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{{Short description|Estonian rally driver (born 1987)}}
{{WRC driver
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
| Name = Ott Tänak
{{Infobox WRC driver
| Image = [[File:Ott Tänak and Raigo Mölder in Tallinna Rally.JPG|200px]]
| Caption = Tänak competing in Estonia in 2008
| name = Ott Tänak
| image = Rajd Monte Carlo 2019 - Ott Tänak (cropped).jpg
| Nationality = {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonia]]n
| caption = Tänak at the 2019 [[Rallye Monte Carlo]].
| Years = [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] – present
| image_size = 200px
| Teams = [[Pirelli Star Driver]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|15|df=y}}
| Races = 7
| birth_place = [[Kärla Parish|Kärla]], Estonia
| Championships = 0
| nationality = {{flagicon|EST}} Estonian
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| module =
| Years = [[2009 World Rally Championship|2009]]–[[2012 World Rally Championship|2012]], [[2014 World Rally Championship|2014]]–present
| Stagewins = 0
| Co-driver = {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]] (2017–)<br>{{flagicon|EST}} [[Raigo Mõlder]] (2014–2016)<br>{{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]] (2010–2012)<br>{{flagicon|EST}} [[Kristo Kraag]] (2009)
| Points = 0
| Teams = [[Hyundai World Rally Team|Hyundai]] (2020–2022, 2024)<br>[[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]] (2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2017, 2023)<br>[[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT|Toyota]] (2018–2019)<br>[[DMACK World Rally Team|DMACK]] (2014, 2016)<br>[[Pirelli Star Driver]] (2010)
| First race = [[2009 Rally de Portugal]]
| Races = 161
| Championships = 1 ([[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]])
| Wins = 21
| Podiums = 52
| Stagewins = 385
| Points = 1682
| First race = [[2009 Rally de Portugal]]
| First win = [[2017 Rally Italia Sardegna]]
| Last win = [[2024 Central European Rally]]
| Last race = [[2024 Rally Japan]]
| updated = 21 December 2024
}}
}}
'''Ott Tänak''' ({{IPA|et|ˈotʲˑ ˈtæ.nɑk|est}}; born 15 October 1987) is an Estonian [[rallying|rally]] driver and the [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019 World Rally]] Champion. He is currently teamed with [[Martin Järveoja]] and is competing for [[Hyundai Motorsport]] in the [[World Rally Championship]].
'''Ott Tänak''' (born 15 October 1987 in [[Saaremaa]]) is an [[Estonian]] [[rallying|rally]] driver.

Tänak achieved his maiden [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions|drivers' world title]] in the [[2019 World Rally Championship]], making him the first Estonian to win the [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions|drivers' championship]], the first non-Frenchman to win the title since [[Petter Solberg]] in 2003 and the first for [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT|Toyota]] since [[Didier Auriol]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/october-2019/spain-wrc-day-3/page/6789--12-12-.html |title=Sunday in Spain: Tänak takes WRC title |date=27 October 2019 |website=wrc.com}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Early career===
Tänak won the Estonian Rally Championship in 2008 and 2009, driving for the team run by former world rally winner [[Markko Martin]].<ref>http://www.rallybuzz.com/ott-tanak-wins-estonian-championship/</ref> Tänak made his [[World Rally Championship]] debut on the [[2009 Rally de Portugal]], finishing 20th overall.<ref>http://www.rallybuzz.com/ott-tanak-rally-portugal/</ref> In September 2009 Tänak won the European [[Pirelli Star Driver]] shootout held in Austria.<ref>http://www.rallybuzz.com/tanak-raschi-psd-winners/</ref> This gave him the opportunity to compete on six rounds of the [[2010 World Rally Championship season]]. He won the [[Production World Rally Championship|PWRC]] category on the [[2010 Rally Finland]].
Tänak won the [[Estonian Rally Championship]] in 2008 and 2009, driving for the team run by former world rally winner [[Markko Märtin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rallybuzz.com/ott-tanak-wins-estonian-championship/ |title=Ott Tänak from Markko Martin's team wins Estonian championship again &#124; RallyBuzz |access-date=20 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305054140/http://www.rallybuzz.com/ott-tanak-wins-estonian-championship/ |archive-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> Tänak made his [[World Rally Championship]] debut on the [[2009 Rally de Portugal]], finishing 20th overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/entryinfo/391-vodafone-rally-de-portugal-2009/31002/|title=Ott Tänak - Kristo Kraag - Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2009|website=ewrc-results.com}}</ref> In September 2009 Tänak won the European [[Pirelli Star Driver]] shootout held in Austria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rallybuzz.com/tanak-raschi-psd-winners/ |title=Ott Tänak and Alex Raschi winners Pirelli Star Driver Shootout Europe &#124; RallyBuzz |access-date=20 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305054211/http://www.rallybuzz.com/tanak-raschi-psd-winners/ |archive-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> This gave him the opportunity to compete six rounds of the [[2010 World Rally Championship season]] in [[Production World Rally Championship|PWRC]] support category programme.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/drivers/drivers/driver/Ott-T%C3%A4nak/page/874-94-874--.html?h=2019%2Fdrivers%2F380 |title=Ott Tänak - Rally Driver Overview & Profile |website=wrc.com |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629110524/https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/drivers/drivers/driver/ott-t%C3%A4nak/page/874-94-874--.html?h=2019%2Fdrivers%2F380 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won the PWRC category on the [[2010 Rally Finland]] and [[2010 Rally GB]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/5633-ott-tanak/9 |title=Ott Tänak - PWRC statistics |website=ewrc-results.com}}</ref>
[[File:Rally Finland 2010 - EK 1 - Ott Tänak.jpg|thumb|Tänak at the [[2010 Rally Finland]]]]

===2011===
In 2011, Tänak drove 7 rallies with a Ford Fiesta S2000, prepared by [[MM-Motorsport]] team under [[Markko Märtin]]'s instructions. He made a five-year contract with Ford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.ee/a/51290652|title=Ott Tänak sõlmis Fordiga viieaastase kontrahti|date=22 January 2011|website=Eesti Päevaleht|language=et}}</ref>

Tänak scored his first WRC points in the [[2011 Rally Mexico]], and finished second in [[SWRC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/results-standings/championship-standings/seasons/championship-standings/season-2011/s-wrc/|title=S-WRC|access-date=12 February 2023|website=World Rally Championship}}</ref> In [[2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|Italy]] he collected his first class win with an outstanding performance. He continued to impress in [[2011 Acropolis Rally|Greece]], as he was leading after the first day, but rolled his car on the first stage of the second day, and had to retire. In [[2011 Rally Finland|Finland]] he finished 3rd, and looked like he has only mathematical chances of winning the title. But with victories in [[2011 Rallye Deutschland|Germany]] and [[2011 Rallye de France|France]], he put himself back into title contention, arriving in [[2011 Rally Catalunya|Spain]] only 3 points behind leader [[Juho Hänninen]]. However, he hit a rock on the first stage, breaking his [[Ford Fiesta S2000|Fiesta S2000]]'s front [[crossmember]], and had to restart under [[World Rally Championship#Rally 2|SupeRally rules]], meaning that he basically lost all of his chances of becoming the champion. He finished the event sixth in SWRC, and runner-up to Hänninen in the championship standings.

