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Positive winter season behind the back
Winter season is now completed – Lauri Joona second in Finnish Championship points. Photo: Toni Ollikainen Lauri Joona finished fourth in the final race of the winter season in Riihimäki. Joona heads into the summer season as second position in Finnish Championship points. The third and final round of the Finnish Championship winter season was held on Saturday in Riihimäki. The race, which included 9 special stages was held in very challenging conditions due to the changeable
Mar 13 min read


Podium finish from Rally Sweden
Lauri Joona finished third in WRC Rally Sweden Three rallies - three podium finishes. Lauri Joona's rally year has started excellently. Kuva: Honza Fronek The second WRC rally of the 2026 season was completed on Sunday in Sweden. For Lauri Joona and Antti Linnaketo the only snow rally on the WRC calendar, driven around Umeå was their first WRC start of the season. The two of them have achieved two podium finishes in the Finnish Rally Championship series races they have driven
Feb 172 min read


Lauri Joona on the podium in Rovaniemi
Lauri Joona is in second position in the Finnish Championship points standings after two rounds. Kuva: Hannu Rainamo The Arctic Lapland Rally or more familiarly Tunturi Rally, offered both drivers and spectators winter rallying at its best: legendary rally roads and exciting battles for seconds. The premier class of the series (SM1) featured a very high level of driver coverage. In addition to Finnish Championship points the Tunturi Rally, which covered almost 222 extra kilom
Feb 22 min read


Lauri Joona second in the season opener in Mikkeli
Lauri Joona and Antti Linnaketo finished second in the opening round of the Finnish Rally Championship in Mikkeli. A confident, flawless and fast rally culminated fastest time of the final special stage. Photo: Jani Salonen Lauri Joona who made his return to the Finnish Rally Championship, drove a great second in the opening round of the season in Mikkeli. Joona and Co-driver Antti Linnaketo 's performance in the challenging conditions was consistently solid and the duo had a
Jan 182 min read


Lauri Joona has a varied rally season ahead
Lauri Joona has a very busy year ahead of him. The race calendar includes rallies at both Finnish Championship and World Championship levels, as well as selected asphalt races in Italy. The Finnish Rally Championship series will start next weekend in Mikkeli. The list of participants for the season's opening race also includes Lauri Joona, who has competed in the WRC2 class of the Finnish Rally Championship in recent years. However, this is not a gap year, perhaps even the op
Jan 152 min read


Lauri Joona sixth in Croatia ERC-Rally
Lauri Joona's sixth place led Team MRF Tyres to the European Championship gold. Photo: RedBull Content Pool The final round of the European Rally Championship in Croatia was Lauri Joona's first tarmac rally of the season. The Sastamala-based driver entered the race as a Team MRF Tyres entry so the race was also Joona's first race on MRF tyres. Joona had three previous races on the Croatian hard surface. The race which included ten special stages started a little tentatively b
Jan 152 min read


Lauri Joona's season continues on tarmac – next up is the European Rally Championship in Croatia
This year Lauri Joona who competed in the WRC2 class of the World Rally Championship, will continue his season on the Croatian tarmac. Lauri and Kristian will participate in the final round of the ERC series next weekend supported by MRF Tyres. The upcoming race will be Lauri Joona's fourth asphalt rally in Croatia. - Croatia is a great country and the rally culture there is something truly amazing. We can expect a very challenging race, which is greatly affected by the weath
Jan 152 min read


Lauri Joona started WRC2 2025 campaign with fourth place
Lauri Joona finished fourth in the WRC2 class of Rally Sweden 2025. The second WRC rally of the 2025 season was concluded on Sunday in...
Feb 18, 20252 min read


Friday's technical problem dropped Lauri Joona away from podium fights-"Good learning"
Lauri Joona's race weekend in Greece was full of drama. Friday's suspension failure caused by the challenging gravel roads dropped the...
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona third in Rally Finland - "Legendary"
Lauri Joona and Janni Hussi finished third in the WRC2 class of the World Rally Championship in Jyväskylä. Lauri Joona, competing with...
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona ready to takeoff Rally Finland - "Jyväskylä's atmosphere and roads are in a class of their own"
Lauri Joona has a successful test race behind him and the Fifth Jyväskylä World Rally Championship is ahead. Lauri Joona has the most...
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona on the move in Poland –"Best performance from us this season"
Lauri Joona finished seventh in the WRC2 class of the World Rally Championship in Poland. The seventh round of the World Rally...
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona Sixth in Challenging Croatian WRC Rally
Heat, snowfall, and tire issues. This year's Croatian WRC Rally offered all of this to Lauri Joona. The fourth round of the World Rally...
Jun 8, 20243 min read


The third World Championship start of the season brought Lauri Joona a third place
Lauri Joona and Janni Hussi were responsible for the best Finnish position in the World Rally Championship in Portugal, which ended...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


Joona seventh in Sardinia - "We cant be completely satisfied with re sult"
Lauri Joona and Janni Hussi finished seventh in the WRC2 class of the World Rally Championship in Sardinia, which ended on Sunday. The...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


2022-Lauri Joona's season ended with a championship celebration The class win in the Catalunya World Rally Championship sealed Lauri Joonas as the World Rally Championship WRC3 class champion
- Really good feeling, it's a great thing when this championship was achieved! It was not an easy race when the weather conditions varied...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona's successful WRC2 debut in Sweden - "We are satisfied with the performance and the ranking" Lauri Joona drove in the WRC2 class of the Swedish World Rally Championship to eighth place.
The second round of the World Rally Championship was held in Sweden at the weekend. For Lauri Joona from Sastamala, the competition was...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona's Acropolis Rally ended with a Power Stage win
Lauri Joona drove to the first special stage wins in the WRC2 class in the World Rally Championship in Greece. In the final results of...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


Victory and first place in the series - Lauri Joona had a perfect Saturday in Lahti
13.8.2023 Lauri Joona drove to his second championship victory of the season at the Future Championship rally in Lahti. With the number...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


Lauri Joona first at Pohjanmaa-rally on 21 May 2023
Lauri Joona drove Seinäjoki to the first overall victory of his career in the rally SM series. And how that victory came! Lauri Joona,...
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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