Fredrik Larsson (

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, 3 September 1976) is a Swedish racing driver. Larsson won the 1996

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and currently competes in the

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for

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Racing career

Formula racing

After a long karting career spanning between 1986 and 1993 Larsson debuted in single seaters in 1994. Larsson dominated the Swedish

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Junior category winning eight out of ten races. At eighteen years old Larsson debuted in the

in the United States of America. In his first season the young Swede won the race at

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and scored another three podium finishes. These good results placed him fifth in the championship standings. Larsson returned to the series in 1996. After winning five races in the twelve round season Larsson only had to finish twelfth in the last round to secure the championship. At

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the Swede finished second and secured the championship while Derek Hill won the race. After his championship win Larsson graduated into the

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. Larsson drove his

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T97/20 entered by Johansson Motorsports in nine out of thirteen rounds. The Swede had a very good start of the season. At Homestead-Miami Speedway the 20-year-old driver finished second behind

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. Larsson scored another podium finish at

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where he finished third. After a number of retirements Johansson Motorsports replaced Larsson with Jeff Ward. Larsson tested for

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looking to compete in the

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. However this deal never came to fruition.

Return to racing

After not racing between 1999 and 2009 Larsson returned to competitive auto racing in 2009 in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. Larsson finished third in the championship behind Joakim Mangs and

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. The fast Swede won six out of sixteen races. The following year he won nine races and finished second in the championship. For 2011 Larsson competed in a variety of racing classes. He competed a

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entered by

in the Swedish GT, ADAC GT Masters and the

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. Larsson won three out of three races in the Swedish GT. For 2012 Larsson joined the newly formed

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after the series split from the

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. At Anderstorp Raceway Larsson started from pole position, won the race and also set the fasted race lap. The driver from

was the best BMW M3 driver finishing fourth in the standings behind two

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's and one

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. After the formation of the

Larsson remained at WestCoast Racing. For 2013 Larsson did not win a race but he scored two-second-place finishes and two third-place finishes. Larsson finished sixth in the standings.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

( key)

Indy Lights

Complete TTA/STCC – Racing Elite League results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official website
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