# Manfred Stohl

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.
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.
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 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV Ret | ESP | GBR | | | – | 0 |
| 1992 | Manfred Stohl | Audi 90 Quattro | MON | SWE | POR | KEN Ret | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV 7 | ESP | GBR | | | 41st | 4 |
| 1993 | Manfred Stohl | Audi 90 Quattro | MON | SWE | POR | KEN 10 | FRA | GRE | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 1 |
| 1993 | Manfred Stohl | Audi Coupé S2 | | | | | | | ARG 12 | NZL | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | GBR | | | | 65th | 1 |
| 1994 | Manfred Stohl | Audi Coupé S2 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE Ret | ARG | NZL Ret | FIN | ITA | GBR | | | | | | | – | 0 |
| 1995 | Manfred Stohl | Audi Coupé S2 | MON | SWE | POR Ret | FRA | NZL | AUS | ESP | GBR Ret | | | | | | | | | – | 0 |
| 1996 | Manfred Stohl | Audi Coupé S2 | SWE | KEN DSQ | IDN | GRE | | AUS | ITA | ESP 17 | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1996 | Manfred Stohl | Subaru Impreza 555 | | | | | ARG 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | MON 13 | SWE 18 | KEN | POR 8 | ESP 18 | FRA | ARG 12 | GRE | NZL | | IDN | ITA 20 | AUS | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV | | | | | | | | | | FIN 20 | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | MON 15 | SWE | KEN 11 | POR 18 | ESP 23 | | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | NZL 15 | FIN | ITA Ret | AUS 21 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | | | | | | FRA 20 | | | | | | | GBR 10 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | MON Ret | SWE 18 | KEN 12 | POR Ret | ESP Ret | FRA 21 | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | NZL | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | | | | | | | | | | FIN 18 | CHN | ITA 25 | AUS | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | MON 9 | SWE 20 | KEN 11 | POR 17 | ESP 19 | ARG Ret | GRE 13 | NZL 7 | FIN 18 | CYP 15 | FRA 17 | ITA 25 | AUS 14 | GBR 17 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | MON 10 | SWE | POR DSQ | | | CYP 12 | | | | NZL 16 | | | AUS 22 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Top Run | Fiat Punto S1600 | | | | ESP Ret | ARG | | GRE Ret | KEN | FIN Ret | | ITA Ret | FRA 22 | | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Manfred Stohl | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON 16 | SWE | FRA | ESP | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Manfred Stohl | Ford Focus RS WRC 01 | | | | | CYP Ret | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | GER | ITA | | | GBR 12 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Top Run | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | | | | | | | | | | | | NZL 22 | AUS 10 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Stohl Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL Ret | ARG | | | | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA Ret | ESP | GBR 7 | | | 19th | 2 |
| 2003 | Manfred Stohl | Hyundai Accent WRC | | | | | | GRE 11 | CYP | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2 |
| 2003 | Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | | | | | | | | GER 18 | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2 |
| 2004 | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | MON | SWE Ret | MEX Ret | NZL 10 | CYP | | | ARG 12 | FIN | | | | | | | AUS Ret | 18th | 4 |
| 2004 | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | | | | | | | | | | GER 32 | JPN | | | | | | 18th | 4 |
| 2004 | Manfred Stohl | Peugeot 206 WRC | | | | | | GRE 6 | TUR | | | | | GBR 8 | ITA | FRA | ESP | | 18th | 4 |
| 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 | MON 3 | SWE 6 | KEN | POR 2 | ESP 5 | FRA | ARG 3 | GRE | NZL | | IDN | ITA 4 | AUS | GBR | 3rd | 26 |
| 1997 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV | | | | | | | | | | FIN 6 | | | | | 3rd | 26 |
| 1998 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | MON 1 | SWE | KEN 2 | POR 2 | ESP 2 | | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | NZL 3 | FIN | ITA Ret | AUS 4 | | | 2nd | 71 |
| 1998 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | | | | | | FRA 1 | | | | | | | GBR 1 | | 2nd | 71 |
| 1999 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | MON Ret | SWE 4 | KEN 4 | POR Ret | ESP Ret | FRA 2 | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | NZL | | | | | | 4th | 27 |
| 1999 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | | | | | | | | | | FIN 3 | CHN | ITA 2 | AUS | GBR Ret | 4th | 27 |
| 2000 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | MON 1 | SWE 4 | KEN 3 | POR 2 | ESP 3 | ARG Ret | GRE 3 | NZL 1 | FIN 3 | CYP 4 | FRA 1 | ITA 4 | AUS 3 | GBR 1 | 1st | 75 |
| 2004 | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | SWE Ret | MEX Ret | NZL 1 | ARG 2 | GER 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 | ESP Ret | GRE Ret | FIN Ret | ITA Ret | FRA 8 | GBR Ret | - | 0 |

### Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
#### 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 |