Raigo Mõlder Explained

Raigo Mõlder
Birth Date:25 March 1982
Years:, –,
Championships:0
Races:38
Wins:0
Podiums:3
Stagewins:42
First Race:2009 Rally Finland
Last Race:2020 Rally Estonia

Raigo Mõlder (born 25 March 1982) is an Estonian rally co-driver. He was the co-driver of 2019 World Rally Champion Ott Tänak from 2014 to 2016.[1]

Rally career

Mõlder made his WRC debut at 2009 Rally Finland, where he was the navigator of compatriot Georg Gross in a Subaru Impreza STi N12.[1] His most successful part of career was with Ott Tänak.[2]

Mõlder achieved his first podium finish at 2015 Rally Poland.[3] A year later, at 2016 Rally Poland, it could be a victory until a puncture dropped the Estonian crew down to second.[4]

Mõlder and Tänak garnered mainstream attention during the third stage of 2015 Rally México, Los Mexicanos, when the Estonian crew crashed their Ford Fiesta RS WRC into a lake, but both Mõlder and Tänak were able to extract themselves from the car prior to it submerging.[5] The car was recovered from the lake before repaired by the M-Sport World Rally Team and dubbed the TiTänak[6] — a portmanteau of the RMS Titanic passenger liner, that sank in 1912, and Tänak's name.[7] They re-joined the rally on Sunday, finishing 22nd overall and scoring a manufacturers' championship point.[8]

Rally results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314WDCPoints
2009Georg GrossSubaru Impreza WRX STiIRENORCYPPORARGITAGREPOLFIN
AUSESPNC0
2014M-Sport WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCMONSWE
POR
16th17
Drive DmackFord Fiesta R5MEX
ARG
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRAESP
Ford Fiesta RS WRCGBR
2015M-Sport WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
10th63
2016DMACK WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
CHN
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
8th88
OT RacingFord Fiesta WRCMONSWEMEXEST
TURITAMNZNC0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raigo Mõlder. e-wrc.com. 4 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Ott Tanak back in WRC in 2014. Crash.Net. 19 December 2013.
  3. News: Sebastien Ogier defeats Andreas Mikkelsen to win. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 July 2015. 14 August 2015.
  4. News: Rally Poland: Mikkelsen snatches victory after Tanak error. 3 July 2016. 10 March 2017. autosport.com. Autosport.
  5. News: TiTanak's Mexico escape goes global. World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2015. 23 January 2016.
  6. News: M-Sport Mechanics Earn Their Money As The Legend of "Titanak" is Born. Matthew. McMahon. The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia. 11 March 2015. 23 January 2016.
  7. News: Elfyn Evans 'extremely happy' after fourth place finish in Rally Mexico. North Wales Daily Post. Trinity Mirror. 10 March 2015. 23 January 2016. Despite the car spending almost 10 hours submerged in water, the M-Sport team had the car – dubbed TiTanak – back up and running to complete the Sunday’s final stages of the rally..
  8. News: The making of "Titanak". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 March 2015. 23 January 2016.