About Pekka Päivärinta
Born 1971. Pekka Päivärinta is a Finnish motorcycle racer.
Pekka Päivärinta and Jussi Veräväinen celebrating their first season of cooperation, after which they became silver medalists. 20 October 2018. Pekka Päivärinta (born 1971) is a Finnish sidecar motorcycle racer, who with passenger Timo Karttiala, was the 2008 Superside FIM World Sidecar Champion. 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.
Päivärinta is competing in the 2021 FIM Sidecar World Championship with Dutch passenger Ilse De Haas.
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Who is Pekka Päivärinta?
Finnish motorcycle racer
When was Pekka Päivärinta born?
Pekka Päivärinta was born in 1971 in Helsinki.
What is Pekka Päivärinta's occupation?
Pekka Päivärinta is a motorcycle racer.
What nationality is Pekka Päivärinta?
Pekka Päivärinta is Finnish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Pekka Päivärinta (motorcyclist)
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