Björn Cederberg
Encyclopedia
Björn Cederberg nicknamed "Kapten" (engl. Captain, due to his rank in the Swedish army), was a notable Swedish
rally
co-driver
. His most famous and successful partnership was with Stig Blomqvist
, in a Saab 99
Turbo, with whom he shared success in a number of international motor rallies, from 1979-1982. Later in 1982, the pair went on to rally the Audi Quattro
, with which they were again very successful until 1985.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
co-driver
Co-driver
Co-driver is the term given to the navigator of rally car in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat. The co-driver's job is to navigate, by reading off a set of pacenotes to the driver, often over a radio headset, due to the high level of noise in the car...
. His most famous and successful partnership was with Stig Blomqvist
Stig Blomqvist
"Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985...
, in a Saab 99
Saab 99
- Development :On April 2, 1965, Gudmund's day in Sweden, after several years of planning, the Saab board started Project Gudmund. This was a project to develop a new and larger car to take the manufacturer beyond the market for the smaller Saab 96...
Turbo, with whom he shared success in a number of international motor rallies, from 1979-1982. Later in 1982, the pair went on to rally the Audi Quattro
Audi Quattro
The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, now part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four"...
, with which they were again very successful until 1985.