Jarkko Nikara (born 28 April 1986) is a Finnish rally driver. He lives in Saarijärvi, Finland.
Contents |
Nikara started racing at the age of 16 in national autocross competitions. The next year, he participated in Finnish rallysprint races, winning the junior championship. In 2006, he was the Finnish Junior rally champion. The next year, he was second in the national group N championship. In 2009, he participated in six WRC rounds, including his home race, as part of the Pirelli Star Driver competition.[1]
In 2010, Nikara is racing in the British Rally Championship, driving a Renault Twingo Sport R2.[2][3]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Jarkko Nikara | Honda Civic Type-R | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN 38 |
DEU | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR | NC | 0 |
2008 | Jarkko Nikara | Ford Fiesta ST | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | FIN Ret |
DEU | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR | NC | 0 | |
2009 | Pirelli Star Driver | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | IRE | NOR | CYP | POR 41 |
ARG | ITA 11 |
GRE Ret |
POL | FIN Ret |
AUS | ESP 17 |
GBR 35 |
NC | 0 | ||||
2010 | Jarkko Nikara | Peugeot 207 S2000 | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN 37 |
DEU | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | |||
2011 | Bilbutikken AS WRT | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE | MEX | POR | JOR | ITA | ARG | GRE | FIN 21 |
DEU | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | JWRC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Jarkko Nikara | Honda Civic Type-R | NOR | POR | ITA | FIN 10 |
DEU | ESP | FRA | NC | 0 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | PWRC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Bilbutikken AS WRT | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE | POR | ARG | FIN 2 |
AUS | ESP | GBR Ret |
12th | 18 |