Rory Penttinen

Rory Penttinen (born 30 October 1979) is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for the French team Graff Racing together with Mattias Kaiser in car #26

Rory Penttinen
Born (1979-10-30) 30 October 1979
Nykarleby, Finland
Nationality Finnish


In the 2020 seasons first race at Paul Ricard in July Penttinen and Kaiser finished 3rd.

In the second race, at Spa-Francorchamps, car #26 finished 5th.

In the third round, that was moved from Spain to France (due to Covid19) and held the 29th of August at Paul Ricard the Graff duo Penttinen and Kaiser did a phenomenal job. In the qualification Penttinen took the podium and he also led the race for 26 laps. Their final results from Paul Ricard was P2 and after the race they are now second in the series.

Before the final race in Portimao the duo was in 4th place but theoraticly it was possible to end the season on the podium, both drivers did a phenomenal job behind the wheel and they crossed the finish line as P1, unfortunately they got a time penalty and the final result was P7. Despite this mistake they was P3 overall.

Penttinen's international career started in 2007 when he won the world championship in the Legends series finals in California USA. Since that he has raced different car types in several different series. Among other highlights in his career is the victory at the Nurburgring 24H race 2014 with Hyundai Germany and the Dubai 24H victory in 2017 in a Lamborghini Huracan with GDL-racing.


Rory Penttinen is known for being a fast and reliable endurance driver, he has the ability to learn new cars and tracks in a short time and performs best when he is put under pressure. When Penttinen in June 2017 applied for a FIA bronze license and made a debut in the Blancpain GT SERIES in a Ferrari 488 GT3 with Rinaldi racing, he finished third in class in the race.


2017 to 2019 Penttinen mainly raced GT3 cars (Ferrari 488 GT) with Rinaldi Racing and Kessel Racing but also did some other endurance races such as 25H VW FunCup in a Beetle and N24 with GDL Motorsport.



References
    • "Rory Penttinen Motorsport ยป Rory Penttinen Motorsport". Rorypenttinen.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
    • "Payment | Driver Database". Driverdb.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
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