Taru Rinne (born 27 August 1968 in Turku) is a Finnish former professional motorcycle racer.

She was also given a personal one-year ban from racing, which eventually ended her promising career in karting.

Despite her success on four wheels, Rinne decided to switch to motorcycles and debuted in the Road Racing World Championship, now known as MotoGP, in 1988.

[2] With her Honda bike she qualified second for the 125cc class GP at Hockenheim in 1989 and managed to lead the race for a while.

While recovering from the accident, she got a letter from Bernie Ecclestone, who at the time decided which riders are allowed to compete in the series.