Sebastian Lindholm

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

Sebastian Lindholm

Lindholm at the Uusikaupunki-rally in 2006.
Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 Helsinki, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1985 – 2012
Co-driver	Tumi Tuominen Jukka Aho Timo Hantunen Cederic Wrede Seppo Harjanne Pentti Kuukkala  Bryan Harris  Steve Bond Juha Saarinen Staffan Pettersson
Teams	Ford, Peugeot, Suzuki
Rallies	37
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	6
Total points	38
First rally	1984 1000 Lakes Rally
Last rally	2012 Rally Finland

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]

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  Lindholm driving his Suzuki SX4 WRC at the 2007 Rally GB.

Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1985	Sebastian Lindholm	Audi 80 Quattro	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN 10	ITA	CIV	GBR					76th	1
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	FIN	CIV	ITA
1989	Autonovo	Lancia Delta Integrale	SWE 6	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV					42nd	6
	Sebastian Lindholm														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

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.

External links

• sebateam.fi
• profile in rallybase.nl