Urmo Aava
Urmo Aava | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1979 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Occupation | Rally driver |
| Years active | 2002–2009 |
| Known for | Competitor in World Rally Championship (WRC) |
Urmo Aava (born on 2 February 1979) is a retired Estonian rally competitor who participated in the World Rally Championship (WRC) circuit between 2002 and 2009. Throughout his career, his primary co-driver was Kuldar Sikk, who later gained recognition as Ott Tänak's co-driver.
Career
From 2003 onwards, Aava dedicated five years to competing in the Junior World Rally Championship as part of the Suzuki Junior World Rally Team. His results showed consistent progress, culminating in second-place finishes in the JWRC rankings in both 2006 and 2007. In 2007, he also took part in selected events driving a privately entered Mitsubishi Lancer WRC, managing to earn championship points at rallies in Finland and New Zealand.
During the 2008 WRC season, Aava secured a contract to participate in ten rounds behind the wheel of a Citroën C4 WRC for 'World Rally Team Estonia,' operating with backing from Citroën Sport Technologies. His potential was evident at the Jordan Rally where he was running fifth before retiring due to mechanical failure. He then achieved an eighth-place finish in Sardinia and recorded his personal best result by finishing fourth in Greece, aided by two stage victories that benefited from advantageous road positioning. Following this, he secured fifth place in New Zealand.
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Urmo Aava | Ford Focus RS WRC | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN Ret |
GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR | – | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 20 |
SWE | TUR Ret |
NZL | ARG | GRE 19 |
CYP | GER | FIN 25 |
AUS | ITA Ret |
FRA | ESP 24 |
GBR Ret |
– | 0 | ||
JWRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 4 |
TUR Ret |
style="background:#FFDF9F;" | GRE |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FIN |
style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ITA |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ESP |
style="background:#EFCFFF;" | GBR |
colspan=2| |
4th |
20 |
|- | 2004
!
nowrap | Urmo Aava
!
nowrap |Suzuki Ignis S1600
|
style = "background: #DFDFDF;" | MON < br /> < small > 2 < / small >
|
style = "background: #EFCFFF;" | GRE < br /> < small > Ret < / small >
|
style = "background: #DFFFDF;" | TUR < br /> < small >5 < / small >
|
style = "background: #DFFFDF;" | FIN < br /> < small >5 < / small >
|
style = "background: #EFCFFF;" | GBR < br /> < small > Ret < / small >
|
style = "background: #EFCFFF;" | ITA < br /> < small > Ret < / small >
|
style = "background: #EFCFFF;" | ESP < br /> < small > Ret < / small >
|
colspan=2|
!
8th
!
16
|}
|- |World rally championship season of year: ( ) - year: ( ) - season: ( ) (year) (season)
!
nowrap
!
nowrap
|
style = "background: #EFCFFF;"
|
Ret
|
|
style = "background: #DFDFDF;"
2
|
style = "background: #FFDF9F;"
3
|
style = "background: #DFDFDF;"
2
|
<style = "background: #EFCFFF;">
Ret
|
<style = " background: #DFFFDF;">
4
|
<style = " background: #DFFFDF;">
4
|
colspan=1
!
4th
!
32
|} |- |World rally championship season of year: ( ) - year: ( ) - season: ( ) (year) (season) ! nowrap ! nowrap |
<style = " background: #FFDF9F;">
3
|
|
<style = " background: #DFDFDF;">
2
|
<style = " background: #FFFFBF;">
1
|
|
<style = " background: #000000; color: #ffffff">
DSQ </ small >
|
<style = " background: #FFFFBF;">
< small >1 </ small >
|
<style = " background: #DFFFDF;">
< small >9 </ small >
|
<style = " background: #DFDFDF;"> !
2nd
!
31
|} |- |World rally championship season of year: ( ) - year:( ) - season:( ) (year) (season) ! nowrap ! nowrap |
<style = " background: #FFDF9F;">
< small >3 </ small >
|
<style = " background: #DFDFDF;">
< small >2 </ small >
|
<style = " background: #FFFFBF;">
< small >1 </ small >
|
|
<style = " background: #DFDFDF;">
< small >2 </ small >
|
<style = " background: #FFDF9F;">
< small >3 </ small >
|
<style = " background: #EFCFFF;">
< small >Ret </ small >
|
colspan=2
!
2nd
!
38
|}