Team biogas.se leads at the start of Race 1 - victory already in sight.
First STCC victory of a biogas-powered car
Racing before 10,500 spectators at Sweden’s Karlskoga Motor Stadium, Team biogas.se driver Fredrik Ekblom won the third round of the STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship) in his biomethane-powered VW Scirocco. Ekblom claimed pole position for the first of the two race event after qualifying fastest and was never overtaken, leaving in his wake conventionally powered Volvos, BMWs, Alfa Romeos and Seats. Celebrating the victory for Team biogas.se, Volkswagen and fuel-supplier E.OM, Ekblom exclaimed, “I know that this is one of the sweetest victories of my career”.
Ekblom also gained sixth place in the second race of the event, while fellow team member Patrik Olsson gained a fifth and seventh place. High standings in rounds one and two of the STCC, plus success in Karlskoga, meant that Fredrik Ekblom climbed to third place in the driver’s championship.
Team biogas.se has now moved to second place on the team table, five points off the lead. Next race in Gothenburg on June 5.
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