He made his debut in a WRC-spec [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC|Ford Fiesta]] prepared by [[M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team|M-Sport Stobart]] at the [[2011 Wales Rally GB]], testing tyre supplier [[DMACK]]'s tyre compounds in preparation for their entry into the championship in 2012.<ref name="Tanak DMACK">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95876|title=Ott Tanak to give DMACK tyres their World Rally Car debut in Britain|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=3 November 2011|access-date=4 November 2011}}</ref>

===2012===
[[File:2012 10 05 Rallye France, Route de liaison à Colmar, Ott Tänak.jpg|right|thumb|Tänak at the [[2012 Rallye de France]]]]
In 2012, Tänak was the number one driver for [[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team]], and with a [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]] he drove the full [[2012 World Rally Championship|2012 season]]. At the [[2012 Rally Sweden|Rally Sweden]] Tänak took his first stage win on SS14.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/news/ss14-tanak-takes-first-stage-win/?fid=16080|title=Tanak takes first stage win|date=11 February 2012|work=[[World Rally Championship]]|publisher=International Sportsworld Communicators|access-date=11 February 2012|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054303/https://www.wrc.com/news/ss14-tanak-takes-first-stage-win/?fid=16080|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later had a season with ups and downs. After retiring in Sweden with engine failure, he finished fifth in [[2012 Rally México|Mexico]]. But in [[2012 Rally de Portugal|Portugal]], he slid off the road, forcing him to return under [[World Rally Championship#Rally 2|Rally2]] (formerly SupeRally) rules. The next round, [[2012 Rally Argentina|Rally Argentina]] started well for Tänak, but continued badly: he collected punctures, and slid back to 37th, but fought his way back to 10th. In [[2012 Acropolis Rally|Greece]], he was doing well until he had to stop due to suspension damage and had to use Rally2 again. He crashed out in [[2012 Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]], but on [[2012 Rally Finland|Rally Finland]], the next round, he bounced back with a 6th-place finish. He followed this up by two crashes in [[2012 Rallye Deutschland|Germany]] and [[2012 Wales Rally GB|Great Britain]]. After these poor performances, he went on to finish sixth in [[2012 Rallye de France|France]]. He scored his first podium in [[2012 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|Italy]], the penultimate round of the season, by finishing 3rd behind winner [[Mikko Hirvonen]] and [[Evgeny Novikov]]. The final round of the season, the [[2012 Rally de España|Catalunya Rally]], was bittersweet to him: on the first day, he was even leading the rally, and was lying fifth when he crashed out on the last stage. He finished 8th in the final standings, winning 8 [[Special stage (rallying)|stages]] during the season.

===2013===
In the year 2013, Tänak was no longer a part of [[M-Sport World Rally Team]] and was forced to leave the WRC stage. He started competing in and leading a team at Estonian national rallies, OT Racing, and the first rally under his direction was Võru Talveralli 2013.<ref name="jalopnik">{{Cite web |url=https://jalopnik.com/ott-tanak-got-the-wrc-championship-he-deserved-1839441368 |title=Ott Tanak Got The WRC Championship He Deserved |last=Blackstock |first=Elizabeth |date=2019-10-29 |website=Jalopnik |access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
Tänak's first competitive rally in 2013 was Rally Tallinn, driving a [[Subaru Impreza]] WRX STi N12, in which he finished 2nd, just after [[Georg Gross]], who was driving a 2008 [[Ford Focus]] WRC, and just 0.4 seconds ahead of [[Alexey Lukyanuk]], who was driving in a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]] 10. In season total, he finished 6 rally events, of which one he won and came 2nd in the rest, all behind Georg Gross.
At the season finale, [[Saaremaa Rally]], Tänak led the event at the penultimate stage by just 4.4 seconds ahead of Georg Gross. Five stages before the penultimate stage, Tänak, with his WRC experience, knew that he would have to really push in the early morning when others are still waking up. He succeeded and built a lead of 15.9 seconds ahead of [[Egon Kaur]] and 20 seconds ahead of Georg Gross. But it wasn't enough, he was driving on the limits of his [[Subaru Impreza]] and couldn't go any faster. Georg Gross caught him on the final stage and won by 2.4 seconds.
He finished the season by winning the N4 class with 3 points ahead of Timmu Kõrge.

===2014===
[[File:2014 rally sweden by 2eight dsc0986.jpg|thumb|Tänak at the [[2014 Rally Sweden]]]]
Tänak joined the [[DMACK World Rally Team]] in 2014, which he drove under WRC2, and [[M-Sport]], where he took part in [[Rally Sweden|Sweden]], [[Rally de Portugal|Portugal]] and [[Rally di Sardegna|Sardegna]] with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC. [[Raigo Mõlder]] served as his co-driver and his WRC-2 teammate was [[Jari Ketomaa]].<ref name="Tanak return">{{cite web|title=Ott Tanak back in WRC in 2014|url=http://www.crash.net/wrc/news/199059/1/tanak-returns.html|work=Crash.Net|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>

===2015===
In 2015, Tänak returned to [[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team]] following the retirement of [[Mikko Hirvonen]] to compete in the [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/a-team-with-potential-m-sport-confirm-evans-and-taenak |title=A TEAM WITH POTENTIAL: M-SPORT CONFIRM EVANS AND TÄNAK |publisher=[[M-Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307215846/https://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/a-team-with-potential-m-sport-confirm-evans-and-taenak |archive-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> His best result of the season was claiming third in the [[Rally Poland|72nd Rally Poland]], matching his career-best result.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/taenak-triumphs-with-rally-poland-podium |title=TÄNAK TRIUMPHS WITH RALLY POLAND PODIUM |publisher=[[M-Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307221352/http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/taenak-triumphs-with-rally-poland-podium |archive-date=7 March 2018}}</ref>

===2016===
Ott Tänak left the M-Sport World Rally Team and returned to the [[DMACK World Rally Team]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/november/T%C3%A4nak-uncertain-of-2016-plans/page/3005--12-12-.html|title=Tänak uncertain of 2016 plans|website=WRC.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|access-date=19 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009124635/https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/november/T%25C3%25A4nak-uncertain-of-2016-plans/page/3005--12-12-.html}}</ref> the team he drove for at selected events in 2014. Tänak achieved two podium finishes during [[2016 World Rally Championship|2016 season]]. Having dominated most of the [[2016 Rally Poland|Rally Poland]], Tänak suffered puncture in the penultimate stage and lost out to eventual winner [[Andreas Mikkelsen]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 July 2016|title=MIKKELSEN'S WIN, TÄNAK'S HEARTBREAK|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/news-archive/wrc/mikkelsen---s-win---taenak---s-heartbreak/}}</ref> He picked up another podium in [[2016 Wales Rally GB|Wales Rally]] where he also finished second. Tänak finished the season 8th.

===2017===
[[File:2017 Rally de Portugal - 81.jpg|thumb|Tänak at the [[2017 Rally de Portugal]]]]
After a year in DMACK World Rally Team, Tänak returned to [[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team]], teaming up with 4-time world champion [[Sébastien Ogier]], who chose M-Sport after Volkswagen's withdrawal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/ogier-and-taenak-lead-m-sport-in-2017|title=Ogier and Tänak lead M-Sport in 2017|work=m-sport.co.uk|publisher=[[M-Sport World Rally Team]]|access-date=12 December 2016|date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920010911/http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/ogier-and-taenak-lead-m-sport-in-2017|archive-date=20 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tänak changed co-drivers, with [[Martin Järveoja]] replacing Raigo Mõlder. Tänak started the year off well, driving himself to third place in both [[2017 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo]] and [[2017 Rally Argentina|Argentina]], and to second place in [[2017 Rally Sweden|Sweden]]. In [[2017 Rally de Portugal|Portugal]], Tänak led at the end of day 1, but hit a bank and punctured a tire early on during day 2, eventually finishing 4th. However, in the next round in [[2017 Rally d'Italia|Sardinia]], Tänak inherited the lead after a mistake by [[Hayden Paddon]], and despite a final day charge by [[Jari-Matti Latvala]], finally took his first [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] event win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/june-2017/wrc-sunday-wrap-/page/4615--12-12-.html|title=Tänak claims first win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=11 June 2017|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> He squandered the chance of back-to-back wins when he crashed early on during the final day in [[Rally Poland|Poland]]. After a frustrating seventh-place finish in [[2017 Rally Finland|Finland]], Ott surprised many by taking a faultless win in [[2017 Rallye Deutschland|Germany]], marking the first time [[Ford World Rally Team|Ford]] or [[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team|M-Sport]] have won in Germany since it became a WRC event in [[2002 World Rally Championship season|2002]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Second success for Tänak|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/august-2017/sunday-in-germany/page/4811--12-12-.html|website=wrc.com|access-date=20 Aug 2017}}</ref> The Estonian went on to finish the final events of the year third ([[2017 Rally Catalunya|Spain]]), second ([[2017 Wales Rally GB|Wales]]) and sixth ([[2017 Rally Australia|Australia]]), guaranteeing him overall third place in the championship behind teammate Ogier and [[Thierry Neuville]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/11/19/neuville-wins-latvala-crash-hands-paddon-podium/|title=Neuville wins, Latvala crash hands Paddon podium|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=[[Speedcafe]]|date=19 November 2017|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>

