Miikka Anttila

Co-Driver profile

Career Summary

Info

Nationality:	FIN
Date of Birth:	10.09.1972
Age:	45
First Rally:	1999, Finland
Rally Wins:	15

Season 2017

Classification:	WRC
Car No:	10
Car:	Toyota Yaris WRC
Team:	TOYOTA Gazoo Racing WRT
Driver:	Jari-Matti Latvala
Points:	136
Standing:	4
Rally Wins:	1
Retirements:	0
Podiums:	3

Anttila partnered 13 fellow Finnish drivers, including Janne Tuohino, Kosti Katajamäki and Mikko Hirvonen before joining forces with Jari-Matti Latvala in 2003.

After starting in local rallies, in 1995 he answered a newspaper advertisement seeking interest in a coaching school for co-drivers. His reputation grew and in 1999 he struck up a partnership with Janne Tuohino, with whom he finished eighth on his WRC debut in Finland.

In 2002 he joined forces with Hirvonen, winning the F2 class in the Finnish championship, before linking up with Latvala. Anttila guided him through several seasons of learning in WRC before they stepped up to a full programme with the Stobart VK M-Sport team in 2007.

They won their first WRC rally in 2008 with Ford’s senior squad and two years later finished runners-up in the championship.

After seven wins with the Blue Oval, they left for Volkswagen in 2013. They shared five wins in a Polo R en route to third in the championship in 2013 and second in 2014 and 2015.

A disappointing 2016 ended with the German squad’s unexpected WRC exit, and Anttila takes his place alongside Latvala in the new Toyota Gazoo Racing squad in 2017.

So committed is Anttila to his co-driving career that he missed the birth of his second child in order to contest Rally RACC - Rally de Espana in 2011!

After starting in local rallies, in 1995 he answered a newspaper advertisement seeking interest in a coaching school for co-drivers. His reputation grew and in 1999 he struck up a partnership with Janne Tuohino, with whom he finished eighth on his WRC debut in Finland.

In 2002 he joined forces with Hirvonen, winning the F2 class in the Finnish championship, before linking up with Latvala. Anttila guided him through several seasons of learning in WRC before they stepped up to a full programme with the Stobart VK M-Sport team in 2007.

They won their first WRC rally in 2008 with Ford’s senior squad and two years later finished runners-up in the championship.

After seven wins with the Blue Oval, they left for Volkswagen in 2013. They shared five wins in a Polo R en route to third in the championship in 2013 and second in 2014 and 2015.

A disappointing 2016 ended with the German squad’s unexpected WRC exit, and Anttila takes his place alongside Latvala in the new Toyota Gazoo Racing squad in 2017.

So committed is Anttila to his co-driving career that he missed the birth of his second child in order to contest Rally RACC - Rally de Espana in 2011!

• Season
• Career

Rally	Classification	Driver	Rank	Points
Rallye Monte-Carlo	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	2.	18
Rally Sweden	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	1.	25+5
Rally Guanajuato México	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	6.	8+2
Che Guevara Energy Drink Tour de Corse	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	4.	12+5
YPF Rally Argentina	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	5.	10+1
Vodafone Rally de Portugal	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	9.	2
Rally Italia Sardegna	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	2.	18+1
ORLEN 74th Rally Poland	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	20.	5
Neste Rally Finland	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	21.	2
ADAC Rallye Deutschland	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	7.	6+3
RallyRACC Catalunya - Rally de España	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	55.	0
Dayinsure Wales Rally GB	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	5.	10+3
Kennards Hire Rally Australia	WRC	Jari-Matti Latvala	18.	0