Polestar Racing 2013

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Volvo Polestar Racing has unveiled its 2013 STCC program at the yearly presentation for partners and employees at the Volvo headquarters in Gothenburg.

"We started racing in the STCC 17 years ago and we are very happy to return again as STCC and TTA have united. That is why we are pushing extra hard this year and Volvo Polestar Racing features its strongest line-up ever. We are ready for the 2013 STCC," said Derek Crabb, Motorsport Director of Volvo Cars.

New for this season in that the racing cars have been updated to the new Volvo S60 of model year 2014.
"We have tested the new cars in the Volvo wind tunnel with good results. We are well prepared for the season," said Fredrik Wahlén, Team Manager of Volvo Polestar Racing.

Five drivers races for Volvo in this year's STCC in three different teams: Volvo Polestar Racing with Fredrik Ekblom and Thed Björk, Volvo Polestar Performance with Robert Dahlgren and Linus Ohlsson and Volvo Polestar with Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte.

The three different teams have their own unique design where Prince Carl Philip has done the design for his car.
"Design is something I am passionate about and to combine that with my racing is of course great. I am looking forward to the coming season together with my team mates," said Prince Carl Philip.

Volvo Polestar Racing secured a Grand Slam last year with all three titles for drivers, teams and manufacturers. Fredrik Ekblom, who is a three-time Swedish champion, secured the drivers title in 2012 and is aiming for a new gold.
"Last year was a dream season and the joy is still there after our great Grand Slam. We face an even stronger challenge this year new competing drivers and teams. It is not going to be easy in any way, but we are for sure aiming for a new Grand Slam. The conditions are there for it, no doubt," said Fredrik Ekblom.

Other news ahead of this season is that half of the race weekends is going to feature the traditional STCC format with two races of 20 minutes each. The remaining four races features a single race of 40 minutes. Qualifying has also been changed to a system similar to Formula 1 with three different sessions (Q1 to Q3) where the five fastest driver gets to decide the grid for the race in the final session (Q3).

The STCC season starts on the 4th of May at Knutstorp in the south of Sweden, a track where Volvo holds the record of most number of victories. The season continues with a further seven races at tracks like Solvalla in Stockholm, home track Gothenburg City Arena and the season finale at Mantorp Park on the 21st of September.

Do not miss the video from the launch.

See more pictures from the launch in our gallery.

Follow Volvo Polestar Racing for the 2013 STCC season at www.polestar.com.

Calendar 2013 STCC

04/05 Knutstorp**
08/06 Solvalla*
29/06 Göteborg*
13/07 Falkenberg**
10/08 Östersund*
24/08 Karlskoga**
07/09 Tierp Arena*
21/09 Mantorp Park**

* = One race
** = Two races

Team Line-up

Volvo Polestar Racing
#11 Fredrik Ekblom
#12 Thed Björk

Volvo Polestar Performance
#14 Robert Dahlgren
#15 Linus Ohlsson

Volvo Polestar
#13 Carl Philip Benadotte
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Ik denk dat je die zelf even moet maken. :P
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Volvo Polestar Racing were fastest in the official STCC pre-season test which was held during three days at Knutstorp. Robert Dahlgren posted the fastest laptime overall with 57.834 seconds.
"I have got the best possible start to the year, the fast times came without effort. I am in the top to stay for the rest of the season," said Dahlgren.
Reigning champion Fredrik Ekblom was third fastest overall and second best Volvo driver in a record close test where the top seven drivers were within three tenths.
"The test days have been frustrating at some points, surprising at some points, great fun at some points, but overall really good. The coming weeks ahead of the season start is all about analyzing the test data together with our engineer Jan Andersson to find a real 'killer setup'," said Ekblom.

Thed Björk, who ended last year's season on a high, was third best Volvo driver with sixth fastest time overall.
"I was fastest in the morning session of the final test day and we tested a lot of other stuff after that. I am pleased overall but I would have liked more than three test days. I can't wait for the season to start on the fourth of May," said Björk.

22-year-old Volvo newcomer Linus Ohlsson was a mere 33 thousands of a second behind Björk with seventh fastest time overall.
"We have made a lot of progress during the test days, but I am not pleased yet. There is more to do and I am going to work hard with the team ahead of the season start to analyze the data we have gathered," said Ohlsson.

Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte has worked with a steep learning curve during the three test days at Knutstorp which ment his first ever laps in Volvo Polestar Racing's S60. The Prince improved his best lap time with one second from the first test day to the last.
"My impressions from the test days are many. We have taken a couple of important steps forward, but there is still a lot to do. The car is great fun to drive and I feel at home with the team," said Prince Carl Philip.

Watch Volvo Polestar Racing's video from the test:

Knutstorp STCC-test - Day 1-3 Combined

1 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 57.834
2 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR 57.898
3 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 57.925
4 Richard Göransson BMW SR 57.983
5 Jocke Mangs Citroën C5 58.077
6 Thed Björk Volvo S60 58.140
7 Linus Ohlsson Volvo S60 58.173
8 Robin Rudholm BMW SR 58.313
9 Roar Lindland Saab 9-3 58.317
10 Mattias Andersson Dacia SE 58.318
11 Alexander Graff Saab 9-3 58.412
12 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 58.521
13 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 59.235
14 Niclas Olsson Citroën C5 59.350

The 2013 STCC season starts on the 4th of May at Knutstorp.
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Volvo Polestar Racing came victorious from the first STCC weekend of 2013 thanks to Thed Björk's lightning fast start in the second race where he despite hard pressure from BMW's Richard Göransson claimed the victory.
The premiere offered exciting racing in both of the 20 minute sprint races. Robert Dahlgren claimed the team's second podium finish during the premiere weekend with a strong second place in the first race and Volvo is second overall in the manufacturers' championship, just 10 points from leading BMW.

