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HARRY HUNT (GB)
12Harry Nationality: British
D.O.B: 3 September 1988
Place of birth: London, England
Lives: London, England
Marital status: Single
First rally: Malcolm Wilson Rally 2009 

Co-driver:
Seb Marshall
Nationality: British
D.O.B: 29 May 1988

Personal summary: Started his rallying career in 2009. Since beginning Harry has competed in events across the UK and Europe.

Career Highlights: For much of the 2010 season Harry has been a real contender in the FSTi championship, never far from the top spot in the overall standings. Recently taking part in the historic 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland, Harry kept the Finnish competitors hoenst before retiring on SS12 on a rally which requires a vast amount of experience as well as total concentration.

CRAIG BREEN (IRE)
15Craig

Nationality: Irish
D.O.B: 2 February 1990
Place of birth: Waterford, Ireland
Lives: County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marital status: Single
First rally: 2007 Stonethrowers Rally, Tipperary, Ireland
Number of WRC starts: 4
Website: www.craigbreen.com

Co-driver: Gareth Roberts
Nationality: Welsh
D.O.B: 6 August 1987

Career highlights:
2009
FSTi Champion (matched highest overall classification (25th) for a Fiesta ST on a WRC event); Kick Energy FST UK Champion, FST Ireland Champion, Irish National Junior Champion.
2008 Started rallying, British and European Kart KF2
2007 All Ireland Kart Champion
2006 National Irish Kart Champion
2005 Competed in British and Irish Kart Championships.  Won on Irish Formula A debut

Personal summary: Craig has won just about every kart award there is to win and is the top Irish kart driver in the British and European Championships in 2008.

VICTOR HENRIKSSON (SWE)

09Victor

Nationality: Swedish
D.O.B: 8 January 1988
Place of birth: Stockholm
Lives: Kolartorpsalle
Marital status: Single
First rally: 2006
Number of WRC starts: 2
Website: www.victorhenriksson.com

Co-driver: Hakan Palm
Nationality: Swedish

Career highlights:
2009
Winner of the Finnish Pirelli Shootout
2008 Swedish Rally Junior of the Year; Two Swedish Rally Championship(SRC) event wins; Second overall in SRC
2007 FSTi class win at Rally GB;Youngest ever winner of a SRC event with two wins from six events; Third overall in SRC
2006 Winner of the Fiesta SportingTrophy International Shootout
2010 FSTi class winner of the 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland

Personal summary: Victor started with stock car racing when he was 15 and also took part in the Junior Touring Car Championship before starting his rallying career when he was 16.

 

 

BADER AL JABRI (UAE)

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Nationality: Emirati
D.O.B: 13 December 1984
Place of birth: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lives: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Marital status: Single
First rally: 2008 Syrian International Rally
Number of WRC starts: 6

Co-driver: Steve McAuley
Nationality: Irish

 

Career highlights:
2009 Third overall in FSTi; N3 class win in Qatar International Rally
2008 Started rallying, contesting five events in the Middle East and the Malton Rally in the UK

Personal summary: Bader Al Jabri has been selected to represent Abu Dhabi in the sport of rallying with the Team Abu Dhabi Junior programme.
MAJED AL SHAMSI (UAE)
0W3H9413

Nationality: Emirati
D.O.B: 28 May 1980
Place of birth: Abu Dhabi
Lives: Dubai, UAE
Marital status: Married
First rally: 2008 Rally of Lebanon
Number of WRC starts: 4

Co-driver: Allan Harryman
Nationality: Irish

Career highlights:
2009
Third place, Rally d'Italia Sardegna (FSTi)
2008 Ford Fiesta class win in Rally of Lebanon; Swansea Bay Rally

Personal summary: Majed Al Shamsi has been selected to represent Abu Dhabi in the sport of rallying with the Team Abu Dhabi Junior programme.

 

SULTAN AL AMERI (UAE)
0W3H9371

Nationality: Emirati
D.O.B: 11 March 1985
Place of birth: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lives: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Co-driver:
Dale Moscatt
Nationality: Australian
D.O.B: 6 December 1974


Personal summary: Sultan Al Ameri has been selected to represent Abu Dhabi in the sport of rallying with the Team Abu Dhabi Junior programme.

