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Alx [Alexander] Danielsson (born April 1, 1981 in
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) is a
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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
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. 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
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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
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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
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