Timo Salonen

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Finnish rally driver and 1985 World Rally Championship winner

ActorsBorn 1951 · age 74

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Timo Olavi Salonen is a Finnish former rally driver who won the 1985 World Rally Championship season for Peugeot.

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Salonen's Peugeot 205 T16 E2 at the 1986 Monte Carlo Rally

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Addiction2004

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1987National Order of Merit

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Pirkka-Pekka PeteliusAlso in Addiction (2004)

Jukka PuotilaAlso in Addiction (2004)

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About this person

Timo Olavi Salonen is a Finnish former rally driver who won the 1985 World Rally Championship season for Peugeot. It was commented of him that he stood out from other drivers, because he was overweight, wore thick glasses and smoked heavily, but still remained one of the fastest and most competitive drivers in the sport. He was also known for his relaxed attitude and for his habit of steering his rally car with one hand only. These factors led to the nickname Löysä ("Slack"). With his 11 rally wins he remained the most successful driver of Group B era (1983-1986) of WRC.