Enni
Mälkönen
Finland
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Key Facts
Nationality
FIN
Date of birth
25.09.1990
Birthplace
Finland
Driver
Esapekka Lappi
First WRC rally
2018, Rally Finland
First WRC stage win
2024, Rally Finland SS9
WRC stage wins
1
Rally1 debut
2024, Rally Finland
Best Rally1 result
4th, Rally Finland 2024
First WRC2 stage win
2022, Rally Finland SS22
WRC2 stage wins
52
First WRC2 podium
2023, Rally Sweden
WRC2 podiums
10
First WRC2 win
2023, Rally Finland
WRC2 wins
4
WRC2 titles
1(2024)
*WRC2 Open data from 2022 season is included.
About Enni Mälkönen
After a historic run through the support categories, she steps into the high-pressure environment of the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team.
Mälkönen first made global headlines in 2022 when she became the first-ever female champion in a WRC-sanctioned category, clinching the WRC3 co-drivers’ title alongside Sami Pajari. She quickly followed this with a dominant 2024 campaign in WRC2, where her technical mastery helped Pajari secure the title and earn a promotion to the Rally1 class.
Despite a sudden split with Pajari at the end of that year, Mälkönen’s reputation ensured she wasn't out of a car for long. She teamed up with Esapekka Lappi for a 2025 campaign that saw the duo dominate the field in the Finnish Rally Championship, proving their immediate chemistry by taking five wins and the national title.
Partnering Lappi in a shared third Hyundai i20 N Rally1 for 2026, her experience in managing high-speed pace notes on the WRC’s fastest events will be a critical asset for Hyundai as they look to dethrone Toyota in the manufacturers' standings.
