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Fredrik Ekblom

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Fredrik Ekblom
Ekblom at the second Ring Knutstorp round of the 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season.
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (1970-10-06) 6 October 1970 (age 53)
Kumla, Sweden
STCC – Racing Elite League career
Debut season2011
Current teamVolvo Polestar Racing
Car number11
Starts20
Wins2
Poles1
Fastest laps5
Best finish1st in 2012
Previous series
2007
2002
2001
1998–2000, 2003–10
1995–97
1994–96
1992–93
1991
1990
1990
1989–90		WTCC
ETCC
ALMS
STCC
IMSA GT Championship
CART
Indy Lights
British Formula 3000
German F3 Championship
British F3 Championship
Swedish F3 Championship
Championship titles
2012
1998, 2003, 2007		TTA – Racing Elite League
STCC
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1997–1999
TeamsCourage Compétition, Nissan Motorsports
Best finish8th (1999)
Class wins0

Fredrik Ekblom (born 6 October 1970) is a Swedish race car driver from Kumla. After an early career in single-seaters he switched to touring car racing where he won multiple titles in his native Swedish Touring Car Championship and later in the TTA – Racing Elite League.

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Career

CART

He made 13 Indy Lights starts in 1992 and 1993. He then made three starts in CART for three different teams and was entered in the 1994 and 1995 Indianapolis 500 races, but after passing rookie orientation in 1994, he never appeared for practice either year.

24 Hours of Le Mans

In 1997 and 1998 he drove in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Courage Compétition and in 1999 for Nissan Motorsports.

Swedish Touring Car Championship

He began racing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship where he was the series champion in 1998 in a WestCoast Racing prepared BMW 320i. After two seasons away from the championship he went on to be champion twice more, winning his second title on his return to the series in 2003 with a Kristoffersson Motorsport–run Audi A4. He continued to drive in the series for Audi until 2006 before returning to WestCoast Racing in 2007 where he became champion for the third time. He stayed with the team for the following season where he finished runner–up to Richard Göransson. In 2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship season he moved to the E.ON Biogas Racing Team, driving a Volkswagen Scirocco which ran on bio–gas.[1]

Ekblom driving for Volvo Polestar Racing at the Anderstorp round of the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League season.

European Touring Car Championship

During his time away from the Swedish Touring Car Championship, Ekblom competed in the American Le Mans Series and then the European Touring Car Championship in 2002. He drove a BMW 320i for BMW Team Belgium[2] He finished 6th in the championship with a trio of third–place finishes as his best results.

World Touring Car Championship

He competed in some rounds of the 2007 World Touring Car Championship season for BMW Team UK to help Andy Priaulx with his title campaign. He made his first appearance at the Race of Sweden before returning for the final two rounds of the season, he scored a single point at the final race in Macau.

Ekblom drove a Volvo S60 in seven rounds of the 2016 World Touring Car Championship for Polestar Cyan Racing, with a best result of fourth at Hungary race 1.

TTA / STCC

Ekblom signed a three-year deal with Volvo Polestar Racing to compete in the TTA – Racing Elite League starting in 2012.[3] Ekblom secured third on grid at the final round in Gothenburg to claim the drivers' championship title.[4] He finished fifth in the 2013 STCC – Racing Elite League. Despite missing two races, he came third in the 2014. The driver was runner-up in 2015, also with a Polestar Volvo S60.

After skipping the 2016 season, Ekblom joined Kristoffersson Motorsport to compete at the 2017 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship with a dealer-supported Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Racing record

American Open Wheel

(key)

