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Joni Wiman | |||||||||||
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Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||
Born | Tecate, Baja California | October 9, 1993||||||||||
Global Rallycross career | |||||||||||
Current team | Honda Red Bull OMSE | ||||||||||
Car number | 31 | ||||||||||
Starts | 33 | ||||||||||
Championships | 1 (2014) | ||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||
Podiums | 10 | ||||||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2014 | ||||||||||
Finished last season | 6th (2015) | ||||||||||
FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||
Years active | 2014, 2019 | ||||||||||
Former teams | Olsbergs MSE, GRX Taneco Team | ||||||||||
Starts | 3 | ||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||
Best finish | 15th in 2019 | ||||||||||
FIA European Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||
Years active | 2012 | ||||||||||
Former teams | Set Promotion | ||||||||||
Starts | 4 | ||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||
Best finish | 13th in 2012 (Super1600) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Joni Wiman (born October 9, 1993) is a rallycross driver from Finland. Wiman won the 2014 Global RallyCross Championship. [1] In 2013 he won the Global RallyCross lites championship. [2] Wiman won gold at the X Games Los Angeles 2013 in Rallycross Lites. [3] After the 2016 Global RallyCross Championship, in 2017, Wiman competed in the Nordic RX Academy on Ice. [4]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2010 | ADAC Formel Masters | Eifelland Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 11th |
Formula Renault UK Winter Cup | Fortec Motorsport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 129 | 2nd | |
2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Koiranen Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 11th |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | ||
2012 | European Rallycross Championship | Set Promotion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 13th |
2013 | GRC Lites | Set Promotion | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 1st |
Swedish RallyCross Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9th | ||
2014 | Global RallyCross Championship | Olsbergs MSE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 381 | 1st |
FIA World Rallycross Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30th | ||
2015 | Global RallyCross Championship | Olsbergs MSE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 370 | 5th |
2016 | Global RallyCross Championship | Honda Red Bull OMSE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 342 | 6th |
2019 | FIA World Rallycross Championship | GRX Taneco Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 15th |
Americas Rallycross Championship | Subaru Rally Team USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9th |
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Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
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2012 | Set Promotion | Renault Clio | GBR | FRA | AUT | HUN | NOR | SWE | BEL 2 | NED 6 | FIN 8 | GER 8 | 13th | 46 |
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Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Lites | Points |
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2013 | Set Promotion | Lites Ford Fiesta | LOU 1 | BRI 1 | IRW 1 | ATL 1 | CHA 1 | LV 1 | 1st | 128 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
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2014 | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | BAR 5 | AUS 17 | DC 3 | NY 4 | CHA 4 | DAY 7 | LA1 2 | LA2 3 | SEA 2 | LV 2 | 1st | 381 | ||
2015 | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | FTA 12 | DAY1 4 | DAY2 8 | MCAS 8 | DET1 5 | DET2 4 | DC 2 | LA1 3 | LA2 4 | BAR1 3 | BAR2 5 | LV 1 | 5th | 370 |
2016 | Honda Red Bull OMSE | Honda Civic Coupe | PHO1 6 | PHO2 10 | DAL 5 | DAY1 4 | DAY2 4 | MCAS1 7 | MCAS2 C | DC 5 | AC 12 | SEA 3 | LA1 11 | LA2 5 | 6th | 342 |
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Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
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2014 | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | POR | GBR | NOR | FIN | SWE | BEL | CAN 9 | FRA | GER | ITA | TUR | ARG | 30th | 13 |
2019 | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | ABU | BAR | BEL 3 | GBR 8 | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT | RSA | 15th | 39 | ||
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