Raigo Mõlder

Raigo Mõlder (born 25 March 1982) is an Estonian rally co-driver. He was the co-driver of 2019 World Rally Champion Ott Tänak from 2014 to 2016.[1]

Raigo Mõlder
Mõlder in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Estonia
Born (1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 (age 42)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2009, 20142016, 2020
Driver
Teams
Rallies38
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums3
Stage wins42
First rally2009 Rally Finland
Last rally2020 Rally Estonia

Rally career

Mõlder made his WRC debut at 2009 Rally Finland, where he was the navigator of compatriot Georg Gross in a Subaru Impreza STi N12.[1] His most successful part of career was with Ott Tänak.[2]

Mõlder achieved his first podium finish at 2015 Rally Poland.[3] A year later, at 2016 Rally Poland, it could be a victory until a puncture dropped the Estonian crew down to second.[4]

Mõlder and Tänak garnered mainstream attention during the third stage of 2015 Rally México, Los Mexicanos, when the Estonian crew crashed their Ford Fiesta RS WRC into a lake, but both Mõlder and Tänak were able to extract themselves from the car prior to it submerging.[5] The car was recovered from the lake before repaired by the M-Sport World Rally Team and dubbed the TiTänak[6] — a portmanteau of the RMS Titanic passenger liner, that sank in 1912, and Tänak's name.[7] They re-joined the rally on Sunday, finishing 22nd overall and scoring a manufacturers' championship point.[8]

Rally results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314WDCPoints
2009Georg GrossSubaru Impreza WRX STiIRENORCYPPORARGITAGREPOLFIN
Ret
AUSESPGBRNC0
2014M-Sport WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCMONSWE
5
POR
Ret
16th17
Drive DmackFord Fiesta R5MEX
15
ARG
17
ITA
21
POL
11
FIN
12
GER
10
AUS
Ret
FRAESP
Ford Fiesta RS WRCGBR
7
2015M-Sport WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCMON
18
SWE
4
MEX
22
ARG
11
POR
5
ITA
14
POL
3
FIN
5
GER
8
AUS
6
FRA
10
ESP
41
GBR
Ret
10th63
2016DMACK WRTFord Fiesta RS WRCMON
7
SWE
5
MEX
6
ARG
15
POR
Ret
ITA
5
POL
2
FIN
Ret
GER
23
CHN
C
FRA
10
ESP
6
GBR
2
AUS
7
8th88
2020OT RacingFord Fiesta WRCMONSWEMEXEST
Ret
TURITAMNZNC0

References