CART

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1994 McCormack SRF
 PHX
 LBH
 INDY
 MIL
 DET
15 		POR
 CLE
 TOR
 MIS
 MDO
 NHM
 VAN
 ROA
 NZR
 LS
 39th 0 [5]
1995 Foyt MIA
 SRF
 PHX
 LBH
 NZR
 INDY
 MIL
 DET
 POR
 ROA
 TOR
 CLE
 MIS
 MDO
 NHM
 VAN
 LS
19 		42nd 0 [6]
1996 Walker MIA
 RIO
 SRF
 LBH
 NZR
 500
25 		MIL
 DET
 POR
 CLE
 TOR
 MIS
 MDO
 ROA
 VAN
 LS
 40th 0 [7]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1997 France Courage Compétition France Jean-Louis Ricci
Belgium Jean-Paul Libert 		Courage C36 LMP 265 16th 5th
1998 France Courage Compétition France Patrice Gay
Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya 		Courage C51 LMP1 126 DNF DNF
1999 Japan Nissan Motorsports France Didier Cottaz
Belgium Marc Goossens 		Courage C52 LMP 335 8th 7th

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
1998 BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i MAN
1
4 		MAN
2
1 		KAR
1
2 		KAR
2
2 		AND
1
3 		AND
2
4 		FAL
1
Ret 		FAL
2
2 		KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
3 		MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
2 		1st 229
1999 BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
4 		KNU
1
2 		KNU
2
7 		KAR
1
3 		KAR
2
2 		AND
1
21 		AND
2
2 		FAL
1
1 		FAL
2
5 		AND
1
Ret 		AND
2
3 		ARC
1
5 		ARC
2
6 		MAN
1
3 		MAN
2
1 		2nd 209
2000 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro KAR
1
1 		KAR
2
1 		KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
1 		MAN
1
2 		MAN
2
1 		FAL
1
6 		FAL
2
3 		AND
1
7 		AND
2
3 		ARC
1
5 		ARC
2
4 		KAR
1
1 		KAR
2
1 		MAN
1
8 		MAN
2
Ret 		2nd 167
2003 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 B6/7 FAL
1
1 		FAL
2
3 		MAN
1
2 		MAN
2
1 		KAR
1
3 		KAR
2
4 		FAL
1
2 		FAL
2
10 		KNU
1
2 		KNU
2
2 		KAR
1
3 		KAR
2
8 		KNU
1
3 		KNU
2
11 		MAN
1
2 		MAN
2
7 		1st 224
2004 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 KNU
1
4 		KNU
2
6 		FAL
1
5 		FAL
2
1 		KAR
1
6 		KAR
2
3 		MAN
1
4 		MAN
2
5 		FAL
1
4 		FAL
2
2 		KNU
1
7 		KNU
2
6 		ARC
1
2 		ARC
2
4 		KAR
1
6 		KAR
2
8 		MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
3 		3rd 165
2005 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 KNU
5 		KAR
5 		AND
10 		FAL
5 		KNU
4 		KAR
3 		VAL
Ret 		MAN
17 		6th 73
2006 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 KNU
2 		KAR
10 		MAN
4 		FAL
Ret 		VAL
3 		AND
8 		KAR
10 		KNU
3 		MAN
5 		4th 30
2007 West Coast Racing BMW 320si E90 STU
12 		KNU
3 		MAN
2 		KAR
1 		AND
4 		VAL
5 		FAL
2 		KAR
2 		KNU
6 		STU
1 		MAN
Ret 		1st 62
2008 West Coast Racing BMW 320si E90 KNU
2 		STU
1 		MAN
3 		KAR
Ret 		GÖT
3 		STU
5 		FAL
1 		KAR
2 		KNU
9 		VAL
12 		MAN
2 		2nd 60
2009 Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco MAN
1
11 		MAN
2
9 		KAR
1
10 		KAR
2
9 		GÖT
1
8 		GÖT
2
10 		KNU
1
Ret 		KNU
2
10 		FAL
1
9 		FAL
2
17 		KAR
1
Ret 		KAR
2
Ret 		VAL
1
DNS 		VAL
2
6 		KNU
1
14 		KNU
2
5 		MAN
1
10 		MAN
2
8 		13th 9
2010 Team Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco JYL
1
5 		JYL
2
9 		KNU
1
4 		KNU
2
5 		KAR
1
1 		KAR
2
6 		GÖT
1
3 		GÖT
2
3 		FAL
1
4 		FAL
2
4 		KAR
1
1 		KAR
2
5 		JYL
1
5 		JYL
2
5 		KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
5 		MAN
1
3 		MAN
2
8 		3rd 230

