# Mikko Markkula

Mikko Markkula (born 3 January 1981) is a Finnish rally co-driver.

## Rally career

Mikko Markkula began his rally career in 2001, co-driving for several drivers in the World Rally Championship.
From 2007 to 2011, he was the co-driver of Juho Hänninen.
In 2013, Markkula started to co-drive for Andreas Mikkelsen in a third Volkswagen Polo R WRC. The crew achieved their first WRC podium in the 2014 Rally Sweden. However, they ended their partnership three rounds later after Argentina, where they finished fourth overall.
Starting from 2015, Markkula firmed a partnership with Teemu Suninen. In 2017, the crew was signed by M-Sport World Rally Team. In the 2018 Rally de Portugal, Markkula gained his second podium finish. He left as Suninen's co-driver at the end of 2018. He was replaced by Marko Salminen.

## Career results
### WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Points |
| 2007 | RRE Sports | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | MON | SWE DSQ | | | | ARG 11 | | GRE Ret | | | NZL 19 | | | JPN 23 | IRE | GBR 14 | 22nd | 1 |
| 2007 | Juho Hänninen | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | | | NOR 17 | MEX | POR | | ITA 8 | | FIN Ret | GER | | | | | | | 22nd | 1 |
| 2007 | Juho Hänninen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP DSQ | FRA | | | | 22nd | 1 |
| 2008 | Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | MON | SWE 8 | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE 20 | TUR | FIN 13 | GER | NZL 14 | | | JPN 10 | GBR Ret | | 19th | 1 |
| 2008 | Juho Hänninen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP 29 | FRA 24 | | | | 19th | 1 |
| 2009 | Juho Hänninen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | IRE | NOR | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | POL | FIN 10 | AUS | ESP | GBR | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Juho Hänninen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR Ret | BUL | FIN 9 | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | | 20th | 2 |
| 2011 | Red Bull Škoda | Škoda Fabia S2000 | SWE | MEX 8 | POR | JOR | ITA 8 | ARG | GRE 8 | FIN 10 | GER 20 | AUS | FRA 26 | ESP 10 | GBR | | | | 16th | 14 |
| 2013 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 6 | ARG 8 | GRE 4 | ITA Ret | FIN 10 | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP Ret | GBR 5 | | | | 11th | 36 |
| 2014 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | MON 7 | SWE 2 | MEX 19 | POR 4 | ARG 4 | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | | 9th | 48 |
| 2015 | Team Oreca | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA 34 | | FIN 54 | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | TGS Worldwide | Škoda Fabia S2000 | | | | | | | POL 19 | | | | | | GBR 11 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Team Oreca | Ford Fiesta R5 | | | | | | | | | GER 19 | AUS | FRA 18 | ESP 37 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Team Oreca | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON 12 | SWE 10 | | ARG | POR 46 | ITA 8 | POL 11 | FIN 10 | GER 56 | CHN C | FRA 15 | ESP 28 | GBR 14 | AUS | | | 18th | 8 |
| 2016 | TGS Worldwide | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | MEX 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 8 |
| 2017 | M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 10 | MEX | FRA 8 | ARG | POR 12 | ITA | | | GER 16 | ESP 8 | GBR 31 | AUS | | | | 14th | 29 |
| 2017 | M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | | | | | | | | POL 6 | FIN 4 | | | | | | | | 14th | 29 |
| 2018 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 54 |
| 2018 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | | SWE 8 | MEX 12 | FRA | ARG 9 | POR 3 | ITA 10 | FIN 6 | GER 5 | TUR 4 | GBR Ret | ESP 11 | AUS Ret | | | | 12th | 54 |
| 2019 | Janne Tuohino | Ford Fiesta WRC | MON | SWE 10 | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | | | 31st | 1 |
| 2021 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | MON Ret | ARC 8 | | | ITA 31 | | EST 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 29 |
| 2021 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | | | CRO 10 | POR 8 | | KEN WD | | BEL Ret | GRE WD | | | | | | | | 11th | 29 |
| 2021 | Movisport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | | | | | | | | | | FIN 8 | | | | | | | 11th | 29 |
| 2021 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | | | | | | | | | | | ESP 11 | | | | | | 11th | 29 |
| 2021 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | MNZ 6 | | | | | 11th | 29 |
| 2022 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MON | SWE | CRO | POR Ret | ITA 38 | KEN | EST 9 | FIN DSQ | BEL | GRE 17 | NZL | ESP 11 | JPN 8 | | | | 20th | 9 |