Freddy Nordström
Freddy Nordström | |
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Nationality | Anglo-Swedish |
Born |
Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom | February 22, 1989
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:
- 2008 Caterham Roadsport
- 2009 & 2010 SEAT Eurocup (SEAT León Supercopa)
- 2009 Abarth 500
- 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain[5]
- 2012 Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour(BMW M3 E46)
- 2012 Mini Challenge
- 2013 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW)[6]
- 2014 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW)[7]
- 2016 Dubai 24 Hour (Porsche 991 Cup)
Racing record
Year | Championship | Team | Car |
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2003 | T Car Championship | Advent Mtsp | T Car |
2004 | T Car Championship | Advent Mtsp | T Car |
2005 | John Cooper Challenge (rebranded later as Mini Challenge) | Advent Mtsp | Mini Cooper S |
2006 | Mini Challenge | Advent Mtsp | Mini Cooper S |
2007 | SEAT Cupra Championship | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Cupra R |
2008 | SEAT Cupra Championship | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Cupra R |
2009 | Spanish SEAT Leon Supercopa | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Leon Supercopa |
2010 | Spanish SEAT Leon Supercopa | Advent Mtsp | SEAT Leon Supercopa |
2011 | British GT Lotus Evora GT4 | Lotus Sport UK | Lotus Evora |
2012 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Orhès | Dodge Charger |
2013 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Rapido Racing | Ford Mustang |
2014 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Rapido Racing | Chevrolet Camaro |
2015 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | GDL Racing | Ford Mustang |
2016 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | CAAL RACING | Chevrolet SS |
Complete Racing results
Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ "Freddy in the Nascar Whelen Euro Series".
- ↑ [[[2010 SEAT León Supercopa Spain season]] "2010 SEAT Leon Supercopa Spain season"] Check
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value (help). - ↑ "Freddy Nordstrom in the British GT's".
- ↑ "Freddy Nordstrom joins CAAL Racing".
- ↑ "Nordstrom to race at Snetterton with GT Marques".
- ↑ "2013 Dubai 24h entry list".
- ↑ "2014 Dubai 24h entry list".