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Sailor · 2022–2026

Lauri Virtanen

tuusulanj rven purjehtijat LightningHai

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Events
10

64 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
40%

40% win rate · 4 of 10

Podium rate
70%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 68%–79%, 180 boats)

Best class ranking
#24

Crew in Lightning · rating 442

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matti Aalto

4 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate

Best trio
Tom Wendt & Matti Aalto

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matti Aalto

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matti Aalto

Aug 2022 – Aug 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Geoff Becker

1–11 head to head in 12 races

Rival
Samppa J Salminen

14–13 in 27 races

Best day
9 Aug 2024

1-1-3-7 · Lightning Europeans 2024

Signature result
1st of 18

Lightning Europeans 2024 · Lightning · 8 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matti Aalto — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate
  • Matti Aalto · Blue Bastard, Forte II, Illusia, TBD · Lightning 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 12 of 45 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Tom Wendt · Blue Bastard, Forte II, TBD · Lightning 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 18 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Risto Pesola · Blue Bastard, Illusia · Lightning 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Arttu Leppänen · Illusia · Lightning 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Kivi Siik · Olkku · Hai 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • áñãõñïðïõëïó ãéùñãïó · 14334 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • íïó êùí · 14334 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • âáëóáìéäçó êùí · 14334 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Pirita Aromaa · Blue Bastard · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Veikka Viitala · Olkku · Hai 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

0262523202320242025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 450, #2,796.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 100. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.