Emil Axelsson (co-driver)

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Emil Axelsson
2014 Rallye Deutschland by 2eight 8SC0563.jpg
Axelsson at the 2014 Rallye Deutschland
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (1983-08-26) August 26, 1983 (age 40)
World Rally Championship record
Active years 2005–2015, 2017
Teams M-Sport Ford WRT
Rallies62
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums0
Stage wins5
First rally 2005 Rally Sweden
Last rally 2017 Wales Rally GB

Emil Axelsson (born 26 August 1983) is a Swedish rally co-driver. [1]

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Rally career

Emil Axelsson began his rally career in 2000, when he partnered with Simon Johansson in a Mazda 323. [1]

Axelsson made his WRC at 2005 Rally Sweden, where he was the co-driver of the local star Patrik Sandell. In 2006, the Swedish crew won the J-WRC title in a Renault Clio S1600. [2]

Axelsson firmed a partnership with Pontus Tidemand in 2014, but ended in 2015. [3]

Rally result

WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
2005 Patrik Sandell Renault Clio Ragnotti MON SWE
Ret		 MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR GRE ARG FIN GER GBR JPN FRA ESP AUS NC0
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		NC0
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 NC0
2008 Peugeot Sport Sweden Peugeot 207 S2000 MON SWE
11		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
Ret		 TUR
12		 GER
22		 JPN GBR
Ret		NC0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX NZL
11
Interspeed Racing Team Renault Clio S1600 MEX
13		 JOR
Ret		 ITA
26		 FIN
21		 ESP
23
Renault Clio R3 FRA
28
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		NC0
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		23rd2
2011 Per-Gunnar Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE
7		 MEX POR JOR 20th6
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team ITA
15		 ARG GRE
Tommi Mäkinen Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 FIN
15		 GER AUS FRA ESP GBR
2012 Proton Motorsport Proton Satria Neo S2000 MON
Ret		 SWE
14		 MEX POR ARG GRE NZL
23		 FIN
11		 GER GBR
24		 FRA
24		 ITA ESP
8		24th4
2013 Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
8		18th8
Per-Gunnar Andersson Ford Fiesta S2000 MEX POR
Ret		 ARG GRE
AT Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC ITA
13		 FIN
8		 GER
Ret		 AUS FRA ESP GBR
2014 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER
9		 AUS FRA ESP GBR 26th2
2015 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE
17		 MEX ARG 24th4
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 POR
13		 ITA POL
13		 FIN
9		 GER AUS FRA
Ret		 ESP
9		 GBR
WD
2017 M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR
38		 AUS NC0

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References

  1. 1 2 "Emil Axelsson". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Patrik Sandell". patriksandell.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Co-driver For Tidemand". pontustidemand.se. pontustidemand.se. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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