Daniel Carlsson (rally driver)

Daniel Carlsson
	Carlsson driving a Peugeot 206 WRC at the 2005 Rally Argentina
Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	29 June 1976 (age 45)
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1999 – 2007
Teams	Peugeot, Bozian Racing,
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

Daniel Carlsson (born 29 June 1976) is a rally car driver from Sweden.^[1]

Biography[]

Carlsson 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 drink driving, had his driving license revoked, and decided to quit his rally career.^[2]

WRC results[]

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1999	Daniel Carlsson	Opel Astra GSi 16v		40							NZL								NC	0
1999	Daniel Carlsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo										Ret							NC	0
2000	Daniel Carlsson	Toyota Corolla WRC	MON	SWE 23	KEN	POR	ESP			NZL									NC	0
2001	Daniel Carlsson	Toyota Corolla WRC		7	Ret						Ret	NZL	Ret						NC	0
2002	Daniel Carlsson	Ford Puma S1600	20			Ret			GRE Ret			Ret	Ret	NZL		Ret			NC	0
2002	Daniel Carlsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII		20							Ret								NC	0
2003	Daniel Carlsson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	MON EX		Ret	NZL		18			19		Ret		22	14			NC	0
2004	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	MON	SWE 8	MEX	NZL 8	CYP	5	TUR Ret	ARG	FIN 9	Ret				11		AUS	12th	6
2004	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC												GBR Ret					12th	6
2005	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 307 WRC	MON	SWE 6	MEX	NZL													19th	5
	Rally Team Olsbergs	Subaru Impreza WRC 04					ITA Ret		TUR Ret	14
	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC						CYP 8			15	FIN		GBR
	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC													JPN 8	FRA		AUS Ret
2006	Daniel Carlsson	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	MON	SWE 3	MEX	ESP	FRA	ARG	ITA	GRE	GER	FIN Ret	JPN	CYP	TUR	AUS	NZL	GBR	16th	6
2007	Kronos Citroën World Rally Team	Citroën Xsara WRC	MON	SWE 5	NOR 7	MEX	POR 6	ARG	ITA Ret	GRE	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRE	GBR	14th	9

JWRC results[]

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	JWRC	Points
2002	Daniel Carlsson	Ford Puma S1600	4	Ret	GRE Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		12th	3
2003	Daniel Carlsson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	MON EX	Ret	2	1	Ret	4	1	3rd	33

References[]

^ Daniel Carlsson gör comeback Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Svenska Bilsportförbundet, accessed 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[]

Official site
Profile of the driver from Ewrc-results.com

[1] Daniel Carlsson gör comeback Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Svenska Bilsportförbundet, accessed 2010-05-24 (in Swedish)

[2] "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.

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