Kalle Grundel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 2 October 1948 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1976–1988 |
| Co-driver | Leif Lindberg Tommy Andersson Lennart Söderberg Rolf Melleroth Reinhard Michel Peter Diekmann Terry Harryman Benny Melander Christian Bodén Johnny Johansson |
| Teams | Volkswagen, Peugeot, Ford, Lancia |
| Rallies | 32 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Stage wins | 14 |
| Total points | 61 |
| First rally | 1976 Swedish Rally |
| Last rally | 1988 RAC Rally |
Karl-Erik "Kalle" Grundel (born 2 October 1948) is a Swedish former rally driver and military pilot. He made his international breakthrough in 1982, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTi for Volkswagen's factory team. He achieved his first and only podium finish in the World Rally Championship in 1986, steering his Ford RS200 to third place in the Swedish Rally.[1]
Complete WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Huddinge MK | Volkswagen Golf LS | MON | SWE ? |
POR | KEN | GRC | MOR | FIN | ITA | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1977 | Huddinge MK | Saab 99 EMS | MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | NZL | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | N/A | N/A | |||
| Kalle Grundel | GBR 32 |
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| 1978 | Huddinge MK | Saab 96 V4 | MON | SWE Ret |
KEN | POR | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA | CIV | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1979 | Kalle Grundel | Saab 96 V4 | MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | GRC | NZL | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR | CIV | NC | 0 | |
| 1980 | Saab Sport & Rally Team | Saab 96 V4 | MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | GRC | ARG | FIN | NZL | ITA | FRA | NC | 0 | |||
| Saab 99 Turbo | GBR Ret |
CIV | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Saab Sport & Rally Team | Saab 99 Turbo | MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | NC | 0 | |
| 1982 | Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen Golf GTI | MON | SWE 8 |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | 49th | 3 | |
| 1983 | Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen Golf GTI | MON | SWE 5 |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | 16th | 11 | ||
| Volkswagen Motorsport | GBR 8 |
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| 1984 | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI | MON 9 |
SWE Ret |
POR 7 |
KEN | FRA 13 |
GRC Ret |
NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
ITA 6 |
CIV | GBR Ret |
18th | 12 | |
| 1985 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 5 |
ITA | CIV | GBR Ret |
25th | 8 | |
| 1986 | Ford Motor Company Ltd | Ford RS200 | MON | SWE 3 |
POR WD |
KEN | FRA | GRE Ret |
NZL | ARG | GBR 5 |
USA | 9th | 26 | |||
| Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta S4 | FIN 6 |
CIV | ITA | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | Ford Motor Company Ltd | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | MON 84 |
FRA Ret |
GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
| Ford Sierra XR 4x4 | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | ||||||||||||||
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 205 GTI | GBR Ret | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Rallysport Sweden | Mazda 323 4WD | MON | SWE Ret |
POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | 83rd | 1 | |
| Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 309 GTI | GBR 10 |
References
- ^ "Kalle Grundel". RallyBase. Retrieved 30 May 2013.