Sebastian Lindholm

Sebastian Lindholm
Lindholm at the Uusikaupunki-rally in 2006.
Personal information
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 (age 63)
Helsinki, Finland
World Rally Championship record
Active years19842012
Co-driverFinland Göran Nyberg
Finland Staffan Petterson
Finland Juha Saarinen
United Kingdom Steve Bond
Finland Pentti Kuukkala
Finland Seppo Harjanne
Finland Timo Hantunen
Finland Cedric Wrede
Finland Timo Hakala
Finland Ilkka Riipinen
Finland Jukka Aho
Finland Tomi Tuominen
TeamsFord, Peugeot, Suzuki
Rallies39
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins6
Total points40
First rally1984 1000 Lakes Rally
Last rally2012 Rally Finland

Sebastian "Basti" Lindholm (born 30 January 1961 in Helsinki) is a rally driver from Finland. He is a cousin of Marcus Grönholm and a father of Emil Lindholm. Lindholm has won the Finnish Rally Championship eight times; 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Lindholm has also competed in 37 World Rally Championship events. His best result is fourth at the 1997 Rally Finland, driving a Ford Escort WRC. In 2007, Lindholm drove Suzuki's SX 4 WRC in its gravel debut at the 2007 Rally GB.[1]

On 19 July 2009, Lindholm was involved in a fatal accident in Estonia at Lõuna-Eesti Rally when he crashed on the fourth stage. With the speed around 160 km/h (99 mph), Lindholm hit a spectator who died instantly.[2]

  1. ^ "Suzuki WRC – the dream has begun". rallysportmag.com.au. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ "Ralliõnnetuse pealtnägija: ükski foto pole surma väärt". ohtuleht.ee. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-20.