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Sebastian Hohenthal (born November 5, 1984 in Mora, Dalarna) is a Swedish racecar driver currently competing in the FIA Formula Two Championship. He is notable for winning the 2006 British Formula Renault championship in 2006.

Hohenthal began his career in karting at the age of nine. After competing in a variety of championships as well as collecting a number of karting honours during his seven years in the category. In 2001, the Swede made the transition from karts to single seater racers in the Formula Ford where he finished third overall in his début season in the Nordic championship. The teenager spent a further two years racing in the Scandinavian championships of the category, winning both the Swedish and Nordic championships, before moving to the United Kingdom to compete in the UK Formula Ford Winter Series which the Swede won overall.

A full season of UK Formula Ford followed where Hohenthal finished third overall and took the "Rookie of the Year" award. In 2005, the Swede was picked up by Fortec Motorsport to compete in the team's 2005 campaign. He showed his pace to the UK Formula Renault paddock by breaking three lap records over the course of the season and finished his rookie year fourth overall. Hohenthal spent a further season in the category with Fortec where he won the overall championship that year and subsequently managed to get promoted to Fortec's British Formula Three squad.

He spent one full season with Fortec and part way through his second season before withdrawing from the series to concentrate on his 2009 campaign plans. Hohenthal soon join the newly formed FIA Formula Two Championship.

Early and personal life
Sebastian Hohenthal was born in on November 5, 1984 in Mora, in the Dalarna region of Sweden, to Mica and Ann-Louise. He has one brother, Christian.

1994-2000: Karting
With neither of his parents being interested in motorsport, Hohenthal had little interaction with the sport until he came across a racing go-kart, "[I] knew right away that I wanted to try it myself" the Swede recalls. After some persuasion, he received his first go-kart from his father and was racing it around the local track. By the end of 1994, the Swede was competing in professional go-kart races. Hohenthal competed fully in karting in the following years, racing primarily in Sweden and neighbouring country Finland. In 1998, the latter played host, more specifically in the town of Seinäjoki, to what the Swede considers one of his best victories of his early career, "Alone against all Finns, and be able to show them the tail over the finishing line was a special feeling."

Hohethal was soon invited to more prestigious events in the following years, including representing Sweden at the Monaco kart race. Further success occurred in 2000, with titles in the Swedish and Nordic karting championships. Hohenthal received a number of awards and honours at the end of the year, including the Ronnie Peterson scholarship into Formula Ford.