Seppo Harjanne

Seppo Harjanne is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 [World Rally Championship season|1979] to 1988 [World Rally Championship season|1988] and for Tommi Mäkinen from 1990 [World Rally Championship season|1990] to 1997. With Salonen, Harjanne took ten World Rally Championship victories for the factory teams of Datsun, Peugeot and Mazda, and the 1985 drivers' world championship title in a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2. With Mäkinen, competing mainly for the Team [Mitsubishi Ralliart], he won ten more WRC events along with the 1996 and 1997 drivers' titles in a Lancer Evolution.
Harjanne retired after the 1997 season and Mäkinen went on to take two more titles with Risto Mannisenmäki. At the time of his retirement, Harjanne held the co-driver records for most wins and most titles in the WRC. His record for most wins has since been surpassed by Luís Moya, Nicky Grist, Daniel Elena and Timo [Rautiainen (co-driver)|Timo Rautiainen], and his record for most titles by Elena.
Since 2000, Harjanne has worked as a Deputy Clerk of the Course of Rally Finland and assisted in organising several other international rallies.