Timi Salonen (born 2 August 2001) is a speedway rider from Finland.

Speedway career

Salonen represented Finland at senior level in the

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final, after securing a second-place finish in the semi-final. Also in 2022, he finished 12th in the final standings of the

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. In 2022, he was riding for

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in Denmark and

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in Poland. In 2023, Salonen was a qualified substitute for the World Championship for the

2023 Speedway Grand Prix The 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 29th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 78th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the second series promoted by Discovery Sports Events. Bartosz Zmarzlik was the defending champ ...

References

Living people 2001 births Finnish speedway riders 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Speedway-stub