Manfred Stohl

Manfred Stohl (born 7 July 1972 Vienna) is the son of the Austrian rally legend Rudi Stohl. In 1991, the mechanic - master rose one as an active driver in the rally scene, before he had gained experience as a passenger of his father.

So far, he has participated in more than 100 championship rounds of the World Rally Championship ( WRC). Since 1998 he denies almost all events ( both national and international) with his co-driver Ilka Minor and technician.

In 2006, the first Austrian Manfred Stohl at all 16 World Rally Championship races in a Peugeot 307 WRC Team Bozian Racing part. He was team-mate Henning Solberg of the Norwegian, the older brother of World Rally Champion (2003) Petter Solberg, the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team. The first season competition in 2006, the Monte Carlo Rally, won the Vienna for the first time in his career two stages and finished at the end of the remarkable fourth place overall.

2007 Manfred Stohl driving a Citroën again after 2005 Xsara WRC Kronos Racing and as early as 2006 all WRC rounds contest. His teammate for six World Championship races, the Swede, Daniel Carlsson.

Achievements (excerpt)

  • 2009: runner-up in the overall standings of the Austrian Rally Championship
  • 2007: 9th place in the overall standings of the FIA ​​World Rally Championship with 13 points
  • 2006: 4th place in the overall standings of the FIA ​​World Rally Championship with 54 points
  • 2006: 2nd in the Wales Rally GB
  • 2006: 3rd place in the Rally of New Zealand
  • 2006: 3rd place at the Rally Australia
  • 2006: 4th place in the Rally of Argentina (also Stohl's 100th WRC event )
  • 2006: 3rd place at the Rally Mexico
  • 2006: 4th place at the Monte Carlo Rally, with personal bests in the 17th and 18th special stage
  • 2005: 9th place in the overall standings of the FIA ​​World Rally Championship with 22 points, so the best privateer rider
  • 2005: 3rd place at the Rally Australia
  • 2005: 2nd place in the Rally of Cyprus
  • 2000: World Rally Champion Group N
  • 1998: 1st place in each of the group N in Monte Carlo, Corsica and the UK
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