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts
2002 BMW Team Belgium BMW 320i MAG
1
6 		MAG
2
6 		SIL
1
10 		SIL
2
6 		BRN
1
7 		BRN
2
Ret 		JAR
1
8 		JAR
2
5 		AND
1
11 		AND
2
3 		OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
9 		SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
Ret 		PER
1
5 		PER
2
5 		DON
1 		DON
2 		EST
1
Ret 		EST
2
3 		6th 21

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2007 BMW Team UK BMW 320si BRA
1 		BRA
2 		NED
1 		NED
2 		ESP
1 		ESP
2 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		SWE
1
12 		SWE
2
14 		GER
1 		GER
2 		GBR
1 		GBR
2 		ITA
1
11 		ITA
2
12 		MAC
1
16 		MAC
2
9 		20th 1
2016 Polestar Cyan Racing Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 FRA<br/>1
NC 		FRA<br/>2
10 		SVK<br/>1
10 		SVK<br/>2
8 		HUN<br/>1
4 		HUN<br/>2
11 		MAR<br/>1
7 		MAR<br/>2
11 		GER<br/>1
8 		GER<br/>2
7 		RUS<br/>1
13 		RUS<br/>2
12 		POR<br/>1 POR<br/>2 ARG<br/>1 ARG<br/>2 JPN<br/>1 JPN<br/>2 CHN<br/>1
8 		CHN<br/>2
6 		QAT<br/>1 QAT<br/>2 13th 47

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2011 Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco JYL
1
11 		JYL
2
10 		KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
6 		MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
6 		GÖT
1
2 		GÖT
2
3 		FAL
1
1 		FAL
2
8 		KAR
1
3 		KAR
2
5 		JYL
1
3 		JYL
2
10 		KNU
1
2 		KNU
2
7 		MAN
1
2 		MAN
2
3 		2nd 227
2013 Volvo Polestar Racing Volvo S60 TTA KNU
1
6 		KNU
2
6 		SOL
1
3 		GÖT
1
9 		FAL
1
2 		FAL
2
3 		ÖST
1
4 		KAR
1
4 		KAR
2
2 		TIE
1
6 		MAN
1
2 		MAN
2
Ret 		5th 140
2014 Volvo Polestar Racing Volvo S60 TTA KNU
1
6 		KNU
2
1 		GÖT
1
7 		GÖT
2
DNS 		FAL
1
Ret 		FAL
2
1 		KNU
1
Ret 		KNU
2
DNS 		SOL
1
12 		SOL
2
4 		MAN
1
6 		MAN
2
1 		3rd 210
2015 Volvo Polestar Racing Volvo S60 TTA VRS
1
2 		VRS
2
Ret 		AND
1
3 		AND
2
2 		MAN
1
3 		MAN
2
1 		FAL
1
2 		FAL
2
Ret 		KAR
1
2 		KAR
2
1 		2nd 356
Volvo Cyan Racing SOL
1
7 		SOL
2
5 		KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
1
2017  Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KNU
1
2 		KNU
2
2 		KNU
3
1 		ALA
1
3 		ALA
2
2 		ALA
3
3 		SOL
1
11 		SOL
2
3 		SOL
3
3 		FAL
1
3 		FAL
2
1 		FAL
3
16 		KAR
1
2 		KAR
2
1 		KAR
3
3 		AND
1
2 		AND
2
12 		AND
3
4 		MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
1 		MAN
3
8 		2nd 327
2018 WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KNU
1
5 		KNU
2
4 		AND
1
7 		AND
2
3 		FAL
1
5 		FAL
2
2 		KAR
1
4 		KAR
2
15 		RUD
1
7 		RUD
2
8 		MAN
1
4 		MAN
2
6 		6th 111

Complete TTA–Racing Elite League results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2012 Volvo Polestar Racing Volvo S60 TTA KAR
2 		AND
1 		GÖT
5 		FAL
4 		KAR
1 		AND
2 		TIE
2 		GÖT
4 		1st 151

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