Sebastian Lindholm

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Sebastian Lindholm
Lindholm at the Uusikaupunki-rally in 2006.
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 (age 63)
Helsinki, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years1984 – 2012
Co-driverFinland Göran Nyberg
Finland Staffan Petterson
Finland Juha Saarinen
United Kingdom Steve Bond
Finland Pentti Kuukkala
Finland Seppo Harjanne
Finland Timo Hantunen
Finland Cedric Wrede
Finland Timo Hakala
Finland Ilkka Riipinen
Finland Jukka Aho
Finland Tomi Tuominen
TeamsFord, Peugeot, Suzuki
Rallies39
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins6
Total points40
First rally1984 1000 Lakes Rally
Last rally2012 Rally Finland

Sebastian "Basti" Lindholm (born 30 January 1961 in Helsinki) is a rally driver from Finland. He is a cousin of Marcus Grönholm and a father of Emil Lindholm. Lindholm has won the Finnish Rally Championship eight times; 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Lindholm has also competed in 37 World Rally Championship events. His best result is fourth at the 1997 Rally Finland, driving a Ford Escort WRC. In 2007, Lindholm drove Suzuki's SX 4 WRC in its gravel debut at the 2007 Rally GB.[1]

On 19 July 2009, Lindholm was involved in a fatal accident in Estonia at Lõuna-Eesti Rally when he crashed on the fourth stage. With the speed around 160 km/h (99 mph), Lindholm hit a spectator who died instantly.[2]

Complete WRC results[edit]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1984 Sebastian Lindholm Opel Ascona i2000 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
Ret 		ITA CIV GBR NC 0
1985 Sebastian Lindholm Audi 80 Quattro MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN
10 		ITA CIV GBR 76th 1
1986 Sebastian Lindholm Audi 80 Quattro MON SWE
Ret 		POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
13 		CIV ITA GBR USA NC 0
1987 VW-Auto Oy Audi Coupé Quattro MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC USA NZL ARG FIN
7 		CIV ITA GBR 46th 4
1988 Sebastian Lindholm Audi Coupé Quattro MON SWE
9 		GBR
Ret 		73rd 2
David Sutton Motorsport POR
Ret 		KEN FRA GRE
Ret 		USA NZL ARG
Autodrive Lancia Delta Integrale FIN
Ret 		CIV ITA
1989 Autonovo Lancia Delta Integrale SWE
6 		MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG 42nd 6
Sebastian Lindholm FIN
Ret 		AUS ITA CIV GBR
Ret
1990 Team Michelin Finland Lancia Delta Integrale 16V MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN
8 		AUS ITA CIV GBR 47th 3
1991 Ford Finland Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN
Ret 		AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR NC 0
1992 Sebastian Lindholm Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 MON SWE
Ret 		POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN
7 		AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 41st 4
1993 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Escort RS Cosworth MON SWE
Ret 		POR KEN FRA GRE ARG NZL 31st 6
Ford Team Finland FIN
6 		AUS ITA ESP
Sebastian Lindholm GBR
Ret
1994 Ford Team Finland Ford Escort RS Cosworth MON POR KEN FRA GRE ARG NZL FIN
Ret 		ITA GBR NC 0
1995 Sebastian Lindholm Ford Escort RS2000 MON SWE POR FRA NZL AUS ESP GBR
Ret 		NC 0
1996 Ford Team Finland Ford Escort RS Cosworth SWE
Ret 		KEN IDN GRE ARG FIN
7 		AUS ITA ESP 23rd 4
1997 Ford Team Finland Ford Escort WRC MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN
4 		IDN ITA AUS GBR 19th 3
1998 Ford Team Finland Ford Escort WRC MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN
Ret 		ITA 17th 2
Gazprom Rally Team AUS
9 		GBR
5
1999 Gazprom Rally Team Ford Escort WRC MON SWE
Ret 		KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL NC 0
Ford Team Finland FIN
7 		CHN ITA AUS GBR
2000 Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN
5 		CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR 19th 2
2001 Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 206 WRC MON SWE POR ESP ARG CYP GRC KEN FIN
8 		NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR NC 0
2002 Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 206 WRC MON SWE
9 		FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN 14th 2
Peugeot Sport Finland FIN
7 		GER ITA NZL AUS GBR
2003 Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC MON SWE TUR NZL ARG GRE CYP GER FIN
8 		AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR 24th 1
2004 Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN
Ret 		GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2005 Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 307 WRC MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR GRE ARG FIN
Ret 		GER GBR JPN FRA ESP AUS NC 0
2007 Suzuki World Rally Team Suzuki SX4 WRC MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR
27 		NC 0
2012 Sebastian Lindholm Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN
14 		GER GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Suzuki WRC – the dream has begun". rallysportmag.com.au. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ "Ralliõnnetuse pealtnägija: ükski foto pole surma väärt". ohtuleht.ee. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-20.

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