Career Highlights: Sultan Al Ameri recently took part in the historic 60th neste Oil Rally Finalnd, pushing his abilities to the limit on a rally that requires experience, skill and precision.

KHALIL AL SHAIKH (UAE)
Khalil Al Shaikh

Nationality: Emirati
D.O.B: 5 May 1983
Place of birth: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lives: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Co-driver:
Killian Duffy
Nationality: Irish
D.O.B: 24 October 1982

Personal summary: Khalil Al Shaikh has been selected to represent Abu Dhabi in the sport of rallying with the Team Abu Dhabi Junior programme.

CHRISTIAN RIEDEMANN (GER)
0W3H9360 Nationality: German
D.O.B: 27 August 1987
Place of birth: Sulingen
Lives: Sulingen
Marital status:
First rally: Rallye Oberland Suzuki Ignis 2006

Co-driver: Josefine Corinn Beinke
Nationality: German
D.O.B: 1 June 1992 

Career highlights:
2009 Winner of the ADAC Rallye Junior Cup Germany; Second overall ADAC Rallye Masters Germany
2008 Seventh overall German Rally Championship
2007 Second overall Suzuki Rallye Cup Germany; Second overall ADAC Rallye Junior Cup Germany
2006 Suzuki Rallye Cup Germany
2010 J-WRC guest entry nomination for Rally Deutschland

 

MIGUEL MONTEIRO (POR)
0W3H9398

Nationality: Portuguese
D.O.B: 30 December 1969
Place of birth: Porto, Portugal

Co-driver: Paulo Monteiro
Nationality: Portuguese
D.O.B: 06 October 1967

ATTE ALANEN (FIN)
Atte Alanen

Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 21 October 1987
Place of Birth: Tampere, Finland
Lives: Tampere, Finland
First Rally: 2007 Vammala Rally, Finland

Co-driver: Pasi Hedman
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B:
21 May 1981
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Lives: Kouvola, Finland
First Rally:1999 1000 Lakes Historic Rally, Finland

Personal summary: Since he began his rallying career in 2007, Atte has taken numerous class wins, the majority of which from behind the wheel of his Fiesta throughout the 2008 season.

Career Highlights: Atte demonstrated his speed and potential at this years historic 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland, taking two stage victories on a rally which demands high speeds as well as total concentration and precision.

CHRISTOFFER DAHLSTROM (FIN)
Christoffer Dahlstrom Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 5 March 1980
Lives: Espoo. Finland
First Rally: 2004 Kaakkois Ralli, Finland

Co-driver: Kari Kemppinen
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 5 July 1967
Lives: Espoo, Finland

 

Career Summary:
2010 Competing in both the FST Finland and the WRC Finland.
2004 Finnish Junior Championship podiums; National Rally class wins; Rallysprint wins.

Career Highlights: Christoffer recently took part in the historic 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland, notching up a total of five N3 class stage wins on the flowing roads of a rally that demands immense precision and experience.

TONI HARSIA (FIN)
Toni Harsia Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 15 September 1976
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Lives: Tuusula, Finland
First Rally: 1997 Rantasipi-Rally

Co-driver: Jari Tarvainen
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 19 January 1972
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, Finland
Lives: Tikkakoski, Finland
First Rally: 1996 Kangasniemi-Ralli, Finland

Personal summary: From 2008 through to 2009, Toni competed in the Finnish Championship as well as contesting numerous National Rallies in the A5 Class. In 2009, Toni clinched a class 5th place overall in the Neste Oil Rally, Finland.

Career Highlights: Toni recently took part in the historic 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland. Despite early problems and stiff competition, Toni maintained concentration to match his personal best in a rally that demands constant speed and precision.

KARI HYTONEN (FIN)
Toni Harsia

Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 15 May 1966
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, Finland
Lives: Jyvaskyla, Finland
First Rally: 1884 Summassaari Rally, Finland

Co-driver: Heidi Koppe
Nationality:
German
D.O.B: 28 September 1983
Place of Birth: Muhlausen, Germany
Lives: Essen, Germany
First Rally: 2008 Mobil Pegasus Rallye

Career highlights:
2009 First in class at the Neste Oil Rally; Winner of the standard 1600 class Finnish Championship.
2008 First in class at the Neste Oil Rally.
2005 First in class at the Neste Oil Rally.

