Ott Tänak
Tänak at the 2019 Rallye Monte Carlo. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Born | 15 October 1987 Kärla, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2009–2012, 2014–2025 |
| Co-driver | Kristo Kraag Kuldar Sikk Raigo Mõlder Martin Järveoja |
| Teams | Pirelli Star Driver DMACK World Rally Team Toyota M-Sport Ford Hyundai |
| Rallies | 176 |
| Championships | 1 (2019) |
| Rally wins | 22 |
| Podiums | 58 |
| Stage wins | 440 |
| Total points | 1898 |
| First rally | 2009 Rally de Portugal |
| First win | 2017 Rally Italia Sardegna |
| Last win | 2025 Acropolis Rally |
| Last rally | 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia |
Ott Tänak (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈotʲˑ ˈtæ.nɑk]; born 15 October 1987) is an Estonian rally driver who most recently competed for Hyundai World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. Tänak was paired with co-driver Martin Järveoja, a partnership that has existed since the 2017 season and lasted until 2025 after Tänak announced his retirement. He is the 2019 World Rally Champion, having sealed his maiden World Rally Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in a dominant season that saw him take six victories.
Tänak has won twenty-two world rallies, putting the Estonian eighth on the all-time list. He and co-driver Järveoja achieved their maiden world rally win at the 2017 Rally Italia Sardegna driving for M-Sport Ford. Tänak's maiden drivers' world title followed just two years later, making him the first Estonian to win the drivers' championship, the first non-Frenchman to win the drivers' championship since Petter Solberg in 2003, and the first Toyota driver to win the drivers' championship since Didier Auriol in 1994. He finished as the championship runner-up in 2022, only behind runaway champion Kalle Rovanperä, and he has finished third in the standings on four occasions.