Mikko Markkula | |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1981 |
Years: | 2001–2019, 2021–present |
Driver: | Teemu Suninen |
Teams: | M-Sport World Rally Team, Hyundai Motorsport |
Championships: | 0 |
Races: | 115 |
Wins: | 0 |
Podiums: | 2 |
Stagewins: | 19 |
First Race: | 2001 Rally Finland |
Mikko Markkula (born 3 January 1981) is a Finnish rally co-driver.
Mikko Markkula began his rally career in 2001, co-driving for several drivers in the World Rally Championship.[1]
From 2007 to 2011, he was the co-driver of Juho Hänninen.[1]
In 2013, Markkula started to co-drive for Andreas Mikkelsen in a third Volkswagen Polo R WRC.[2] The crew achieved their first WRC podium in the 2014 Rally Sweden.[3] However, they ended their partnership three rounds later after Argentina, where they finished fourth overall.[4]
Starting from 2015, Markkula firmed a partnership with Teemu Suninen.[5] In 2017, the crew was signed by M-Sport World Rally Team.[6] In the 2018 Rally de Portugal, Markkula gained his second podium finish.[7] He left as Suninen's co-driver at the end of 2018.[8] He was replaced by Marko Salminen.