Anders Olofsson
Bert Anders Olofsson[1] (31 March 1952 – 22 January 2008) was a Swedish racing driver.[2]
Racing career
[edit]He won back-to-back Swedish Formula Three titles in 1977 and 1978 and finished runner-up in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in the same seasons.[3]
He won three consecutive Japanese Touring Car titles as a works Nissan driver and triumphed in the 1991 Spa 24 Hours, driving a Nissan Skyline with David Brabham and Naoki Hattori.
From 1988 to 1995, Olofsson competed six times in the Bathurst 1000 touring car race in Australia, all with Gibson Motorsport. He drove in the 1988 Tooheys 1000 with Glenn Seton in a Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R, though the pair failed to complete a lap after the gearbox broke when Seton changed from second to third gear only seconds after the rolling start (the same fate had befallen Seton and Olofsson on lap 3 of the Sandown 500 just three weeks earlier, the traditional lead in to Bathurst). In 1989 he returned, driving with George Fury in a HR31 Skyline to finish fourth. After a two-year absence he returned for Winfield Racing (Gibson) in 1992 (the final year of Group A) in a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R to finish third outright with television commentator turned racer Neil Crompton. Despite Australian touring car racing abandoning Group A at the end of 1992 and moving to a V8 formula, Olofsson was held in such regard by the Fred Gibson run team that he was invited to return in 1993 and finished fourth with David Brabham in a Holden VP Commodore and 1994 to drive with veteran Colin Bond (the 1969 race winner) to finish sixth in a VP Commodore. Olofsson's last Bathurst 1000 was again with the Gibson team in 1995 where he teamed with Steven Richards in a Holden VR Commodore to again finish fourth.
Olofsson finished second overall and won the GT1 class of the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours, sharing a Gulf McLaren F1 with Jean-Marc Gounon and Pierre-Henri Raphanel.
He retired from racing at the end of 1997 and worked in driver management with Swedish racers in the Swedish Touring Car Championship.
Death
[edit]Olofsson died in his sleep on 22 January 2008, aged 55.[4]
Career Results
[edit]Complete European Formula 3 results
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Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
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1975 | Rotel Racing | Ford | MON DNQ |
NÜR | 10th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Anders Olofsson | AND 8 |
MNZ 7 |
CET | DJU 2 |
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1976 | Viktor Trave | Ford | NÜR 25 |
ZAN 18 |
AVU Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||
Toyota | MAN DNQ |
PER | MNZ | CET | KAS DNQ |
KNU 7 |
VLL | |||||||||||||
1977 | Puss o Kram Jeans Racing | Toyota | LEC 4 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZOL Ret |
ÖST 1 |
IMO 5 |
PER | MNZ Ret |
CET 6 |
KNU 1 |
KAS 3 |
DON 8 |
JAR 4 |
VLL | 2nd | 46 | ||
1978 | Strike Up Racing Team | Toyota | ZAN 4 |
NÜR 1 |
ÖST 1 |
ZOL 2 |
IMO 3 |
NÜR Ret |
DIJ 3 |
MNZ Ret |
PER 3 |
MAG 10 |
KNU 1 |
KAR 2 |
DON 5 |
KAS 1 |
JAR 2 |
VLL 7 |
2nd | 71 |
1979 | Anders Olofsson | Toyota | VLL | ÖST DNS |
ZOL | MAG | DON DNS |
ZAN | PER | MNZ | KNU 2 |
KIN | JAR | KAS | 13th | 6 | ||||
1980 | Anders Olofsson | Toyota | NÜR | ÖST | ZOL | MAG | ZAN | LAC | MUG | MNZ | MIS | KNU Ret |
SIL | JAR | KAS | ZOL | NC | 0 |
Complete Spa 24 Hour results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1985 | ![]() |
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Volvo 240T | Div. 3 | 98 | DNF | DNF |
1986 | ![]() |
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Volvo 240T | Div. 3 | 456 | 12th | 7th |
1987 | ![]() |
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Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70 | Div. 3 | 346 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | ![]() |
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Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | Div. 3 | 482 | 6th | 4th |
1991 | ![]() |
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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | A/Div. 3 | 517 | 1st | 1st |
1992 | ![]() |
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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | A/Div. 3 | 102 | DNF | DNF |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1987 | ![]() |
