Four-time rally world champion Tommi Mäkinen brings back old memories.
The world champion will be seen at the SC celebration rally. Mikko Huisko
Tommi Mäkinen61, will drive the zero car in the Mikkeli 60th anniversary rally on January 17, 2026, which opens the SM season.
Nolla-auto operates under the authority of the race organizer and checks the special tests last before the competitors set off.
In January, Mäkinen will receive the Puuppola-made Toyota Yaris WRC test car, the last representative of its class.
On the rally track, the last time a WRC cannon was in the hands of a man was in 2016. The idea of the WC races arose last winter on an ice track.
– These last WRC cars are so great, that’s why it’s interesting to drive them, specifically these, Mäkinen laughs in the announcement.
The career of the four-time rally world champion ended in 2003.
Mäkinen served as Toyota’s team manager from 2017 to 2020, after which he moved to the position of advisor to the Japanese brand.