Samuel Hübinette, a.k.a. The Crazy Swede (born 15 September 1971, in
Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk (; smj, Jåhkåmåhkke or ; se, Dálvvadis; fi, Jokimukka) is a locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sami name of the place (composed ...
,
Norrbotten County
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), is a
Swedish
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professional
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race car
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driver and
Hollywood
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stunt
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driver. He started working as a
test drive
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r for
Volvo Cars
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. Today he is one of the top names in
drifting, having won the inaugural
Formula D
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series championship in 2004 and 2006.
Complete drifting results
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key
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)
D1 Grand Prix
Formula D
Racing record
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
Supercar
References
External links
*
Formula D profile
1971 births
Living people
People from Jokkmokk Municipality
Swedish racing drivers
Drifting drivers
D1 Grand Prix drivers
Formula D drivers
Global RallyCross Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Norrbotten County
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