Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm in 2014
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 Finnish |
| Born |
February 5, 1968 Kauniainen, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1989 – 2007, 2009, 2010 |
| Co-driver |
Timo Rautiainen
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| Teams | Toyota, Peugeot, Ford |
| Rallies | 152 |
| Championships | 2 (2000, 2002) |
| Rally wins | 30 |
| Podiums | 61 |
| Stage wins | 542 |
| Total points | 615 |
| First rally | 1989 1000 Lakes Rally |
| First win | 2000 Swedish Rally |
| Last win | 2007 Rally New Zealand |
| Last rally | |
| Global RallyCross Championship | |
| Years active | 2011–2012 |
| Car no. | 3 |
| Former teams | Olsbergs MSE |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2011 |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Car no. | 35 |
| Former teams | MSE |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2008 |
Marcus Ulf Johan Grönholm (born February 5, 1968 in Kauniainen) is a Finnish former rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming FIA World Rallycross Championship driver. Marcus' nicknames are either "Bosse" (mainly in his native Finland and the Scandinavian countries) or "Magic Marcus". Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the title to Sébastien Loeb by one point. The next year he again placed second, four points behind Loeb. He and his co-driver Timo Rautiainen retired from rallying after the 2007 season but returned to the championship in 2009 driving a private Subaru for a short period of time.
Marcus' father, Ulf "Uffe" Grönholm, had been an active rally driver in the late 1970s to early 1980s, and with measurable success too, winding up twice Finnish champion. He was killed during a practice run for Hankiralli on February 25, 1981 in Kirkkonummi. Despite this connection, his son, only 13 years old at the time of his father's death, was latterly to refute any suggestion that it was Ulf, and not fellow rally-driving cousin (and occasional Peugeot factory squad team-mate at various points during the early 2000s), Sebastian Lindholm, who tempted him into following in his father's footsteps by also participating in the sport. In his teens Grönholm was fond of as a recreational activity, but a serious knee injury forced a switch to boxing.
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