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| Drivers Profile (Monster Sport Europe) |
Monster Sport Europe, the team that runs Andersson and Wilks,
is based in Milton
Keynes, England, under the guidance of team manager Risto Laine. Risto is a Finn
who grew up with rallying, and he is one of seven people who work full-time for
MSE. On rallies, this number grows to 18.MSE was founded at the beginning of 2002,
with the specific aim of running Suzuki's cars in the Junior World Rally Championship.
Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, with a staff and management
restructure designed to cater for the transition from seven to 16 World Championship
events. |
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| PER-GUNNER
(P-G) ANDERSSON |
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Nationality |
Sweden |
| Date of Birth |
10 March, 1980 |
| Codriver |
Jonas Andersson |
Career
| 1995: |
Starts driving in rallycross with a Saab 99. |
| 1999: |
Starts rallying in a Volkswagen Golf. Wins 12 local events. |
| 2000: |
:Moves on to a Group N Seat Ibiza. Wins junior class in two Swedish
Championship rallies. |
| 2001: |
Sticks with the Seat but it's an unlucky season with no meaningful
results. |
| 2002: |
Wins Norwegian Group N Championship in a Group N Renault Clio.
Runner-up in the Swedish Group N Championship. World Rally Championship debut
in Sweden, wins class. |
| 2003: |
Moves on to Super 1600 Renault Clio. Wins Swedish Super 1600 Championship.
Leads Super 1600 in Finland and finishes 6th in Sanremo. Also contests Catalunya
and Britain. |
| 2004: |
Joins Suzuki. Wins Junior World Rally Championship and
Swedish Super 1600 title. |
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| Ambition for 2005 |
"I surprised myself in 2004
but now I know I can do it. My goal is
to try and win the championship again. Luckily I have a perfect team behind me." |
| Hobbies |
Skiing, Snowboarding, Waterskiing |
| GUY WILKS |
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Nationality |
United Kingdom |
| Date of Birth |
22 January, 1981 |
| Codriver |
Phil Pugh |
Career
| 2000: |
Starts rallying in Ford Ka one-make series in Britain. Becomes
Ka Junior Champion. |
| 2001: |
Moves on to Ford Puma 1400 Championship in Britain, following
the British Championship calendar. Finishes runner-up. |
| 2002: |
Moves on to British Super 1600 Championship in Ford Puma, contesting
international events. Finishes 3rd in Super 1600. Also competes on two Junior
World Rally Championship events: Germany and Great Britain. Sets top-four times
in Germany before retiring; finishes 7th on Rally GB. |
| 2003: |
Junior World Rally Championship with Ford Puma. Finishes sixth
in championship. |
| 2004: |
Junior World Rally Championship with Suzuki. Finishes third in
championship. Wins British Super 1600 Championship |
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| Ambition for 2005 |
"We came very close to winning
the championship in 2004 but there are no excuses. We have to do a better job
in 2005 and I am determined to make it count and win the title." |
| Hobbies |
Running, Keep-fit, Cycling |
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Drivers Profile (Suzuki Sport Europe) |
In addition to the cars for Andersson and Wilks, Kosti Katajamaki
and Urmo Aava will each drive an Ignis Sport run by Suzuki Sport Europe throughout
the 2005 Junior World Rally Championship season.
Suzuki Sport Europe, wholly owned by the Suzuki Motor Corporation, is based in
Esztergom, Hungary, where the Ignis road car is built. SSE prepares customer versions
of the Ignis rally cars, and has around 20 employees. This year, the team will
be entering all the JWRC rounds apart from Mexico with Katajamaki and Aava. |
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| KOSTI KATAJAMAKI |
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Nationality |
Finland |
| Date of Birth |
26 February, 1977 |
| Codriver |
Timo Alanne |
Career
| 2002: |
JWRC 16th overall |
| 2003: |
JWRC 10th overall, 1 win (Turkey) |
| 2004: |
JWRC 4th overall with Suzuki Ignis |
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| URMO AAVA |
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Nationality |
Estonia |
| Date of Birth |
2 February, 1979 |
| Codriver |
Kuldar Sikk |
Career
| 2003: |
5th overall with Suzuki Ignis |
| 2004: |
8th overall with Suzuki Ignis |
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