Freddy Nordström

Freddy Nordström
Nationality	Anglo-Swedish
Born	(1989-02-22) February 22, 1989 Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom
Debut season	2003
Current team	CAAL Racing
Car no.	44
Crew chief	Luca Canneori
Starts	162
Championships	1
Wins	8
Podiums	53
Poles	5
Fastest laps	7
Awards
2012, 2013, 2014	3

Fredrik "Freddy" Nordström (born 22 February 1989 in Chertsey, Surrey) is an Anglo-Swedish racing driver and Forex trader living in London. He currently drives for CAAL RACING in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Freddy was educated at Danes Hill School in Oxshott, King's College School in Wimbledon and the European Business School London and Paris. He has a BA Hons degree in International Business and French. A keen racer from an early age, he started car racing in the BRSCC T-Cars Championship in 2003, being the youngest MSA licence holder up til then. Freddy works as a Forex trader and currently lives in London.

Racing career

T Cars

Freddy raced go-karts from 8 years of age to the age of 14 when he entered the T Car championship, a race series for drivers between fourteen and seventeen years of age. He finished 4th in both his first and second year.

Mini Challenge

His young years belie a mature racing knowledge, fostered since his 2003 debut in the T Car Championships. His 2005 entry into the John Cooper Challenge (relaunched for 2006 as the Mini Challenge) saw Freddy immediately competitive, taking his maiden Mini win and numerous podiums to finish 4th in the S Class Championship.

For 2006, Freddy's eyes were firmly fixed on the S Class title which he took in blistering style. Indeed, the figures speak for themselves of the success for Freddy and the Advent Motorsport Team. In the 16 race season, Freddy finished 14 times on the podium including 3 wins. In fact, Freddy has finished every race to end the year with an enviable 100% points scoring record!

SEAT UK

2007 saw Freddy take a natural move into the exciting arena of the SEAT Cupra UK Championship, a series with a reputation for nurturing the very best of new Saloon car talent. Freddy proved a pacesetter for the R Class from the onset. He finished the year in a credible 4th place having racked up 3 wins and finishing 50% of his races on the podium. In 2008 Freddy returns to the SEAT Cupra Cup, this time behind the wheel of a brand new SEAT Leon with backing from PlumberTraining.co. Once more, he was run by Advent Motorsport.

SEAT Supercopa, Spain

With SEAT withdrawing the one make series in the UK, the racing options were limited. After an upgrade to conform with the Spanish SEAT Supercopa regulations, 2009 and 2010^[2] saw Freddy racing on most tracks in Spain and Portugal for the 2010 SEAT León Supercopa Spain season and the following one. The racing was a challenge with 40+ entered cars of the same specification. The season was mixed with variable outcomes and quite a few mechanical issues. Nevertheless, this championship made Freddy ready for any future challenge and saw him taking on the current WTCC driver 'Norby' Norbert Michelisz, TCR driver Pepe Oriola and Spanish superstar Oscar Nogués.

In addition Freddy entered the Brands Hatch rounds of the WTCC support race of the SEAT León Eurocup with good results. He was unfortunate to miss out on a second place by being given a drive through 9 laps into the race for having a wheel outside the box on the starting grid. In spite of this he manage to claw his way back to 6th place. In this championship he raced against the Coronel twins.

British GT

After 2 years of travelling to Spain, Freddy joined Lotus Sport UK, together with Leyton Clarke for an entry in the British GT Championship.^[3] The car was the new Lotus Evora which saw the pair finishing 3rd in the championship only losing second place by a team 'stealing' points by entering the final round. The season was a challenge with a variety of gremlins appearing for this unproven car.

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Having seen the Euro NASCAR at an exhibition at the Autosport show in Birmingham, Freddy joined the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (various names during the years). Initially racing on mainly French circuits, the championship has grown over the years to now include 6 European countries and drivers from a multitude of countries. After the first year Freddy joined the legendary, Le Mans winner Éric Hélary and his team RAPIDO RACING. This partnership lasted 1 1/2 years until the team went into administration mid season which jeopardised the results. After a bad season 2015, Freddy joined CAAL RACING who had a very strong track record of success.^[4] Unfortunately 4 crashes (2 unavoidable on ovals) in 2016 hampered the season but saw Freddy finish as high as 6th place in some races. It certainly proved to be a challenging 2016 for Freddy.

