Mikael Sundström

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
1981	Mikael Sundström	Ford Escort RS2000												GBR Ret			NC	0
1983	Muurala Motors	Opel Ascona	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN 11	ITA	CIV				49th	3
1983	Mikael Sundström	Opel Ascona												GBR 9			49th	3
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
1985	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16												GBR Ret			NC	0
1986	Autonovo	Fiat Uno Turbo	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN Ret	CIV	ITA				22nd	10
1986	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2												GBR 4	USA		22nd	10
1987	Mikael Sundström	Mazda 323 4WD	MON	SWE Ret	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	USA	NZL	ARG						NC	0
1987	Haka-Auto	Mazda 323 4WD										FIN Ret	CIV	ITA	GBR Ret		NC	0
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
1989	Mazda Rally Team Finland	Mazda 323 4WD									FIN Ret	AUS	ITA	CIV	GBR 7		52nd	4
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
1992	Mikael Sundström	Nissan Sunny GTI-R									FIN Ret	AUS	ITA	CIV	ESP	GBR	25th	10

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

^ eWRC-results.com - rally database
^ Mikael Sundström | Racing career profile | Driver Database
^ https://cdn-4.latimages.com/images/mgl/koxXVN/s4/1019166214-LAT-19860713-13Jul86+BrandsSunstrom+61+86_1031_34A.jpg
^ http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1986%20Brands%20Hatch%20GP.html
^ http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1986%20Brands%20Hatch.html
^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[1] WRC-results.com - rally database

[2] Mikael Sundström | Racing career profile | Driver Database

[3] ttps://cdn-4.latimages.com/images/mgl/koxXVN/s4/1019166214-LAT-19860713-13Jul86+BrandsSunstrom+61+86_1031_34A.jpg

[4] ttp://touringcarracing.net/Races/1986%20Brands%20Hatch%20GP.html

[5] ttp://touringcarracing.net/Races/1986%20Brands%20Hatch.html

[6] Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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