Fredrik Ekblom
Fredrik Ekblom (born October 6, 1970 in Kumla ) is a Swedish racing car driver .
Career
He started in 13 races in the Indy Lights series in 1993 and 1994. Then he started in three CART races for three different teams. He was registered for the Indianapolis 500 in 1994 and 1995 , but did not participate either time. In 1997 and 1998 he drove in the Le Mans 24-hour races for the Courage Compétition team and in 1999 for Nissan . At the same time he started to compete in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC). In 1998 he won the title there with a BMW and in 2003 with an Audi . He continued to drive for Audi until 2006 and again for BMW since 2007.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |
 Courage Compétition
|
Courage C36 |
Jean-Louis Ricci
|
 Jean-Paul Libert
|
Rank 16 | |
| 1998 |
Courage Compétition
|
Courage C51 |
Patrice Gay
|
 Tetsuya Tsuchiya
|
failure | Leak in the radiator |
| 1999 |
Nissan Motorsports
|
Courage C52 |
Didier Cottaz
|
Marc Goossens
|
Rank 8 |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |
 Brix Racing
|
Spice BDG-02 |
 Jeremy Dale
|
Jay Cochran
|
Rank 7 | |
| 2001 |
 BMW Motorsport
|
BMW M3 E46 |
Dirk Mueller
|
failure | Engine failure |
Web links
Commons : Fredrik Ekblom - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ekblom, Fredrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kumla |