Other racing

In addition to the various championships Freddy has competed in, he has had appearances in the following race series:

1. 2008 Caterham Roadsport
2. 2009 & 2010 SEAT Eurocup (SEAT León Supercopa)
3. 2009 Abarth 500
4. 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain^[5]
5. 2012 Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour(BMW M3 E46)
6. 2012 Mini Challenge
7. 2013 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW)^[6]
8. 2014 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW)^[7]
9. 2016 Dubai 24 Hour (Porsche 991 Cup)

Racing record

Complete Racing results

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NWES	points
2016	CAAL RACING	44	Chevrolet SS	VAL 19	VAL 6	VEN 23	VEN 20	BH 6	BH 8	TOU 13	TOU 8	VAL 6	VAL 23	ZOL 7	ZOL 10	10th	494
2015	GDL Racing	44	Ford Mustang	VAL 16	VAL 17	VEN 9	VEN 11	BH 12	BH 10	TOU 9	TOU 13	UMB 8	UMB 12	ZOL -	ZOL -	16th	394
2014	Rapido Racing	44	Chevrolet Camaro	VAL 8	VAL 10	BH 13	BH 23	TOU 4	TOU 5	NUR 4	NUR 17	UMB 7	UMB 6	LEM 6	LEM 8	7th	567
2013	Rapido Racing	44	Ford Mustang	NOG 4	NOG 6	DIJ 3	DIJ 5	BH 2	BH 3	TOU 20	TOU 20	MON 23	MON ?	LEM 9	LEM 17	7th	543
2012	Orhès	44	Dodge Charger	NOG 15	NOG 9	BH 8	BH 6	SPA 7	SPA 5	TOU 16	TOU 9	VAL 6	VAL 14	LEM 20	LEM 16	9th	512

British GT GT4

British GT GT4 results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Position
2011	Lotus Sport UK	49	Lotus Evora	O.P 5	O.P 2	SNE 2	BH 2	ROC 2	ROC 4	DON 5	3rd

SEAT

SEAT León Supercopa Spain - results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Position
2010	Advent Motorsport	44	SEAT León Supercopa	VAL 21	VAL DNS	VAL NC	JAR ?	JAR DNS	JAR NC	POR 17	POR 18	POR 14	NAV 14	NAV 13	NAV 8	JER 9	JER 14	JER 9	BAR 15	BAR 13	BAR 15	-	-	18th
2009	Advent Motorsport	44	SEAT León Supercopa	VAL 33	VAL DNC	VAL 16	JAR ?	JAR 15	JAR 13	POR 13	POR 19	POR DNC	ALB 15	ALB 22	ALB DNS	JER DNC	JER DNS	JER DNS	BAR 17	BAR 20	BAR 13	-	-	26th
SEAT Cupra Championship results
2008	Advent Motorsport	44	SEAT Cupra R	BH 10	BH 5	ROC DNF	ROC 7	DON DNF	DON DNF	THR 11	THR 5	CRO 8	CRO 2	SNE 6	SNE DNF	O.P 11	O.P 9	KNO 9	KNO 9	SIL 5	SIL 8	BH 5	BH 7	8th
Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra results
2007	Advent Motorsport	44	SEAT Cupra R	BH 9	BH 6	ROC NC	ROC 1	THR 1	THR 1	CAS 2	CAS 1	CRO DNF	CRO 2	O.P 2	O.P 3	DON DNF	DON DNS	SNE DNF	SNE 2	THR 2	THR 2	KNO 2	KNO 4	4th

Mini Challenge

Mini Challenge results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Position
2006	Advent Motorsport	44	Mini Cooper S	SNE 7	SNE 2	BH 2	BH 3	PEM 3	PEM 1	CAS 2	CAS 1	THR 4	THR 2	CRO 3	CRO 3	DON 4	DON 3	1st
2005	Advent Motorsport	44	Mini Cooper S	DON NC	DON 4	KNO 3	KNO 3	CRO 3	CRO 2	THR 5	THR 1	CAS 4	CAS 4	MON 5	MON 5	SIL 4	SIL 5	4th

T Car

T Car Championship results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Position
2004	Advent Motorsport	44	T Car	SNE 2	SNE 2	KNO 3	KNO 3	MAL 3	MAL 3	BH 3	BH 3	CAD 2	CAD 3	MON 2	MON 2	ANG 3	ANG 1	SNE NC	SNE 9	DON NC	DON DNS	BH DNS	BH DNS	-	-	-	-	4th
2003	Advent Motorsport	44	T Car	DON 7	DON DNS	BH 5	BH 5	LYD 5	LYD 5	CAD 6	CAD 5	SNE 7	SNE 7	MAL 6	MAL 7	ANG 5	ANG 5	ANG 4	ANG 5	O.P 5	O.P 4	CAS 5	CAS 8	SNE 6	SNE 6	SNE 4	SNE 7	5th

References

External links

• www.freddynordstrom.com