Manfred Stohl

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Manfred Stohl

Stohl at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.
World Rally Championship record
Nationality Flag of Austria Austria
Active years 1991 - Present
Teams Audi, Mitsubishi, Fiat, Ford, Toyota, Peugeot, Honda, Citroën
World rallies 126
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes 6
Stage wins 10
Points 100
First world rally 1991 Ivory Coast Rally
Stohl at the 2006 Rally Australia
Stohl at the 2006 Rally Australia

Manfred Stohl (born July 7, 1972 in Vienna) is an Austrian World Rally Championship driver.

His first professional rally was the 1991 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama, driving an Audi 90 with Kay Gerlach as his co-driver.

Since then he has won the 2000 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. He has driven for many rally teams such as Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany and Hyundai World Rally Team.

In 2006, he drove a Peugeot 307 WRC for the OMV World Rally Team. He also became one of the few drivers to reach participation in 100 World Rallies without winning one of them. However, he finished a career-best 4th in the standings.

In 2007 the OMV World Rally Team had a Citroën Xsara WRC for Stohl to drive. After a disappointing 2007 season, in which his best result was sixth place in both Mexico and Japan, OMV withdrew their support of Stohl. This left him without a full time drive for 2008.

His father, Rudi Stohl, is also a rally driver. His co-driver is fellow Austrian Ilka Minor.

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