Janne Tuohino

Janne Tuohino

Tuohino (on the left) at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.
Personal information
Nationality Finland Finnish
Born (1975-05-22) 22 May 1975
Kiiminki, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years 1996 – 2010
Teams Ford, Škoda
Rallies 46
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums 0
Stage wins 3
Total points 21
First rally 1996 Rally Finland
Last rally 2010 Rally Finland
Tuohino driving a Ford Fiesta S2000 at the 2010 Rally Finland.

Janne Tuohino (born 22 May 1975 in Kiiminki, Finland) is a rally driver.[1]

Career

His began his rally career in 1993 when he entered a Toyota Starlet in a rally sprint. Although his first true rally was in January 1994, in which he drove a Ford Escort RS 2000. By the end of 1994 he was driving in Lancia Delta in which he competed most of his Finnish rallies. His father helped pay for the Lancia.

After receiving an international rally licence he imported an Opel Kadett from neighbouring Sweden. With his newly acquired licence he entered the Finnish Rally Championship. Near the end of the championship he replaced the Kadett with an Opel Astra.

In 1997 he turned to car manufacturer Mitsubishi and purchased a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Mk. III. With the aid of Mitsubishi he became the Finnish Group N Champion, in 1999.

Tuohino then moved on to drive in a private Ford Escort WRC and in the end came 8th in the Rally Finland of 1999. In 2000 he had switched to Toyota and was rallying in a Corolla WRC.

In 2001 he became the Finnish Rally Champion and drove a Citroën Saxo in the Junior World Rally Championship. The final results put him 3rd in the Junior World Rally Championship since he was not always good on tarmac tracks. The next year, he placed 2nd in the Finnish Championship in a Ford Focus RS WRC 02 and took his first official World Rally Championship points.

WRC career

In 2004 he continued to drive a Ford Focus RS WRC 03 car and, again, had a good year, scoring multiple points during the season. For 2005, he joined Škoda, and shared a drive with fellow Finn Jani Paasonen alongside team leader Armin Schwarz. However, the team folded at the end of the year, which left Tuohino without a drive for the next season.[1]

Post-WRC

After 2006, Tuohino has taken part in a few WRC races and has returned to race on the Finnish Rally Championship.[1]

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1996 Janne Tuohino Opel Astra GSi 16v SWE KEN IDN GRC ARG FIN
Ret		 AUS ITA ESP NC 0
1997 Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret		 IDN ITA AUS GBR NC 0
1998 Sawfish Racing Volkswagen Golf Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret		 ITA AUS GBR NC 0
1999 LPM Human Heat Ford Escort WRC MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
8		 CHN ITA GBR
Ret		 NC 0
Janne Tuohino Volkswagen Polo 16v AUS
Ret
2000 Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC MON SWE
15		 KEN POR
Ret		 ESP ARG GRC NZL FIN
Ret		 CYP FRA ITA AUS NC 0
LMP Group Ltd. GBR
Ret
2001 Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC MON SWE POR ESP
Ret		 ARG CYP GRC KEN FIN
11		 NZL ITA FRA AUS NC 0
LMP Group Ltd. GBR
Ret
2002 Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 MON
Ret		 FRA ESP
24		 ARG GRC
19		 KEN GER
Ret		 ITA
24		 NZL AUS GBR
25		 NC 0
Ford Focus RS WRC 01 SWE
7		 CYP
12
LPM Racing FIN
11
2003 Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC 02 MON SWE
17		 TUR NZL ARG GRC CYP GER FIN
7		 AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR 19th 2
2004 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC 03 MON SWE
4		 9th 16
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 FIN
5
Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC 02 MEX NZL CYP
6		 GRC
7		 TUR
7		 ARG GER JPN GBR
Ret		 ITA FRA ESP AUS
2005 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC MON SWE
Ret		 MEX NZL
Ret		 ITA
13		 CYP
9		 TUR
13		 GRC
Ret		 ARG FIN
10		 GER GBR JPN FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2006 Janne Tuohino Citroën Xsara WRC MON SWE
10		 MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRC GER FIN
6		 JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR 24th 3
2009 Janne Tuohino Peugeot 207 S2000 IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN
EX		 AUS ESP GBR NC 0
2010 JanPro Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
12		 MEX JOR
Ret		 TUR NZL
Ret		 POR
28		 BUL FIN
17		 GER JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0

JWRC Results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 JWRC Points
2002 Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 MON
Ret		 ESP
5		 GRE
1		 GER
Ret		 ITA
10		 GBR
4		 3rd 15

SWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SWRC Points
2010 JanPro Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
2		 MEX JOR
Ret		 NZL
Ret		 POR
8		 FIN
6		 GER JPN FRA GBR EX 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Team Tuohino". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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