Ari Vatanen

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Ari Vatanen
Vatanen in 2009
Born	(1952-04-27) 27 April 1952 (age 72) Tuupovaara, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1974–1985, 1987–1998, 2003
Co-driver	Alf Krogell Geraint Phillips Peter Bryant Atso Aho Jim Scott David Richards Terry Harryman "Tilber" Bruno Berglund Fabrizia Pons Roger Freeman Fred Gallagher Juha Repo
Teams	Ford, Opel, Peugeot, Subaru, BMW, Mitsubishi, Citroën
Rallies	101
Championships	1 (1981)
Rally wins	10
Podiums	27
Stage wins	590
Total points	518
First rally	1974 1000 Lakes Rally
First win	1980 Acropolis Rally
Last win	1985 Swedish Rally
Last rally	2003 Rally Finland
Member of the European Parliament for Finland
In office 13 June 1999 – 12 June 2004
Member of the European Parliament for Sud-Est (France)
In office 13 June 2004 – 6 June 2009
Personal details
Political party	National Coalition Party Union for a Popular Movement

Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (pronounced [ˈɑri ˈʋɑtɑnen] ^ⓘ; born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. In addition, he won the 1997 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.