# Sebastian Lindholm

Sebastian "Basti" Lindholm (born 30 January 1961 in Helsinki) is a rally driver from Finland. He is a cousin of Marcus Grönholm and a father of Emil Lindholm. 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 19 July 2009, Lindholm was involved in a fatal accident in Estonia at Lõuna-Eesti Rally when he crashed on the fourth stage. With the speed around 160 km/h (99 mph), Lindholm hit a spectator who died instantly.

## Complete WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
| 1984 | Sebastian Lindholm | Opel Ascona i2000 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | ITA | CIV | GBR | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1985 | Sebastian Lindholm | Audi 80 Quattro | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN 10 | ITA | CIV | GBR | | | | | 76th | 1 |
| 1986 | Sebastian Lindholm | Audi 80 Quattro | MON | SWE Ret | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 13 | CIV | ITA | GBR | USA | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | VW-Auto Oy | Audi Coupé Quattro | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN 7 | CIV | ITA | GBR | | | | 46th | 4 |
| 1988 | Sebastian Lindholm | Audi Coupé Quattro | MON | SWE 9 | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | | 73rd | 2 |
| 1988 | David Sutton Motorsport | Audi Coupé Quattro | | | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRE Ret | USA | NZL | ARG | | | | | | | | 73rd | 2 |
| 1988 | Autodrive | Lancia Delta Integrale | | | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | CIV | ITA | | | | | 73rd | 2 |
| 1989 | Autonovo | Lancia Delta Integrale | SWE 6 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 6 |
| 1989 | Sebastian Lindholm | Lancia Delta Integrale | | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | | | | 42nd | 6 |
| 1990 | Team Michelin Finland | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN 8 | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR | | | | | 47th | 3 |
| 1991 | Ford Finland | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 1992 | Sebastian Lindholm | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 | MON | SWE Ret | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN 7 | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | | | 41st | 4 |
| 1993 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON | SWE Ret | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | | | | | | | | | 31st | 6 |
| 1993 | Ford Team Finland | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | | | | | | | | | FIN 6 | AUS | ITA | ESP | | | | | 31st | 6 |
| 1993 | Sebastian Lindholm | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | | 31st | 6 |
| 1994 | Ford Team Finland | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | NZL | FIN Ret | ITA | GBR | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1995 | Sebastian Lindholm | Ford Escort RS2000 | MON | SWE | POR | FRA | NZL | AUS | ESP | GBR Ret | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1996 | Ford Team Finland | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | SWE Ret | KEN | IDN | GRE | ARG | FIN 7 | AUS | ITA | ESP | | | | | | | | 23rd | 4 |
| 1997 | Ford Team Finland | Ford Escort WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN 4 | IDN | ITA | AUS | GBR | | | 19th | 3 |
| 1998 | Ford Team Finland | Ford Escort WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN Ret | ITA | | | | | | 17th | 2 |
| 1998 | Gazprom Rally Team | Ford Escort WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | AUS 9 | GBR 5 | | | | 17th | 2 |
| 1999 | Gazprom Rally Team | Ford Escort WRC | MON | SWE Ret | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Ford Team Finland | Ford Escort WRC | | | | | | | | | | FIN 7 | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN 5 | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | | | 19th | 2 |
| 2001 | Sebastian Lindholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | MON | SWE | POR | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRC | KEN | FIN 8 | NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Sebastian Lindholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | MON | SWE 9 | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2 |
| 2002 | Peugeot Sport Finland | Peugeot 206 WRC | | | | | | | | | FIN 7 | GER | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR | | | 14th | 2 |
| 2003 | Peugeot Sport Finland | Peugeot 206 WRC | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN 8 | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | 24th | 1 |
| 2004 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG | FIN Ret | GER | JPN | GBR | ITA | FRA | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 2005 | Sebastian Lindholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN Ret | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | Suzuki World Rally Team | Suzuki SX4 WRC | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR 27 | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Sebastian Lindholm | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN 14 | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP | | | | NC | 0 |