Jari-Matti Latvala 
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| Nationality | Finland |
| Debut Rally | 2002 Network Q Rally GB |
| Last Rally (if applicable) | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | April 3rd, 1985 |
| First Win/Best Finish | 2008 Swedish Rally |
| Wins | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Official Website | www.jmlatvala.fi |
Jari-Matti Latvala is a finnish rally driver. His co-driver is Miikka Anttila. He currently drives for the BP Abu Dhabi Ford Team.
Jari-Matti's first win came in 2008, his first year at the main Ford team after a two year stint with it's sister team Stobart VK Ford. He managed to win the 2008 Swedish Rally from his current team-mate Mikko Hirvonen. In that year he finished 4th after a good fight all year with Dani Sordo.
The 2009 season didn't start very well. 3 crashes from the first 4 events including a mammoth crash in Portugal, where the car rolled 17 times down a mountainside. He managed to win the 2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna but in the next round, he crashed out on a super special stage losing his second place.
List of World Rally Championship Wins[]
2008 Swedish Rally
2010 Rally of New Zealand
2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland
2011 Wales Rally GB
2012 Rally Sweden
2012 Wales Rally GB
2013 Acropolis Rally
2014 Rally Sweden
2014 XION Rally Argentina
2014 Neste Oil Rally Finland
Total victories: 11 (8.0 %)
Career Results[]
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| 5th | 1st | 2nd | 14th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 1st | Ret | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 8th | ||||||||||
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | Template:DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | 14th | Non-points finish | ||
| Bold | Pole position | Italics | Points for Fastest lap | ||
| DNS | Did not start | ||||