Engström Motorsport
Encyclopedia
Engström Motorsport is a Swedish
motorsport team owned by its driver Tomas Engström
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series in 1991. After finishing runner-up in 1993 the team and Engström took five straight championship titles, the first in 1994 and the last in 1998. Engström also won 32 of his 45 cup races.
as the Chrysler
works team under the Chrysler Racing Team Sweden name, running a 1998 spec Stratus for Engström. The car lacked paced and Engström finished 13th in the standings. The next season went better, with some top five finishes and tenth overall. The team switched name to DC Motorsport in 2001 and competed in the privateers cup, where Engström finishing third.
works team, withdrew from the series Engström Motorsport became their replacement. With a 2001-spec Honda Accord Engström finished fifth in the 2002 season, in which he also won his first STCC race.
STCC switched to Super 2000 rules in 2003 and the Accord was replaced by a Honda Civic Type-R. Now called Honda Dealer Team Sweden Engström continued to be the team's only driver and now had his most successful STCC season, winning one race and finishing third overall. The team expanded to two cars for 2004 with Jens Hellström
driving the Civic. Engström finished sixth in the standings and Hellström ninth, but neither won any races. Engström also took part in two races in the Finnish Touring Car Championship.
In 2005 Engström's Civic was replaced by an Accord Euro-R while Hellström kept the Civic. Engström won one race and finished fifth overall, while Hellström had a bad season and ended up thirteenth, two places behind independent Civic Type-R driver Daniel Haglöf. The team also took part in two weekends in the World Touring Car Championship
. Neither driver scored any overall points, but Engström did win one race and finished ninth overall in the independent's cup.
Engström Motorsport did not retain Hellström for the 2006 season. Instead they ran a brand new Honda Accord Euro-R for Engström, who took several podium finishes but no win and finished fifth overall. The team finished the season in Portugal and the European Touring Car Cup, where Engström finished on a noticeable third place behind GR Asia SEAT drivers Ryan Sharp
and Emmet O'Brien
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
motorsport team owned by its driver Tomas Engström
Tomas Engström
Tomas Engström is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is married with three children. In the 1990s he dominated the Swedish Camaro Cup, winning five back to back titles between 1994 and 1998. Since then he has mainly competed in touring cars, driving in the Swedish Touring Car Championship since...
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Camaro Cup
The team started competing in the Swedish Camaro CupCamaro Cup
Camaro Cup, officially the Camaro Cup 2000, is a Swedish-based stock car racing series using Chevrolet Camaro Z28s.-History:The idea about an American class in Swedish racing was born by the SSK acting director Robin Shorter in 1974. He spread his idea to active racers and to dealers selling...
series in 1991. After finishing runner-up in 1993 the team and Engström took five straight championship titles, the first in 1994 and the last in 1998. Engström also won 32 of his 45 cup races.
Chrysler
In 1999 the team moved up to race in the Swedish Touring Car ChampionshipSwedish Touring Car Championship
Swedish Touring Car Championship was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television...
as the Chrysler
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
works team under the Chrysler Racing Team Sweden name, running a 1998 spec Stratus for Engström. The car lacked paced and Engström finished 13th in the standings. The next season went better, with some top five finishes and tenth overall. The team switched name to DC Motorsport in 2001 and competed in the privateers cup, where Engström finishing third.
Honda
After Hubert Bergh Motorsport, the team that had run the HondaHonda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
works team, withdrew from the series Engström Motorsport became their replacement. With a 2001-spec Honda Accord Engström finished fifth in the 2002 season, in which he also won his first STCC race.
STCC switched to Super 2000 rules in 2003 and the Accord was replaced by a Honda Civic Type-R. Now called Honda Dealer Team Sweden Engström continued to be the team's only driver and now had his most successful STCC season, winning one race and finishing third overall. The team expanded to two cars for 2004 with Jens Hellström
Jens Hellström
Jens Hellström is a Swedish auto racing driver.-Career:He has raced mainly in touring cars, including the Swedish Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Volvo S40 Challenge. His last campaign in the STCC was in 2005, driving a Honda Civic Type-R for Engström Motorsport...
driving the Civic. Engström finished sixth in the standings and Hellström ninth, but neither won any races. Engström also took part in two races in the Finnish Touring Car Championship.
In 2005 Engström's Civic was replaced by an Accord Euro-R while Hellström kept the Civic. Engström won one race and finished fifth overall, while Hellström had a bad season and ended up thirteenth, two places behind independent Civic Type-R driver Daniel Haglöf. The team also took part in two weekends in the World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship
For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...
. Neither driver scored any overall points, but Engström did win one race and finished ninth overall in the independent's cup.
Engström Motorsport did not retain Hellström for the 2006 season. Instead they ran a brand new Honda Accord Euro-R for Engström, who took several podium finishes but no win and finished fifth overall. The team finished the season in Portugal and the European Touring Car Cup, where Engström finished on a noticeable third place behind GR Asia SEAT drivers Ryan Sharp
Ryan Sharp
Ryan Sharp is a race car driver and team manager born in Newtonhill, Scotland, United Kingdom on 29 April 1979. He raced in the FIA GT Championship in 2007 with JetAlliance Racing in their lead #33 Aston Martin DBR9 - with Ex-F1 Driver Karl Wendlinger as his team-mate. Ryan was also the 2003...
and Emmet O'Brien
Emmet O'Brien
Emmet O'Brien is an Irish auto racing driver.-Career:O'Brien started competing in the Irish Karting championships at a young age, he finished 2nd in the National Irish Formula A karting championship for PCR in 1998 and also finished 2nd in the All Ireland's in 1998 winning four races...
.