Mikael Sundström

Mikael Sundström

Sundström and co-driver Juha Repo after winning Miljoonaralli Hamina in 1990.
Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1957-09-10)10 September 1957
Died	23 January 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 43)
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1979–1992
Co-driver	Rauno Sorjonen Voitto Silander Martin Coleman Hannu Wallinheimo Jaakko Markkula David Orrick Paul White Juha Repo Jakke Honkanen
Teams	Peugeot, Mazda
Rallies	28
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	0
Total points	26
First rally	1979 1000 Lakes Rally
Last rally	1992 1000 Lakes Rally[1]

Mikael Sundström (10 September 1957 – 23 January 2001)[2] was a five-time national champion rally driver, from Finland.

Racing record

Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WDC	Pts
1979	Oy Nowerco Ab	Chrysler Avenger	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	GRE	NZL	FIN Ret	CAN	ITA	FRA	GBR	CIV			NC	0
1980	Oy Nowerco Ab	Ford Escort RS2000	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	GRC	ARG	FIN Ret	NZL	ITA	FRA	GBR 14	CIV			NC	0
1981	Autonovo Oy	Fiat Ritmo 75 Abarth	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	BRA	FIN 19	ITA	CIV				NC	0
	Mikael Sundström	Ford Escort RS2000												GBR Ret
1983	Muurala Motors	Opel Ascona	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN 11	ITA	CIV				49th	3
	Mikael Sundström													GBR 9
1984	Autonovo	Fiat Ritmo Abarth 130 TC	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN Ret	ITA	CIV	GBR			NC	0
1985	Autonovo	Fiat Ritmo 130	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN Ret	ITA	CIV				NC	0
	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16												GBR Ret
1986	Autonovo	Fiat Uno Turbo	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN Ret	CIV	ITA				22nd	10
	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2												GBR 4	USA
1987	Mikael Sundström	Mazda 323 4WD	MON	SWE Ret	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	USA	NZL	ARG						NC	0
	Haka-Auto											FIN Ret	CIV	ITA	GBR Ret
1988	Haka-Auto	Mazda 323 4WD	MON	SWE Ret	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	USA	NZL	ARG	FIN Ret	CIV	ITA	GBR Ret		NC	0
1989	Haka-Auto	Mazda 323 4WD	SWE Ret	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG							52nd	4
	Mazda Rally Team Finland										FIN Ret	AUS	ITA	CIV	GBR 7
1990	Mazda Rally Team Finland	Mazda 323 4WD	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN Ret	AUS	ITA	CIV	GBR Ret			NC	0
1991	Mazda Rally Team Finland	Mazda 323 4WD	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN 12	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR	NC	0
1992	Mikael Sundström	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	MON	SWE Ret	POR Ret	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL 4	ARG							25th	10
		Nissan Sunny GTI-R									FIN Ret	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Pts	Class
1986	Peugeot Talbot Sport UK	Peugeot 205 GTI	C	SIL	THR	SIL	DON	BRH 14	SNE	BRH 3	DON	SIL	13th	15	4th
Source:[3]

References

1. eWRC-results.com - rally database
2. Mikael Sundström | Racing career profile | Driver Database
3. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.