Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky

Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky (born 13 November 1992) is a Swedish racing driver currently competing in the Extreme H Championship for Kristoffersson Motorsport.

Career Early career Born on 13 November 1992, in Karlstad, Åhlin-Kottulinsky started racing at the age of 12 in go-karts. In the autumn of 2011, she stepped up to touring car racing when she took part in the FIA Women in Motorsport's shoot-out, where she finished second and got the chance to race in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup in 2012.

Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Åhlin-Kottulinsky raced in the series for three seasons, and in 2014 she became the first woman in history to win a race in a Volkswagen-supported championship. At the end of 2014, Volkswagen decided to end their one-make cup racing series, with Audi Sport taking their place and launching the Audi Sport TT Cup. 165 drivers applied for the series, and 18 drivers where chosen to compete in the cup, with Åhlin-Kottulinsky being one of them. Her best result in 2015 was a third place at the Norisring, with two fastest laps set during the course of the season. From 2016 until her switch to the STCC, she raced in the German ADAC GT Masters series, competing in an Audi R8 LMS.

STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship In 2017, Åhlin-Kottulinsky joined the STCC, driving for PWR Racing - Junior Team in an Audi RS 3 LMS, even though the rest of her team competed with SEAT León TCRs, as she was under an Audi contract as part of the Audi Sport racing academy.

In 2018, in her second season in the STCC, Åhlin-Kottulinsky became the first female racing driver in Swedish touring car history to win a race, taking victory in the second heat at Karlskoga in August until all cars of the PWR Racing team were excluded later that evening following a protest from their rivals, who claimed they were running with non-regulation exhausts. The team appealed the exclusion and won their case a month later, with Åhlin-Kottulinsky's victory reinstated.

Åhlin-Kottulinsky re-signed with PWR Racing for the 2019 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship, a replacement series for the STCC following the organisers' bankruptcy over the winter. She made history again as she claimed the first pole position for a female driver at the opening round of the season at Knutstorp, going on to win the first race of the season, claiming her second career victory in Swedish touring cars. She went on to finish the season sixth in the drivers' championship standings, taking a further four podium finishes over the course of the season.

For 2020, Åhlin-Kottulinsky again re-signed with PWR Racing to compete in the STCC TCR Scandinavia season, racing the brand new Cupra Leon Competición. She finished the season ninth with two podiums.

In 2021, Åhlin-Kottulinsky finished second in the standings to her teammate Robert Dahlgren, again driving the PWR Racing Cupra León Competición.

In 2022, after announcing her Extreme E contract with Rosberg X Racing, Åhlin-Kottulinsky confirmed that she would not be racing in with PWR, but may pursue other racing program opportunities, as she wants to "race more than the five Extreme E events" she currently has.

Extreme E In 2021, Åhlin-Kottulinsky raced with Jenson Button's JBXE team in the Extreme E championship with Kevin Hansen. They finished the season in third place overall.

On 4 February 2022, Åhlin-Kottulinsky was announced as Rosberg X Racing's driver alongside fellow Swede and 4x FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson.

Personal life Åhlin-Kottulinsky comes from a racing family. Mikaela's grandfather was Silesian Count Freddy Kottulinsky, who won the 1980 Paris-Dakar Rally. Her father, Jerry Åhlin, raced between 1983 and 1991 in the European Rally Championship and between 1984 and 2000 took part in six WRC races in which he scored one point. Her mother, Susanne Kottulinsky, participated between 1982 and 2002 in the European Rally Championship with Opel, Volvo, Audi, and her younger brother, Fredrik Åhlin, is a rally driver.

Åhlin-Kottulinsky dated Formula One driver Max Verstappen while he was racing for Toro Rosso. Their relationship ended in 2016.

Racing record

Career summary † Non-championship event. Season still in progress.

Complete Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Audi Sport TT Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2017 PWR Racing – Junior Team Audi RS3 LMS TCR KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 ALA1 ALA2 ALA3 SOL1 SOL2 SOL3 FAL1 FAL2 FAL3 GEL1 GEL2 GEL3 AND1 AND2 AND3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 20th 6 2018 SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing Cupra León TCR KNU1 KNU2 AND1 AND2 FAL1 FAL2 GEL1 GEL2 RUD1 RUD2 MAN1 MAN2 10th 39 2019 PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team Cupra León TCR KNU1 KNU2 AND1 AND2 SKE1 SKE2 FAL1 FAL2 GEL1 GEL2 JYL1 JYL2 MAN1 MAN2 6th 167 2020 PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team Cupra León Competición TCR GEL1 GEL2 GEL3 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 9th 79 2021 Cupra Dealer Team – PWR Racing Cupra León Competición TCR LJU1 LJU2 LJU3 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 GEL1 GEL2 GEL3 AND1 AND2 AND3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 2nd 259

Complete Extreme E results (key) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2021 JBXE Spark ODYSSEY 21 DESQ DESR OCEQ OCER ARCQ ARCR ISLQ ISLR JURQ JURR 4th 2022 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES ISL1 ISL2 COP ENE 2nd 2023 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 HYD1 HYD2 ISL11 ISL12 ISL21 ISL22 COP1 COP2 1st 2024 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 HYD1 HYD2 ISL11 ISL12 ISL21 ISL22 VAL1 VAL2 3rd 67 2025 Team KMS Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 N/A N/A † Season abandoned.