALLY TEAM
NATIONALITY:   FINNISH
DATE OF BIRTH:   31 MARCH 1975
MARRIED:   GIRLFRIEND MIA

Toni Gardemeister Current co-driver: Tomi Tuominen.


Achievements:

2008 World Rally Championship with the Suzuki World Rally Team (SX4 WRC). Full season. Results: Retired on the Monte (mechanical), 7th in Sweden, retired in Mexico (mechanical), retired in Argentina, retired in Jordan (hit a rock and damaged sump), retired in Sardinia (mechanical), 9th in Greece, retired in Turkey (mechanical).

2007 World Rally Championship with a privately-run MMSP Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer WRC and with an Astra Racing-PH Sport-run Citroen Xsara WRC. Selected events. Joint 12th in drivers'. Scored 10 points. Results: 7th on the Monte, 6th in Sweden, retired in Norway (engine), excluded in Portugal, 6th in Sardinia, 7th in Germany (Xsara).

2006 World Rally Championship with Astra Racing. Selected events. Results: 3rd on Monte (307), 4th in Greece (Xsara), 4th in Germany (Xsara), 5th in Cyprus (Xsara).

2005 World Rally Championship with Ford. 4th in drivers' championship. Scored 58 points. Results: 2nd on Monte, 3rd in Sweden, 6th in Mexico, 6th in NZ, 5th in Italy, 5th in Cyprus, 6th in Turkey, 2nd in Greece, 4th in Argentina, 6th in Finland, 17th in Germany (electrical problems), excluded from GB (car underweight), 6th in Japan, 2nd in France, 14th in Spain, retired in Australia (engine).

2004 World Rally Championship with Skoda Motorsport - selected programme only. Joint 19th in drivers' championship. Scored 3 points. Results: Retired in Greece, eighth in Finland, seventh in Germany, 22nd in GB, retired in Italy, ninth in France, ninth in Spain.

2003 World Rally Championship with Skoda Motorsport - using Octavia WRC and Fabia WRC from Germany. 12th overall in drivers' championship - scored 9 points. Results: Monte Carlo retired, eighth in Sweden, seventh in Turkey, fifth in NZ, seventh in Argentina, retired in Greece, retired in Cyprus, retired in Germany, retired in Finland, 11th in Australia, retied in Italy, 11th in France, 13th in Spain and retired in GB.

2002 World Rally Championship - 13th overall (Skoda). Finished 10 out of 14 events, with six top ten classifications and scored 3 points [one fifth [Argentina] and one sixth [Australia].

2001 World Rally Championship - 16th overall. Drove twice for Grifone-Peugeot and twice for Mitsubishi Ralliart. Fourth in Sweden and fifth on the Monte Carlo Rally.

2000 World Rally Championship with SEAT Sport - 13th overall. Results - fourth on the Monte Carlo Rally and sixth in Australia.

1999 World Rally Championship (Formula 2). Results - second Rally GB and third in New Zealand.
British Rally Championship (SEAT).

1998 Finnish Rally Championship.
World Rally Championship (Formula 2) - two second place finishes.

1997 Finnish Rally Championship - first overall (2 litre class).

1996 Finnish Rally Championship - two wins (2 litre class).
World Rally Championship debut - Finland Rally.

1995 Finnish Rally Championship.

1994 Finnish Junior Rally Championship (Opel) - several wins.

1993 Rallying - debut events (Opel Ascona).


WRC RECORD [UP TO AND INCLUDING TURKEY 2008]
STARTS:   105
WINS:   0
POINTS:   118 POINTS
DEBUT:   FINLAND RALLY 1996
DRIVEN FOR:   SEAT (2000), GRIFONE (2001), MITSUBISHI (2001), SKODA (2002-04), FORD (2005), ASTRA (2006-07), MMSP (2007), SUZUKI (2008-09)

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