Kalle Grundel

Kalle Grundel
Personal information
Nationality Swedish
Born (1948-10-02) 2 October 1948
World Rally Championship record
Active years19761988
Co-driver Leif Lindberg
Tommy Andersson
Lennart Söderberg
Rolf Melleroth
Reinhard Michel
Peter Diekmann
Terry Harryman
Benny Melander
Christian Bodén
Johnny Johansson
TeamsVolkswagen, Peugeot, Ford, Lancia
Rallies32
Rally wins0
Podiums1
Stage wins14
Total points61
First rally1976 Swedish Rally
Last rally1988 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
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
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

  1. ^ "Kalle Grundel". RallyBase. Retrieved 30 May 2013.