Nettan Lindgren-Jansson
Encyclopedia
Nettan Lindgren-Jansson is a Swedish auto racing
driver. She is the first and only female driver to win a race in the British Touring Car Championship
, when she won her class with a BMW M3 at Thruxton
. She is currently racing in Trofeo Abarth 500 Scandinavia and works as a racing manager for her daughter, Caroline.
. In 1980 she competed in the Swedish Sports 2000 Championship. From 1981 she raced in both the Swedish and Finnish Formula 3 Championship. she was Lancia Ladies Cup Winner between 1985 and 1988.
(present Snetterton owner and at the time fellow BMW driver), a strong verbal telling off when she caught up with his stranded car, after he had punted her car off the track when the cars collided at Snetterton. After her time in the BTCC she continued in Touring Cars with the Swedish Touring Car Championship
.
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. She is the first and only female driver to win a race 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...
, when she won her class with a BMW M3 at Thruxton
Thruxton Circuit
Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....
. She is currently racing in Trofeo Abarth 500 Scandinavia and works as a racing manager for her daughter, Caroline.
Racing career
She started racing in 1973 with karting, before moving on to Swedish Formula FordFormula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
. In 1980 she competed in the Swedish Sports 2000 Championship. From 1981 she raced in both the Swedish and Finnish Formula 3 Championship. she was Lancia Ladies Cup Winner between 1985 and 1988.
BTCC
She competed in the BTCC for three seasons between 1989 and 1991, all in a BMW M3. Despite being the only female class winner, possibly her best known moment came in 1991. On-board TV cameras caught her giving Jonathan PalmerJonathan Palmer
Dr. Jonathan Charles Palmer is an entrepreneur and former racing driver from England. Educated at Brighton College, he won the 1981 British Formula Three Championship and the 1983 European Formula Two Championship. He participated in 87 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 25, 1983...
(present Snetterton owner and at the time fellow BMW driver), a strong verbal telling off when she caught up with his stranded car, after he had punted her car off the track when the cars collided at Snetterton. After her time in the BTCC she continued in Touring Cars with 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...
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