Freddy Nordström
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Freddy Nordström | |
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Nationality | Anglo-Swedish |
Born | Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom | February 22, 1989
Related to | Father; Rolf L. Nordström also known as the rogue of Berlin. Stole 50% IRE 5 holding EUR 15 million in assets |
Debut season | 2003 |
Current team | CAAL Racing |
Car number | 44 |
Crew chief | Luca Canneori |
Starts | 162 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 8 |
Podiums | 53 |
Poles | 5 |
Fastest laps | 7 |
Awards | |
2012, 2013, 2014 | 3 |
Fredrik "Freddy" Nordström (born 22 February 1989 in Chertsey, Surrey) is an Anglo-Swedish racing driver and Forex trader living in London. He currently drives for CAAL RACING in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.[1]
Biography
Early life
Nordström was educated at Danes Hill School in Oxshott, King's College School in Wimbledon and the European Business School London and Paris. He has a BA Hons degree in International Business and French. A keen racer from an early age, he started car racing in the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) T-Cars Championship in 2003, being the youngest Motor Sports Association (MSA) licence holder up until then. Nordström works as a Forex trader and currently lives in London.
Racing career
T Cars
Nordström raced go-karts from eight years of age to the age of 14 when he entered the T Car championship, a race series for drivers between fourteen and seventeen years of age. He finished fourth in both his first and second year.
Mini Challenge
His young years belied a mature racing knowledge, fostered since his 2003 debut in the T Car Championships. His 2005 entry into the John Cooper Challenge (relaunched for 2006 as the Mini Challenge) saw him immediately competitive. His maiden Mini win and numerous podiums allowed him to finish fourth in the S Class Championship.
For 2006, Nordström's was fixed on winning the S Class title. In the 16 race season, he finished 14 times on the podium including three wins — a success for Nordström and the Advent Motorsport Team. In fact, Nordström finished every race to end the year with an enviable 100% points scoring record.
SEAT UK
2007 saw Nordström move into the exciting arena of the SEAT Cupra UK Championship, a series with a reputation for nurturing the very best of new Saloon car talent. Nordström proved a pacesetter for the R Class from the onset. He finished the year in a credible fourth place having racked up three wins and finishing 50% of his races on the podium. In 2008 Nordström returned to the SEAT Cupra Cup, this time behind the wheel of a brand new SEAT León with backing from PlumberTraining.co. Once more, he was run by Advent Motorsport.
SEAT Supercopa, Spain
With SEAT withdrawing the one make series in the UK, racing options were limited. After an upgrade to conform with the SEAT León Supercopa regulations, 2009 and 2010 saw Nordström racing on most tracks in Spain and Portugal for the 2010 SEAT León Supercopa Spain season and the following one. Racing was a challenge with 40+ entered cars of the same specification. The season was mixed with variable outcomes and quite a few mechanical issues. Nevertheless, this championship made Nordström ready for any future challenge and saw him taking on the current World Touring Car Cup (WTCC) driver 'Norby' Norbert Michelisz, TCR driver Pepe Oriola and Spanish superstar Oscar Nogués.
In addition Nordström entered the Brands Hatch rounds of the WTCC support race of the SEAT León Eurocup with good results. He was unfortunate to miss out on a second place by being given a drive through nine laps into the race for having a wheel outside the box on the starting grid. In spite of this he managed to claw his way back to sixth place. In this championship he raced against the Coronel twins.