===2018===
[[File:Toyota Yaris WRC on the Panzerplatte at Rallye Deutschland 2018, driven by Ott Tänak with Martin Järveoja.jpg |thumb |right |Tänak won the [[2018 Rallye Deutschland]]]]
Before the [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018 season]] Tänak signed a two-year deal with [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]], run by 4-time world champion [[Tommi Mäkinen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/133938/tanak-felt-stuck-as-number-two-at-msport|title=Ott Tanak felt stuck as Sebastien Ogier's number two at M-Sport|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> His team-mates for the season were [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] and [[Esapekka Lappi]]. While many speculated that the Estonian would take considerable time to get used to the team and the car, Tänak proved people wrong by showing immediate speed in the Toyota - finishing second in the opening round in [[2018 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo]], following it up with another podium in [[2018 Tour de Corse|Corsica]] and winning in [[2018 Rally Argentina|Argentina]], having led from day one by a strong margin.<ref name="winner">{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/apri-2018/argentina-breaking/page/5407--12-12-.html|title=Breaking News: Victory for Tänak|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=29 April 2018|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> Both him and his [[Toyota Yaris WRC|Toyota]] car demonstrated their highly competitive performance round-after-round, but similarly to [[Sebastien Ogier]], Tänak was hampered by the starting order in [[2018 Rally Sweden|Sweden]] and suffered a turbo failure in the high altitudes at [[2018 Rally Mexico|Mexico]]. Tänak replicated his earlier success in Argentina with three consecutive rally wins in Finland, Germany and Turkey, putting him in striking distance for the drivers championship behind Ogier and Neuville with three events left.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september-2018/turkey-tanak-win/page/5742--12-12-.html|title=Sunday in Turkey: Tänak's turkish delight|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=16 September 2018|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref> Unfortunate performances in [[2018 Wales Rally GB|Great Britain]] and [[2018 Rally Catalunya|Spain]] left Ott with narrow chances at the title, being 23 points off the lead with one event left. Tricky conditions took Ott out of contention for the title and he finished the [[2018 Rally Australia|Australian]] event in 4th. [[Jari-Matti Latvala]]'s win in the final rally meant that [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]] won the constructors championship for the first time since 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rally Australia: Latvala wins as Ogier, Toyota claim WRC titles|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/140149/ogier-defends-wrc-crown-latvala-wins-australia|first=Andrew|last=Van Leeuwen|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=18 November 2018|access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
Continuing the overall trend from the previous two seasons, Ott Tänak finished third in [[2019 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo]] behind rivals [[Thierry Neuville]] and [[Sebastien Ogier]]. He then went on to win in [[2019 Rally Sweden|Sweden]], marking the first time Ott had led the points standings in the WRC driver's championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2019/sweden-wrc-3-leg-3/page/6122--12-12-.html|title=Sunday in Sweden:Victory for ice-cool Tänak|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=17 February 2019|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Paving the way for the first time in his career, he managed second place in [[2019 Rally Mexico|Mexico]], retaining first place in the championship over Ogier by 4 points.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/march-2019/mexico-wrc-day-3/page/6180--12-12-.html|title=Sunday in Mexico: Ogier nets fifth win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=11 March 2019|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> Tänak won the debuting [[Rally Chile]] ahead of Sebastien Ogier and [[Sebastien Loeb]], and despite a last-minute loss in the [[2019 Rally Italia Sardegna]], won four more rallies before securing his first driver's championship trophy in the [[2019 Rally Catalunya]], following an early [[power steering]] failure by Ogier in the first leg and a [[Power Stage]] victory by Tänak.<ref name="sfcwin">{{cite news |title=Estonian driver Ott Tänak wins World Rally Championship |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Estonian-driver-Ott-Tanak-wins-World-Rally-14566178.php |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052617/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Estonian-driver-Ott-Tanak-wins-World-Rally-14566178.php |archive-date=28 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="err">{{cite news |title=Ott Tänak crowned WRC drivers' world champion |url=https://news.err.ee/996469/ott-tanak-crowned-wrc-drivers-world-champion |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=ERR.ee |date=27 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Tänak became the first non-Frenchman to win the World Rally Championship since 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/59899917 |title= World Rally Championship: Could there be a first British winner for more than 20 years? |work= [[BBC Sport]] |date= 19 January 2022 |access-date= 26 January 2022 |last1= Price |first1= Sian |last2= Gray |first2= Andy}}</ref>

===2020===
[[File:TänakRallySweden2020(2).jpg|thumb|Tänak in his second rally for [[Hyundai Motorsport]], the [[2020 Rally Sweden]].]]
In October 2019 Tänak signed a two-year deal with [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tänak quits Toyota|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/october-2019/tanak-hyundai/page/6797--12-12-.html|website=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|date=31 October 2019|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> He could have been selected number 1, which is reserved for the champion for the previous season but he decided to keep the number 8 during the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Champ Ott shuns #1 at Hyundai|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2020/tanak-number/page/6934--12-12-.html|website=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> Tänak's title defence began with a major shunt at the [[2020 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo Rally]], with his [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC|Hyundai i20]] bottoming out on a bump in Stage 4 and flying off a 40 metre high cliff at 180 km/h, rolling end-over-end through a series of trees before landing on the road below – with both him and Järveoja remarkably walking away uninjured.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/editor-tree/season-2020/wrc/monte-ss5/|title=SS4/5: Evans leads, Tänak crashes|work=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|date=24 January 2020|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref> Tänak made up for this with a second-place finish in [[2020 Rally Sweden|Sweden]], just below Elfyn Evans who won the event.

===2021===
[[File:Croatia Rally 2021 - Ott Tänak.jpg|thumb|Tanak at the [[2021 Croatia Rally]].]]
[[Hyundai World Rally Team|Hyundai]]'s [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]] Car was very fast but reliability issues, mechanical issues and damage cost them points.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Craig|first=Jason|date=2021-11-16|title=Reliability has cost Hyundai this season - Neuville|url=https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/993215/1/reliability-has-cost-hyundai-season-neuville|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Crash|language=en}}</ref>

Tänak and Järveoja retired from leading the [[2021 Monte Carlo Rally]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barry|first=Luke|date=2021-01-23|title=Tänak retires from Monte Carlo Rally|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/tanak-retires-from-monte-carlo-rally/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=DirtFish|language=en-US}}</ref> and retired from the [[2021 Rally Catalunya]]. He retired from the lead at the [[2021 Rally de Portugal]] because of damage to the rear right suspension.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WATCH: Tänak forced out of Rally de Portugal|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/rally-leader-tanak-retires/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|language=en}}</ref> He clipped a rock and crashed out of the lead at the [[2021 Rally Italia Sardegna]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leader Tänak retires, Ogier on top in Italy|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/leader-tanak-retires-in-italy/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|language=en}}</ref> and retired from Day 1 at his Home Rally, the [[2021 Rally Estonia]] due to a puncture.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Howard|first=Tom|title=WRC Estonia: Rally favourite Tanak suffers shock early retirement|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc-estonia-rally-favourite-tanak-suffers-shock-early-retirement/6631113/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.autosport.com|language=en}}</ref>

Tänak also couldn't participate in the Final event of the year, the [[2021 Rally Monza]], due to "personal family matters".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=Tänak to miss Monza finale|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/breaking-news-tanak-to-miss-monza-finale/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|language=en}}</ref> [[Teemu Suninen]] and [[Mikko Markkula]] replaced them for that event.

Tänak and Järveoja Won the [[2021 Arctic Rally Finland]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=WRC Arctic Rally: Tanak seals victory, Rovanpera takes championship lead|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc-arctic-rally-tanak-seals-victory-rovanpera-takes-championship-lead-5529489/5529489/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.autosport.com|language=en}}</ref> and scored 3 more podiums at the [[2021 Safari Rally]], the [[2021 Acropolis Rally]], and the [[2021 Rally Finland]].

