Pekka Päivärinta (motorcyclist)
Finnish motorcycle racer
Pekka Päivärinta (born 1971) is a Finnish sidecar motorcycle racer, who with passenger Timo Karttiala, was the 2008 Superside FIM World Sidecar Champion.[1] Päivärinta rode a Suzuki GSXR1000 powered LCR as part of Team Suzuki Finland and is the first Finn to win a world sidecar title. Päivärinta also won the 2010, 2011 and 2013 FIM Sidecar World Championship, with Swiss passenger Adolf Hänni and 2016 with Kirsi Kainulainen on a LCR BMW.[2]
Päivärinta is competing in the 2021 FIM Sidecar World Championship with Dutch passenger Ilse De Haas.
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| Preceded by Tim Reeves With: Patrick Farrance | World Sidecar Champion 2008 With: Timo Karttiala | Succeeded by Ben Birchall With: Tom Birchall |
| Preceded by Ben Birchall With: Tom Birchall | World Sidecar Champion 2010-2011 With: Adolf Hänni | Succeeded by Tim Reeves With: Ashley Hawes |
| Preceded by Tim Reeves With: Ashley Hawes | World Sidecar Champion 2013 With: Adolf Hänni | Succeeded by Tim Reeves With: Gregory Cluze |
| Preceded by Bennie Streuer With: Geert Koerts | World Sidecar Champion 2016 With: Kirsi Kainulainen | Succeeded by Ben Birchall With: Tom Birchall |
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1949 Oliver - Jenkinson | 1966 Scheidegger - Robinson | 1980 Taylor - Johansson | 1995 Dixon - Hetherington | 2011 Päivärinta - Hänni |
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