| Emil Lindholm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Lindholm during the 2023 Central European Rally | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finnish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1996 Helsinki, Finland [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related to | Sebastian Lindholm (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emil Lindholm (born 19 July 1996) is a Finnish rally driver. He is the son of former World Rally Championship driver Sebastian Lindholm. [2] He won the World Rally Championship-2 title in 2022 and the Finnish Rally Championship in 2021. [3]
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emil Lindholm | Ford Fiesta R2T | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL 35 | FIN Ret | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2018 | Printsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN 40 | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2019 | Emil Lindholm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON | SWE 12 | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN 43 | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP 13 | AUS C | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Emil Lindholm | Škoda Fabia R5 evo | MON | SWE 11 | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ 11 | NC | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | Emil Lindholm | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | ARC Ret | CRO 13 | POR 27 | ITA Ret | KEN | EST Ret | BEL | GRE 14 | FIN 10 | ESP 12 | MNZ | 32nd | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | SWE 32 | CRO 9 | POR | ITA | KEN | EST 10 | FIN 8 | BEL | GRE 7 | NZL | ESP 14 | 15th | 16 | ||
| Toksport WRT | JPN 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 16 | CRO 11 | POR | ITA Ret | KEN | 21st | 6 | ||||||||
| Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MEX 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | EST 11 | FIN 20 | GRE | CHL Ret | EUR Ret | JPN | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Emil Lindholm | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MON | SWE 12 | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Printsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN 11 | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2019 | Emil Lindholm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | MON | SWE 2 | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR | ITA | FIN 7 | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP 2 | AUS C | 10th | 42 |
| 2022 | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | SWE 14 | CRO 3 | POR | ITA | KEN | EST 3 | FIN 1 | BEL | GRE 1 | NZL | ESP 4 | 1st | 116 | ||
| Toksport WRT | JPN 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 7 | CRO 3 | POR | ITA Ret | KEN | 9th | 62 | ||||||||
| Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MEX 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | EST 3 | FIN 13 | GRE | CHL Ret | EUR Ret | JPN | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Emil Lindholm | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MON | SWE 7 | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | 18th* | 6* |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emil Lindholm | Ford Fiesta R2T | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL 10 | FIN Ret | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | 16th | 1 |
| 2020 | Emil Lindholm | Škoda Fabia R5 evo | MON | SWE 2 | MEX | EST | TUR | ITA | MNZ 4 | 5th | 30 | ||||||
| 2021 | Emil Lindholm | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | ARC Ret | CRO 2 | POR 10 | ITA Ret | KEN | EST Ret | BEL | GRE 3 | FIN 1 | ESP 1 [lower-alpha 1] | MNZ | 3rd | 73 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emil Lindholm | Ford Fiesta R2T | FRA | ITA | POL 10 | FIN Ret | GER | ESP | 16th | 1 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Team MRF Tyres | Škoda Fabia R5 evo | ITA 9 | LAT 5 | PRT Ret | HUN 19 | ESP | 15th | 27 |
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