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| Date of birth | 19.7.1996 |
| Country | Finland |
| Team | Hyundai |
| Co-driver | Reeta Hämäläinen |
| Total starts | 36 |
| First event | Poland 2017 |
| Victories | 0 |
| First win | - |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Retirements | 8 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Power Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 23 |
| 2023 season ranking | 9. (WRC2) |
| Championship wins | 0 |
Stats updated 11/09/2024
Emil Lindholm is a second-generation rally driver, as his father, Sebastian Lindholm, competed for many years in both the World Rally Championship (WRC) and the Finnish Rally Championship (SM-sarja). Emil, who also earned his stripes on the racing circuit, drove his first full rally season in 2015, securing fifth place in the Opel Adam Cup in Germany.
In the 2017 season, Lindholm clinched silver in the SM3 class of the Finnish Rally Championship and was also named the Future Star by the Finnish Motorsport Federation (AKK). From 2018 to 2020, Lindholm competed in the Finnish Rally Championship and participated in international events. He finished second in the premier class of the Finnish Rally Championship in 2018 and 2020 and took bronze in 2019.
The year 2021 was outstanding in Lindholm’s career. He won the Finnish Rally Championship and claimed victories in the WRC3 at Rally Catalunya and Rally Finland. Lindholm also reached the podium in his class at the Croatian and Greek WRC events.
The 2022 season was a real breakthrough year for the driver from Finland, as he won the WRC2 class championship.
Lindholm started the 2023 season with the Toksport team but switched to Hyundai’s development program and the Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car mid-season. However, Lindholm struggled to achieve solid results with his new team, facing retirements in three WRC events.
Emil Lindholm has spent much of the summer and early autumn conducting several so-called roll-out tests with Hyundai’s Rally1 car in Germany.
Hyundai has clearly fallen behind its rivals in the WRC2 category of the World Rally Championship.
Teemu Suninen and Emil Lindholm likely face an almost impossible task in Rally Finland, which begins on Thursday evening.
Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen had to retire from the Rally Latvia due to an off-road incident on special stage 14.
Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen’s summer holidays are over as the duo prepare to start the WRC Rally Latvia this coming weekend.
Hyundai’s WRC2 driver Emil Lindholm had an unfortunate and challenging competition at the Rally Sardinia at the beginning of June.
Hyundai’s junior team members Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen failed to score any points in the WRC2 category at Rally Sardinia.
Teemu Suninen and Emil Lindholm, part of Hyundai’s WRC2 team, had to retire on Saturday in Rally Sardinia.
The WRC season continues this weekend on the island of Sardinia.
