Ott Tänak

Ott Tänak
Tänak at the 2019 Rallye Monte Carlo.
Personal information
Nationality Estonian
Born (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987
Kärla, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
World Rally Championship record
Active years20092012, 20142025
Co-driver Kristo Kraag
Kuldar Sikk
Raigo Mõlder
Martin Järveoja
TeamsPirelli Star Driver
DMACK World Rally Team
Toyota
M-Sport Ford
Hyundai
Rallies176
Championships1 (2019)
Rally wins22
Podiums58
Stage wins440
Total points1898
First rally2009 Rally de Portugal
First win2017 Rally Italia Sardegna
Last win2025 Acropolis Rally
Last rally2025 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.