| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 7 December 1996 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2020–present |
| Co-driver | Janni Hussi Tuukka Shemeikka Mikael Korhonen Koponen Ari Markus Määttänen |
| Rallies | 23 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 1 |
| First rally | 2020 Rally Sweden |
Lauri Joona (born 7 December 1996) is a Finnish rally driver.
Joona made Junior World Rally Championship debut at the 2020 Rally Sweden. [1]
Joona participated the World Rally Championship-3 in 2022, and took the championship ahead of Jan Černý in the Catalunya Rally round. [2]
| 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 21 | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | SWE 36 | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ | NC | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | MON | ARC 31 | CRO 20 | POR 44 | ITA | KEN | EST 24 | BEL 23 | GRE | ESP 29 | MNZ | NC | 0 | |||
| Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia R5 | FIN 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON | SWE 15 | CRO 17 | POR 18 | ITA | KEN | EST 21 | FIN 16 | BEL | GRE 47 | NZL | ESP 30 | JPN | NC | 0 | |
| 2023 | Lauri Joona | Skoda Fabia R5 evo | MON | SWE 17 | MEX | CRO | POR 16 | ITA 12 | KEN | EST | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | FIN 14 | GRE 14 | CHL | EUR WD | JPN | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 11 | KEN | CRO 15 | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 22nd* | 1* |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lauri Joona | Skoda Fabia R5 evo | MON | SWE 8 | MEX | CRO | POR 11 | ITA 8 | KEN | EST | 18th | 21 | |||||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | FIN 8 | GRE 7 | CHL | EUR WD | JPN | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 6 | KEN | CRO 6 | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 8th* | 16* |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | ARC | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN 3 | ESP | MNZ | 22nd | 17 | |
| 2022 | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON | SWE 1 | CRO | POR 2 | ITA | KEN | EST 2 | FIN 1 | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP 1 | JPN | 1st | 93 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | SWE 9 | EST | ITA | MNZ | 12th | 2 | |
| 2020 | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | CRO 3 | POR 6 | EST 4 | BEL 4 | ESP 2 | 4th | 88 |
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