Joel Tammeka

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Joel Tammeka
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Estonia.svg Estonian
Born (1951-02-11) 11 February 1951 (age 73)
Tallinn, Estonia
Years active1974 - 1992
Sport
CountryEstonia
SportRally raid, Rallying

Joel Tammeka (born 11 February 1951) is a retired rally driver from Estonia. [1] [2] Tammeka is one of the few racing drivers in the Baltic states who has achieved good results competing in Dakar rally. In 1991 Dakar rally he became third in the truck class driving with Kamaz. [3] Tammeka still holds the record for the best overall result in a truck class in the Baltics as well as for an Estonian driver. [4]

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Tammeka was part of the Soviet Union team from 1989 to 1991 and was driving for the Kamaz team in 1991 Paris-Dakar Rally. [5] [6] At the 1991 Dakar rally, while he was holding second place, he was given orders from the Kamaz team to let Russian Goltsov crew ahead and finished behind them in third place.

Joel was part of the Estonian historic rally film Legends of the Winding Roads . [7]

Achievements

Racing record

WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213WDCPoints
1983 Lada Lada VAZ 2105 VFTS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
43		 ITA CIV GBR NC0
1984 V/O Autosport Lada VAZ 2105 VFTS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
Ret		 ITA CIV GBR NC0
1987 Lada Lada VAZ 2105 VFTS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN
22		 CIV ITA GBR NC0

Dakar results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
1991 Trucks Flag of Russia.svg Kamaz 3rd?

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Joel Tammeka". ewrc-results.com. 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "About Joel Tammeka". entsyklopeedia.ee (in Estonian). 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "racereports1991" . Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "baltlased Dakari rallil" (in Estonian). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tammeka, Joel". esbl.ee (in Estonian). 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "racereports1991" . Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kas sa teadsid kes on legendaarne Joel Tammeka? – Kurvilise tee legendid". 21 December 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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