Thed Björk
| Thed Björk | |
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Björk at Anderstorp Raceway in 2012.
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| Nationality |
 Swedish |
| Born |
14 December 1980 Vretstorp, Sweden |
| Scandinavian Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Volvo Cyan Racing |
| Car no. | 1 |
| Former teams | Biogas.se |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Poles | 13 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2013-2015 |
| Previous series | |
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2013 2012 2011 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001, 2004-2010 2001, 2003 2001 2001 2000 1999 1999 |
WTCC TTA Camaro Cup DTM ETCC Formula Renault V6 Eurocup International Formula 3000 STCC (Sweden) Swedish GT Series FIA Sportscar Championship French Formula Three Barber Dodge Pro Series Swedish Formula Three Nordic Formula Three |
| Championship titles | |
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2013-2015 2011 2006 2003 2001 1999 1999 |
STCC Camaro Cup STCC (Sweden) Swedish GT Series FIA Sportscar Championship Swedish Formula Three Nordic Formula Three |
Thed Björk (born 14 December 1980 in Vretstorp, Örebro) is a Swedish racing driver. He won the 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship and the 2013 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He also finished second in 2005 and 2009, and third in the 2008 STCC and the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League.
After graduating from Karting in 1997 Björk raced in the Swedish and Nordic Formula 3 series, taking both titles in 1999. For 2000 he went to the United States to race in the Barber Dodge Pro Series. Björk took one pole position, lap record at Mid-Ohio and two fastest race laps. His best race finish was a fourth place and had he had one fifth and three sixth places. Björk finished 10th overall.
2001 saw Björk race in several different series; concentrating on the FIA Sportscar Championship SR2 class for Sportscar Racing Team Sweden, taking the title together with American Larry Oberto. Björk finished third in the Swedish GT series, and was on the podium in 11 out of 12 races, and he also made his debut in STCC, filling in for Kristoffersson Motorsport's Roberto Colciago for one weekend. There he showed pace from the start, finishing second in one of the weekend's two races. He also raced in the 24 Hours of Daytona, taking the class pole position and fastest lap but had to retire after gearbox failure while in the lead.
In 2002 Björk raced in the Formula 3000 series for team Nordic but did not score any points and finished 15th overall and 12th in the LMP900 class in the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans racing for Courage Compétition.
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