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{{short description|Finnish motorcycle racer}}(File:Samuli Aro Hollola2010.jpg|thumb|Aro at the final round of the 2010 Finnish Enduro Championship.) Samuli Aro (born 12 April 1975 in Järvenpää) is a Finnish enduro rider. He is a five-time World Enduro Champion and has also won the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland five times.Aro debuted in the World Enduro Championship in 1998, and took his first world title in 2002 with Husqvarna in the 250 cc class. After moving to KTM for the 2003 season, he placed second in the championship behind Honda's Stefan Merriman. He went on to win the World Enduro Championship three times in a row; in 2004 in the Enduro 3 class, and in 2005 and 2006 in the Enduro 2 class.WEB, Samuli Aro varmisti enduron maailmanmestaruuden, MTV3,weblink 23 September 2006, 30 December 2006, Finnish, In the 2008 season, after a second place to Honda rider Mika Ahola in 2007, Aro became one of the few enduro riders to win five world championship titles. He retired from the world championship after the 2009 season, during which he placed fourth in the standings.WEB, Samuli Aro: Ura on nyt loppu!, Helsingin Sanomat,weblink 13 September 2009, 8 November 2010, Finnish, ">

Career summary{| class"wikitable" style"font-size: 95%;"

! Season! Series! Class! Team! Wins! Final placing! 1998| World Enduro Championship| 125 cc

Yamaha Motor Company>Yamaha| 0| 19th

! 1999| World Enduro Championship| 125 cc

Yamaha Motor Company>Yamaha| 0| 9th

! 2000| World Enduro Championship| 250 cc

Yamaha Motor Company>Yamaha| 0| 8th

! 2001| World Enduro Championship| 250 cc

Husqvarna Motorcycles>Husqvarna| 3	3rd

! 2002| World Enduro Championship| 250 cc

Husqvarna Motorcycles>Husqvarna| 11	1st

! 2003| World Enduro Championship| 250 cc| KTM| 5

2nd

! 2004| World Enduro Championship| E3| KTM| 11

1st

! 2005| World Enduro Championship| E2| KTM| 5

1st

! 2006| World Enduro Championship| E2| KTM| 6

1st

! 2007| World Enduro Championship| E2| KTM| 2

2nd

! 2008| World Enduro Championship| E3| KTM| 5

1st

! 2009| World Enduro Championship| E3| KTM| 0| 4th">

ISDE{| class"wikitable" style"font-size: 95%;"

! Season! Location! Class! Team! Final placing! 1999

Portugal}} Coimbra, Portugal| World Trophy| Finland	1st

! 2000

Spain}} Granada, Spain| World Trophy| Finland| 18th

! 2001

France}} Brive-la-Gaillarde, France| World Trophy| Finland| 16th

! 2002

Czech Republic}} Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic| World Trophy| Finland	1st

! 2003

Brazil}} Fortaleza, Brazil| World Trophy| Finland	1st

! 2004

Poland}} Kielce, Poland| World Trophy| Finland	1st

! 2005

Slovakia}} Považská Bystrica, Slovakia| World Trophy| Finland	2nd

! 2006

New Zealand}} Taupō, New Zealand| World Trophy| Finland	1st

! 2009

Portugal}} Figueira da Foz, Portugal| World Trophy| Finland	3rd

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• Official website

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