Jonne Halttunen Explained

Jonne Halttunen
Birth Date:13 December 1985
Years:–, –present
Driver: Kalle Rovanperä
Co-Championships:2 (2022, 2023)
Races:65
Wins:13
Podiums:23
Stagewins:193
First Race:2011 Rally Finland
First Win:2021 Rally Estonia
Last Win:2024 Rally Latvia
Last Race:2024 Rally Latvia

Jonne Halttunen (born 13 December 1985) is a Finnish rally co-driver. Currently, he is the co-driver of Kalle Rovanperä, driving the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Previously, they represented Škoda Motorsport to participate in the World Rally Championship-2 Pro category.[1]

Rally career

Halttunen made his debut at 2011 Rally Finland.[1] In 2017, he started to cooperate with the young Finn Kalle Rovanperä in the WRC-2 class.[2] They won the class victory as well as scored their first career points just in their second rally in Australia.[3] They won their second and third category victory at 2018 Wales Rally GB and 2018 Rally Catalunya respectively.[4] [5]

In 2019, they were promoted to the newly created World Rally Championship-2 Pro category.[6] Having won in Chile and Portugal, the crew led the championship by three points.[7] [8]

Halttunen won the co-driver's championship in [9] and in .[10]

Rally victories

WRC victories

EventSeasonDriverCar
1 2021 Rally Estonia2021 Kalle RovanperäToyota Yaris WRC
2 2021 Acropolis Rally2021 Kalle RovanperäToyota Yaris WRC
3 2022 Rally Sweden2022 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
4 2022 Croatia Rally2022 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
5 2022 Rally de Portugal2022 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
6 2022 Safari Rally2022 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
7 2022 Rally Estonia2022 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
8 2022 Rally New Zealand2022 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
9 2023 Rally de Portugal2023 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
10 2023 Rally Estonia2023 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
11 2023 Acropolis Rally2023 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
12 2024 Safari Rally Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1
13 2024 Rally Poland2024 Kalle RovanperäToyota GR Yaris Rally1

WRC-2 victories

EventSeasonDriverCar
1 2017 Rally Australia2017 Kalle RovanperäFord Fiesta R5
2 2018 Wales Rally GB2018 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5
3 2018 Rally Catalunya2018 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5

WRC-2 Pro victories

EventSeasonDriverCar
1 2019 Rally Chile2019 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5
2 2019 Rally de Portugal2019 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5 Evo
3 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna2019 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5 Evo
4 2019 Rally Finland2019 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5 Evo
5 2019 Wales Rally GB2019 Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5 Evo

Career results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Points
Santeri JokinenHonda Civic Type RSWEMEXPORJORITAARGGREFIN
GERAUSFRAESPGBRNC0
Matias KauppinenSubaru Impreza STi N12MONSWEMEXPORARGGRENZLFIN
GERGBRFRAITAESPNC0
Matias KauppinenSubaru Impreza STiMONSWEMEXPORARGGREITAFIN
GERAUSFRAESPGBRNC0
Matias KauppinenCitroën C2 R2MONSWEMEXPORARGITAPOLFIN
GERAUSFRAESPGBRNC0
Hannu's Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia R5MONSWEMEXFRAARGPORITAPOLFIN
27th1
Kalle RovanperäFord Fiesta R5GERESPGBR
AUS
Kalle RovanperäŠkoda Fabia R5MON
SWE23rd3
Škoda MotorsportMEX
FRAARG
PORITAFIN
Škoda Motorsport IIGER
TURGBR
ESP
AUS
Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5MON
SWE
MEXFRA
ARGCHL
13th18
Skoda Fabia R5 EvoPOR
ITA
FIN
GER
TUR
GBR
ESP
AUS
2020Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota Yaris WRCMON
SWE
MEX
EST
TUR
ITA
MNZ
5th80
2021Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota Yaris WRCMON
ARC
CRO
POR
ITA
KEN
EST
BEL
GRE
FIN
ESP
MNZ
4th142
2022Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1MON
SWE
CRO
POR
ITA
KEN
EST
FIN
BEL
GRE
NZL
ESP
JPN
1st255
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1MON
SWE
MEX
CRO
POR
ITA
KEN
EST
FIN
GRE
CHL
EUR
JPN
1st250
2024Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1MONSWE
KEN
CROPOR
ITAPOL
LAT
FINGRECHLEURJPN6th*86*
* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213Points
2017Kalle RovanperäFord Fiesta R5MONSWEMEXFRAARGPORITAPOLFINGERESPGBR
AUS
15th25
2018Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5MONSWEMEX
FRAARG
PORITAFIN
3rd90
Škoda Motorsport IIGER
TURGBR
ESP
AUS

WRC-2 Pro results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Points
2019Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5MON
SWE
MEXFRA
ARGCHL
1st176
Skoda Fabia R5 EvoPOR
ITA
FIN
GER
TUR
GBR
ESP
AUS

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonne Halttunen. e-wrc.com. 5 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 2017 Wales Rally GB Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 27 October 2017.
  3. News: Sunday in Australia: Neuville Secures Fourth Win. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2018. 31 October 2018.
  4. News: WRC 2 in Britain: Rovanperä takes comfortablw win. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 October 2018. 5 June 2018.
  5. News: WRC 2 in Spain: Rovanperä nets masterful win. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 October 2018. 5 June 2018.
  6. News: Skoda Motorsport scales back for 2019 WRC2 season, Tidemand exits. David. Evans. autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 28 November 2018. 9 December 2018.
  7. News: Sunday in Chile: Rovanperä seals Pro win. wrc.com. WRC. 12 May 2019. 13 May 2019.
  8. News: Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead. wrc.com. WRC. 2 June 2019. 3 June 2019.
  9. News: Halttunen: WRC title means the world. wrc.com. WRC. 6 October 2022. 9 October 2022.
  10. News: Rovanperä wins the 2023 World Rally Championship. 29 October 2023. 29 October 2023.