Jan Olof Brunstedt (born 9 July 1949 in

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) is an

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driver who competed in the 2008

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at the age of 59. He is also an airline pilot and managing director of Nordic Aero. He started racing in

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from 1979. From then, he drove in single-seaters including the Swedish

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and Swedish Formula Opel championships. In 1996 he finished second in points driving in the

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. In 1997 he raced an ex- RML

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as an independent entry, making the briefest of appearances in the

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. He only managed to race in two rounds at the second meeting of the year at

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, finishing last in both races. He once competed in the STCC in

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for Bakajev Motorsport in a

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Racing record

Partial Swedish Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

BTCC Pages Profile.
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Nordic Aero official website.
1949 births Living people British Touring Car Championship drivers Swedish racing drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers Swedish Touring Car Championship drivers British GT Championship drivers Swedish Formula Three Championship drivers Commercial aviators Racing drivers from Stockholm Racing drivers from Stockholm County {{Sweden-autoracing-bio-stub