# Patrik Sandell

Patrik Sandell (born April 21, 1982) is a rally driver from Sweden. Sandell won the Swedish Junior Championship in 2004 and the Swedish Group N3 Championship in 2005. In 2006, he won the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) title driving for Renault. In 2008, Sandell contested both the JWRC and the Production World Rally Championship (PWRC).
Sandell joined Olsbergs MSE to drive a Ford Fiesta at the Global RallyCross Championship in 2013. He finished 6th in the standings, scoring two podiums. In 2014 he won a race and finished in the overall championship in 6th place. He joined Bryan Herta Rallysport in 2015, driving with sponsorship from Kobalt Tools.

## Biography

Sandell’s interest in motorsport came as a teenager. He was 16 when he first tried rallycross, and 17 when he ran his first rally. Sandell won his first championship in 2004 when he won the Swedish Junior Championship, and won the Swedish Group N3 title in 2005.
In 2006, Sandell contested the Junior World Rally Championship and won the title with a win and three podiums in six starts. Over the next few years, he would continue racing in the JWRC, Production World Rally Championship, and Super 2000 World Rally Championship, earning victories in all three classes. Sandell became a Red Bull athlete in 2009 and won his first two PWRC starts that year in Norway and Cyprus.
In 2012, Sandell made his debut with the Mini WRC Team at his native 2012 Rally Sweden and finished a career-best eighth. Mini parent BMW later terminated its contract with Prodrive, and Sandell no longer raced in WRC after the 2012 season.
For 2013, Sandell moved to the Global RallyCross Championship and joined Olsbergs MSE. He earned his first podium in his first GRC start at X Games Brazil, and finished the year sixth in points. He replicated that result in 2014, also earning his first career win in a race at RFK Stadium that June.
In 2015, Sandell switched to the new Bryan Herta Rallysport team. Sandell would spend the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the team, winning once each year.
Sandell accepted a new drive with Subaru Rally Team USA for 2017 and finished eighth in points. He earned his first podium of the season in the first Atlantic City round. In 2018, Sandell continued to compete for the team in the newly established Americas Rallycross series, where he finished third in points. Sandell also returned to stage rally for three American Rally Association events in 2018, winning all three.
Sandell continued to compete in Americas Rallycross for the newly rebranded Subaru Motorsports team in 2019.

## Racing record
### Complete WRC results

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| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
| 2005 | Patrik Sandell | Renault Clio Ragnotti | MON | SWE Ret | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 2006 | Patrik Sandell | Renault Clio S1600 | MON | SWE 20 | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG 22 | ITA 15 | GRE | GER | FIN 34 | JPN | CYP | TUR 30 | AUS | NZL | GBR 33 | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | Patrik Sandell | Renault Clio S1600 | MON | SWE | NOR 21 | MEX | POR 53 | ARG | ITA 31 | GRE | FIN 18 | GER EX | NZL | ESP Ret | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Peugeot Sport Sweden | Peugeot 207 S2000 | MON | SWE 11 | | ARG Ret | | | GRE Ret | TUR 12 | | GER 22 | | | | JPN | GBR Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Peugeot Sport Sweden | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | | | | | | NZL 11 | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Interspeed Racing Team | Renault Clio S1600 | | | MEX 13 | | JOR Ret | ITA 26 | | | FIN 21 | | | ESP 23 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Interspeed Racing Team | Renault Clio R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA 28 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | IRE | NOR 12 | CYP 9 | POR Ret | ARG | ITA 10 | GRE 24 | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR 21 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | SWE 15 | MEX | JOR 23 | TUR | NZL 12 | POR | BUL | FIN 11 | GER 10 | JPN | FRA 10 | ESP | GBR 14 | | | | 23rd | 2 |
| 2011 | Patrik Sandell | Škoda Fabia S2000 | SWE 11 | MEX | POR | JOR | ITA | ARG | GRE | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Mini WRC Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | MON | SWE 8 | MEX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 4 |
| 2012 | Prodrive WRC Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | | | | POR Ret | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP | | | | 27th | 4 |

#### JWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | JWRC | Points |
| 2006 | Patrik Sandell | Renault Clio S1600 | SWE 2 | ESP | FRA | ARG 2 | ITA 1 | GER | FIN 7 | TUR 11 | GBR 6 | 1st | 32 |
| 2007 | Patrik Sandell | Renault Clio R3 | NOR 2 | POR 15 | ITA 8 | FIN 1 | GER EX | ESP | FRA | | | 6th | 19 |
| 2008 | Interspeed Racing Team | Renault Clio S1600 | MEX 5 | JOR Ret | ITA 7 | FIN 2 | GER | ESP 5 | | | | 7th | 21 |
| 2008 | Interspeed Racing Team | Renault Clio R3 | | | | | | | FRA 6 | | | 7th | 21 |

#### Complete PWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PWRC | Points |
| 2008 | Peugeot Sport Sweden | Peugeot 207 S2000 | SWE 3 | ARG Ret | GRE Ret | TUR 2 | FIN | | | GBR Ret | 4th | 22 |
| 2008 | Peugeot Sport Sweden | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | | | | | | NZL 2 | JPN | | 4th | 22 |
| 2009 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | NOR 1 | CYP 1 | POR Ret | ARG | ITA 2 | GRE 11 | AUS | GBR 7 | 4th | 30 |

#### Complete SWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | SWRC | Points |
| 2010 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | SWE 4 | MEX | JOR 5 | NZL 4 | POR | FIN 3 | GER 1 | JPN | FRA 1 | GBR 4 | 2nd | 112 |

### IRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | IRC | Points |
| 2011 | Škoda Sweden | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON | CAN | COR 9 | YAL 9 | YPR | AZO 5 | ZLI 12 | MEC | SAN | SCO Ret | CYP 3 | 8th | 44 |

### Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

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#### Supercar

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ERX | Points |
| 2013 | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | GBR | POR | HUN | FIN | NOR | SWE 9 | FRA | AUT | GER | 22nd | 14 |

### Complete Global Rallycross Championship results

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#### Supercar

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
| 2013 | Kobalt Tools Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | BRA 3 | MUN1 8 | MUN2 13 | LOU 2 | BRI 5 | IRW 8 | ATL 11 | CHA 13 | LV 7 | | | | 6th | 89 |
| 2014 | Kobalt Tools Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | BAR 8 | AUS 6 | DC 1 | NY 10 | CHA 13 | DAY 4 | LA1 5 | LA2 7 | SEA 7 | LV 10 | | | 6th | 246 |
| 2015 | Bryan Herta Rallysport | Ford Fiesta ST | FTA 11 | DAY1 9 | DAY2 10 | MCAS 2 | DET1 9 | DET2 1 | DC 2 | LA1 3 | LA2 4 | BAR1 DSQ | BAR2 10 | LV 13 | 8th | 328 |
| 2016 | Bryan Herta Rallysport | Ford Fiesta ST | PHO1 2 | PHO2 4 | DAL 1 | DAY1 8 | DAY2 8 | MCAS1 4 | MCAS2 C | DC 2 | AC 2 | SEA 11 | LA1 5 | LA2 3 | 5th | 436 |
| 2017 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | MEM 9 | LOU | THO1 6 | THO2 5 | OTT1 9 | OTT2 7 | INDY 8 | AC1 2 | AC2 10 | SEA1 7 | SEA2 3 | LA 3 | 8th | 582 |

### RallyX on Ice

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| Year | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | RallyX | Points |
| 2016 | Lites Ford Fiesta | PIT 11 | SAL 14 | TRY 4 | ARE 6 | 7th | 16 |