He also finished 4th at the [[2021 Croatia Rally]] and 6th at the [[2021 Ypres Rally|2021 Ypres Rally Belgium]].
Tänak and Järveoja finished the season in 5th place on 128 points.
===2022===
With new regulations mandating the use of a hybrid system in place for 2022 and onwards, [[Hyundai World Rally Team]] faced a new challenge. Team Principal [[Andrea Adamo (racing manager)|Andrea Adamo]] left the team for personal reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Howard|first=Tom|date=2021-12-07|title=Hyundai confirms shock departure of team principal Andrea Adamo|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-confirms-shock-departure-of-team-principal-andrea-adamo/6860406/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.autosport.com|language=en}}</ref> Hyundai's new [[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]] Car was neither competitive nor reliable at the first round in [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo]] and Tänak and Järveoja retired from the rally.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Howard|first=Tom|title=Tanak retires from Monte Carlo as Hyundai's "tough" WRC Rally1 debut worsens|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-tanak-monte-carlo-rally/7514961/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.motorsport.com|language=en}}</ref>

Tänak and Järveoja scored their first podium of the season at the [[2022 Croatia Rally|Croatia Rally]]. Leader [[Kalle Rovanperä]] lost time to Tänak, who was in second place; due to a puncture. In the penultimate stage of the rally Tänak chose soft tyres over Rovanperä's hards, meaning he not only won the stage, but gained 29.8 seconds over Rovanperä and got the overall lead with 1.4 seconds. In the powerstage he could not match Rovanperä's time and lost the rally by 4.3 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rovanperä grabs last-gasp Croatia victory |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/rovanpera-triumphs-in-croatian-cloud-burst/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=WRC - World Rally Championship |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|Rally Italia Sardegna]], Tänak and Järveoja were fighting with [[Elfyn Evans]] and later with [[Esapekka Lappi]] for the rally lead on Friday after Evans' retirement. Tänak took the overall lead on SS4 and lost it on SS7 due to transmission issues and reportedly only having three wheel drive. SS8 and 9 were cancelled. In the opening stage of Saturday, Lappi crashed and Tänak now lead the rally. He held a comfortable lead over [[Craig Breen]] and won the rally with 9 stage wins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Alastair |date=2022-06-05 |title=Tänak cruises to Rally Italy victory |url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/tanak-cruises-to-rally-italy-victory/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=DirtFish |language=en-US}}</ref>

===2023===
[[File:WRC Central European Rallye 2023 Nr. 8 (4).jpg|thumb|Tänak at the 2023 Central European Rallye with his Ford Puma]]
For 2023 season Ott returned to his old team [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]] and driving with [[Ford Puma Rally1]] car. In his first rally of 2023 with Puma he achieved fifth place from Monte Carlo Rally. The second round, [[Rally Sweden]], saw Ott Tänak and [[Martin Järveoja]] take an early lead, before losing it to [[Craig Breen]] and [[James Fulton (co-driver)|James Fulton]] on Friday evening.<ref>{{cite news|title=Breen heads Tänak in Rally Sweden scuffle|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/breen-heads-tanak-in-rally-sweden-scuffle-/|website=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|date=10 February 2023|access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> However, Tänak and Järveoja fought back on Saturday evening,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tänak's night attack leaves Sweden rivals trailing|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/tanaks-night-attack-leaves-sweden-rivals-trailing/|website=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|date=11 February 2023|access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> and won the event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Triumphant Tänak soars to Rally Sweden crown|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/tanak-triumphs-at-rally-sweden/|website=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|date=12 February 2023|access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> This was his first win with [[Ford Puma Rally1]] car.

Next rally in Mexico was a disappointment for Ott Tänak after losing a lots of time on Friday but still managed to finish the rally in eighth place. [[Croatia Rally]] was an emotional rally after [[Craig Breen]] had lost his life during testing for Croatia Rally. Tänak scored an emotional second place in Croatia rally. From that point the real misfortune began, one failure after another and poor reliability of [[Ford Puma Rally1|Ford Puma]] ended his championship hopes. Tänak got his revenge at the [[2023 Rally Chile|Rally Chile]] where he scored his final victory with [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M–Sport]].

===2024===
In October 2023, it was announced that Tänak will rejoin Hyundai after one year in M–Sport.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ott Tänak's Hyundai return officially confirmed|url=https://news.err.ee/1609121639/ott-tanak-s-hyundai-return-officially-confirmed|date=4 October 2023|accessdate=13 May 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Tänak was born in [[Kärla Parish|Kärla]], [[Saare County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/championship/teams-and-drivers/wrc/drivers/ott-tanak/|title=Ott Tänak|access-date=11 February 2023|website=FIA World Rally Championship}}</ref> He married Janika Tänak in 2016, with whom he has two children, a son named Ron and a daughter named Mia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.ee/a/84598875|title=Ott Tänak – rallimees, kes armus oma naisesse sekundi murdosa jooksul - Eesti Päevaleht|date=30 November 2018|website=LP}}</ref><ref name="pulmad">{{cite news|url=https://sport.ohtuleht.ee/753046/hoissa-pulmad-ott-tanak-abiellus|title=HÕISSA, PULMAD! Ott Tänak abiellus|work=Õhtuleht|language=et|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="marriage">{{cite news|url=https://elu24.postimees.ee/3797497/palju-onne-ralliass-ott-tanak-abiellus-oma-kauni-kallimaga|title=Palju õnne! Ralliäss Ott Tänak abiellus oma kauni kallimaga|work=Elu24|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> In 2017, Ott Tänak was chosen for the [[Estonian Athlete of the Year]] award, and in 2018, he and [[Martin Järveoja]] were chosen for the [[Estonian Sports Team of the Year]] award.

A [[documentary film]] about Tänak's life and rallying career titled ''[[Ott Tänak: The Movie]]'' was announced in December 2018. The film provides a rare look at the Estonian rally driver's early life on the island of [[Saaremaa]] and eventual rally career through interviews from his friends, relatives and colleagues in the sport, interspersed with archive and filmed footage of his past and current rallies. It was released theatrically in Estonia on 11 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/6482648/video-ott-tanakust-on-valmimas-dokumentaalfilm|title=Video: Ott Tänakust on valmimas dokumentaalfilm|date=20 December 2018|website=Postimees Sport|language=et}}</ref>

He was also interviewed in the Estonian rally documentary film ''[[Legends of the Winding Road]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Filmis «Kurvilise tee legendid» teevad kaasa ka Märtin ja Tänak|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/7760969/filmis-kurvilise-tee-legendid-teevad-kaasa-ka-martin-ja-tanak|date=25 April 2023|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>

==Rally wins==
=== WRC victories (21) ===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:1px"| &nbsp;#&nbsp;
!style="width:240px"| Event
!style="width:20px"| Season
!style="width:140px"| Co-driver
!style="width:180px"| Car
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[2017 Rally Italia Sardegna]]
| [[2017 World Rally Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Ford Fiesta WRC]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2017 Rallye Deutschland]]
| [[2017 World Rally Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Ford Fiesta WRC]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[2018 Rally Argentina]]
| [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2018 Rally Finland]]
| [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2018 Rallye Deutschland]]
| [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[2018 Rally Turkey]]
| [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[2019 Rally Sweden]]
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|CHL}} [[2019 Rally Chile]]
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[2019 Rally de Portugal]]
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2019 Rally Finland]]
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2019 Rallye Deutschland]]
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 12
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[2019 Wales Rally GB]]
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
|13
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[2020 Rally Estonia]]
| [[2020 World Rally Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]]
|-
|14
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2021 Arctic Rally]]
| [[2021 World Rally Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]]
|-
|15
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna]]
| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
|-
|16
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2022 Rally Finland]]
| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
|-
|17
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[2022 Ypres Rally]]
| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
|-
|18
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[2023 Rally Sweden]]
| [[2023 World Rally Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Ford Puma Rally1]]
|-
|19
|{{flagicon|CHL}} [[2023 Rally Chile]]
|[[2023 World Rally Championship|2023]]
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
|[[Ford Puma Rally1]]
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[2024 Rally Italia Sardegna]]
|[[2024 World Rally Championship|2024]]
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
|[[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
|-
|21
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[2024 Central European Rally]]
|[[2024 World Rally Championship|2024]]
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
|[[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
|}

==== Wins per rally ====

{|class =" Wikitable " width="75%"
!
!
!
|-
! Style = "background:lightblue" align="center" |3 wins
! Style = "background:lightblue" align="center" |2 wins
! Style = "background:lightblue" align="center" |1 win
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Rallye Deutschland]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rally Sweden]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rally Argentina]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Rally Finland]]
|{{flagicon|CHL}} [[Rally Chile]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Rally Turkey]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna]]
|
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Rally Portugal]]
|-
|
|
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Wales Rally GB]]
|-
|
|
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Rally Estonia]]
|-
|
|
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Arctic Rally]]
|-
|
|
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ypres Rally]]
|-
|
|
|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[Central European Rally]]
|}

=== WRC-2 victories ===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:1px"| &nbsp;#&nbsp;
!style="width:220px"| Event
!style="width:20px"| Season
!style="width:140px"| Co-driver
!style="width:150px"| Car
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|POL}} 71st [[Rally Poland]]
| [[2014 World Rally Championship-2|2014]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Raigo Mõlder]]
| [[Ford Fiesta R5]]
|}

