Anders Olofsson

Anders Olofsson (born 31st March, 1952 in Argelholm, Sweden; died 23rd January, 2008 in Halmstad, Sweden) was a Swedish racing driver. Olofsson was a very versatile driver, making appearances in Formula One, World Touring Car Masters and the Le Mans 24 Hours - among other disciplines.

Formula One

Olofsson's Formula One career began in 1978 when he did a dual campaign in both the World Championship and the British Aurora AFX series with Hesketh.

WTCM

Olofsson was one of many drivers selected by Volvo to race for them in the inaugural World Touring Car Masters season in 1988. Competition was tight in their class and as such he was only able to qualify on two occasions.

Olofsson was dropped to domestic series in 1989, however he did take part in the season ending Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst - driving a Playscape Racing Ford Sierra RS500 alongside local driver Kevin Waldock. He and Waldock performed exceptionally well against the international field, finishing in fourth place overall - the best of the local teams.

This performance was enough to convince Volvo to recommit to Olofsson in 1990 and as such he returned to the World Championship full time.

Career Results

Formula One Results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Pts
1978	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL DNPQ	MON	FRA	TUS	GBR	SUI	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	0	—

Complete WTCM Results

Year	Team	Car	Class																								WDC	Pts	Class	Pts
1988	Volvo Dealer Team	Volvo 240 Turbo		Template:AUS				Template:USA								Template:FRA		Template:GBR				Template:BEL					N/A	0
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
			B	BAT 27	BAT 35	FUJ DNQ	FUJ DNQ	GLN DNQ	GLN DNQ	NOR DNQ	NOR DNQ	KYA DNQ	KYA DNQ	HOC DNQ	HOC DNQ	CHA DNQ	CHA DNQ	BIR DNQ	BIR DNQ	MNZ DNQ	MNZ DNQ								20th	25
			A																			SPA DNQ	SPA DNQ	NUR DNQ					23rd	9
1989	Playscape Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A			Template:USA				Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS			38th	30	23rd	33
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
																								BAT 4
1990	Volvo Dealer Team	Volvo 240 Turbo	B			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	57th	8	15th	49
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ DNQ	FUJ DNQ	GLN DNQ	GLN DNQ	LAG DNQ	LAG DNQ	BRH DNQ	BRH DNQ	PAU DNQ	PAU DNQ	BRN DNQ	BRN DNQ	MNZ DNQ	MNZ DNQ	CHA Ret	CHA 28	BIR 17	BIR Ret	SPA 13	SPA 20	NUR DNQ	NUR DNQ	BAT Ret