Leo Kinnunen

Kinnunen
Nationality Finnish
Date of Birth 5 August, 1943
Teams AAW Racing (1974)
Races Entered 6
DNQ/DNPQ 5
Best Result DNF (8 laps)
Sweden, 1974

The first Finn in F1, Kinnunen was a sportscar star following his heroics in the Gulf Porsche of 1970 and his back-to-back Interserie championship wins of 1971-72. But F1 was a different story: 6 entries, 5 DNQs, and his racing glory days were behind him.

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Career Summary
Before F1
1960s • Competed in Finland in Volvos, Porsches and an F3 Titan.
1970 • International Championship of Makes, 4 wins in a Gulf-Wyer Porsche 917K and Porsche 908/3 with Rodriguez.
• Interserie championship, 1 start in a Bill Bradley Racing McLaren M12/6GT Chevrolet.
• European Sportscar Championship, 2 starts, =11th overall, 12 points in a works Abarth 2000 SP.
1971 • Interserie championship, 1st overall, 81,000 points, 3 heat wins, 1 outright win in an AAW Racing Team Porsche 917 Spyder.
• International Championship of Makes, 2 starts in an Autodelta Alfa Romeo T33/3 and a Porsche 911S.
1972 • Interserie championship, 1st overall, 135,500 points, 9 heat wins, 6 outright wins in an AAW Racing Team Porsche 917/10.
1973 • Interserie championship, 1st overall, 127.5 points, 6 heat wins, 4 outright wins in an AAW Racing Team/Motorsport Club Stuttgart Porsche 917/10 turbo.
• World Championship of Makes, 1 start in a Martini Racing Porsche 911 Carrera with Haldi.
Formula One
1974 • AAW Racing Team Surtees TS16 Cosworth DFV V8, 6 entries, 5 DNQs.
After F1
1974 • Interserie championship, 1 start, 6th overall, 20 points, 1 outright win in a Martini Racing Porsche 917/30 turbo.
1975 • World Championship of Makes, 6 starts in a Martini Racing Porsche 908 with Müller.
1976 • World Championship of Makes in an Evon Egertz Porsche 934 turbo with Egertz.
• World Sportscar Championship, 2 starts in an Evon Egertz Porsche 908 turbo with Egertz.
1977 • World Championship of Makes, 1 start in a Josef Brambring Porsche 935 with Neuhaus and Krebs.

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