Enni Mälkönen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 25 September 1990 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2018, 2021–present |
| Teams | Toksport WRT, Printsport, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Rallies | 34 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 1 |
| Total points | 56 |
| First rally | 2018 Rally Finland |
Enni Mälkönen (born 25 September 1990)[1] is a Finnish rally co-driver. She won the World Rally Championship-3 co-drivers' championship in 2022, and the World Rally Championship-2 co-drivers' championship in 2024.
Career
[edit]Mälkönen previously competed in show jumping, but decided to take up rallying after her horse was injured. Her father was also a rally driver. Mälkönen made her rally debut in 2012.[2]
Mälkönen won the WRC3 co-drivers' championship in 2022, making her the first woman to win the championship in any WRC class.[3] The two top drivers in the class (Lauri Joona and Jan Černý) changed co-drivers during the season, while Mälkönen continued as Sami Pajari's co-driver throughout the season.
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In 2024, Mälkönen and Pajari won the WRC2 championship, where she became the second woman to win the co-drivers' championship in the category, after Reeta Hämäläinen in 2022.[4] Following their win, Pajari announced that the duo would no longer be driving together, as he was moving up to the premier WRC class.[5] Mälkönen was later announced to be co-driving for Esapekka Lappi in the 2025 Finnish Rally Championship.[6]
Results
[edit]WRC results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN 51 |
GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 2021 | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | ARC 28 |
CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | NC | 0 | |
| 2022 | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON 22 |
SWE 31 |
CRO Ret |
POR 17 |
KEN | EST 16 |
BEL 53 |
GRE 43 |
NZL | NC | 0 | ||||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ITA 12 |
FIN 21 |
ESP 17 |
JPN 11 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON WD |
SWE 10 |
MEX | CRO 13 |
POR 22 |
ITA 29 |
KEN | EST 10 |
17th | 12 | |||||
| Toksport WRT 2 | FIN 7 |
GRE Ret |
CHL 8 |
EUR 13 |
JPN | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | MON 12 |
SWE 6 |
KEN | CRO 10 |
POR Ret |
ITA 6 |
POL 9 |
LAT 12 |
GRE 4 |
JPN 8 |
10th | 44 | |||
| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | FIN 4 |
CHL 6 |
EUR Ret |
WRC-2 results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sami Pajari | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA 5 |
KEN | EST | FIN 10 |
BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP 7 |
JPN 5 |
14th | 30 |
| 2023 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 3 |
MEX | CRO 5 |
POR | ITA 19 |
KEN | EST 2 |
7th | 86 | |||||
| Toksport WRT 2 | FIN 1 |
GRE Ret |
CHL 3 |
EUR | JPN | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | MON | SWE 2 |
KEN | CRO | POR | ITA 1 |
POL 1 |
LAT 3 |
FIN | GRE 1 |
CHL | EUR | JPN 2 |
1st | 126 |
WRC-3 Open results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON 1 |
SWE 4 |
CRO Ret |
POR 1 |
ITA | KEN | EST 1 |
FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN | 1st | 87 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Enni Mälkönen". Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Tiina Kokko (6 November 2022). "Kartanlukija Enni Mälkönen saavutti salaisen haaveensa ja teki urheiluhistoriaa". Yle. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ STREBELOW, VIVIEN (2022-11-15). "Co-Drivers Hämäläinen and Mälkönen make history, become WRC Champions". Racers. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Pajari and Mälkönen crowned 2024 WRC2 Champions". WRC. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Lindsay, Alasdair (2024-11-25). "Mälkonen reacts to co‑driving split with Pajari". DirtFish. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Barry, Luke (2025-01-20). "Lappi to contest Finnish championship with Mälkönen". DirtFish. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
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