Edward Sandström

Edward Sandström
Born	(1979-01-04) January 4, 1979 Örebro, Sweden
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1990s–2018
Known for	Competing in rallycross, sports car racing, and touring car competitions

Edward Göran Carl Christian Sandström (born 4 January 1979) is a Swedish professional racing driver with a diverse portfolio including rallycross, sports car racing, and touring car competitions.

Early career

Sandström's motorsport journey commenced with karting in the early 1990s. He participated in the Volvo S40 Junior Touring Car Cup during 1999 and 2000, clinching the championship title in 2000. Between 2001 and 2004, he competed in various formula racing categories, finishing as the runner-up in the Swedish Formula Ford Zetec class in 2001 and achieving his highest standing of 17th place in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003. Concurrently, he took part in the Swedish Touring Car Championship from 2002 to 2006, securing fourth place overall in both 2002 and 2005.

GT Motorsport

From 2006 through 2010, Sandström concentrated on the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, where he earned the championship crown in 2007. During the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he piloted a BMW Z4 GT3 for Schubert Motorsport in the FIA GT3 European Championship, finishing sixth overall in 2010 alongside teammate Patrick Söderlund.

His participation in the ADAC GT Masters spanned intermittently from 2010 to 2016, representing teams such as Need for Speed by Schubert Motorsport, Prosperia uhc speed, and kfzteile24 MS Racing behind the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS ultra. The pinnacle of his ADAC GT Masters performance was an eighth-place finish overall in 2015. In 2016, he drove an Audi R8 LMS GT3 for kfzteile24 APR Motorsport.

Between 2011 and 2015, Sandström competed in the Blancpain Endurance Series within the GT3 Pro Cup category. In 2014, he achieved third place overall with Saintéloc Racing driving an Audi R8 LMS ultra. His involvement with Blancpain extended into the Sprint Cup during 2016 and continued into the Endurance Cup in 2017.

In 2013, Sandström raced for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT alongside Frank Stippler in the FIA GT Series Pro category, finishing as runner-up. Simultaneously, he entered selected rounds of other championships including the American Le Mans Series (2011), Swedish GT Series (2012 and 2015), French GT Championship (2014–15), and Intercontinental GT Challenge (2017). In 2018, he took part twice in Sweden’s V8 Thunder Cars series driving a Chevrolet Camaro, concluding the season ranked 13th overall.

Endurance racing

Sandström contested the Nürburgring 24 Hours annually from 2010 to 2018. Notably, he secured second place in the SP9 GT3 category with Schubert Motorsport driving a BMW Z4 GT3 in 2010. He also celebrated a class victory at this event in 2015 while competing for Audi Sport Team WRT in an Audi R8 LMS.

Within the 24H Series, Sandström triumphed at the Dubai 24 Hours in 2011 alongside teammates such as Augusto Farfus and Tommy Milner, driving a BMW Z4 GT3 for Schubert Motorsport. That same year, he recorded an additional victory with Schubert Motorsport. In 2012, he contributed to an overall win at the 24 Hours of Zolder driving an Audi R8 LMS for W Racing Team.

Rallycross

In the realm of rallycross, Sandström competed for EKS RX during the FIA World Rallycross Championship season of 2015, where he finished twenty-eighth overall.