Per-Gunnar Andersson (racing driver)

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Per-Gunnar "Peggen" Andersson (born 15 August 1957) is a racing driver from Falkenberg, Sweden. [1]

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He started his career in Sweden in 1980. In 1988 he won the Thai Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship. He won the Swedish championship again in 1989, 1991 and 1992. In the 1980s Andersson also competed in DTM and the British Touring Car Championship.

In 1993 and 1995 he won the Nordic Touring Car Championship. Since then he has returned to Swedish touring cars, finishing his career at the end of 2001 after driving for Carly BMW in the European Touring Car Championship.

Today, Andersson works as a commentator in the Swedish broadcast of DTM for Canal+.

Racing record

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011DCPoints
1982 Flag of Sweden.svg Sportpromotion AB Volvo 240 Turbo MNZ VAL DON PER MUG BRN SAL NUR SPA SIL
Ret
ZOL NC0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pos.Pts
1984 ML Racing Sybilla Volvo 240 Turbo ZOL HOC AVU AVU MFA WUN NÜR NÜR NOR NÜR DIE HOC
2
HOC
27
ZOL NÜR
4
NC0
1985 M & L Racing Sweden Volvo 240 Turbo ZOL
4
WUN
3
AVU MFA
8
ERD
1
ERD
Ret
DIE
6
DIE
12
ZOL
18
SIE
4
NÜR
11
7th86
1986 Team Beckers Volvo 240 Turbo ZOL
2
HOC
1
NÜR
5
AVU
DSQ
MFA
Ret
WUN
5
NÜR
Ret
ZOL NÜR
10
8th75
1992 BMW Sweden BMW M3 Sport Evo ZOL
1
ZOL
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
WUN
1
WUN
2
AVU
1
AVU
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NOR
1

18
NOR
2

14
BRN
1
BRN
2
DIE
1

Ret
DIE
2

Ret
ALE
1
ALE
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NC0

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617Pos.Pts
1990 BMW Team Sweden BMW M3 B OUL DON
9‡
THR SIL OUL SIL BRH
7‡
SNE BRH BIR DON THR SIL NC0
1991 BMW Team Sweden BMW M3 SIL
8
SNE
8
DON
12
THR SIL
11
BRH SIL DON
1
DON
2
OUL BRH
1
BRH
2
DON THR SIL 19th6
1993 Peggen Motorsport BMW M3 SIL
Ret
DON
Ret
SNE DON OUL BRH
1
BRH
2
PEM SIL KNO
1
KNO
2
OUL BRH THR DON
1
DON
2
SIL NC0

‡ Endurance driver (Ineligible for points in 1990)

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPts
1997 Team Becker Schauman Wood BMW 318is MAN
1

9
MAN
2

Ret
KIN
1

3
KIN
2

3
AND
1

4
AND
2

3
FAL
1

6
FAL
2

2
KNU
1

2
KNU
2

10
KAR
1

4
KAR
2

5
4th151
1998 BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i MAN
1

Ret
MAN
2

4
KAR
1

4
KAR
2

1
AND
1

Ret
AND
2

1
FAL
1

Ret
FAL
2

Ret
KNU
1

2
KNU
2

5
MAN
1

4
MAN
2

9
3rd137
1999 BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i MAN
1

7
MAN
2

9
KNU
1

4
KNU
2

14
KAR
1

8
KAR
2

4
AND
1

Ret
AND
2

Ret
FAL
1

12
FAL
2

13
AND
1

6
AND
2

9
ARC
1

14
ARC
2

15
MAN
1

6
MAN
2

Ret
11th49
2000 BMW Dealer Team BMW 320i KAR
1

11
KAR
2

DNS
KNU
1

8
KNU
2

3
MAN
1

10
MAN
2

Ret
FAL
1

4
FAL
2

Ret
AND
1

8
AND
2

13
ARC
1
ARC
2
KAR
1

10
KAR
2

6
MAN
1

6
MAN
2

13
9th36

Complete European Super Production Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910DCPts
2001 Carly Motorsport BMW 320i MNZ
5
BRN
Ret
MAG
5
SIL
13
ZOL
4
HUN
4
A1R
8
NÜR
9
JAR
9
EST
8
7th46

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