Mats Jonsson (rally driver)

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Mats Jonsson
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
Born (1957-11-28) 28 November 1957 (age 66)
World Rally Championship record
Active years 1979 1993, 1995 2001, 2007
Co-driver Flag of Sweden.svg Per Hansson
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Olsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Sven-Olov Kvarnlöv
Flag of Sweden.svg Johnny Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg Åke Gustavsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Bäckman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bryan Thomas
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olsson
TeamsOpel Team Sweden, GM Euro Sport, Toyota, Subaru
Rallies40
Championships 0
Rally wins 2
Podiums3
Stage wins36
Total points102
First rally 1979 Swedish Rally
First win 1992 Swedish Rally
Last win 1993 Swedish Rally
Last rally 2007 Swedish Rally

Mats Jonsson (born November 28, 1957) is a rally driver from Sweden. He competed in the World Rally Championship from 1984 to 1993, with a best position of 12th overall in the 1991 season.. [1] His greatest individual events were in his home Swedish Rally, which he won outright in successive years in 1992 and 1993. He has won the Swedish rally championship 17 times [2] [3]

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He continues to compete in Scandinavian events, and in both the European and Estonian Rally Championships, in a Group A Ford Escort. [4]

WRC victories

 # EventSeasonCo-driverCar
1 Flag of Sweden.svg 41st International Swedish Rally 1992 Lars Bäckman Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
2 Flag of Sweden.svg 42nd International Swedish Rally 1993 Lars Bäckman Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD

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References

  1. 1991 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers - Final classification
  2. 41st International Swedish Rally
  3. 42nd International Swedish Rally
  4. "Mats Jonsson Motorsport". Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2009-07-04.