Markku Alén
Race car driver, Athlete
1951 –
Who is Markku Alén?
Markku Allan Alén is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins in the series, until Sébastien Loeb overtook it at the 2011 Rally Catalunya. Alén's phrase "now maximum attack" became well-known.
Alén never won the world championship itself, despite being for a long time the driver with the most wins to his credit. However, he did win the FIA Cup for Drivers in 1978, the precursor to the World Championship for Drivers established in 1979. In 1986, he was the world champion for eleven days, until Peugeot's appeal went through and the results of Rallye Sanremo, which Alén had won, were annulled.
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- Born
- Feb 15, 1951
Helsinki - Also known as
- Markku Alen
- Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Lived in
- Helsinki
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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