Jan Brunstedt
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Jan Brunstedt 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.
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
.
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver who competed in the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia is a one make sports car racing championship held in the Scandinavian countries with the majority of the races being in Sweden...
at the age of 59. He is also an airline pilot and managing director of Nordic Aero.
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
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Swedish Touring Car Championship was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television...
. In 1997 he raced an ex-RML Vauxhall Vectra as an independent entry, making the briefest of appearances in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
. He only managed to race in two rounds at the second meeting of the year at Silverstone
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury...
, finishing last in both races.
He once competed in the STCC in 2003
2003 STCC Season
The 2003 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 8th Swedish Touring Car Championship season. In total eight racing weekends at four different circuits were held; each round comprising two races, making a sixteen-round competition in total....
for Bakajev Motorsport in a BMW 320i
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
.