Anders Olofsson

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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.

Complete WTCM Results

Year Team Car Class WDC Pts Class Pts
1988 Volvo Dealer Team Volvo 240 Turbo Template:AUS Flag of Japan svg.png Template:USA Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Template:FRA Template:GBR Flag of Italy svg.png Template:BEL Flag of Germany svg.png 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 Flag of Japan svg.png Template:USA Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Template:FRA Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Template:FRA Template:GBR Template:BEL Flag of Germany svg.png 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 Flag of Japan svg.png Template:USA Flag of Nigeria svg.png Template:GBR Template:FRA Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Template:FRA Template:GBR Template:BEL Flag of Germany svg.png 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