Sailor · 2019–2026

Matti Leppänen

tuusulanj rven purjehtijat Lightning Europe Lightning Ranking Tampere

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Events: 18
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 28%
Typically beats: 47%
Best class ranking: #74

Most successful partnership: Kirsi Laitinen
Best trio: Mari Leppänen & Kirsi Laitinen
Biggest lift: Kirsi Laitinen
Longest-running crew: Mari Leppänen
Nemesis: Laura Pesola
Rival: Samppa J Salminen
Best day: 9 Aug 2025
Signature result: 1st of 17

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kirsi Laitinen — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Mari Leppänen · Gamma, LEPPÄNEN MATTI, Matti LEPPÄNEN · Lightning 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 8 of 87 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2026
Kirsi Laitinen · Gamma · Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 37 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025
Arttu Leppänen · Gamma, LEPPÄNEN MATTI · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – May 2026
Liisa Leppänen · Gamma, Matti LEPPÄNEN · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2019 – Sep 2019
Heikki Hämäläinen · Gamma · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Pyry Aalto · Illusia · Lightning Ranking Tampere 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
Tarja Hassinen · Gamma · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Veera Siira · Gamma · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Petri Kokko · Gamma · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
Ea VälttilÄ · Gamma · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 May 2026	Kotka Ranking	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	2nd / 6
27 Sep 2025	TP Syyspurjehdus 2025	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 14
9 Aug 2025	Lightning SM LAHTI	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	1st / 17
25 May 2025	Lightning ja Zoom Ranking II VVK/Litiliitto	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 4
8 Aug 2024	Lightning Europeans 2024	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	8th / 18
23 Sep 2023	TP Syyspurjehdus	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	3rd / 8
28 Jul 2023	Lightning SM / JVS	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	6th / 14
5 Aug 2022	M100-juhlaregatta	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 12
25 Sep 2021	Avoin E-jolla SM & Finn-jolla ranking	Matti LEPPÄNEN	Europe	Skipper	31st / 34
18 Sep 2021	Syyspurjehdus 2021	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	3rd / 10
20 Aug 2021	Lightning SM 2021	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 18
19 Sep 2020	Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2020	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 9
5 Sep 2020	H ja Lightning Ranking Tampere	Illusia	Lightning Ranking Tampere	Crew	4th / 11
21 Sep 2019	Tuusulanjärven Syyspurjehdus 2019	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	2nd / 12
14 Jun 2019	Lightning Class World Championship 2019	LEPPÄNEN MATTI	Lightning	Skipper	34th / 49
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	LEPPÄNEN MATTI	Lightning	Skipper	41st / 49
18 May 2019	Lightning Ranking M	Gamma	Lightning	Skipper	5th / 13
4 May 2019	On the Rocks 2019	Matti LEPPÄNEN	Lightning	Skipper	8th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	288 provisional	#10790 band 6620–16797	—
Lightning Helm	288 provisional	#74 band 49–114	+2.3

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 36
Lightning Ranking Tampere · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 59
Europe · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -87

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	17 events	1 wins	beats 57%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 70%

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−18 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	19%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Laura Pesola	114	35–79
Esko Aalto	107	65–42
Sakari Pesola	98	37–61
Samppa J Salminen	92	41–51
Juha Savela	84	81–3
Henry Elfving	67	40–27
Sari Aalto	64	52–12
Lauri Hemming	62	37–25
Kimmo Aromaa	61	29–32
Matti Aalto	60	20–40
Jari Kaplas	56	56–0
Niko Lappalainen	39	22–17

Most-beaten opponent: Juha Savela (81–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	80%
2025	3	1	59%
2024	1	0	59%
2023	2	0	67%
2022	1	0	73%
2021	3	0	51%
2020	2	0	66%
2019	5	0	47%

Boats

Gamma · Lightning · 13 events · 2019–2026
Matti LEPPÄNEN · Europe, Lightning · 2 events · 2019–2021
LEPPÄNEN MATTI · Lightning · 2 events · 2019
Illusia · Lightning Ranking Tampere · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Unknown · 18 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 288, #10,790.Crew rating across all classes: 36. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.