Sebastian Lindholm
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Sebastian "Basti" Lindholm (born January 30, 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.
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
.
On July 19, 2009, Lindholm was involved in a tragic accident in Estonia at Lõuna-Eesti Rally when he crashed on the fourth stage. With the speed around 160 kilometre per hour, Lindholm hit a spectator who died instantly.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
) is a rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He is a cousin of Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the...
. Lindholm has won the Finnish Rally Championship
Finnish Rally Championship
The Finnish Rally Championship is the national rally championship in Finland. The series currently has three classes; Group A , Group N and a group "n" for Group N cars with a 2000 cc engine limit...
eight times; 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
Lindholm has also competed in 37 World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
events. His best result is fourth at the 1997 Rally Finland
Rally Finland
The Neste Oil Rally Finland is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year....
, driving a Ford Escort WRC. In 2007
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...
, Lindholm drove Suzuki
Suzuki World Rally Team
The Suzuki World Rally Team, also known as the Suzuki WRC Challenge was Suzuki's factory backed World Rally Championship team, as part of the Suzuki Sport organization. The team debuted for the first time at the 2007 Tour de Corse in France...
's SX 4 WRC in its gravel debut at the 2007 Rally GB
Rally GB
Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in and around the city of Cardiff in Wales...
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On July 19, 2009, Lindholm was involved in a tragic accident in Estonia at Lõuna-Eesti Rally when he crashed on the fourth stage. With the speed around 160 kilometre per hour, Lindholm hit a spectator who died instantly.