Manfred Stohl

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Manfred Stohl
Manfred Stohl - 2005 Cyprus Rally 2.jpg
Stohl at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.
Personal information
NationalityAustria Austria
Born (1972-07-07) 7 July 1972 (age 49)
Vienna, Austria
World Rally Championship record
Active years1991–2007, 2012
TeamsMitsubishi, Hyundai, OMV, Brazil WRT
Rallies127
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums6
Stage wins10
Total points101
First rally1991 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
Last rally2012 Rally New Zealand

Manfred Stohl (born 7 July 1972, in Vienna) is an Austrian rally driver who debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1991. Stohl's co-driver is fellow Austrian Ilka Minor.

Career[]

Stohl ventured into rallying following the career path of his father Rudi Stohl. Stohl's first professional rally was the 1991 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama, driving an Audi 90 Quattro with Kay Gerlach as his co-driver. He took his first World Rally Championship points by finishing seventh in the same event the following year.

After several more privateer entries in the WRC, Stohl got a contract with Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany to compete in the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars (now the Production World Rally Championship) driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. He finished third in the championship in 1997, second in 1998 and fourth in 1999, before winning the title in 2000 ahead of defending champion Gustavo Trelles.[1]

Progressing from Group N production cars to World Rally Cars, Stohl took his first WRC points in ten years by driving his Peugeot 206 WRC to seventh place at the 2003 Wales Rally GB. In the 2004 season, driving mainly for the OMV World Rally Team, backed by Austrian oil company OMV, his best event result was sixth at the Acropolis Rally.

Stohl with a Peugeot 307 WRC at the 2006 Cyprus Rally

In 2005, Stohl continued with the OMV team now driving the Citroën Xsara WRC. He took his first podium finish with a surprise second place at the Cyprus Rally, behind Citroën Total factory driver Sébastien Loeb. In the season-ending Rally Australia, he took his second podium by finishing third. His results placed him ninth in the Drivers' World Championship.

In the 2006 season, with Henning Solberg as his team-mate, Stohl drove a Peugeot 307 WRC for the Bozian Racing-run OMV Peugeot Norway WRT. He took four podium places and finished a career-best fourth in the drivers' standings. He also became one of the few drivers to reach participation in 100 world rallies without winning one of them.

In 2007, Stohl returned to the wheel of a Xsara WRC for the OMV Kronos Citroën. After a disappointing season, in which he finished ninth in the championship and his best result was sixth place in both Mexico and Japan, OMV withdrew their support of Stohl. This left him without a full-time drive for the 2008 season. Stohl returned to WRC at 2012 Rally New Zealand, driving Ford Fiesta RS WRC for Brazil World Rally Team, replacing the regular driver Daniel Oliveira. He finished 10th in the rally.

Since disappearing from the WRC, Stohl has successfully run his own team, Stohl Racing. The team is currently responsible for developing and running Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 cars in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, with the crew of 2008 PWRC champion Andreas Aigner and Stohl's old partner, Ilka Minor. Meanwhile, Stohl -with a self-developed, petrol-powered Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX- is contesting the Austrian Rally Championship (ÖRM); in 2012, he finished third overall against strong opposition, and remained winless through the season.

Racing record[]

