Jarkko Nikara (born 28 April 1986) is a Finnish

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driver. He lives in

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, Finland.

Career

Nikara started racing at the age of 16 in national

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competitions. The next year, he participated in Finnish rallysprint races, winning the junior championship. In 2006, he was the Finnish Junior rally champion. The next year, he was second in the national

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championship. In 2009, he participated in six

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rounds, including his home race, as part of the Pirelli Star Driver competition. In 2010, Nikara raced in the

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, driving a

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Complete WRC results

* Season still in progress.

JWRC results

PWRC results

References

External links

Official homepage
1986 births Living people Finnish rally drivers {{Europe-rally-bio-stub People from Saarijärvi World Rally Championship drivers