Eje Elgh

Lars Eje Elgh (born 15 June 1953) is a Swedish racing driver and television reporter. He currently works as an expert commentator for Formula One in Sweden together with Janne Blomqvist. The two have worked together as Formula One commentators for a long time, first for TV4 and then for Viasat Motor when they took over the Formula One broadcasting in Sweden.

Career In the 1970s, Elgh tried the classical way through the single-seater formulas from the Formula Super Vee towards Formula One. He was managed in the 1970s and 1980s by former racing driver Torsten Palm.

In 1979, Elgh moved to Tiga Race Cars, winning his first F2 race at Enna-Pergusa. However, his best year in the Formula 2 Championship was the 1981 season. The year before he went to MM Mampe Team and had a disastrous first season, finishing only one race, in ninth. In 1981, he won in Vallelunga and finished second at Thruxton (behind team-mate Roberto Guerrero) and at the Nordschleife of Nürburgring (behind Thierry Boutsen) and third at Spa. He took third in the championship that year.

Despite these successes and a test drive for McLaren, he was not able to advance to the Formula 1 World Championship, so he sought new challenges in Asia. In the early 1980s, many European racers changed the Japanese motorsport scene. Elgh successfully drove there in the Japanese Formula 2 and Formula 3000 Championships and in the Japanese Endurance and Sports-Prototype Championships.

In mid 80s, Elgh began touring and sports car career. He was works driver with Dome Motorsport and drove 1984 European Touring Car Championship races for the Volvo team of his compatriot Robert Kvist. Together with Ulf Granberg he was second in the 500 km race at Mugello.

In recent years, Elgh has competed in the Monaco Historique GP, in 2012 in a 1977 F3 Chevron B38-Toyota, the same car as he drove in British F3 in 1977. He was back in 2016 behind the wheel of a 1971 March 711-Cosworth Formula 1 car.

Racing record

Career highlights

Daytona 24 Hours results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1992 Team 0123 Hurley Haywood Roland Ratzenberger Scott Brayton Porsche 962 GTP 749 3rd 2nd