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Jan “Flash” Nilsson

Date of birth:December 15, 1960 (51 y/o)
Place of birth:Karlstad
Races entered:326
Wins:56
Podiums:117
Pole positions:28
Fastest laps:31
Race win percentage:15.63%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Jan Nilsson — in detail

2012
Swedish GT - GTB
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW M3 GT4
   
2011
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
Position: 8 (92 points)
18 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
   
2010
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 9 (73 points)
18 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
 
Scandinavian Touring Car Cup
Position: 18 (2 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
 
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 11 (45 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
   
2009
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 6 (54 points)
18 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 5 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
   
2008
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 6 (28 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
 
European Touring Car Cup - S2000
Position: 10 (1 points)
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si E90
   
2007
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 5 (34 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 2 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si
   
2006
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 9 (14 points)
9 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: BMW 320si
   
2005
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Position: 3 (133 points)
16 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 7 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Porsche Team Sweden
Car: Porsche 911 GT3RS
Complete results needed.
 
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 9 (49 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Veidec Racing
Car: BMW 320i
 
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Podium Motorsport Sweden
Car: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
   
2004
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 5 (137 points)
18 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 7 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: Volvo S60
   
2003
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 2 (214 points)
16 races. 4 wins. 4 pole positions. 9 podiums. 4 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: Volvo S60
 
European Touring Car Championship
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: Volvo S60
   
2002
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 2 (162 points)
18 races. 3 wins. 2 pole positions. 9 podiums. 4 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Engineering
Car: Volvo S40
   
2001
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 2 (157 points)
20 races. 2 wins. 2 pole positions. 7 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Volvo S40 Team Sweden - Flash Engineering
Car: Volvo S40
 
European Super Touring Championship
Position: 25 (62 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Volvo Team Sweden
Car: Volvo S40
   
2000
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 6 (84 points)
15 races. 0 wins. 2 pole positions. 3 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden
Car: Volvo S40
 
Fyndbörsen Cup Sweden
Position: 20 (31 points)
8 races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Volkswagen Scirocco
Complete results needed.
   
1999
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 5 (120 points)
14 races. 1 win. 2 pole positions. 4 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden
Car: Volvo S40
   
1998
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 2 (207 points)
12 races. 5 wins. 1 pole position. 7 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Volvo Sverige
Car: Volvo S40
 
French Supertouring Championship
Position: no position
2 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Volvo Sweden
Car: Vovo S40
 
Bathurst 1000
Race position: no position.
Team: Volvo S40 Racing
Car: Volvo S40
   
1997
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 1 (249 points)
11 races. 8 wins. 4 pole positions. 10 podiums. 5 fastest laps.
Team: Flash Racing
Car: Volvo 850 GLT
 
Bathurst 1000
Race position: 5.
Team: Volvo Dealer Racing
Car: Volvo 850
   
1996
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Position: 1 (169 points)
9 races. 6 wins. 5 pole positions. 6 podiums. 6 fastest laps.
Team: Bima Motorsport
Car: Volvo 850 GLT
 
Renault Spider Europe
Position: 3 (128 points)
5 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 5 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Renault Sport Spider
   
1995
Renault Clio International Cup
Position: 4 (117 points)
9 races. 2 wins. ? pole positions. 3 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Jan Nilsson Racing AB
Car: Renault Clio 16v
Complete results needed.
 
Nordic Championship FIA class 2
Position: 3 (10 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Jan Nilsson Racing
Car: Renault Laguna
Car: Volvo 850 GLT
   
1994
Renault Clio International Cup
Position: 4 (92 points)
8 races. 1 win. ? pole positions. 3 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Jan Nilsson Racing AB
Car: Renault Clio 16v
Complete results needed.
   
1993
Renault Clio Cup Scandinavia
Position: 1 (129 points)
? races. 6 wins. ? pole positions. 6 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1992
Renault Clio Cup Scandinavia
Position: 2 (135 points)
10 races. 1 win. ? pole positions. 8 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Renault Clio
Complete results needed.
   
1989
Formula 3 Sweden
Position: 1 (99 points)
8 races. 3 wins. 1 pole position. 4 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: G-Son Racing
Car: Reynard 883 (Volkswagen)
 
Formula 3 Macau GP
Race position: no position.
Team: G-Son Motorsport
Car: Reynard 893 (Toyota)
   
1988
Formula Ford Festival
Race position: no position.
Car: Reynard Scholar 88FF
Complete results needed.
   
1987
Formula Ford Sweden Cup
Position: 2 (67 points)
6 races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1986
Formula 3 Sweden
Position: 15 (4 points)
? races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
Formula Ford 1600 Sweden
Position: no position
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Jan Nilsson Racing AB
Complete results needed.
   
1984
Formula Ford 1600 Sweden
Position: 3 (56 points)
6 races. 2 wins. ? pole positions. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Crosslé
Complete results needed.
   
1983
Formula Ford 1600 Sweden
Position: no position
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Jan Nilsson Racing AB
Complete results needed.
   
1982
Formula Ford Sweden SSK
Position: 3 (27 points)
6 races. 1 win. ? pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Crosslé
Complete results needed.




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