Daniel Carlsson (born 29 June 1976) is a rally car driver from Sweden.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Säffle, Sweden | 29 June 1976
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1999–2007 |
Co-driver | Kent-Åke Stenbäck Benny Melander Per Karlsson Mattias Andersson Bosse Holmstrand Tomas Thorszelius Denis Giraudet |
Teams | Peugeot, Bozian Racing, OMV Kronos Citroën |
Rallies | 43 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Stage wins | 2 |
Total points | 26 |
First rally | 1999 Swedish Rally |
Last rally | 2007 Rally di Sardegna |
Biography
editCarlsson came in 2nd at the Swedish Junior Rally Championship in 1998 when he was only 22. He went on to compete in the Swedish Rally Championship in 1999, finishing 1st in Group H. In 1999 he finished 2nd again in the Swedish Juniors.
By 2000 he graduated to the WRC and finished 22nd at his home rally of Sweden driving a Toyota. The following year in the same event he finished 7th.
At his first Monte Carlo rally in 2002 he promptly came in 4th just off the podium driving a Ford Puma S1600. At his home rally of Sweden, driving a Mitsubishi in the group N class, he finished 1st.
In the 2005 WRC season Carlsson was asked to stand in for Markko Märtin after the Wales Rally GB, in which Märtin's co-driver was killed. Martin decided to quit for the rest of the season, therefore prompting Peugeot Sport team to hire Carlsson for the remainder of the season.
At the start of the 2006 season, Carlsson posted his best home result with a 3rd in the Swedish WRC Rally. For the 2006 season Carlsson drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with co-driver Bo Holmstrand.
In 2007, Carlsson was caught for drunk driving, had his driving license revoked, and decided to quit his rally career.[2]
WRC results
editJWRC results
editYear | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | JWRC | Points |
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2002 | Daniel Carlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | MON 4 |
ESP Ret |
GRE Ret |
GER Ret |
ITA Ret |
GBR Ret |
12th | 3 | |
2003 | Daniel Carlsson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON EX |
TUR Ret |
GRE 2 |
FIN 1 |
ITA Ret |
ESP 4 |
GBR 1 |
3rd | 33 |
References
edit- ^ Daniel Carlsson gör comeback Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Svenska Bilsportförbundet, retrieved 2010-05-24 (in Swedish)
- ^ "Daniel Carlsson's rally career could be over after he was caught drink-driving in Sweden". rallybuzz.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
External links
edit- Official site
- Profile of the driver from Ewrc-results.com