=== S-WRC victories ===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:1px"| &nbsp;#&nbsp;
!style="width:220px"| Event
!style="width:20px"| Season
!style="width:140px"| Co-driver
!style="width:150px"| Car
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} 8th [[Rally Italia Sardegna]]
| [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]]
| [[Ford Fiesta S2000]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|GER}} 29th [[Rallye Deutschland]]
| [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]]
| [[Ford Fiesta S2000]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} 2nd [[Rallye de France Alsace]]
| [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]]
| [[Ford Fiesta S2000]]
|}

=== P-WRC victories ===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:1px"| &nbsp;#&nbsp;
!style="width:220px"| Event
!style="width:20px"| Season
!style="width:140px"| Co-driver
!style="width:160px"| Car
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|FIN}} 60th [[Rally Finland]]
| [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]]
| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} 66th [[Wales Rally GB]]
| [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]]
| [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X]]
|}

=== ERC victories ===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:1px"| &nbsp;#&nbsp;
!style="width:220px"| Event
!style="width:20px"| Season
!style="width:140px"| Co-driver
!style="width:150px"| Car
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[2014 Rally Estonia|5th Rally Estonia]]
| [[2014 European Rally Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Raigo Mõlder]]
| [[Ford Fiesta R5]]
|}

=== Other notable victories ===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:1px"| &nbsp;#&nbsp;
!style="width:220px"| Event
!style="width:20px"| Season
!style="width:140px"| Co-driver
!style="width:160px"| Car
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|EST}} 41st [[Saaremaa Rally]]
| 2008
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Raigo Mõlder]]
| [[Subaru Impreza STi]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|EST}} 13th [[Lõuna-Eesti Rally]]
| 2009
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Raigo Mõlder]]
| [[Subaru Impreza STi N14]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|EST}} 44th [[Saaremaa Rally]]
| 2011
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kuldar Sikk]]
| [[Ford Focus RS WRC 03]]
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|EST}} 50th [[Saaremaa Rally]]
| 2017
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Georg Gross]]
| [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[2018 Rally Estonia|8th Rally Estonia]]
| 2018
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[2019 Rally Estonia|9th Rally Estonia]]
| 2019
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|EST}} 19th [[RedGrey Team|RedGrey]] [[Lõuna-Eesti Rally]]
| 2020
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]]
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[2023 Otepää Winter Rally|Otepää Winter Rally]]
| 2021
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]]
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[2023 Otepää Winter Rally|Otepää Winter Rally]]
| 2023
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Ford Puma Rally1]]
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|EST}} 22nd [[Lõuna-Eesti Rally]]
| 2023
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Martin Järveoja]]
| [[Ford Puma Rally1]]
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon|EST}} 56th [[Saaremaa Rally]]
| 2023
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Robert Virves]]
| [[Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II]]
|}

==Racing record==
===WRC summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Season
!Team
!Starts
!Victories
!Podiums
!Stage wins
!DNF
!Points
!Final result
|-
| [[2009 World Rally Championship|2009]]
| Private/[[MM Motorsport]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
! –
|-
| [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]]
| Private/[[Pirelli Star Driver]]
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
! –
|-
| [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]]
| Private/[[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
! 15th
|-
| [[2012 World Rally Championship|2012]]
| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]]
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 52
! 8th
|-
| [[2014 World Rally Championship|2014]]
| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]]/[[DMACK World Rally Team|DMACK]]
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 17
! 15th
|-
| [[2015 World Rally Championship|2015]]
| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]]
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 63
! 10th
|-
| [[2016 World Rally Championship|2016]]
| [[DMACK World Rally Team|DMACK]]
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 2
| 88
! 8th
|-
| [[2017 World Rally Championship|2017]]
| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]]
| 13
| 2
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 191
! style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd
|-
| [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]]
| [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT|Toyota]]
| 13
| 4
| 6
| 70
| 2
| 181
! style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd
|-
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
| [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT|Toyota]]
| 13
| 6
| 9
| 73
| 0
| 263
! style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st
|-
| [[2020 World Rally Championship|2020]]
| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]]
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 105
! style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd
|-
| [[2021 World Rally Championship|2021]]
| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]]
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 49
| 2
| 128
! 5th
|-bgcolor=#DDDDDD
|-
| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]]
| 13
| 3
| 8
| 41
| 2
| 205
! style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd
|-bgcolor=#CFCFFF
|-
| [[2023 World Rally Championship|2023]]
| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport]]
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 30
| 1
| 174
! style="background:#;" |4th
|-
| [[2024 World Rally Championship|2024]]
| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]]
| 13
| 2
| 6
| 30
| 1
| 200
! style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd
|-
!colspan=9|
|-
!colspan=2|Total
| 161
| 21
| 52
| 385
| 25
| 1682
|-
|}

===WRC results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[2009 World Rally Championship|2009]]
! Ott Tänak
! [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi]]
| [[2009 Rally Ireland|IRE]]
| [[2009 Rally Norway|NOR]]
| [[2009 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2009 Rally Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|20}}
| [[2009 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
| [[2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]
| [[2009 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[2009 Rally Poland|POL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2009 Rally Australia|AUS]]
| [[2009 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]
| [[2009 Rally GB|GBR]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]]
! Ott Tänak
! [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2010 Rally Mexico|MEX]]
| [[2010 Jordan Rally|JOR]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[Pirelli Star Driver]]
! [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X]]
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2010 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2010 Rally Bulgaria|BUL]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|31}}
| [[2010 Rally Japan|JPN]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br />{{small|19}}
| [[2010 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|17}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]]
! [[MM Motorsport]]
! [[Ford Fiesta S2000]]
| [[2011 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|10}}
| [[2011 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
| [[2011 Jordan Rally|JOR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|7}}
| [[2011 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|12}}
| [[2011 Rally Australia|AUS]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br />{{small|27}}
|
|
!rowspan=2| 15th
!rowspan=2| 15
|-
! [[M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team|M-Sport Stobart Ford WRT]]
! [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
|-
| [[2012 World Rally Championship|2012]]
! [[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford WRT]]
! [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Rally México|MEX]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Rallye de France-Alsace|FRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2012 Rally d'Italia|ITA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! 8th
! 52
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2014 World Rally Championship|2014]]
! [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport WRT]]
! [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
| [[2014 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|5}}
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=3| 15th
!rowspan=3| 17
|-
!rowspan=2| [[DMACK World Rally Team|Drive Dmack]]
! [[Ford Fiesta R5]]
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|15}}
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally Poland|POL]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2014 Rallye de France-Alsace|FRA]]
| [[2014 Rally de España|ESP]]
|
|
|-
! [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2014 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|
|-
| [[2015 World Rally Championship|2015]]
! [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport WRT]]
! [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Rally d'Italia|ITA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 Rally Poland|POL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|41}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! 10th
! 63
|-
| [[2016 World Rally Championship|2016]]
! [[DMACK World Rally Team|DMACK WRT]]
! [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Rally México|MEX]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Rally d'Italia|ITA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 Rally Poland|POL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|23}}
| [[2016 Rally China|CHN]]<br />{{small|C}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|7}}
! 8th
! 88
|-
| [[2017 World Rally Championship|2017]]
! [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport WRT]]
! [[Ford Fiesta WRC]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2017 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2017 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2017 Rally d'Italia|ITA]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Rally Poland|POL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2017 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2017 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|2}}
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''191'''
|-
| [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]]
! [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]]
! [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2018 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2018 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2018 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2018 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2018 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 Rally d'Italia|ITA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2018 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2018 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2018 Rally Turkey|TUR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2018 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2018 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''181'''
|-
| [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]]
! [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]]
! [[Toyota Yaris WRC]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2019 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2019 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2019 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2019 Rally Chile|CHL]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2019 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 Rally d'Italia|ITA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2019 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2019 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2019 Rally Turkey|TUR]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2019 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2019 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[2019 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|C}}
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 263
|-
| [[2020 World Rally Championship|2020]]
! [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]]
! [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2020 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2020 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2020 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2020 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2020 Rally Turkey|TUR]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2020 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2020 Rally Monza|MNZ]]<br />{{small|2}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''105'''
|-
| [[2021 World Rally Championship|2021]]
! [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]]
! [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2021 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2021 Arctic Rally|ARC]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2021 Safari Rally|KEN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br />{{small|31}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Ypres Rally|BEL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2021 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2021 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2021 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2021 Rally Monza|MNZ]]
|
|
! 5th
! 128
|-
| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
! [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]]
! [[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|20}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2022 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2022 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Safari Rally|KEN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2022 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2022 Ypres Rally|BEL]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2022 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2022 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2022 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 205
|-
| [[2023 World Rally Championship|2023]]
! [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford WRT]]
! [[Ford Puma Rally1]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2023 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2023 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|35}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Safari Rally|KEN]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2023 Rally Chile|CHL]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2023 Central Europe Rally|EUR]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
!style="background:#;"| 4th
!style="background:#;"| 174
|-
| [[2024 World Rally Championship|2024]]
! [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]]
! [[Hyundai i20 N Rally1]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2024 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|41}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 Safari Rally|KEN]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2024 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|2}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2024 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2024 Rally Poland|POL]]<br />{{small|40}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2024 Rally Latvia|LAT]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2024 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2024 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2024 Rally Chile|CHL]]<br />{{small|3}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2024 Central European Rally|EUR]]<br /> {{small|1}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2024 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 200
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.

