Mattias Ekström
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Mattias Ekström (born July 14, 1978 in Falun, Sweden) is a racing driver from Sweden. He has been competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi since 2001.
In 2004, he was the DTM champion. Before that, he had finished 4th in 2003, and 3rd in 2002. In the 2005 DTM season he finished second behind Gary Paffett. He was also the Swedish Touring Car champion in 1999. Ekström is also active in rallying and the World Rally Championship.
In 2006, Ekström won the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and earned the title Champion of Champions at the 2006 Race of Champions, by winning over Sébastien Loeb in the individual event finals.
Ekström lives together with rally co-driver Tina Thörner in Switzerland.
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