Björk is best placed in the drivers' championship on second place, just eight points from leading Göransson, and Dahlgren is second best Volvo driver in fourth position.

The STCC season continues in one month on the Solvalla circuit in the Swedish capital Stockholm on June 8th.

Video from the STCC premiere:
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Thed Björk secured the victory in the battle of Stockholm at Solvalla and headed a historic first 1-2-3-4-victory in STCC for Volvo Polestar Racing.
"This is without a doubt one of my best victories ever! Everything has worked perfectly this weekend and to head home the first ever quadruple victory in STCC for Volvo is hard to describe," said Björk.

Björk has taken over the championship lead thanks to his victory, ten points ahead of Richard Göransson, and Volvo heads the manufacturers championship 20 points ahead of BMW.
"The race in Stockholm became our best ever in STCC since we entered the championship in 1996 when it was formed. We are incredibly proud over Thed, Robert, Fredrik, Linus and everyone at Volvo Polestar Racing. The team has done an amazing job this weekend," said Derek Crabb, Motorsport Director of Volvo Cars.

Björk started from pole position and kept the lead from start to finish. BMW driver Fredrik Larsson put hard pressure on Björk at the start of the race, but was later disqualified for ignoring a penalty for hitting Linus Ohlsson.

Robert Dahlgren climbed to second place in the first part of the race after contact with BMW driver Robin Rudholm and had a stable race after that, crossing the line four seconds behind Björk in the end.
"I am very pleased with second. Rudholm tried to close the door far too late and we collided. The car worked really well after that and second means solid points for the championship," said Dahlgren.

Reigning TTA champion Fredrik Ekblom secured his first podium finish of the season with third position after a hard fight towards the end of the race with Volvo colleague Linus Ohlsson.
"I am happy over the podium finish which has given me good points for the championship. I am going to continue to push and climb the result list, you can write that down," said Ekblom.

22-year-old Ohlsson fought back to fourth after having been spun by Larsson in the first part of the race.
"I am of course disappointed to have been spun out from second, but that is racing sometimes and Larsson got a penalty. I had a strong pace in the race and I was close to Ekblom in the end. I didn't want to risk anything with a team mate and I stayed behind, but I know that I have the speed to win and that feels good ahead of Gothenburg," said Ohlsson.

STCC continues at Volvo home circuit Gothenburg City Arena on the 29th of June.

Results - Solvalla

1 Thed Björk Volvo S60 39 laps
2 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 +3.615
3 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +5.032
4 Linus Ohlsson Volvo S60 +5.449
5 Richard Göransson BMW SR +11.131
6 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 +26.217
7 Roar Lindland Saab 9-3 +30.707
8 Mattias Andersson Dacia SE +31.480
9 Niclas Olsson Citroën C5 +1 lap
10 Tomas Engström Honda Civic +7 laps
11 Robin Rudholm BMW SR DNF
12 Alexander Graff Saab 9-3 DNF
13 Jocke Mangs Citroën C5 DNF
14 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR DQ

Points drivers

67 Thed Björk
57 Richard Göransson
50 Robert Dahlgren
36 Fredrik Larsson
33 Linus Ohlsson
31 Fredrik Ekblom
12 Daniel Haglöf
12 Robin Rudholm
8 Jocke Mangs
6 Roar Lindland
5 Mattias Andersson
3 Niclas Olsson
1 Tomas Engström

Points manufacturers

118 Volvo
98 BMW
46 Saab
34 Citroën
16 Dacia
6 Honda

Calendar STCC 2013

04/05 Knutstorp**
08/06 Solvalla*
29/06 Göteborg*
13/07 Falkenberg**
10/08 Östersund*
24/08 Karlskoga**
07/09 Tierp Arena*
21/09 Mantorp Park**

* = One race
** = Two races
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Ach, het zou pas nieuws zijn als in die Zweedse competies Volvo niet zou winnen...
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en nog 1. Wat een mooi podium!
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Jah... 4 van de 10 (9 met de Honda op 7 ronden) waren Volvo's..

Beetje vage diskwalificatie van Fredrik Larsson na een blijkbaar slecht gecommuniceerde drive through penalty.

Mickey Mouse circuit van 1250 meter lang..

En alleen in Zweden te zien.

Snap de PR waarde er niet meer zo van.
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Races van STCC zijn altijd LIVE op Zweedse TV te bekijken, ook via internet.

Ik weet niet of dit vanuit NL beschikbaar is, maar jullie kunnen het proberen op: http://www.svtplay.se/video/1280039/29-6-13-35.

Nu LIVE vanuit Göteborg
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Ja, ook hier live te volgen.
Dank voor de tip
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Was leuk! Volvo 1 en 2!!
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Afgelopen Juni op uitnodiging van Volvotrucks in Zweden geweest en toen gelijk een bezoek gebracht aan het STCC

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Mooi!
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Gewonnen! Nu gauw miniaturen van die auto's laten maken en op naar 2014 (in de DTM......... hint hint)
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