Alx Danielsson
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Alx [Alexander] Danielsson (born April 1, 1981 in Östersund
) is a Swedish
racing driver and the 2006 champion of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
Danielsson's career started in karting in 1998, where he stayed until 1999 before moving up to Formula Ford
. In 2004 Danielsson progressed to Formula Renault V6 in Europe and Asia before moving onto the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in Europe.
In 2006 he was racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the British team Comtec Racing
and doing exceptionally well. After suffering two hard crashes that could have ended his season at the Spa circuit in Belgium, he managed to take a double win at Donington on September 9 and 10 2006. He was then able to follow up the victories with a third straight victory at Le Mans on September 30 and a fourth victory in Barcelona on October 28. The following day he clinched the FR3.5 Series title via a fifth place in the last race of the season.
Danielsson is currently (2010) competing in the STCC in a SEAT Leon
for Danielsson Motorsport.
Östersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
racing driver and the 2006 champion of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
Danielsson's career started in karting in 1998, where he stayed until 1999 before moving up to Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
. In 2004 Danielsson progressed to Formula Renault V6 in Europe and Asia before moving onto the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in Europe.
In 2006 he was racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the British team Comtec Racing
Comtec Racing
Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in two championships — Formula Renault and World Series by Renault.-History:The team started out in Formula Ford before moving to Formula Renault UK...
and doing exceptionally well. After suffering two hard crashes that could have ended his season at the Spa circuit in Belgium, he managed to take a double win at Donington on September 9 and 10 2006. He was then able to follow up the victories with a third straight victory at Le Mans on September 30 and a fourth victory in Barcelona on October 28. The following day he clinched the FR3.5 Series title via a fifth place in the last race of the season.
Danielsson is currently (2010) competing in the STCC in a SEAT Leon
SEAT León
The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...
for Danielsson Motorsport.
Race career
- 1998 Go-kart Sweden, Nordic countries
- 1999: Formula Ford, Sweden
- 2000: Formula Ford Sweden, Europe
- 2001: Formula Ford England, Europe
- 2002: Formula Ford England, Europe
- 2003: Formula Ford England, Ireland
- 2004: Formula Renault V6, Europe/Asia
- 2005: FR 3.5 Series, Europe
- 2006: FR 3.5 Series, Europe
- 2007: Formula 3000 Euroseries
- 2009: Ferrari Scandinavia Challenge