Robert Dahlgren
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | Robert Dahlgren | |
|---|---|
 Robert Dahlgren in April 2016 | |
| Nationality |  Swedish |
| Born | (1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 Skellefteå, Sweden |
V8 Supercars Australia career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| Car no. | 34 |
| Starts | 37 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 1999 2000–01 2002–03 2007–11, 2016 | Swedish Formula Ford British Formula Ford British F3 WTCC |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 2010 2017 | British Formula Ford Scandinavian Touring Car Cup Scandinavian Touring Car Championship |
Robert Dahlgren (born 1 December 1979 in Skellefteå) is a Swedish auto racing driver who currently competes for the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He previously competed in Australia and New Zealand for a single season in the V8 Supercars Championship for Garry Rogers Motorsport, as well as in the World and for Polestar Racing,[1] making him the longest-serving factory-supported Volvo driver.
Contents
1 Career
2 Racing record
2.1 Complete World Touring Car Championship results
2.2 Complete V8 Supercar results
2.3 Complete Bathurst 1000 results
3 References
4 External links
Career
In 1998 he won the Nordic and Swedish Formula Ford Championships, before racing in Great Britain with Formula Ford. He won the Formula Ford Championship in 2001. He switched to British Formula 3 in 2002, finishing seventeenth in his first year. In his second year he finished ninth on points in 2003. Since 2004 he has competed in the STCC, every season with Volvo. He has finished as runner-up twice in 2004 and 2007.
The Volvo S60 V8 Supercar of Robert Dahlgren in 2014
For 2014, Dahlgren has been named to drive for Volvo in the International V8 Supercars Championship in Australia for Garry Rogers Motorsport, under the guise of Volvo Polestar Racing Australia.[2] He finished 25th and last among full-season drivers, with no top 10s.
In 2016, Dahlgren joined Polestar Cyan Racing to compete at the 2016 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship with a Volvo S60, ranking second in points. He also entered three rounds of the 2016 World Touring Car Championship with the team, finishing seventh at Qatar race 1.
For the 2017 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship, the driver moved to PWR Racing to drive a factory-supported SEAT León, winning the title.
Racing record
Complete World 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Polestar Racing | Volvo S60 Flexifuel | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | NED 1 | NED 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | SWE 1 10 | SWE 2 8 | GER 1 | GER 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† | ||
2008 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 24 | GBR 2 DNS | GER 1 | GER 2 | EUR 1 | EUR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† |
2009 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 15 | GBR 2 14 | GER 1 | GER 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† |
2010 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | BEL 1 | BEL 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 12 | GBR 2 Ret | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | JPN 1 10 | JPN 2 5 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† | ||
2011 | Polestar Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 12 | BRA 2 13 | BEL 1 13 | BEL 2 7 | ITA 1 15 | ITA 2 13 | HUN 1 NC | HUN 2 9 | 11th | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
Volvo C30 Drive | CZE 1 6 | CZE 2 9 | POR 1 7 | POR 2 16 | GBR 1 8 | GBR 2 6 | GER 1 4 | GER 2 7 | ESP 1 9 | ESP 2 9 | JPN 1 Ret | JPN 2 5 | CHN 1 9 | CHN 2 9 | MAC 1 DNS | MAC 2 DNS | ||||||||||||
2016 | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | RUS 1 | RUS 2 | POR 1 13 | POR 2 Ret | ARG 1 16 | ARG 2 16 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | QAT 1 7 | QAT 2 Ret | 19th | 6 |
† Not permitted to score points.
Complete V8 Supercar results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 21 | ADE R2 23 | ADE R3 Ret | SYM R4 20 | SYM R5 16 | SYM R6 23 | WIN R7 Ret | WIN R8 24 | WIN R9 24 | PUK R10 22 | PUK R11 Ret | PUK R12 21 | PUK R13 23 | BAR R14 24 | BAR R15 24 | BAR R16 21 | HID R17 23 | HID R18 18 | HID R19 Ret | TOW R20 19 | TOW R21 22 | TOW R22 22 | QLD R23 23 | QLD R24 22 | QLD R25 16 | SMP R26 19 | SMP R27 Ret | SMP R28 DNS | SAN R29 17 | BAT R30 Ret | SUR R31 13 | SUR R32 17 | PHI R33 22 | PHI R34 23 | PHI R35 21 | SYD R36 18 | SYD R37 18 | SYD R38 Ret | 25th | 921 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 |  Greg Ritter | DNF | 114 |
References
^ STCC: Robert Dahlgren, accessed 27 May 2010 (in Swedish)
^ "Robert Dahlgren Confirmed For Volvo V8 Seat". Speedcafe. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Dahlgren. |
- Official website
Robert Dahlgren career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by James Courtney | British Formula Ford Champion 2001 | Succeeded by Westley Barber |
