Joel Tammeka

Joel Tammeka (born 11 February 1951) is a retired rally driver from Estonia. Tammeka is one of the few racing drivers in the Baltic states who has achieved good results competing in Dakar rally. In 1991 Dakar rally he became third in the truck class driving with Kamaz. Tammeka still holds the record for the best overall result in a truck class in the Baltics as well as for an Estonian driver.

Tammeka was part of the Soviet Union team from 1989 to 1991 and was driving for the Kamaz team in 1991 Paris-Dakar Rally. At the 1991 Dakar rally, while he was holding second place, he was given orders from the Kamaz team to let Russian Goltsov crew ahead and finished behind them in third place.

Joel was part of the Estonian historic rally film Legends of the Winding Roads.

Achievements 1982 - USSR Rally Championship: 1st place. 1983 - Rally Finland: 1st place in B10 class. 1984 - USSR Rally Championship: 3rd place. 1991 - Dakar Rally: 3rd place in trucks class.

Racing record WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points 1983 Lada Lada VAZ 2105 VFTS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN43 ITA CIV GBR NC 0 1984 V/O Autosport Lada VAZ 2105 VFTS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FINRet ITA CIV GBR NC 0 1987 Lada Lada VAZ 2105 VFTS MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN22 CIV ITA GBR NC 0

Dakar results