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
Died23 January 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 43)
World Rally Championship record
Active years1979–1992
Co-driver Rauno Sorjonen
Voitto Silander
Martin Coleman
Hannu Wallinheimo
Jaakko Markkula
David Orrick
Paul White
Juha Repo
Jakke Honkanen
TeamsPeugeot, Mazda
Rallies28
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points26
First rally1979 1000 Lakes Rally
Last rally1992 1000 Lakes Rally[1]

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

World Rally Championship

He competed sporadically in the World Rally Championship from 1979 to 1992.

His best result was 4th in the 1986 Rally Great Britain and the 1992 Rally New Zealand.

British Touring Car Championship

He entered the two Brands Hatch rounds of the 1986 British Saloon Car Championship. He raced a Peugeot 205, [3] making him the first driver to race a Peugeot in the series.[4] He notably came 3rd outright and won his class on his 2nd outing after starting from the pitlane.[5]

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
ovr:14
cls:3 		SNE BRH
ovr:3
cls:1 		DON SIL 13th 15 4th
Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ eWRC-results.com - rally database
  2. ^ Mikael Sundström | Racing career profile | Driver Database
  3. ^ "Peugeot 205 - Rally version". Archived from the original on 2025-02-28.
  4. ^ "1986 BSCC - round 5". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  5. ^ "1986 BSCC - round 7". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  6. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.


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