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Born on July 26, 1964 in Puuppola (Finland)
Single
Lives in Jyvaskyla (Finland)Started his rally driving career in 1985 with a Ford Escort
In 1988 Tommi won the Finnish Rally Championship in Group-N. In 1990 he earned a chance to drive a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 in 5 World Rally Championship events. He finished twice in the top 10 places overall and won the Group-N three times. In 1994 Tommi Scored his first WRC overall win 1000 Lakes Rally. He made his debut for the Mitsubishi Works Team at the 1994 Sanremo Rally. On the Swedish Rally of this year, he displayed his driving skills by taking the Lancer Evolution… , to a spectacular second place finish.
Main results:
| 1988 | Series Champion for Group N in the Finnish Rally Championship |
| 1990 | 1st Group N in the Rally of New Zealand |
| 1st Group N in the 1000 Lakes Rally | |
| 1st Group N in the Rally Australia | |
| 3rd Group N in the Sanremo Rally | |
| Series 3rd for Group N in the World Rally Championship | |
| 1991 | 2nd Group N in the Swedish Rally |
| 1993 | 4th overall in the Swedish Rally |
| 4th overall in the Acropolis Rally | |
| 4th overall in the 1000 Lakes Rally | |
| 1994 | 1st overall in the 1000 Lakes Rally |
| Joined Mitsubishi Ralliart Team | |
| 1995 | 4th overall in the Monte Carlo Rally |
| 2nd overall in the Swedish Rally | |
| 2nd overall in the Rally of Malaysia | |
| 1st overall in the 1000 Lakes Rally | |
| 4th overall in the Rally of Australia | |
| 1st overall in the Rally of Thailand | |
| 1996 | 1st overall in the Swedish Rally |
Born : 20 November,1948, Japan
The name of Shinozuka is greatly repected in Japanese motor sport circles. Having begun his career in 1968, he became the first Japanese driver to finish the Kenyan Safari Rallyin 1976. And 15 years later, he became the first Japanese to win the round of the World Rally Championship, the Ivory Coast-Bandama Rally in 1991. The following year, he won the event for the second year running.
After a long association with the Mitsubishi Team in marathon rallies, Kenjiro Shinozuka has come to be considered a very talented and experienced driver.and an exellent tactician.
Main results:
| 1968 | Start Rallying |
| 1971/72 | All Japan Rally Champion |
| 1976 | 6th Overall Safari Rally-WRC |
| 5th overall Southern Cross Rally | |
| 1981 | 10th Overall Portugal Rally-WRC |
| 1985 | 7th Overall Malavsia Rally |
| 1986 | 8th in the marathon category-Paris-Dakar rally |
| 1987 | 3rd Overall Paris-Dakar |
| 1988 | 2nd Overall Paris-Dakar |
| 3rd overall Malaysia Rally | |
| 1st overall Himalayan Rally | |
| 1st overall Himalayan Rally | |
| 6th overall Rally Australia-WRC | |
| Pacific Asian Series Champion | |
| 1989 | 6th Overall Paris-Dakar |
| 7th overall Acropolis Rally | |
| 2nd Overall Indonesia Rally | |
| 3rd Overall Malaysia Rally | |
| 1990 | 5th Overall Paris-Dakar |
| 3rd overall Atlas Rally | |
| 1st Indonesia Rally | |
| 1st Australian Safari | |
| 1991 | 8th Overall Safari Rally |
| 2nd overall Indonesia Rally | |
| 1st overall Ivory Coast Rally - WRC | |
| 1993 | 5th Overall Paris-Dakar |
| 4th overall Hong Kong-Beijing | |
| 1994 | 2nd Overall Safari Rally |
| 5th overall Baja Spain | |
| 5th overall Baja Spain | |
| 3rd overall Indonesia Rally | |
| 4th overall Hong Kong-Beijing Rally | |
| 1995 | 3rd Overall Granada-Dakar |
| 2nd Overall Safari Rally | |
| 5th overallRally Indonesia | |
| 6th overallHong Kong-Beijing Rally | |
| 1996 | |
| 6th overall Safari Rally | |
Copyright 1996 by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.