Kosti Katajamäki Explained

Kosti Katajamäki
Nationality: Finnish
Birth Date:26 February 1977
Years:2001–2006
Races:35
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Stagewins:0
Points:7
First Race:2001 Rally Finland
Last Race:2006 Rally of Turkey

Kosti Katajamäki (born 26 February 1977) is a rally driver[1] from Finland.

Career

He made his rallying debut in 1997 in a Ford Escort RS2000. He won the Group N class of the Finnish Rally Championship in 2001 and the Group A class in 2005. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2001 Rally Finland, driving a Volkswagen Polo. He has competed sporadically in the WRC in recent years, driving a Suzuki Ignis S1600 and a Stobart M-Sport Ford Focus WRC. He is a protégé of double World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm. In 2006, he scored his first points at the Rally Sweden while finishing sixth. His career best result came in his last event in the WRC when he finished fifth at the 2006 Rally of Turkey.

Complete WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
2001Volkswagen RacingVolkswagen Polo S1600MONSWEPORESPARGCYPGREKENFINNZLITAFRAAUSGBR
Ret
NC0
2002Kosti KatajamäkiVolkswagen Polo S1600MON
Ret
SWEFRAESP
Ret
CYPARGGRE
Ret
KENFINGER
20
ITA
Ret
NZLAUSGBR
Ret
NC0
2003Kosti KatajamäkiVolkswagen Polo S1600MON
EX
SWETUR
15
NZLARGGRE
Ret
CYPGERFIN
Ret
AUSITA
Ret
FRAESP
Ret
GBR
Ret
NC0
2004Kosti KatajamäkiSuzuki Ignis S1600MON
Ret
GRE
Ret
TUR
12
ARGFIN
17
GERJPNGBR
21
ITA
13
FRAESP
23
AUSNC0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIISWE
Ret
MEXNZLCYP
2005Kosti KatajamäkiSuzuki Ignis S1600MON
12
SWEMEXNZLITA
Ret
CYPTURGRE
21
ARGFIN
Ret
GER
19
GBRJPNFRA
17
ESP
16
AUSNC0
2006Stobart VK Ford Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 04MONSWE
6
MEXESPFRAARGITA
Ret
GRE
26
GERFIN
14
JPNCYPTUR
5
AUSNZLGBR14th7

JWRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678JWRCPoints
2002Kosti KatajamäkiVolkswagen Polo S1600MON
Ret
ESP
Ret
GRE
Ret
GER
6
ITA
Ret
GBR
Ret
17th1
2003Kosti KatajamäkiVolkswagen Polo S1600MON
EX
TUR
1
GRE
Ret
FIN
Ret
ITA
Ret
ESP
Ret
GBR
Ret
10th10
2004Kosti KatajamäkiSuzuki Ignis S1600MON
Ret
GRE
Ret
TUR
2
FIN
2
GBR
3
ITA
4
ESP
5
4th31
2005Kosti KatajamäkiSuzuki Ignis S1600MON
2
MEXITA
Ret
GRE
4
FIN
Ret
GER
5
FRA
3
ESP
2
5th31

Notes and References

  1. Book: Norris, Ian. Automobile Year 2006/7. 20 April 2011. December 2006. Automobile Year. 978-2-916206-04-2. 229.