Rauno Aaltonen
Rauno August Aaltonen [ ˈrɑu̯nɔ ˈɑːltɔnɛn ] (born January 7, 1938 in Turku ) is a former Finnish motorboat , motorcycle and automobile racer who was mainly active in rallying .
He is also known by the nickname "the rally professor" because he always dealt meticulously with the technology of rallying.
Career
Aaltonen has won national and international championships in his long motorsport career. Before starting his career as a rally driver, he was also successful in other motor sports (for example on a motorcycle and in a racing boat ). Rauno Aaltonen was one of the most successful rally drivers of the 1960s, and his victories with the Mini Cooper are legendary . In the Rallye Safari , which is considered to be one of the toughest rallies, he came second six times.
During his professional rally career, Aaltonen worked as an instructor for driver safety training and as a vehicle tester and author for specialist magazines. He was jointly responsible for the BMW driver training on snow and ice.
The business graduate is a holder of the " Order of the Lion of Finland Knight 1st Class".
statistics
Highlights of his rally career
- Finnish rally champion 1961
- European Rally Champion 1965
- Winner of the 1965 RAC rally
- Winner of the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally
- Winner of the 1977 Southern Cross Rally in Australia
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1965 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin Healey Sebring Sprite | Clive Baker | failure | Gearbox damage |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1965 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite | Clive Baker | Rank 15 | |
1966 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite | Clive Baker | Rank 28 | |
1967 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite | Clive Baker | Rank 13 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
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1963 | BMC | Morris Mini Cooper | DAY | SEB | SEB | TAR | SPA | MAY | ONLY | CON | ROS | LEM | MON | WIS | TAV | FRE | CCE | RTT | OVI | ONLY | MON | MON | TDF | BRI |
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | BMC | Morris Mini Cooper | DAY | SEB | TAR | MON | SPA | CON | ONLY | ROS | LEM | REI | FRE | CCE | RTT | SIM | ONLY | MON | TDF | BRI | BRI | PAR | ||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965 |
Donald Healey Motor Co. BMC |
Austin-Healey Sprite MG Midget |
DAY | SEB | BOL | MON | MON | RTT | TAR | SPA | ONLY | MUG | ROS | LEM | REI | BOZ | FRE | CCE | OVI | ONLY | BRI | BRI | ||
15th | 15th | DNF | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
1966 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin-Healey Sprite | DAY | SEB | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | MUG | CCE | HOK | SIM | ONLY | ZEL | |||||||||
28 | 20th | DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1967 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin-Healey Sprite | DAY | SEB | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | HOK | MUG | BRH | CCE | ZEL | OVI | ONLY | ||||||||
13 | DNF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Donald Healey Motor Co. | Austin-Healey Sprite | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | ONLY | SPA | WAT | ZEL | LEM | ||||||||||||
53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1969 | Lancia | Lancia Fulvia F&M Special | DAY | SEB | BRH | MON | TAR | SPA | ONLY | LEM | WAT | ZEL | ||||||||||||
9 | 27 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Aaltonen, Rauno |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aaltonen, Rauno August (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish motorboat, motorcycle and automobile racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Turku , Finland |