Freddy Nordström

Rolf Fredrik 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.

Biography Early life Nordström 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 British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) T-Cars Championship in 2003, being the youngest Motor Sports Association (MSA) licence holder up until then. Nordström has worked as a Forex trader for 8 years and is now the CEO of Neverfire Ltd. Freddy resides in London.

Racing career T Cars Nordström raced go-karts from eight 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 fourth in both his first and second year.

Mini Challenge Nordström's young years belied 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 him immediately competitive. His maiden Mini win and numerous podiums allowed him to finish fourth in the S Class Championship.

For 2006, Nordström's was fixed on winning the S Class title. In the 16 race season, he finished 14 times on the podium including three wins – a success for Nordström and the Advent Motorsport Team. In fact, Nordström finished every race to end the year with an enviable 100% points scoring record.

SEAT UK In 2007, Nordström entered the SEAT Cupra UK Championship, a series known for developing top Saloon car talent. He quickly became a frontrunner for the R Class, finishing the year in fourth place with three wins and podium finishes in half of his races. In 2008, he returned to the SEAT Cupra Cup, driving a new SEAT León with support from PlumberTraining.co and continuing under Advent Motorsport.

SEAT Supercopa, Spain With SEAT withdrawing the one make series in the UK, racing options were limited. After an upgrade to conform with the SEAT León Supercopa regulations, 2009 and 2010 saw Nordström racing on most tracks in Spain and Portugal for the 2010 SEAT León Supercopa Spain season and the following one. 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 Nordström ready for any future challenge and saw him taking on the current World Touring Car Cup (WTCC) driver 'Norby' Norbert Michelisz, TCR driver Pepe Oriola and Spanish superstar Oscar Nogués.

In addition Nordström 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 nine laps into the race for having a wheel outside the box on the starting grid. In spite of this he managed to claw his way back to sixth place. In this championship he raced against the Coronel twins.

British GT After two years of travelling to Spain, Nordström joined Lotus Sport UK, together with Leyton Clarke for an entry in the British GT Championship. The car was the new Lotus Evora, which saw the pair finish third 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, Nordström 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 includes six European countries and drivers from a multitude of countries. After the first year Nordström joined the legendary, Le Mans winner Éric Hélary and his team RAPIDO RACING. This partnership lasted one and a half years until the team went into administration mid season which jeopardised the results. After a bad season in 2015, Nordström joined CAAL RACING who had a very strong track record of success. Unfortunately four crashes (two unavoidable on ovals) in 2016 hampered the season, but saw Nordström finish as high as sixth place in some races.

Other racing In addition to the various championships Nordström has competed in, he has appeared in the following race series: 2008 Caterham Roadsport 2009 Abarth 500 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 2012 Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour (BMW M3 E46) 2013 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW) 2014 Dubai 24 Hour (BMW) 2016 Dubai 24 Hour (Porsche 991 Cup)

Racing record

Year Championship Team Car 2003 T Car Championship Advent Mtsp T Car 2004 T Car Championship Advent Mtsp T Car 2005 John Cooper Challenge UK (rebranded later as Mini Challenge UK) Advent Mtsp Mini Cooper S 2006 Mini Challenge UK 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 León Supercopa Advent Mtsp SEAT León Supercopa SEAT León Eurocup Advent Mtsp SEAT León Eurocup 2010 Spanish SEAT León Supercopa Advent Mtsp SEAT León Supercopa SEAT León Eurocup Advent Mtsp SEAT León Eurocup 2011 British GT Lotus Evora GT4 Lotus Sport UK Lotus Evora 2012 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Orhès Dodge Charger Mini Challenge UK Advent Mtsp Mini JCW 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 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL RACING Chevrolet SS 2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Mishumotors Chevrolet SS GT Cup UK EBOR 23 Maserati GT4

Complete Racing results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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 Points 2012 Orhès Competition 44 Dodge Charger NOG15 NOG9 BH8 BH6 SPA7 SPA5 VAL6 VAL14 LEM20 LEM16 9th 512 2013 Rapido Racing 44 Ford Mustang NOG4 NOG6 DIJ3 DIJ5 BH2 BH3 7th 543 Chevrolet Camaro TOU20 TOU20 MON23 MON10 LEM9 LEM16 2014 VAL8 VAL10 BH13 BH23 TOU4 TOU5 NUR4 NUR17 UMB7 UMB6 LEM6 LEM8 7th 567 2015 GDL Racing 44 Ford Mustang VAL16 VAL17 VEN9 VEN11 BH12 BH9 TOU9 TOU13 UMB8 UMB12 ZOL ZOL 16th 394 2016 CAAL Racing 44 Chevrolet SS VAL19 VAL6 VEN23 VEN20 BH6 BH8 TOU13 TOU8 VAL6 VAL23 ZOL6 ZOL13 10th 494 2017 VAL7 VAL9 BH17 BH8 VEN14 VEN11 HOC19 HOC10 FC19 FC23 ZOL8 ZOL21 10th 439