Personal summary: Both Kari and Heidi have contested numerous international and national rallies including both the German Suzuki Cup and the Finnish Championship.

RAIMO KAISANLAHTI (FIN)
Raimo Kaisanlahti Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 11 September 1954
Place of Birth: Turku, Finland
Lives: Turku, Finland

Co-driver: Tero Ronnemaa
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 14 September 1974
Place of Birth: Leito, Finland
Lives: Leito, Finland

 

 

 

Personal summary: Raimo has competed in numerous National Championships and local rallies over his rallying career.

Career Highlights: Raimo recently took part in the historic 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland within which he finished a highly respectable 4th place in a rally which demands impressive speeds, precision and experience.

 

 

ILKKA KARISTE (FIN)
Ilkka Kariste Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 8 October 1972
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Lives: Nurmijarvi, Finland
First Rally: 1999 Kouvola Rally

Co-driver: Mikael Lindberg
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 11 July 1980
Place of Birth: Helsinki
Lives: Vantaa, Finland
First Rally: 1999

 

Personal summary: Ilkka has contested numerous A5 rallies in Finland over the last decade.

Career Highlights: Ilkka recently took part in the 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland. Despite an early off in SS1, which rendered him a lowly 11th, Ilkka demonstrated his ability to chase the time sheets, gradually climbing the leader board to finish a respectable 8th at the end of day one.

JOOSE KOJO (FIN)
Joose Kojo Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 1 May 1978
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Lives: Tuusula, Finland
First Rally:1996 Hameenlinna Rally, Finland 

Co-driver: Sami Taskinen
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 4 May 1974
Place of Birth:Kuopio, Finland
Lives: Kerava, Finland
First Rally:1997 Message Salo Rally, Finland

Career Summary:
2010 Class victory in the Arctic Lappland Rally
2007 Class 3rd overall in the Neste Oil Rally, Finland
2006 Class victory in the Arctic Lappland Rally

Career Highlights: Joose embraced the challenge of the 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland this year. After encountering the R2 only once before in a pre-event test, Joose demonstrated impressive speed and ability to adapt, ending day one is third position despite both his unfamiliarity with the car and the fact that he incurred a one minute time penality for checking in early to SS10.

JUSSI KUMPUMAKI (FIN)

Jussi Kumpumaki

Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 21 October 1989
Place of Birth: Uusikaupunki, Finland
Lives: Uusikaupunki, Finland
First Rally: Riihimäki Ralli, Finland

Co-driver: Jani Laaksonen
Nationality: Finnish
D.O.B: 6 April 1972
Place of Birth: Turku, Finland
Lives: Paimio, Finland

Career Summary:
2009 Second in the FSTi Neste Oil Rally, Finland
2008 Second in the Finnish Junior Rally Championship and the yougest ever driver to obtain a top-three finish in the series.

Career Highlights: The quick young Finn demonstrated his immense speed and potential at this years historic 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland. Despite a string of unfortunate and unforeseeable incidents which cost him more than 5 minuites over the course of the rally, Jussi continued to challenge for the lead, pushing Henriksson tirelessly in the same why he had attacked Craig Breen the previous year. Jussi eventually finished the rally in second position, only 33.9 seconds adrift of Henriksson and with an impressive total of twelve stage victories.

JOACHIM MULLER-WENDE (GER)
Joachim Muller-Wende
Nationality: German
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Lives: Piazzogna, Switzerland
First Rally: 1997

Co-driver: Hans-Joachim Grimberg
Nationality: German
D.O.B: 5 May 1961
Place of Birth: Kaufbeuren, Germany
First Rally: 1997

Career Highlights:
2008 3rd Overall in the FSTi Championship
2001 German Rally Championship
2000
German Rally Championship
1999 British and German Rally Championships
1998 British Rally Championship

Career Summary:
Throughout his long career, Joachim has turned his experienced hand to an impressive array of motorsporting series including Formula Ford, Formula 3, both the German and British Rally Championships and the FSTi Championship in 2008 within which he achieved two podium finishes in Spain and Germany respectively. What is more, Joachim has had his fair share of WRC experience, competing at events in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008.