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Nissan R86V | C1 | 86 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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March 88S−Nissan | C1 | 69 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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March 88S−Nissan | C1 | 221 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | ![]() |
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Nissan R89C | C1 | 182 | DNF | DNF |
1991 | ![]() |
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Cougar C26S−Porsche | C2 | 45 | DNF | DNF |
1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari F40 | GT1 | 51 | DNF | DNF |
1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari F40 GTE | GT1 | 42 | DNF | DNF |
1996 | ![]() |
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Ferrari F40 GTE | GT1 | 98 | DNF | DNF |
1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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McLaren F1 GTR | GT1 | 360 | 2nd | 1st |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1988 | ![]() |
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Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | A | 0 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | ![]() |
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Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | A | 160 | 4th | 4th |
1992 | ![]() |
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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | A | 143 | 3rd | 3rd |
1993 | ![]() |
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Holden VP Commodore | A | 159 | 4th | 4th |
1994 | ![]() |
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Holden VP Commodore | A | 161 | 6th | 6th |
1995 | ![]() |
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Holden VR Commodore | 161 | 4th | 4th |
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (–1993) results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
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1986 | RAS | Volvo 240 | DIV.3 | NIS | SUG | TSU | SEN | FUJ 1 |
SUZ | ? | ? | |||
1987 | ? | Volvo 240 | DIV.3 | NIS | SEN | TSU Ret |
SUG Ret |
? | ? | |||||
Nismo | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | DIV.3 | FUJ 9 |
SUZ 4 |
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1988 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | JTC-1 | SUZ 1 |
NIS 1 |
SEN 4 |
TSU 3 |
SUG 7 |
FUJ Ret |
? | 134 | |||
1989 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GTS-R | JTC-1 | NIS 4 |
SEN 2 |
TSU 1 |
SUG 1 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
1st | 161 | |||
1990 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | NIS 2 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ 1 |
TSU Ret |
SEN 2 |
FUJ 2 |
3rd | 160 | |||
1991 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | SUG 2 |
SUZ 1 |
TSU 1 |
SEN 2 |
AUT 1 |
FUJ 4 |
1st | 200 | |||
1992 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | TAI 5 |
AUT 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ 4 |
MIN NC |
TSU 3 |
SEN 2 |
FUJ 1 |
5th | 100 | |
1993 | Hitotsuyama Racing | BMW M3 | JTC-2 | MIN | AUT 3 |
17th | 12 | |||||||
Impul | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | SUG 2 |
SUZ | TAI | TSU | TOK | SEN | FUJ | 15th | 15 |
Complete JGTC results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Pts |
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1997 | Team Ferrari Club of Japan | Ferrari F355 | GT300 | SUZ 11 |
FUJ 4 |
SEN | FUJ 2 |
MIN | SUG Ret |
9th | 25 | |
1998 | Team Ferrari Club of Japan | Ferrari F355 | GT300 | SUZ Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||
Inging | Toyota Supra | GT500 | FUJ C |
SEN | FUJ | MOT | MIN | SUG | NC | 0 | ||
1999 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ 5 |
SUG | MIN | FUJ | TAI | MOT | 21st | 8 |
Complete FIA GT Championship results
[edit]Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts |
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1997 | Gulf Team Davidoff | McLaren F1 GTR | GT1 | HOC | SIL | HEL | NÜR Ret |
SPA Ret |
A1R 5 |
SUZ 3 |
DON 7 |
MUG 8 |
SEB 10 |
LAG 6 |
20th | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Bert Anders Olofsson". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Profile". mitorosso.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "European Formula 3 1978". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ English, Steven (24 January 2008). "Anders Olofsson dies aged 55". Autosport. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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