===PWRC results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! PWRC
! Points
|-
| [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]]
! [[Pirelli Star Driver]]
! [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X]]
| [[2010 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
| [[2010 Rally Mexico|MEX]]
| [[2010 Jordan Rally|JOR]]
| [[2010 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2010 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[2010 Rally Japan|JPN]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2010 Rally GB|GBR]]<br />{{small|1}}
! 4th
! 78
|-
|}

===SWRC results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! SWRC
! Points
|-
| [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]]
! [[MM Motorsport]]
! [[Ford Fiesta S2000]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[2011 Jordan Rally|JOR]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2011 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2011 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''113'''
|-
|}

===WRC-2 results===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! WRC 2
! Points
|-
| [[2014 World Rally Championship-2|2014]]
! [[DMACK|Drive Dmack]]
! [[Ford Fiesta R5]]
| [[2014 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[2014 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Rally México|MEX]]<br/>{{small|4}}
| [[2014 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br/>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br/>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 Rally Poland|POL]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br/>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br/>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2014 Rallye de France-Alsace|FRA]]
| [[2014 Rally de España|ESP]]
| [[2014 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]
! 6th
! 78
|-
|}

===ERC results===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Points
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2014 European Rally Championship|2014]]
! [[MM Motorsport]]
!rowspan=2| [[Ford Fiesta R5]]
| [[2014 Internationale Jänner Rallye|JÄN]]
| [[2014 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils|LIE]]
| [[2014 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[2014 Circuit of Ireland|IRE]]
| [[2014 Rally Azores|AZO]]
| [[2014 Ypres Rally|YPR]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 11th
!rowspan=2| 44
|-
! [[DMACK|Drive Dmack]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Barum Czech Rally Zlín|CZE]]<br/>{{small|7}}
| [[2014 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]
| [[2014 Rallye International du Valais|VAL]]
| [[2014 Tour de Corse|COR]]
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?profile=5633 Profile at eWRC-results.com]
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 12 January 2025

Ott Tänak
Tänak at the 2019 Rallye Monte Carlo.
Personal information
NationalityEstonia Estonian
Born (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 37)
Kärla, Estonia
World Rally Championship record
Active years2009–2012, 2014–present
Co-driverEstonia Martin Järveoja (2017–)
Estonia Raigo Mõlder (2014–2016)
Estonia Kuldar Sikk (2010–2012)
Estonia Kristo Kraag (2009)
TeamsHyundai (2020–2022, 2024)
M-Sport (2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2017, 2023)
Toyota (2018–2019)
DMACK (2014, 2016)
Pirelli Star Driver (2010)
Rallies161
Championships1 (2019)
Rally wins21
Podiums52
Stage wins385
Total points1682
First rally2009 Rally de Portugal
First win2017 Rally Italia Sardegna
Last win2024 Central European Rally
Last rally2024 Rally Japan
Last updated on: 21 December 2024.

Ott Tänak (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈotʲˑ ˈtæ.nɑk]; born 15 October 1987) is an Estonian rally driver and the 2019 World Rally Champion. He is currently teamed with Martin Järveoja and is competing for Hyundai Motorsport in the World Rally Championship.

Tänak achieved his maiden drivers' world title in the 2019 World Rally Championship, making him the first Estonian to win the drivers' championship, the first non-Frenchman to win the title since Petter Solberg in 2003 and the first for Toyota since Didier Auriol in 1994.[1]

Career

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Early career

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Tänak won the Estonian Rally Championship in 2008 and 2009, driving for the team run by former world rally winner Markko Märtin.[2] Tänak made his World Rally Championship debut on the 2009 Rally de Portugal, finishing 20th overall.[3] In September 2009 Tänak won the European Pirelli Star Driver shootout held in Austria.[4] This gave him the opportunity to compete six rounds of the 2010 World Rally Championship season in PWRC support category programme.[5] He won the PWRC category on the 2010 Rally Finland and 2010 Rally GB.[6]

Tänak at the 2010 Rally Finland

2011

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In 2011, Tänak drove 7 rallies with a Ford Fiesta S2000, prepared by MM-Motorsport team under Markko Märtin's instructions. He made a five-year contract with Ford.[7]

Tänak scored his first WRC points in the 2011 Rally Mexico, and finished second in SWRC.[8] In Italy he collected his first class win with an outstanding performance. He continued to impress in Greece, as he was leading after the first day, but rolled his car on the first stage of the second day, and had to retire. In Finland he finished 3rd, and looked like he has only mathematical chances of winning the title. But with victories in Germany and France, he put himself back into title contention, arriving in Spain only 3 points behind leader Juho Hänninen. However, he hit a rock on the first stage, breaking his Fiesta S2000's front crossmember, and had to restart under SupeRally rules, meaning that he basically lost all of his chances of becoming the champion. He finished the event sixth in SWRC, and runner-up to Hänninen in the championship standings.

He made his debut in a WRC-spec Ford Fiesta prepared by M-Sport Stobart at the 2011 Wales Rally GB, testing tyre supplier DMACK's tyre compounds in preparation for their entry into the championship in 2012.[9]

2012

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Tänak at the 2012 Rallye de France

In 2012, Tänak was the number one driver for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team, and with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC he drove the full 2012 season. At the Rally Sweden Tänak took his first stage win on SS14.[10] He later had a season with ups and downs. After retiring in Sweden with engine failure, he finished fifth in Mexico. But in Portugal, he slid off the road, forcing him to return under Rally2 (formerly SupeRally) rules. The next round, Rally Argentina started well for Tänak, but continued badly: he collected punctures, and slid back to 37th, but fought his way back to 10th. In Greece, he was doing well until he had to stop due to suspension damage and had to use Rally2 again. He crashed out in New Zealand, but on Rally Finland, the next round, he bounced back with a 6th-place finish. He followed this up by two crashes in Germany and Great Britain. After these poor performances, he went on to finish sixth in France. He scored his first podium in Italy, the penultimate round of the season, by finishing 3rd behind winner Mikko Hirvonen and Evgeny Novikov. The final round of the season, the Catalunya Rally, was bittersweet to him: on the first day, he was even leading the rally, and was lying fifth when he crashed out on the last stage. He finished 8th in the final standings, winning 8 stages during the season.

2013

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In the year 2013, Tänak was no longer a part of M-Sport World Rally Team and was forced to leave the WRC stage. He started competing in and leading a team at Estonian national rallies, OT Racing, and the first rally under his direction was Võru Talveralli 2013.[11] Tänak's first competitive rally in 2013 was Rally Tallinn, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STi N12, in which he finished 2nd, just after Georg Gross, who was driving a 2008 Ford Focus WRC, and just 0.4 seconds ahead of Alexey Lukyanuk, who was driving in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10. In season total, he finished 6 rally events, of which one he won and came 2nd in the rest, all behind Georg Gross. At the season finale, Saaremaa Rally, Tänak led the event at the penultimate stage by just 4.4 seconds ahead of Georg Gross. Five stages before the penultimate stage, Tänak, with his WRC experience, knew that he would have to really push in the early morning when others are still waking up. He succeeded and built a lead of 15.9 seconds ahead of Egon Kaur and 20 seconds ahead of Georg Gross. But it wasn't enough, he was driving on the limits of his Subaru Impreza and couldn't go any faster. Georg Gross caught him on the final stage and won by 2.4 seconds. He finished the season by winning the N4 class with 3 points ahead of Timmu Kõrge.