British GT
After 2 years of travelling to Spain, Nordström joined Lotus Sport UK, together with Leyton Clarke for an entry in the British GT Championship.[2] The car was the new Lotus Evora, which saw the pair finish third in the championship only losing second place by a team 'stealing' points by entering the final round. The season was a challenge with a variety of gremlins appearing for this unproven car.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Having seen the Euro NASCAR at an exhibition at the Autosport show in Birmingham, Nordström joined the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (various names during the years). Initially racing on mainly French circuits, the championship has grown over the years to now includes six European countries and drivers from a multitude of countries. After the first year Nordström joined the legendary, Le Mans winner Éric Hélary and his team RAPIDO RACING. This partnership lasted one and a half years until the team went into administration mid season which jeopardised the results. After a bad season in 2015, Nordström joined CAAL RACING who had a very strong track record of success.[3] Unfortunately four crashes (two unavoidable on ovals) in 2016 hampered the season, but saw Nordström finish as high as sixth place in some races.
Other racing
In addition to the various championships Nordström has competed in, he has appeared in the following race series:
- 2008 Caterham Roadsport
- 2009 & 2010 SEAT Eurocup (SEAT León Supercopa)
- 2009 Abarth 500
- 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain[4]
- 2012 Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour(BMW M3 E46)
- 2012 Mini Challenge
- 2013 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW)[5]
- 2014 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW)[6]
- 2016 Dubai 24 Hour (Porsche 991 Cup)
Racing record
Year | Championship | Team | Car |
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2003 | T Car Championship | Advent Mtsp | T Car |
2004 | T Car Championship | Advent Mtsp | T Car |
2005 | John Cooper Challenge (rebranded later as Mini Challenge) | Advent Mtsp | Mini Cooper S |
2006 | Mini Challenge | Advent Mtsp | Mini Cooper S |
2007 | SEAT Cupra Championship | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Cupra R |
2008 | SEAT Cupra Championship | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Cupra R |
2009 | Spanish SEAT Leon Supercopa | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Leon Supercopa |
2010 | Spanish SEAT Leon Supercopa | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Leon Supercopa |
2011 | British GT Lotus Evora GT4 | Lotus Sport UK | Lotus Evora |
2012 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Orhès | Dodge Charger |
2013 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Rapido Racing | Ford Mustang |
2014 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Rapido Racing | Chevrolet Camaro |
2015 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | GDL Racing | Ford Mustang |
2016 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | CAAL RACING | Chevrolet SS |
2017 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | CAAL RACING | Chevrolet SS |
Complete Racing results
Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | CAAL Racing | 44 | Chevrolet SS | VAL 7 |
VAL 9 |
VEN 14 |
VEN DNS |
BH 19 |
BH 8 |
HOC 19 |
HOC 10 |
FC 19 |
FC DNS |
ZOL 8 |
ZOL 21 |