Complete WRC results[]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1991 Manfred Stohl Audi 90 Quattro
Ret 		– 0
1992 Manfred Stohl Audi 90 Quattro
Ret
7 		41st 4
1993 Manfred Stohl Audi 90 Quattro
10 		65th 1
Audi Coupé S2
12 		NZL
1994 Manfred Stohl Audi Coupé S2
Ret
Ret 		– 0
1995 Manfred Stohl Audi Coupé S2 MON
Ret
Ret 		– 0
1996 Manfred Stohl Audi Coupé S2
DSQ
17 		NC 0
Subaru Impreza 555
11
1997 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
13
18
8
18
12 		NZL
20 		NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
20
1998 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
15 		SWE KEN
11
18
23
Ret
Ret 		NZL
15
Ret
21 		NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
20 		GBR
10
1999 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
Ret
18
12
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		FRA
21
Ret
Ret 		NZL NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
18
25
Ret
2000 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI MON
9 		SWE
20 		KEN
11 		POR
17 		ESP
19
Ret
13 		NZL
7
18
15 		FRA
17
25
14
17 		NC 0
2001 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI MON
10 		SWE
DSQ 		CYP
12 		NZL
16
22 		NC 0
Top Run Fiat Punto S1600 ESP
Ret 		ARG GRE
Ret 		KEN FIN
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		FRA
22
Ret
2002 Manfred Stohl Toyota Corolla WRC MON
16 		SWE FRA ESP NC 0
Ford Focus RS WRC 01 CYP
Ret 		ARG GRE KEN FIN GER ITA GBR
12
Top Run Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI NZL
22 		AUS
10
2003 Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC MON SWE TUR NZL
Ret 		ARG FIN AUS ITA FRA
Ret 		ESP
7 		19th 2
Manfred Stohl Hyundai Accent WRC GRE
11 		CYP
Hyundai World Rally Team GER
18
2004 OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII MON SWE
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		NZL
10 		CYP ARG
12 		FIN AUS
Ret 		18th 4
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GER
32 		JPN
Manfred Stohl Peugeot 206 WRC GRE
6 		TUR GBR
8 		ITA FRA ESP
2005 OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC MON
6 		SWE MEX NZL
9 		ITA
9 		CYP
2 		TUR GRE
20 		ARG
8 		FIN
Ret 		GER
Ret 		GBR
5 		JPN FRA ESP AUS
3 		9th 22
2006 OMV Peugeot Norway WRT Peugeot 307 WRC MON
4 		SWE
18 		MEX
3 		ESP
12 		FRA
7 		ARG
4 		ITA
7 		GRE
Ret 		GER
5 		FIN
9 		JPN
5 		CYP
4 		TUR
8 		AUS
3 		NZL
3 		GBR
2 		4th 54
2007 OMV Kronos Citroën WRT Citroën Xsara WRC MON
10 		SWE
7 		NOR
12 		MEX
6 		POR
9 		ARG
8 		ITA
7 		GRE
8 		FIN
Ret 		GER
Ret 		NZL
12 		ESP
Ret 		FRA
14 		JPN
6 		IRE
Ret 		GBR
8 		9th 13
2012 Brazil World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL
10 		FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP 35th 1

PWRC results[]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PWRC Points
1997 Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
3
6
2
5
3 		NZL
4 		3rd 26
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV
6
1998 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
1 		SWE KEN
2
2
2
Ret
Ret 		NZL
3
Ret
4 		2nd 71
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
1 		GBR
1
1999 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V
Ret
4
4
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		FRA
2
Ret
Ret 		NZL 4th 27
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
3
2
Ret
2000 Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI MON
1 		SWE
4 		KEN
3 		POR
2 		ESP
3
Ret
3 		NZL
1
3
4 		FRA
1
4
3
1 		1st 75
2004 OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII SWE
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		NZL
1 		ARG
2
9 		FRA AUS
Ret 		6th 18

JWRC Results[]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 JWRC Points
2001 Top Run Fiat Punto S1600
Ret 		GRE
Ret 		FIN
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		FRA
8
Ret 		- 0

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results[]

Stohl driving for World RX Team Austria in the 2015 World RX of Great Britain

Supercar[]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Position Points
2014 PSRX Citroën DS3 POR
 GBR
 NOR
 FIN
 SWE
 BEL
 CAN
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 TUR
 ARG
10 		34th 9
2015 World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta POR
12 		HOC
14 		BEL
11 		GBR
10 		GER
8 		SWE
13 		CAN
10 		NOR
14 		FRA
21 		BAR
13 		TUR
13 		ITA
5 		ARG
12 		11th 82

References[]

  1. ^ "Manfred Stohl". RallyBase. Retrieved 3 December 2008.

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