Anders Kulläng, Swedish rally driver, died of drowning while on vacation in Huay Yang, he was 69

Anders Göran Kulläng  was a rally and rallycross driver died of drowning while on vacation in Huay Yang. His biggest success was to win the 1980 Swedish Rally.

(23 September 1943 – 28 February 2012)

Career[edit]

Kulläng began his rallying career in 1962.^[1] He competed in the first ever World Rally Championship round, the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, in an Opel Ascona. He continued to compete on WRC rounds for Opel until 1981, including winning the 1980 Swedish Rally. During 1981, he became an official driver for Mitsubishi Ralliart.

Kulläng later ran his own rally school in Sweden. His pupils included Colin McRae and Sébastien Loeb.^[2]

WRC victories[edit]

#	Event	Season	Co-driver	Car
1	30th International Swedish Rally	1980	Bruno Berglund	Opel Ascona 400

Death[edit]

On 28 February 2012, Kulläng died of drowning while on vacation in Huay Yang, Thailand.^[3]

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