# Daniel Carlsson (rally driver)

Daniel Carlsson (born 29 June 1976) is a rally car driver from Sweden.

## Biography

Carlsson came in 2nd at the Swedish Junior Rally Championship in 1998 when he was only 22. He went on to compete in the Swedish Rally Championship in 1999, finishing 1st in Group H. In 1999 he finished 2nd again in the Swedish Juniors.
By 2000 he graduated to the WRC and finished 22nd at his home rally of Sweden driving a Toyota. The following year in the same event he finished 7th.
At his first Monte Carlo rally in 2002 he promptly came in 4th just off the podium driving a Ford Puma S1600. At his home rally of Sweden, driving a Mitsubishi in the group N class, he finished 1st.
In the 2005 WRC season Carlsson was asked to stand in for Markko Märtin after the Wales Rally GB, in which Märtin's co-driver was killed. Martin decided to quit for the rest of the season, therefore prompting Peugeot Sport team to hire Carlsson for the remainder of the season.
At the start of the 2006 season, Carlsson posted his best home result with a 3rd in the Swedish WRC Rally. For the 2006 season Carlsson drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with co-driver Bo Holmstrand.
In 2007, Carlsson was caught for drunk driving, had his driving license revoked, and decided to quit his rally career.

## WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
| 1999 | Daniel Carlsson | Opel Astra GSi 16v | MON | SWE 40 | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Daniel Carlsson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | | | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Daniel Carlsson | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE 23 | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Daniel Carlsson | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE 7 | POR Ret | ESP | ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | FIN Ret | NZL | ITA Ret | FRA | AUS | GBR | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Daniel Carlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | MON 20 | | FRA | ESP Ret | CYP | ARG | GRE Ret | KEN | | GER Ret | ITA Ret | NZL | AUS | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Daniel Carlsson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | | SWE 20 | | | | | | | FIN Ret | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Daniel Carlsson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON EX | SWE | TUR Ret | NZL | ARG | GRE 18 | CYP | GER | FIN 19 | AUS | ITA Ret | FRA | ESP 22 | GBR 14 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | MON | SWE 8 | MEX | NZL 8 | CYP | GRE 5 | TUR Ret | ARG | FIN 9 | GER Ret | JPN | | | FRA 11 | ESP | AUS | 12th | 6 |
| 2004 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | ITA | | | | 12th | 6 |
| 2005 | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 307 WRC | MON | SWE 6 | MEX | NZL | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 5 |
| 2005 | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza WRC 04 | | | | | ITA Ret | | TUR Ret | GRE 14 | | | | | | | | | 19th | 5 |
| 2005 | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | | | | | | CYP 8 | | | ARG 15 | FIN | GER | GBR | | | | | 19th | 5 |
| 2005 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | | | | | | | | | | | | | JPN 8 | FRA | ESP | AUS Ret | 19th | 5 |
| 2006 | Daniel Carlsson | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | MON | SWE 3 | MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRE | GER | FIN Ret | JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | GBR | 16th | 6 |
| 2007 | Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | MON | SWE 5 | NOR 7 | MEX | POR 6 | ARG | ITA Ret | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR | 14th | 9 |

### JWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | JWRC | Points |
| 2002 | Daniel Carlsson | Ford Puma S1600 | MON 4 | ESP Ret | GRE Ret | GER Ret | ITA Ret | GBR Ret | | 12th | 3 |
| 2003 | Daniel Carlsson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | MON EX | TUR Ret | GRE 2 | FIN 1 | ITA Ret | ESP 4 | GBR 1 | 3rd | 33 |