Sebastian Hohenthal (born 5 November 1984 in Mora) is a former

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from Sweden.

Career

Karting

Hohenthal competed in

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from 1995 to 2000. During this period he won the Dalacupen Formula Micro in 1996, the Tom Trana Trophy ICA Junior in 1999, and both the Nordic and Swedish ICA Junior championships in 2000.

Formula Ford

Hohenthal stepped up to

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in 2001, driving in the local Nordic and Swedish

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championships. In 2003, driving for rally driver

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's team, he won both titles. In the same year, he moved to the

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racing scene to drive for the Nexa Racing team. His first racing in this country was the

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's Winter Series, which he also won. This was a precursor to a full-time entry in the main 2004 series, in which he finished third in the championship. He also finished in this position in that year's

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at the

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circuit, setting fastest lap in the process.

Formula Renault

For 2005, Hohenthal moved up to the British Formula Renault Championship with the

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team. He finished in fourth place in his first season in the category, and then returned to win the series in 2006, taking five pole positions and seven wins from the championship's twenty races in the course of doing so. He also competed in one round of the

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in 2006, not scoring any points.

Formula Three

Sebastian Hohenthal 2008 British F3 Croft

Hohenthal continued his partnership with Fortec in the British Formula Three Championship for

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, taking a win at

and a pole position at Thruxton ''en route'' to ninth place in the championship. He remained with Fortec in the championship for

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and won another race at Rockingham, but withdrew from the series after the

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races, when it became apparent that he could not compete for the drivers' championship.

Formula Two

Hohenthal signed to drive for the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in

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. He was aiming to emulate countryman

Ronnie Peterson Bengt Ronnie Peterson (; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. Known by the nickname 'SuperSwede', he was a two-time runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Peterson began his motor racing car ...

, who won the European F2 championship in , and drove car number two. Sadly for Hohenthal, the results did not materialise as he only finished in the points twice – both races at

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– as he finished sixteenth in the championship.

Retirement

After his disappointing Formula Two campaign Hohenthal decided to retire from active driving, realizing that he would not be able to gather enough money to step up to

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or GP2, as he explaine
on his web site.
He joined Hello Sweden, a company that supports young athletes and racing drivers, and set up his own Hohenthal Racing Academy which opened in May 2010.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Hohenthal's official websiteSebastian Hohenthal career details at driverdb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hohenthal, Sebastian 1984 births Living people Swedish racing drivers Formula Ford drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers Fluid Motorsport Development drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers