 Mõlder in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Estonia |
| Born | (1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 (age 42) |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2009, 2014–2016, 2020 |
| Driver | |
| Teams | |
| Rallies | 38 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Stage wins | 42 |
| First rally | 2009 Rally Finland |
| Last rally | 2020 Rally Estonia |
Raigo Mõlder (born 25 March 1982) is an Estonian rally co-driver. He was the co-driver of 2019 World Rally Champion Ott Tänak from 2014 to 2016.
Rally career
Mõlder made his WRC debut at 2009 Rally Finland, where he was the navigator of compatriot Georg Gross in a Subaru Impreza STi N12. His most successful part of career was with Ott Tänak.
Mõlder achieved his first podium finish at 2015 Rally Poland. A year later, at 2016 Rally Poland, it could be a victory until a puncture dropped the Estonian crew down to second.
Mõlder and Tänak garnered mainstream attention during the third stage of 2015 Rally México, Los Mexicanos, when the Estonian crew crashed their Ford Fiesta RS WRC into a lake, but both Mõlder and Tänak were able to extract themselves from the car prior to it submerging. The car was recovered from the lake before repaired by the M-Sport World Rally Team and dubbed the TiTänak — a portmanteau of the RMS Titanic passenger liner, that sank in 1912, and Tänak's name. They re-joined the rally on Sunday, finishing 22nd overall and scoring a manufacturers' championship point.
Rally results
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Georg Gross | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | IRE | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | POL | FIN Ret |
AUS | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | ||
| 2014 | M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE 5 |
POR Ret |
16th | 17 | |||||||||||
| Drive Dmack | Ford Fiesta R5 | MEX 15 |
ARG 17 |
ITA 21 |
POL 11 |
FIN 12 |
GER 10 |
AUS Ret |
FRA | ESP | ||||||||
| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | GBR 7 |
|||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON 18 |
SWE 4 |
MEX 22 |
ARG 11 |
POR 5 |
ITA 14 |
POL 3 |
FIN 5 |
GER 8 |
AUS 6 |
FRA 10 |
ESP 41 |
GBR Ret |
10th | 63 | |
| 2016 | DMACK WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON 7 |
SWE 5 |
MEX 6 |
ARG 15 |
POR Ret |
ITA 5 |
POL 2 |
FIN Ret |
GER 23 |
CHN C |
FRA 10 |
ESP 6 |
GBR 2 |
AUS 7 |
8th | 88 |
| 2020 | OT Racing | Ford Fiesta WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | EST Ret |
TUR | ITA | MNZ | NC | 0 |
References
- ^ "Raigo Mõlder". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Ott Tanak back in WRC in 2014". Crash.Net. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- "Sebastien Ogier defeats Andreas Mikkelsen to win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- "Rally Poland: Mikkelsen snatches victory after Tanak error". autosport.com. Autosport. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "TiTanak's Mexico escape goes global". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- McMahon, Matthew (11 March 2015). "M-Sport Mechanics Earn Their Money As The Legend of "Titanak" is Born". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Elfyn Evans 'extremely happy' after fourth place finish in Rally Mexico". North Wales Daily Post. Trinity Mirror. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
Despite the car spending almost 10 hours submerged in water, the M-Sport team had the car – dubbed TiTanak – back up and running to complete the Sunday's final stages of the rally.
- "The making of "Titanak"". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
External links
- Raigo Mõlder's e-wrc profile