Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | February 5, 1968 Kauniainen, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1989–2007, 2009–2010, 2019 |
| Co-driver | Ilkka Riipinen Timo Rautiainen Juha Repo Voitto Silander |
| Teams | Toyota, Peugeot, Ford |
| Rallies | 153 |
| 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 | 2019 Rally Sweden |
| Global RallyCross Championship | |
| Years active | 2011–2012 |
| Car number | 3 |
| Former teams | Olsbergs MSE |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2011 |
| FIA ERX Division 1 Championship | |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Former teams | Ford Team RS Europe |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2008 |
Marcus Ulf Johan "Bosse" Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) 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. Grönholm's nicknames are either "Bosse" (mainly in his native Finland and the Scandinavian countries) or "Magic Marcus". Grönholm is one of the most successful WRC drivers of all time, ranking third in rally wins (30), and winning two championships, 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 out 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, and in the 2019 World Rally Championship where he competed in a Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT-maintained Toyota Yaris under the GRX Team banner.