{{short description|Finnish rally driver (born 1986)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2025}} [[File:Jarkko Nikara - Rally Finland 2009.JPG|thumb|right|Jarkko Nikara driving one of the Pirelli Star Driver cars in the 2009 Rally Finland.]]

'''Jarkko Johannes Nikara''' (born 28 April 1986) is a Finnish rally driver. He lives in Saarijärvi, Finland.

== Career == Nikara started racing at the age of 16 in national autocross competitions. The next year, he participated in Finnish rallysprint races, winning the junior championship. In 2006, he was the Finnish Junior rally champion. The next year, he was second in the national group N championship. In 2009, he participated in six WRC rounds, including his home race, as part of the Pirelli Star Driver competition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jarkkonikara.com/get.php?page_id=4426 |title=Jarkkonikara.com driver profile |access-date=2010-04-10 |archive-date=2011-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713090124/http://www.jarkkonikara.com/get.php?page_id=4426 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010, Nikara raced in the British Rally Championship, driving a Renault Twingo Sport R2.<ref>[http://www.rallybrc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=58 Rallybrc.co.uk drivers registered for the championship]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.24hravi.net/images/news_large/612_@_NikaraCV032010_eng.jpg |title=Press release |access-date=2010-04-10 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723000001/http://www.24hravi.net/images/news_large/612_@_NikaraCV032010_eng.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Complete WRC results== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! WDC ! Points |- | 2007 ! Jarkko Nikara ! Honda Civic Type-R | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>38</small> | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR ! NC ! 0 |- | 2008 ! Jarkko Nikara ! Ford Fiesta ST | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>Ret</small> | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR | ! NC ! 0 |- | 2009 ! Pirelli Star Driver ! Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | IRE | NOR | CYP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR<br/><small>41</small> | ARG | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA<br/><small>11</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE<br/><small>Ret</small> | POL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>Ret</small> | AUS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP<br/><small>17</small> | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR<br/><small>35</small> | | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | 2010 ! Jarkko Nikara ! Peugeot 207 S2000 | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>37</small> | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | 2011 ! Bilbutikken AS WRT ! Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | SWE | MEX | POR | JOR | ITA | ARG | GRE | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>21</small> | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br/><small>Ret</small> | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 ! Jarkko Nikara ! Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | NZL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN<br><small>13</small> | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | | | | ! rowspan="2"| 16th ! rowspan="2"| 10 |- ! Prodrive WRC Team ! Mini John Cooper Works WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP<br><small>5</small> | | | |- | 2013 ! Prodrive WRC Team ! Mini John Cooper Works WRC | MON | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE<br/><small>25</small> | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>Ret</small> | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | 2014 ! Jarkko Nikara ! Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | POL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>Ret</small> | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | 2015 ! Drive Dmack ! Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>Ret</small> | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | 2018 ! Tommi Mäkinen Racing ! Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE<br/><small>48</small> | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN<br/><small>48</small> | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | | | ! NC ! 0 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.

===JWRC results===

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! JWRC ! Points |- | 2007 ! Jarkko Nikara ! Honda Civic Type R | NOR | POR | ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN<br /><small>10</small> | GER | ESP | FRA ! NC ! 0 |}

===PWRC results=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! PWRC ! Points |- | 2011 ! Bilbutikken AS WRT ! Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | SWE | POR | ARG |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FIN<br /><small>2</small> | AUS | ESP |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br /><small>Ret</small> ! 12th ! 18 |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.jarkkonikara.com/ Official homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404152247/http://www.jarkkonikara.com/ |date=2010-04-04 }}

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