2014

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Tänak at the 2014 Rally Sweden

Tänak joined the DMACK World Rally Team in 2014, which he drove under WRC2, and M-Sport, where he took part in Sweden, Portugal and Sardegna with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Raigo Mõlder served as his co-driver and his WRC-2 teammate was Jari Ketomaa.[12]

2015

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In 2015, Tänak returned to M-Sport Ford World Rally Team following the retirement of Mikko Hirvonen to compete in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC.[13] His best result of the season was claiming third in the 72nd Rally Poland, matching his career-best result.[14]

2016

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Ott Tänak left the M-Sport World Rally Team and returned to the DMACK World Rally Team,[15] the team he drove for at selected events in 2014. Tänak achieved two podium finishes during 2016 season. Having dominated most of the Rally Poland, Tänak suffered puncture in the penultimate stage and lost out to eventual winner Andreas Mikkelsen.[16] He picked up another podium in Wales Rally where he also finished second. Tänak finished the season 8th.

2017

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Tänak at the 2017 Rally de Portugal

After a year in DMACK World Rally Team, Tänak returned to M-Sport Ford World Rally Team, teaming up with 4-time world champion Sébastien Ogier, who chose M-Sport after Volkswagen's withdrawal.[17] Tänak changed co-drivers, with Martin Järveoja replacing Raigo Mõlder. Tänak started the year off well, driving himself to third place in both Monte Carlo and Argentina, and to second place in Sweden. In Portugal, Tänak led at the end of day 1, but hit a bank and punctured a tire early on during day 2, eventually finishing 4th. However, in the next round in Sardinia, Tänak inherited the lead after a mistake by Hayden Paddon, and despite a final day charge by Jari-Matti Latvala, finally took his first WRC event win.[18] He squandered the chance of back-to-back wins when he crashed early on during the final day in Poland. After a frustrating seventh-place finish in Finland, Ott surprised many by taking a faultless win in Germany, marking the first time Ford or M-Sport have won in Germany since it became a WRC event in 2002.[19] The Estonian went on to finish the final events of the year third (Spain), second (Wales) and sixth (Australia), guaranteeing him overall third place in the championship behind teammate Ogier and Thierry Neuville.[20]

2018

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Tänak won the 2018 Rallye Deutschland

Before the 2018 season Tänak signed a two-year deal with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, run by 4-time world champion Tommi Mäkinen.[21] His team-mates for the season were Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi. While many speculated that the Estonian would take considerable time to get used to the team and the car, Tänak proved people wrong by showing immediate speed in the Toyota - finishing second in the opening round in Monte Carlo, following it up with another podium in Corsica and winning in Argentina, having led from day one by a strong margin.[22] Both him and his Toyota car demonstrated their highly competitive performance round-after-round, but similarly to Sebastien Ogier, Tänak was hampered by the starting order in Sweden and suffered a turbo failure in the high altitudes at Mexico. Tänak replicated his earlier success in Argentina with three consecutive rally wins in Finland, Germany and Turkey, putting him in striking distance for the drivers championship behind Ogier and Neuville with three events left.[23] Unfortunate performances in Great Britain and Spain left Ott with narrow chances at the title, being 23 points off the lead with one event left. Tricky conditions took Ott out of contention for the title and he finished the Australian event in 4th. Jari-Matti Latvala's win in the final rally meant that Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT won the constructors championship for the first time since 1999.[24]

2019

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Continuing the overall trend from the previous two seasons, Ott Tänak finished third in Monte Carlo behind rivals Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier. He then went on to win in Sweden, marking the first time Ott had led the points standings in the WRC driver's championship.[25] Paving the way for the first time in his career, he managed second place in Mexico, retaining first place in the championship over Ogier by 4 points.[26] Tänak won the debuting Rally Chile ahead of Sebastien Ogier and Sebastien Loeb, and despite a last-minute loss in the 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna, won four more rallies before securing his first driver's championship trophy in the 2019 Rally Catalunya, following an early power steering failure by Ogier in the first leg and a Power Stage victory by Tänak.[27][28] Tänak became the first non-Frenchman to win the World Rally Championship since 2003.[29]

2020

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Tänak in his second rally for Hyundai Motorsport, the 2020 Rally Sweden.

In October 2019 Tänak signed a two-year deal with Hyundai.[30] He could have been selected number 1, which is reserved for the champion for the previous season but he decided to keep the number 8 during the season.[31] Tänak's title defence began with a major shunt at the Monte Carlo Rally, with his Hyundai i20 bottoming out on a bump in Stage 4 and flying off a 40 metre high cliff at 180 km/h, rolling end-over-end through a series of trees before landing on the road below – with both him and Järveoja remarkably walking away uninjured.[32] Tänak made up for this with a second-place finish in Sweden, just below Elfyn Evans who won the event.

2021

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Tanak at the 2021 Croatia Rally.

Hyundai's Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Car was very fast but reliability issues, mechanical issues and damage cost them points.[33]

Tänak and Järveoja retired from leading the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally[34] and retired from the 2021 Rally Catalunya. He retired from the lead at the 2021 Rally de Portugal because of damage to the rear right suspension.[35] He clipped a rock and crashed out of the lead at the 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna[36] and retired from Day 1 at his Home Rally, the 2021 Rally Estonia due to a puncture.[37]

Tänak also couldn't participate in the Final event of the year, the 2021 Rally Monza, due to "personal family matters".[38] Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula replaced them for that event.

Tänak and Järveoja Won the 2021 Arctic Rally Finland,[39] and scored 3 more podiums at the 2021 Safari Rally, the 2021 Acropolis Rally, and the 2021 Rally Finland.

He also finished 4th at the 2021 Croatia Rally and 6th at the 2021 Ypres Rally Belgium. Tänak and Järveoja finished the season in 5th place on 128 points.

2022

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With new regulations mandating the use of a hybrid system in place for 2022 and onwards, Hyundai World Rally Team faced a new challenge. Team Principal Andrea Adamo left the team for personal reasons.[40] Hyundai's new Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Car was neither competitive nor reliable at the first round in Monte Carlo and Tänak and Järveoja retired from the rally.[41]

Tänak and Järveoja scored their first podium of the season at the Croatia Rally. Leader Kalle Rovanperä lost time to Tänak, who was in second place; due to a puncture. In the penultimate stage of the rally Tänak chose soft tyres over Rovanperä's hards, meaning he not only won the stage, but gained 29.8 seconds over Rovanperä and got the overall lead with 1.4 seconds. In the powerstage he could not match Rovanperä's time and lost the rally by 4.3 seconds.[42]

At the Rally Italia Sardegna, Tänak and Järveoja were fighting with Elfyn Evans and later with Esapekka Lappi for the rally lead on Friday after Evans' retirement. Tänak took the overall lead on SS4 and lost it on SS7 due to transmission issues and reportedly only having three wheel drive. SS8 and 9 were cancelled. In the opening stage of Saturday, Lappi crashed and Tänak now lead the rally. He held a comfortable lead over Craig Breen and won the rally with 9 stage wins.[43]

2023

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Tänak at the 2023 Central European Rallye with his Ford Puma

For 2023 season Ott returned to his old team M-Sport and driving with Ford Puma Rally1 car. In his first rally of 2023 with Puma he achieved fifth place from Monte Carlo Rally. The second round, Rally Sweden, saw Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja take an early lead, before losing it to Craig Breen and James Fulton on Friday evening.[44] However, Tänak and Järveoja fought back on Saturday evening,[45] and won the event.[46] This was his first win with Ford Puma Rally1 car.

Next rally in Mexico was a disappointment for Ott Tänak after losing a lots of time on Friday but still managed to finish the rally in eighth place. Croatia Rally was an emotional rally after Craig Breen had lost his life during testing for Croatia Rally. Tänak scored an emotional second place in Croatia rally. From that point the real misfortune began, one failure after another and poor reliability of Ford Puma ended his championship hopes. Tänak got his revenge at the Rally Chile where he scored his final victory with M–Sport.

2024

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In October 2023, it was announced that Tänak will rejoin Hyundai after one year in M–Sport.[47]

Personal life

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Tänak was born in Kärla, Saare County.[48] He married Janika Tänak in 2016, with whom he has two children, a son named Ron and a daughter named Mia.[49][50][51] In 2017, Ott Tänak was chosen for the Estonian Athlete of the Year award, and in 2018, he and Martin Järveoja were chosen for the Estonian Sports Team of the Year award.

