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Mattias Ekström (S)
Date of birth: July 14, 1978
Place of birth: Falun (S)
Residence: Munich (D))
Marital status: single (partner Heidi), one son (Mats), one daughter (Hanna)
Motorsport since: 1993 (Audi driver since 1999)
Sporting career
1993 Kart
1994 Kart, Swedish Renault 5 Cup
1995 2nd Swedish Renault 5 Cup
1996 1st Swedish Renault 5 Cup, “Young Driver of the Year”
1997 2nd Swedish Touring Car Championship, “Rookie of the Year“
1998 8th Swedish Touring Car Championship
1999 1st Swedish Touring Car Championship (Audi A4 quattro)
2000 3rd Swedish Touring Car Championship
2001 8th DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R), 6th Nürburgring 24 Hours
2002 3rd DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R), 1 victory
2003 4th DTM (Abt-Audi TT-R), 3rd Group N Rally Sweden
2004 1st DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 4 victories, 1st Group N Rally Sweden and Catalunya
2005 2nd DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 3 victories, 1st Nations Cup Race of Champions
2006 8th DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1 victory, 1st Race of Champions
2007 1st DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1 victory, 1st Race of Champions
2008 3rd DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 3 victories
2009 5th DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1st Race of Champions
2010 5th DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 1 victory
2011 2nd DTM (Audi A4 DTM), 3 victories, 1st Spa 24 Hours (Audi R8 LMS)
2012 6th DTM (Audi A5 DTM)
2013 7th DTM (Audi RS 5 DTM)
2014 2nd DTM (Audi RS 5 DTM), 2 victories, 10th World RX (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro), 1 victory
2015 3rd DTM (Audi RS 5 DTM), 2 victories, 6th World RX (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro), 1 victory
2016 7th DTM (Audi RS 5 DTM), 1 victory, 1st World RX (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro), 4 victories
2017 2nd DTM (Audi RS 5 DTM), 1 victory, World RX (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro), 4 victories
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Robin Frijns (NL)
Date of birth: August 7, 1991
Place of birth: Maastricht (NL)
Residence: Maastricht (NL)
Marital status: single
Motorsport since: 1999 (Audi driver since 2015)
Sporting career
1999–2008 Kart, Belgian Cadet Champion 2004, French Junior Champion 2006
2009 3rd Formula BMW Europe, Rookie of the Year
2010 1st Formula BMW Europe, 14th Formula Renault Northern Europe
2011 1st Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
2012 1st Formula Renault 3.5, Young Driver Test Formula 1 (Red Bull)
2013 Formula 1 test driver (Sauber), 15th GP2 Series
2014 Formula 1 test driver (Caterham)
2015 1st Blancpain GT Series (Audi R8 LMS), 2nd Blancpain Sprint Series (Audi R8 LMS), 6th Blancpain Endurance Series Pro Cup (Audi R8 LMS)
2016 12th Formula E, 7th Intercontinental GT Challenge (Audi R8 LMS), 10th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup (Audi R8 LMS)
2017 13th Formula E, 1st Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup (Audi R8 LMS), 4th Blancpain GT Series (Audi R8 LMS)
www.robinfrijns.com
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twitter.com/RFrijns (@RFrijns)
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