Rally Hall of Fame

The Rally Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for famous rally drivers and other persons who have had a great influence on rallying. The exhibition is part of the automobile and road museum Mobilia located at Kangasala, near the city of Tampere, in central Finland. The Hall of Fame was opened on 29 April 2010 with four inductees; Erik Carlsson, Paddy Hopkirk, Rauno Aaltonen and Timo Mäkinen.[1] Walter Röhrl and Hannu Mikkola were elected in 2011,[2] and Michèle Mouton and Carlos Sainz in 2012.[3] New nominations are introduced every year during the Rally Finland.[1]

The selections are made by an international committee led by AKK-Motorsport, Finland's representative in the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). In 2011, the selection committee consisted of five persons: Mouton, Kari O. Sohlberg (chairman of AKK), Neil Duncanson (owner of North One Television), Martin Holmes (motorsport journalist) and Pekka Honkanen (director of the Sports Museum Foundation of Finland).[1]

Members

Name Year elected
Finland Aaltonen, RaunoRauno Aaltonen 2010
Sweden Carlsson, ErikErik Carlsson 2010
United Kingdom Hopkirk, PaddyPaddy Hopkirk 2010
Finland Mäkinen, TimoTimo Mäkinen 2010
Finland Mikkola, HannuHannu Mikkola 2011
Germany Röhrl, WalterWalter Röhrl 2011
France Mouton, MichèleMichèle Mouton 2012
Spain Sainz, CarlosCarlos Sainz 2012
United Kingdom Cowan, AndrewAndrew Cowan 2013
Finland Mäkinen, TommiTommi Mäkinen 2013
Sweden Waldegård, BjörnBjörn Waldegård 2013

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Exhibitions in Mobilia". Mobilia. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. "New Inductees to Rally Hall of Fame". Neste Oil Rally Finland. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. "Sainz and Mouton nominated to Rally Hall of Fame". Neste Oil Rally Finland. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

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