Daniel Carlsson (rally driver)
Daniel Carlsson (born 29 June 1976) is a Swedish rally driver.
Career
In the World Rally Championship 2005 Carlsson got the Peugeot Markko Märtin left for the rest of the season after Märtins passenger Michael Park came in the Rally of Wales died. In 2006 he was third in the Rally of Sweden. He drives rallies with his copilot January Svanström.
Controversies
Although Daniel Carlsson ( dt Drive sober! - Now ) as a figurehead for the campaign KörNykter.nu set available, it was the early morning of June 22, 2008 in the town of Kil ( Värmland ) observed here is that he a local tried to avoid police control. He put his car off, fled on foot, but was soon put out. In a blood test, it was found that the rally driver was under the influence of alcohol. The next day he confessed in a press release on his website his mistake, put the item in the anti-alcohol campaign down and withdrew temporarily from active rallying events.
WRC teams
- 2000-2001 Toyota
- 2002-2004 Ford
- 2005 Peugeot
- 2006 Mitsubishi
- 2007 Citroën
- 2008 Peugeot