 Aava in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Estonian |
| Born | (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (age 46) Tallinn,Estonia |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2002–2009 |
| Co-driver | Toomas KitsingKuldar Sikk |
| Teams | World Rally Team Estonia,Stobart Ford |
| Rallies | 51 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 5 |
| Total points | 17 |
| First rally | 2002 Rally Finland |
| Last rally | 2009 Rally Finland |
Urmo Aava (born 2 February 1979) is a formerEstonianrally driver who competed in theWorld Rally Championship between 2002 and 2009. His regular co-driver wasKuldar Sikk, who later becameOtt Tänak's co-driver.
Urmo Aava spent five years from 2003 in theJunior World Rally Championship driving for the successfulSuzuki Junior World Rally Team. In this time his results improved, culminating in two runner-up positions in the final standings of the JWRC in2006 and2007. 2007 also saw sporadic outings in a privately runMitsubishi Lancer WRC. In two of these events (Finland andNew Zealand) he scored points.
For the2008 season, Aava has negotiated a deal to compete 10 rounds in aCitroën C4 WRC car under the name 'World Rally Team Estonia' and with support from Citroën Sport Technologies.[1] Aava showed promise in2008 Jordan Rally, when he was running in 5th place before mechanical problems on the final day forced him to retire.Sardinia saw a steady run to 8th place and Aava's first points of the season. The next rally inGreece was even better. Two stage wins (helped by a favourable road position) demonstrated his pace and a 4th-place resulted – his bestWRC result to date.Followed by a 5th place at New Zealand's rally.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Urmo Aava | Ford Focus RS WRC | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN Ret | GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR | – | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 20 | SWE | TUR Ret | NZL | ARG | GRE 19 | CYP | GER | FIN 25 | AUS | ITA Ret | FRA | ESP 24 | GBR Ret | – | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 12 | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRE Ret | TUR 16 | ARG | FIN 23 | GER | JPN | GBR Ret | ITA Ret | FRA | ESP Ret | AUS | – | 0 |
| 2005 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON Ret | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA 19 | CYP | TUR | GRE 19 | ARG | FIN 16 | GER Ret | GBR | JPN | FRA 19 | ESP 21 | AUS | – | 0 |
| 2006 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Swift S1600 | MON | SWE 22 | MEX | ESP | FRA 17 | ARG | ITA 18 | GRE | GER | FIN DSQ | JPN | CYP | TUR 16 | AUS | NZL | GBR 42 | – | 0 |
| 2007 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Swift S1600 | MON | SWE | NOR 28 | MEX | POR 15 | ARG | ITA 13 | GER 12 | ESP 18 | FRA Ret | JPN 15 | IRE | GBR | 19th | 3 | |||
| Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | GRE 14 | FIN 7 | NZL 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | World Rally Team Estonia | Citroën C4 WRC | MON | SWE 18 | MEX | ARG | JOR Ret | ITA 8 | GRE 4 | TUR Ret | FIN 15 | GER 8 | NZL 5 | ESP Ret | FRA 7 | JPN | GBR | 11th | 13 | |
| 2009 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | IRE 10 | NOR 8 | CYP | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | POL | 19th | 1 | ||||||||
| Urmo Aava | Honda Civic Type-R R3 | FIN 29 | AUS | ESP | GBR | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 4 | TUR Ret | GRE 3 | FIN 4 | ITA Ret | ESP 5 | GBR Ret | 4th | 20 | ||
| 2004 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON 2 | GRE Ret | TUR 5 | FIN 5 | GBR Ret | ITA Ret | ESP Ret | 8th | 16 | ||
| 2005 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON Ret | MEX | ITA 2 | GRE 3 | FIN 2 | GER Ret | FRA 4 | ESP 4 | 4th | 32 | |
| 2006 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Swift S1600 | SWE 3 | ESP | FRA 2 | ARG | ITA 3 | GER | FIN DSQ | TUR 1 | GBR 9 | 2nd | 31 |
| 2007 | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Swift S1600 | NOR 3 | POR 2 | ITA 1 | FIN | GER 2 | ESP 3 | FRA Ret | 2nd | 38 | ||
