Kristian Sohlberg to return WRC in 2009 with a World Rally Car programme

Finn Kristian Sohlberg is to return to the WRC next year as reported in Autosport magazine. The ex-Mitsubishi factory driver would like to contest all 12 rounds but states that 10 events might be more realistic. Sohlberg intends to use a World Rally Car but wouldn't be drawn on which one he intends to campaign.

Sohlberg has recently been competing in the Finnish national championship in a Evo 9 and retired on his last outing, the S.M. OK Auto-ralli, with gearbox troubles. His last WRC appearance was in a Mitsubishi Lancer WRC on Rally Finland 2007 where he crashed out on SS2. He also drove for the Team Red Devil Atoleye Kazaz in a Subaru WRC on world championship rounds but with little success. His best WRC result to date was 6th in Sardinia 2006.

Sohlberg coming back to the WRC

Image BBC

Not great times with the Red Devil team

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