Casper Elgaard (born 5 April 1978) is a Danish

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driver. He has competed several times in the

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since 2001, as well as regular drives in the

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. In

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he finished second in the LMP2 class of Le Mans for Team Essex in a

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. He also won his class at the 2008 1000 km of Monza. In

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Elgaard won the LMP2 class in the Team Essex

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. He is five times champion of the

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between 2004 and 2006, and again in the series final season in 2010 as well as in 2014. Early racing includes finishing as runner-up in the 1998 Danish

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series, as well as a drive in German Formula Ford. In 1999 he raced in the Formula Renault Euro Cup. After competing in the TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship in 2019, Elgaard will be driving for his team, Massive Motorsport, which was the first team to enter, in the inaugural TCR Denmark Touring Car Series in 2020.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete TCR Denmark Touring Car Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110911211551/http://www.casperelgaard.dk/
Profile at Driver Database.
Living people 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Danish racing drivers Danish Touring Car Championship drivers 1978 births European Le Mans Series drivers {{Europe-autoracing-bio-stub Aston Martin Racing drivers Larbre Compétition drivers Morand Racing drivers Jota Sport drivers 24H Series drivers