Jan Brunstedt

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Jan Olof Brunstedt (born 9 July 1949 in Stockholm, Sweden) [1] is an auto racing driver who competed in the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia at the age of 59. He is also an airline pilot and managing director of Nordic Aero.

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He started racing in karting from 1979. From then, he drove in single-seaters including the Swedish Formula 3 and Swedish Formula Opel championships. In 1996 he finished second in points driving in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. In 1997 he raced an ex-RML Vauxhall Vectra as an independent entry, making the briefest of appearances in the British Touring Car Championship. He only managed to race in two rounds at the second meeting of the year at Silverstone, finishing last in both races.

He once competed in the STCC in 2003 for Bakajev Motorsport in a BMW 320i.

Racing record

Partial Swedish Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516PosPts
1996 Jan Brunstedt Motorsport Opel Vectra GT MAN
1

3
MAN
2

4
KAR
6
FAL
1

2
FAL
2

Ret
KNU
1

Ret
KNU
2

3
KIN
1

6
KIN
2

2
4th122
1997 Opel Super Touring Team Sweden Opel Vectra 16v MAN
1

2
MAN
2

Ret
KIN
1

7
KIN
2

Ret
AND
1

8
AND
2

5
FAL
1

DSQ
FAL
2

5
KNU
1

4
KNU
2

6
KAR
1

Ret
KAR
2

4
7th104
1998 Opel Motorsport Opel Vectra 16v MAN
1

2
MAN
2

6
KAR
1

8
KAR
2

6
AND
1

Ret
AND
2

Ret
FAL
1

3
FAL
2

4
KNU
1

7
KNU
2

16
MAN
1

6
MAN
2

5
6th114
1999 Opel Motorsport Opel Vectra 16v MAN
1

Ret
MAN
2

15
KNU
1

15
KNU
2

12
KAR
1

9
KAR
2

Ret
AND
1

9
AND
2

11
FAL
1

Ret
FAL
2

10
AND
1

Ret
AND
2

DNS
ARC
1

19
ARC
2

16
MAN
1

12
MAN
2

9
18th9

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPts
1997 Janco Motorsport Opel Vectra DON
1

DON
2

SIL
1

17
SIL
2

14
THR
1

THR
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

DON
1

DON
2

CRO
1

CRO
2

KNO
1

KNO
2

SNE
1

SNE
2

THR
1

THR
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

22nd0

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References

  1. "Jan Olof Brunstedt". allabolag.se. Retrieved 23 May 2024.