Fredrik Ekblom


Fredrik Ekblom 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.

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.
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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 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. Ekblom secured third on grid at the final round in Gothenburg to claim the drivers' championship title. 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

CART

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
1998BMW Dealer TeamBMW 320iMAN
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		1st229
1999BMW Dealer TeamBMW 320iMAN
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		2nd209
2000Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4 QuattroKAR
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		2nd167
2003Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4 B6/7FAL
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		1st224
2004Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4KNU
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		3rd165
2005Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4KNU
5		KAR
5		AND
10		FAL
5		KNU
4		KAR
3		VAL
Ret		MAN
17		6th73
2006Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4KNU
2		KAR
10		MAN
4		FAL
Ret		VAL
3		AND
8		KAR
10		KNU
3		MAN
5		4th30
2007West Coast RacingBMW 320si E90STU
12		KNU
3		MAN
2		KAR
1		AND
4		VAL
5		FAL
2		KAR
2		KNU
6		STU
1		MAN
Ret		1st62
2008West Coast RacingBMW 320si E90KNU
2		STU
1		MAN
3		KAR
Ret		GÖT
3		STU
5		FAL
1		KAR
2		KNU
9		VAL
12		MAN
2		2nd60
2009Biogas.seVolkswagen SciroccoMAN
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		13th9
2010Team Biogas.seVolkswagen SciroccoJYL
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		3rd230

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
2002BMW Team BelgiumBMW 320iMAG
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		6th21

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2007BMW Team UKBMW 320siBRA
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		20th1
2016Polestar Cyan RacingVolvo S60 Polestar TC1FRA
1
NC		FRA
2
10		SVK
1
10		SVK
2
8		HUN
1
4		HUN
2
11		MAR
1
7		MAR
2
11		GER
1
8		GER
2
7		RUS
1
13		RUS
2
12		POR
1		POR
2		ARG
1		ARG
2		JPN
1		JPN
2		CHN
1
8		CHN
2
6		QAT
1		QAT
2		13th47

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2011Biogas.seVolkswagen SciroccoJYL
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		2nd227
2013Volvo Polestar RacingVolvo S60 TTAKNU
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		5th140
2014Volvo Polestar RacingVolvo S60 TTAKNU
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		3rd210
2015Volvo Polestar RacingVolvo S60 TTAVRS
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		2nd356
2015Volvo Cyan RacingVolvo S60 TTASOL
1
7		SOL
2
5		KNU
1
1		KNU
2
1		2nd356
2017 Volkswagen Dealer Team SwedenVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRKNU
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		2nd327
2018WestCoast RacingVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRKNU
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		6th111

Complete TTA–Racing Elite League results

YearTeamCar12345678DCPoints
2012Volvo Polestar RacingVolvo S60 TTAKAR
2		AND
1		GÖT
5		FAL
4		KAR
1		AND
2		TIE
2		GÖT
4		1st151