10th | 439 | ||||||||||||
2016 | CAAL Racing | 44 | Chevrolet SS | VAL 19 |
VAL 6 |
VEN 23 |
VEN 20 |
BH 6 |
BH 8 |
TOU 13 |
TOU 8 |
VAL 6 |
VAL 23 |
ZOL 7 |
ZOL 10 |
10th | 494 | ||||||||||||
2015 | GDL Racing | 44 | Ford Mustang | VAL 16 |
VAL 17 |
VEN 9 |
VEN 11 |
BH 12 |
BH 10 |
TOU 9 |
TOU 13 |
UMB 8 |
UMB 12 |
ZOL - |
ZOL - |
16th | 394 | ||||||||||||
2014 | Rapido Racing | 44 | Chevrolet Camaro | VAL 8 |
VAL 10 |
BH 13 |
BH 23 |
TOU 4 |
TOU 5 |
NUR 4 |
NUR 17 |
UMB 7 |
UMB 6 |
LEM 6 |
LEM 8 |
7th | 567 | ||||||||||||
2013 | Rapido Racing | 44 | Ford Mustang | NOG 4 |
NOG 6 |
DIJ 3 |
DIJ 5 |
BH 2 |
BH 3 |
TOU 20 |
TOU 20 |
MON 23 |
MON ? |
LEM 9 |
LEM 17 |
7th | 543 | ||||||||||||
2012 | Orhès | 44 | Dodge Charger | NOG 15 |
NOG 9 |
BH 8 |
BH 6 |
SPA 7 |
SPA 5 |
TOU 16 |
TOU 9 |
VAL 6 |
VAL 14 |
LEM 20 |
LEM 16 |
9th | 512 |
British GT GT4
British GT GT4 results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | ||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Lotus Sport UK | 49 | Lotus Evora | O.P 5 |
O.P 2 |
SNE 2 |
BH 2 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 4 |
DON 5 |
3rd |
SEAT
SEAT León Supercopa Spain - results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Position | |||||
2010 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | SEAT León Supercopa | VAL 21 |
VAL DNS |
VAL NC |
JAR ? |
JAR DNS |
JAR NC |
POR 17 |
POR 18 |
POR 14 |
NAV 14 |
NAV 13 |
NAV 8 |
JER 9 |
JER 14 |
JER 9 |
BAR 15 |
BAR 13 |
BAR 15 |
- | - | 18th | |||||
2009 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | SEAT León Supercopa | VAL 33 |
VAL DNC |
VAL 16 |
JAR ? |
JAR 15 |
JAR 13 |
POR 13 |
POR 19 |
POR DNC |
ALB 15 |
ALB 22 |
ALB DNS |
JER DNC |
JER DNS |
JER DNS |
BAR 17 |
BAR 20 |
BAR 13 |
- | - | 26th | |||||
SEAT Cupra Championship results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | SEAT Cupra R | BH 10 |
BH 5 |
ROC DNF |
ROC 7 |
DON DNF |
DON DNF |
THR 11 |
THR 5 |
CRO 8 |
CRO 2 |
SNE 6 |
SNE DNF |
O.P 11 |
O.P 9 |
KNO 9 |
KNO 9 |
SIL 5 |
SIL 8 |
BH 5 |
BH 7 |
8th | |||||
Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | SEAT Cupra R | BH 9 |
BH 6 |
ROC NC |
ROC 1 |
THR 1 |
THR 1 |
CAS 2 |
CAS 1 |
CRO DNF |
CRO 2 |
O.P 2 |
O.P 3 |
DON DNF |
DON DNS |
SNE DNF |
SNE 2 |
THR 2 |
THR 2 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 4 |
4th |
Mini Challenge
Mini Challenge results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | |||||||||||
2006 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | Mini Cooper S | SNE 7 |
SNE 2 |
BH 2 |
BH 3 |
PEM 3 |
PEM 1 |
CAS 2 |
CAS 1 |
THR 4 |
THR 2 |
CRO 3 |
CRO 3 |
DON 4 |
DON 3 |
1st | |||||||||||
2005 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | Mini Cooper S | DON NC |
DON 4 |
KNO 3 |
KNO 3 |
CRO 3 |
CRO 2 |
THR 5 |
THR 1 |
CAS 4 |
CAS 4 |
MON 5 |
MON 5 |
SIL 4 |
SIL 5 |
4th |
T Car
T Car Championship results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Position | |
2004 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | T Car | SNE 2 |
SNE 2 |
KNO 3 |
KNO 3 |
MAL 3 |
MAL 3 |
BH 3 |
BH 3 |
CAD 2 |
CAD 3 |
MON 2 |
MON 2 |
ANG 3 |
ANG 1 |
SNE NC |
SNE 9 |
DON NC |
DON DNS |
BH DNS |
BH DNS |
- | - | - | - | 4th | |
2003 | Advent Motorsport | 44 | T Car | DON 7 |
DON DNS |
BH 5 |
BH 5 |
LYD 5 |
LYD 5 |
CAD 6 |
CAD 5 |
SNE 7 |
SNE 7 |
MAL 6 |
MAL 7 |
ANG 5 |
ANG 5 |
ANG 4 |
ANG 5 |
O.P 5 |
O.P 4 |
CAS 5 |
CAS 8 |
SNE 6 |
SNE 6 |
SNE 4 |
SNE 7 |
5th |