Ari Vatanen

Ari Vatanen

Birth : 1952-04-27, Tuupovaara, Finland

History

Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. Since 2013 Vatanen has been the President of the Estonian Autosport Union.

Profile

Ari Vatanen

Movies

Jean Todt, la méthode
Self
Queen of Speed
A documentary on the life of rally driver Michèle Mouton.
Camping
Self
Plastic surgeon Michel Saint-Josse is on his way to Spain where he hopes to spend a stress-free holiday in a luxury hotel with his teenage daughter Vanessa. When his car breaks down near a camping, Michel accepts the offer of help from an extrovert gigolo camper named Patrick Chirac. Whilst their car is being repaired, Michel and Vanessa agree to stay in Patrick’s well proportioned tent, not knowing that, thanks to a series of mishaps, it will be their home for several days...
The Vatanen Touch
Self
Watch the action from Mintex, Circuit of Ireland, Welsh, Scottish and Manx Rallies as the full story unfolds of the 1980 British Open Rally Championship.
Climb Dance
Himself
Climb Dance is a famous cinéma vérité short film, which features Finnish rally driver Ari Vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified four-wheel drive, all-wheel steering Peugeot 405 Turbo 16 GR at the 1988 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado, USA. The film was produced by Peugeot and directed by Jean Louis Mourey. The record time set was 10:47.77.
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Self (archive footage)