Kalle Rovanperä (Finnish: [ˈkɑlːe ˈroʋɑnˌperæ]; born 1 October 2000) is a Finnish professional rally driver who competes in the World Rally Championship (WRC) for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen. He is a double World Champion, having won the 2022 and 2023 World Championships back to back.

Dec 10, 2023 · Kalle Rovanperä’s decision to take time for himself next season made waves in the World Rally Championship. It didn’t take long for the world to make up its mind over the thinking behind the two-time world champion’s decision. He was going drifting. That was it. Such assumptions make the Finn smile.

Jan 10, 2000 · Rovanperä passed his driving test in 2017, a day after his 17th birthday, courtesy of a waiver by the Finnish government. He started Rally GB three weeks later and in the season finale in Australia he became the youngest driver ever to win a WRC2 round.

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Apr 8, 2024 · Kalle Rovanperä is a two-time World Rally Champion, the youngest in the history of the sport. Leaving broken records in his wake, the Finn is ushering in a new era of WRC. Here’s all you...

11 hours ago · Two-time world champion Kalle Rovanperä was the first to take the wheel of the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car. Rovanperä also had the honour of inaugurating Toyota’s new testing site near the city of Mikkeli. Toyota’s factory team’s testing site had been located in the same place in Central Finland for years. However, for this year, the ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Ott Tänak sets a strong benchmark in the shakedown, Kalle Rovanperä faces a major threat

Nov 20, 2023 · Reigning world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera has explained his decision to scale back to a part-time World Rally Championship programme for 2024. The two-time world champion has penned a new...

Dec 27, 2024 · Kalle Rovanpera says he’s learned “many things” in 2024 and is hopeful his new found circuit racing skills can help him on asphalt World Rally Championship events in 2025.

Kalle Rovanperä is the record-breaking, youngest-ever WRC world champion who's following in the tracks of his legendary Finnish compatriots.