Sami Pajari
.jpg) Sami Pajari at the 2024 Rally Japan | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 1 December 2001 Lahti, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2019–present |
| Co-driver | Antti Haapala Marko Salminen Enni Mälkönen |
| Teams | Toksport WRT, Printsport, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Rallies | 52 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 4 |
| Total points | 104 |
| First rally | 2019 Rally Finland |
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Sami Erik Pajari (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑmi ˈpɑjɑri]; born 1 December 2001) is a Finnish professional rally driver.[1] He won the Junior WRC Championship in 2021.[2] Pajari then competed in the 2024 WRC2 Championship, which he won.
Results
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta R2T19 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN Ret | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | SWE 29 | MEX | EST 29 | TUR | ITA 44 | MNZ 71 | NC | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | ARC 28 | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Porvoon Autopalvelu | CRO 25 | POR 28 | ITA | KEN | EST 21 | BEL 21 | GRE | FIN | ESP 28 | MNZ | ||||||||
| 2022 | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON 22 | SWE 31 | CRO Ret | POR 17 | KEN | EST 16 | BEL 53 | GRE 43 | NZL | NC | 0 | |||||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ITA 12 | FIN 21 | ESP 17 | JPN 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON WD | SWE 10 | MEX | CRO 13 | POR 22 | ITA 29 | KEN | EST 10 | 17th | 12 | ||||||
| Toksport WRT 2 | FIN 7 | GRE Ret | CHL 8 | EUR 13 | JPN | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | MON 12 | SWE 6 | KEN | CRO 10 | POR Ret | ITA 6 | POL 9 | LAT 12 | GRE 4 | JPN 8 | 10th | 44 | ||||
| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | FIN 4 | CHL 6 | EUR Ret | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | MON Ret | SWE 7 | KEN 4 | ESP Ret | POR 7 | ITA 7 | GRE 46 | EST 7 | FIN 5 | PAR | CHL | EUR | JPN | SAU | 9th* | 48* |
* Season still in progress.
WRC-2 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sami Pajari | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA 5 | KEN | EST | FIN 10 | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP 7 | JPN 5 | 14th | 30 |
| 2023 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 3 | MEX | CRO 5 | POR | ITA 19 | KEN | EST 2 | 7th | 86 | |||||
| Toksport WRT 2 | FIN 1 | GRE Ret | CHL 3 | EUR | JPN | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | MON | SWE 2 | KEN | CRO | POR Ret | ITA 1 | POL 1 | LAT 3 | FIN | GRE 1 | CHL | EUR | JPN 2 | 1st | 126 |
WRC-3 Open results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON 1 | SWE 4 | CRO Ret | POR 1 | ITA | KEN | EST 1 | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN | 2nd | 87 |
JWRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta R2T19 | SWE | FRA | ITA | FIN Ret | GBR | 17th | 2 |
| 2020 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | SWE 4 | EST 2 | ITA 5 | MNZ 4 | 3rd | 66 | |
| 2021 | Porvoon Autopalvelu | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | CRO 6 | POR 2 | EST 1 | BEL 2 | ESP 1 | 1st | 145 |
References
- ^ "Sami Pajari". wrc.com. WRC. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Pajari crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". World Rally Championship. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
External links
- Sami Pajari at eWRC-results.com