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Finnish rally driver (1957–2001)

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Mikael Sundström
Personal information
Sundström and co-driver Juha Repo after winning Miljoonaralli Hamina in 1990.
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1957-09-10)10 September 1957
Died	23 January 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 43)
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1979–1992
Co-driver	Rauno Sorjonen Voitto Silander Martin Coleman Hannu Wallinheimo Jaakko Markkula David Orrick Paul White Juha Repo Jakke Honkanen
Teams	Peugeot, Mazda
Rallies	28
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	0
Total points	26
First rally	1979 1000 Lakes Rally
Last rally	1992 1000 Lakes Rally

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

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
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References

eWRC-results.com - rally database
Mikael Sundström | Racing career profile | Driver Database
de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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