A documentary film about Tänak's life and rallying career titled Ott Tänak: The Movie was announced in December 2018. The film provides a rare look at the Estonian rally driver's early life on the island of Saaremaa and eventual rally career through interviews from his friends, relatives and colleagues in the sport, interspersed with archive and filmed footage of his past and current rallies. It was released theatrically in Estonia on 11 April 2019.[52]

He was also interviewed in the Estonian rally documentary film Legends of the Winding Road.[53]

Rally wins

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WRC victories (21)

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Italy 2017 Rally Italia Sardegna 2017 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC
2 Germany 2017 Rallye Deutschland 2017 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC
3 Argentina 2018 Rally Argentina 2018 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
4 Finland 2018 Rally Finland 2018 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
5 Germany 2018 Rallye Deutschland 2018 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
6 Turkey 2018 Rally Turkey 2018 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
7 Sweden 2019 Rally Sweden 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
8 Chile 2019 Rally Chile 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
9 Portugal 2019 Rally de Portugal 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
10 Finland 2019 Rally Finland 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
11 Germany 2019 Rallye Deutschland 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
12 United Kingdom 2019 Wales Rally GB 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
13 Estonia 2020 Rally Estonia 2020 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
14 Finland 2021 Arctic Rally 2021 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
15 Italy 2022 Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1
16 Finland 2022 Rally Finland 2022 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1
17 Belgium 2022 Ypres Rally 2022 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1
18 Sweden 2023 Rally Sweden 2023 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1
19 Chile 2023 Rally Chile 2023 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1
20 Italy 2024 Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1
21 Europe 2024 Central European Rally 2024 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1

Wins per rally

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3 wins 2 wins 1 win
Germany Rallye Deutschland Sweden Rally Sweden Argentina Rally Argentina
Finland Rally Finland Chile Rally Chile Turkey Rally Turkey
Italy Rally d'Italia Sardegna Portugal Rally Portugal
United Kingdom Wales Rally GB
Estonia Rally Estonia
Finland Arctic Rally
Belgium Ypres Rally
Europe Central European Rally

WRC-2 victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Poland 71st Rally Poland 2014 Estonia Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta R5

S-WRC victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Italy 8th Rally Italia Sardegna 2011 Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000
2 Germany 29th Rallye Deutschland 2011 Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000
3 France 2nd Rallye de France Alsace 2011 Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000

P-WRC victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Finland 60th Rally Finland 2010 Estonia Kuldar Sikk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2 United Kingdom 66th Wales Rally GB 2010 Estonia Kuldar Sikk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X

ERC victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Estonia 5th Rally Estonia 2014 Estonia Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta R5

Other notable victories

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 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Estonia 41st Saaremaa Rally 2008 Estonia Raigo Mõlder Subaru Impreza STi
2 Estonia 13th Lõuna-Eesti Rally 2009 Estonia Raigo Mõlder Subaru Impreza STi N14
3 Estonia 44th Saaremaa Rally 2011 Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Focus RS WRC 03
4 Estonia 50th Saaremaa Rally 2017 Estonia Georg Gross Ford Fiesta RS WRC
5 Estonia 8th Rally Estonia 2018 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
6 Estonia 9th Rally Estonia 2019 Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC
7 Estonia 19th RedGrey Lõuna-Eesti Rally 2020 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
8 Estonia Otepää Winter Rally 2021 Estonia Martin Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
9 Estonia Otepää Winter Rally 2023 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1
10 Estonia 22nd Lõuna-Eesti Rally 2023 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1
11 Estonia 56th Saaremaa Rally 2023 Estonia Robert Virves Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

Racing record

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WRC summary

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Season Team Starts Victories Podiums Stage wins DNF Points Final result
2009 Private/MM Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 0 –
2010 Private/Pirelli Star Driver 7 0 0 0 3 0 –
2011 Private/M-Sport 8 0 0 0 1 15 15th
2012 M-Sport 13 0 1 8 5 52 8th
2014 M-Sport/DMACK 10 0 0 1 2 17 15th
2015 M-Sport 13 0 1 11 1 63 10th
2016 DMACK 13 0 2 30 2 88 8th
2017 M-Sport 13 2 7 30 1 191 3rd
2018 Toyota 13 4 6 70 2 181 3rd
2019 Toyota 13 6 9 73 0 263 1st
2020 Hyundai 7 1 4 12 1 105 3rd
2021 Hyundai 11 1 4 49 2 128 5th
2022 Hyundai 13 3 8 41 2 205 2nd
2023 M-Sport 13 2 4 30 1 174 4th
2024 Hyundai 13 2 6 30 1 200 3rd
Total 161 21 52 385 25 1682

WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2009 Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX STi IRE NOR CYP POR
20 		ARG ITA GRE POL FIN
Ret 		AUS ESP GBR NC 0
2010 Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE
Ret 		MEX JOR NC 0
Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X TUR
Ret 		NZL POR
Ret 		BUL FIN
18 		GER
31 		JPN FRA
19 		ESP GBR
17
2011 MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE MEX
10 		POR JOR ITA
7 		ARG GRE
Ret 		FIN
13 		GER
12 		AUS FRA
11 		ESP
27 		15th 15
M-Sport Stobart Ford WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
6
2012 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
8 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
5 		POR
14 		ARG
10 		GRE
9 		NZL
Ret 		FIN
6 		GER
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		FRA
6 		ITA
3 		ESP
Ret 		8th 52
2014 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
5 		POR
Ret 		15th 17
Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 MEX
15 		ARG
17 		ITA
21 		POL
11 		FIN
12 		GER
10 		AUS
Ret 		FRA ESP
Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
7
2015 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
18 		SWE
4 		MEX
22 		ARG
11 		POR
5 		ITA
14 		POL
3 		FIN
5 		GER
8 		AUS
6 		FRA
10 		ESP
41 		GBR
Ret 		10th 63
2016 DMACK WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
7 		SWE
5 		MEX
6 		ARG
15 		POR
Ret 		ITA
5 		POL
2 		FIN
Ret 		GER
23 		CHN
C 		FRA
10 		ESP
6 		GBR
2 		AUS
7 		8th 88
2017 M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
3 		SWE
2 		MEX
4 		FRA
11 		ARG
3 		POR
4 		ITA
1 		POL
Ret 		FIN
7 		GER
1 		ESP
3 		GBR
6 		AUS
2 		3rd 191
2018 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
2 		SWE
9 		MEX
14 		FRA
2 		ARG
1 		POR
Ret 		ITA
9 		FIN
1 		GER
1 		TUR
1 		GBR
19 		ESP
6 		AUS
Ret 		3rd 181
2019 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC MON
3 		SWE
1 		MEX
2 		FRA
6 		ARG
8 		CHL
1 		POR
1 		ITA
5 		FIN
1 		GER
1 		TUR
16 		GBR
1 		ESP
2 		AUS
C 		1st 263
2020 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
2 		MEX
2 		EST
1 		TUR
17 		ITA
6 		MNZ
2 		3rd 105
2021 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
Ret 		ARC
1 		CRO
4 		POR
21 		ITA
24 		KEN
3 		EST
31 		BEL
6 		GRE
2 		FIN
2 		ESP
Ret 		MNZ 5th 128
2022 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 MON
Ret 		SWE
20 		CRO
2 		POR
6 		ITA
1 		KEN
Ret 		EST
3 		FIN
1 		BEL
1 		GRE
2 		NZL
3 		ESP
4 		JPN
2 		2nd 205
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
5 		SWE
1 		MEX
9 		CRO
2 		POR
4 		ITA
35 		KEN
6 		EST
8 		FIN
Ret 		GRE
4 		CHL
1 		EUR
3 		JPN
6 		4th 174
2024 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 MON
4 		SWE
41 		KEN
8 		CRO
4 		POR
2 		ITA
1 		POL
40 		LAT
3 		FIN
Ret 		GRE
3 		CHL
3 		EUR
1 		JPN
Ret 		3rd 200

* Season still in progress.

PWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PWRC Points
2010 Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X SWE MEX JOR NZL FIN
1 		GER
5 		JPN FRA
2 		GBR
1 		4th 78

SWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SWRC Points
2011 MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta S2000 MEX
3 		JOR ITA
1 		GRE
Ret 		FIN
3 		GER
1 		FRA
1 		ESP
6 		2nd 113

WRC-2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WRC 2 Points
2014 Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX
4 		POR ARG
8 		ITA
8 		POL
1 		FIN
3 		GER
2 		AUS
Ret 		FRA ESP GBR 6th 78

ERC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points
2014 MM Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 JÄN LIE GRE IRE AZO YPR EST
1 		11th 44
Drive Dmack CZE
7 		CYP VAL COR

References

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Awards
Preceded by Estonian Male Athlete of the Year
2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Autosport
International Rally Driver Award
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Magnus Kirt (male)
Kelly Sildaru (female)
 Estonian Athlete of the Year
(with Martin Järveoja)
2020 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by World Rally Champion
2019 		Succeeded by
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