Mats Jonsson (born November 28, 1957) is a rally driver from
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. He competed in the
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ...
from 1984 to 1993, with a best position of 12th overall in the 1991 season.. His greatest individual events were in his home
Swedish Rally
The Rally Sweden (), formerly the KAK-Rally, the International Swedish Rally, and later the Uddeholm Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in February in Värmland, Sweden and relocated to Umeå in 2022. First held in 1950, as a ...
, which he won outright in successive years in 1992 and 1993. He has won the Swedish rally championship 17 times
He continues to compete in
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...
n events, and in both the European and Estonian Rally Championships, in a
Group A
Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived touring cars for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles wer ...
Ford Escort.
WRC victories
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References
External links
Mats Jonsson Motorsport official site
Profile of Mats Jonsson at Rallybase
1957 births
Swedish rally drivers
Living people
Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers
World Rally Championship drivers
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