Sami Erik Pajari (; born 1 December 2001) is a Finnish professional rally driver. He won the Junior WRC Championship in 2021. Pajari then won the 2024 WRC2 Championship. In 2025, he moved full-time to the top class in WRC. Pajari won his first rally in the WRC in 2026 Rally Estonia, and he also won the next two events in Finland and Paraguay – winning three wins in a row. He holds a WRC record for that – winning the most consecutive rallies after your first WRC win (three wins).
Rally victories WRC victories
# Event Season Co-driver Car Ref. 1 2026 Rally Estonia Marko Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally122026 Marko SalminenToyota GR Yaris Rally132026 Marko SalminenToyota GR Yaris Rally1
WRC-2 victories # Event Season Co-driver Car Ref. 1 2023 Rally Finland Enni Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2 2024 Rally Italia Sardegna Enni Mälkönen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3 2024 Rally Poland 2024 Enni Mälkönen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4 2024 Acropolis Rally 2024 Enni Mälkönen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Results WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points 2019 Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2T19 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0 2020 Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ NC 0 2021 Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally4 MON ARC NC 0 Porvoon Autopalvelu CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ 2022 Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 MON SWE CRO POR KEN EST BEL GRE NZL NC 0 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo ITA FIN ESP JPN 2023 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST 17th 12 Toksport WRT 2 FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 2024 Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT GREJPN 10th 44 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 FIN CHL EUR 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU 8th 107 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON SWE KEN CRO ESP POR JPN GRE EST FIN PAR CHL ITA 3rd 237 Season still in progress.
WRC-2 results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2022 Sami Pajari Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO PORITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 14th 30 2023 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST 7th 86 Toksport WRT 2 FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 2024 Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 1st 126
WRC-3 Open results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2022 Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 2nd 87
JWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 WDC Points 2019 Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2T19 SWE FRA ITA FIN GBR 17th 2 2020 Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 SWE EST ITA MNZ 3rd 66 2021 Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 CRO POR EST BEL ESP 1st 145
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