Harry Källström Explained

Harry Källström
Birth Date:1939 6, df=y
Birth Place:Södertälje
Death Place:Strömsund
Nationality: Swedish
Years:1973  - 1980
Co-Driver: Claes Billstam
Sture Boström
Michael Stedt
Leif Lindqvist
Claes-Göran Andersson
Geraint Phillips
Bo Thorszelius
Teams:Lancia, Volkswagen, Datsun, Nissan Motors
Races:28
Championships:0
Wins:1
Podiums:4
Stagewins:4
Points:18
First Race:1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First Win:1976 Acropolis Rally
Last Race:1980 San Remo Rally

Harry Källström (30 June 1939 – 13 July 2009), nicknamed "Sputnik", was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970. In 1969, he also captured the European Rally Championship title.

Partnered with Claes-Göran Andersson, and driving a Datsun 160J, he took his only World Rally Championship victory at the 1976 Acropolis Rally Greece. At the same rally and in the same car, he finished third in 1977 and 1979.

His fourth podium appearance in the world championship was a second place at the 1973 Safari Rally in a Datsun 1800 SSS. This was the first WRC event to end in a dead heat; he and Shekhar Mehta ended on the same penalty points (6 hours and 46 minutes) but Mehta was awarded the win due to being the fastest in the opening stages. At the 1985 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Toyota teammates Juha Kankkunen and Björn Waldegård repeated this feat.[1]

Complete IMC results

YearEntrantCar123456789
1970Lancia HF Squadra CorseLancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HFMON
Ret
SWE
Ret
ITA
2
KEN
Ret
AUT
9
GREGBR
1
1971Lancia HF Squadra CorseLancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HFMON
Ret
SWE
3
ITAKEN
8
MARAUT
Ret
GREGBR
8
1972Lancia HF Squadra CorseLancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HFMON
?
SWE
3
KENMARGRE
Ret
AUTITA
Ret
USA
Ret
GBR
4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Closest wins . World Rally Archive . 1 May 2009.