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2018 Mishumotors 33 Chevrolet SS VAL VAL FR FR BRH7 BRH3 TOU TOU HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 30th 64 2019 PK Carsport 11 Chevrolet Camaro VAL VAL FRA FRA BRH23 BRH13 MOS MOS VEN HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 37th 38

British GT GT4 British GT GT4 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Position 2011 Lotus Sport UK 49 Lotus Evora OP5 OP2 SNE2 BH2 SPA3 SPA6 ROC2 ROC4 DON6 SIL8 3rd

SEAT León Supercopa (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Seat Cupra Championship UK SEAT Cupra Championship UK – 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 Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra UK results 2007 Advent Motorsport 44 SEAT Cupra R BH9 BH6 ROCDNF ROC1 THR1 THR1 CRODNF CRO2 OP3 OP3 DONDNF DONDNS SNEDNF SNE2 BH4 BH4 KNO2 KNO4 THR2 THR2 4th SEAT Cupra Championship UK results 2008 Advent Motorsport 44 SEAT Cupra R BH10 BH5 ROCDNF ROC7 DONDNF DONDNF THR11 THR5 CRO8 SNE2 SNE6 SNEDNF OP11 OP9 KNO9 KNO9 SIL5 SIL8 BH5 BH7 8th

Seat León Supecopa Spain 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 Position 2009 Advent Motorsport 44 SEAT León Supercopa VAL33 VALDNF VAL16 JAR? JAR15 JAR13 POR13 POR19 PORDNF ALB15 ALB22 ALBDNS JERDNF JERDNS JERDNS BAR17 BAR20 BAR13 26th 2010 Advent Motorsport 44 SEAT León Supercopa VAL21 VAL27 VALDNF JARDNF JARDNS JARDNF POR17 POR18 POR14 NAV14 NAV13 NAV8 JER9 JER14 JER9 BAR15 BAR12 BAR15 20th

Seat León Eurocup SEAT León Eurocup – results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position 2009 Advent Motorsport 44 SEAT León Eurocup VAL VAL BRN BRN POR POR BRH5 BRH6 OSC OSC IMO IMO 14th 2010 Advent Motorsport 44 SEAT León Eurocup MNZ MNZ ZOL ZOL BRHDNF BRH14 BRN BRN OSC OSC VAL VAL 34th

Mini Challenge Mini Challenge UK 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 2005 Advent Motorsport 44 Mini Cooper S DONDNF DON4 KNO3 KNO3 CRO3 CRO2 THR5 THR1 CAS4 CAS4 MON5 MON5 SIL4 SIL5 – – – – – – 4th 2006 Advent Motorsport 44 Mini Cooper S SNE7 SNE2 BH2 BH3 CAS3 CAS1 PEM2 PEM1 THR4 THR2 CRO3 CRO3 SPA1 SPA2 DON3 DON3 – – – – 1st 2012 Advent Motorsport 44 Mini JCW SIL SIL CAS CAS BHI9 BHI7 BHI4 SNE SNE SNE SNE OUL OUL BHGP BHGP BHGP DON DON DON DON 21st

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 2003 Advent Motorsport 44 T Car DON7 DONDNS BH5 BH5 LYD5 LYD5 CAD6 CAD5 SNE7 SNE7 MAL6 MAL7 ANG5 ANG5 ANG4 ANG5 OP5 OP4 CAS5 CAS8 SNE6 SNE6 SNE4 SNE7 5th 2004 Advent Motorsport 44 T Car SNE2 SNE2 KNO3 KNO3 MAL3 MAL3 BH3 BH3 CAD2 CAD3 MON2 MON2 ANG3 ANG1 SNEDNF SNE9 DONDNF DONDNS BHDNS BHDNS---- 4th

24 Hours of Silverstone results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2012 GP Motorsport Guy Povey Nick Whale Harry Whale Westlie Harding BMW M3 E46 GTR 70 3 297 25th/DNF 7th/DNF