New Audi A4 wins at its debut in Sweden
Dream start for Team KMS Motorsport in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC): Fredrik Ekblom won in the debut race of the new Audi A4.
Ekblom secured pole position for the first race in the Super Pole event, took the lead immediately after the start and defended it until the chequered flag. In the second race, in which the first eight drivers from the first round have to start in reverse order, Ekblom fought his way up to third from eighth place. After the first two rounds the Audi driver leads the STCC point standings: “A perfect weekend,” said team principal Tommy Kristoffersson. “It’s fantastic to win the first race with a new car.” Tobias Johansson completed the Audi success with sixth and fourth place.
Results
Falkenberg (S), Round 1 of the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC),
4 May
1 Fredrik Ekblom (Audi A4) 21 laps
2 Jens Edmann (Peugeot) + 1.240s
3 Jan Nilsson (Volvo) + 2.336s
4 Tomas Engström (Honda) + 4.283s
5 Niklas Karlsson (Alfa Romeo) + 4.665s
6 Tobias Johansson (Audi A4) + 8.248s
Falkenberg (S), Round 2 of the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC),
4 May
1 Richard Göransson (BMW) 35 laps
2 Jan Nilsson (Volvo) + 1.207s
3 Fredrik Ekblom (Audi A4) + 5.649s
4 Tobias Johansson (Audi A4) + 6.226s
5 Niklas Karlsson (Alfa Romeo) + 8.101s
6 Tommy Rustad (Opel) + 12.564s