Thed Björk

Thed Björk
File:Thed Björk, STCC Karlskoga 2015.jpg
Born	(1980-12-14) December 14, 1980 Sweden
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	2017 World Touring Car Champion, multiple Scandinavian Touring Car Championship titles

Thed Björk Bang-Melchior (born 14 December 1980) is a Swedish professional racing driver and the 2017 World Touring Car Champion. His notable accomplishments comprise triumphs in the 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship and three consecutive Scandinavian Touring Car Championship titles in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Additionally, Björk achieved runner-up positions in 2005 and 2009, along with third-place finishes in the 2008 STCC and the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League.

Early career

Björk advanced from Karting in 1997 and went on to claim both the Swedish and Nordic Formula 3 championships in 1999. During the 2000 season, he competed in the US Barber Dodge Pro Series, where he earned a pole position, set a lap record at Mid-Ohio, and recorded two fastest laps. His top race result was fourth place, concluding the series 10th in the overall standings.

In 2001, Björk participated in several racing categories, concentrating primarily on the FIA Sportscar Championship SR2 division with Sportscar Racing Team Sweden, where he secured the championship title alongside Larry Oberto. He also finished third in the Swedish GT series, achieving eleven podiums across twelve events. That year marked his debut in the STCC, substituting for Kristoffersson Motorsport's Roberto Colciago and securing a second-place finish in one race. Furthermore, he competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona, obtaining class pole position and fastest lap before retiring due to gearbox issues.

In 2002, Björk raced with team Nordic in the Formula 3000 championship, ending the season 15th without accumulating points. He also took part in the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans driving an LMP900 vehicle for Courage Compétition, finishing in 12th place.

Returning to Sweden for the 2003 season, Björk dominated the GTR class piloting a Chrysler Viper GTS-R, winning every race he entered except for one event he did not start. Following the dissolution of GTR at year's end, he found himself without a drive for the entirety of 2004.

Midway through the 2004 campaign, Björk stepped in to replace Niklas Lovén at the factory STCC BMW squad WestCoast Racing, where he secured two podium finishes and concluded the season ranked 11th overall. The following year, he claimed two victories and stood on six podiums from eight races, ultimately finishing as runner-up.

In the 2006 season, Björk joined Kristoffersson Motorsport’s Audi outfit. He amassed three wins and six podium placements en route to clinching the championship title ahead of his former teammate Richard Göransson. [[File:Thed Björk, STCC Karlskoga 2015.jpg|thumbnail|right|Björk competing during the 2015 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship.]

DTM

Late in the season, when Audi DTM driver Nicolas Kiesa from Futurecom TME suffered a leg injury, Björk was called upon as his replacement. Despite driving an outdated 2004-spec car, he managed to secure third place during his initial free practice session before dropping back to typical results associated with older machinery. Although there were speculations about him securing an Audi seat for 2007, this opportunity did not materialize.

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; races in italics indicate fastest laps)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Total Points
2000	SEB 10	MIA 5	NAZ 23	LRP 12	DET 10	CLE 4	MOH 11	ROA 6	VAN 6	LAG 8	RAT 6	HMS 19	10th	83

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Position	Position in Class
2002	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Courage Compétition	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Didier Cottaz Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Boris Derichebourg	Courage C60-Judd	LMP900	322	15th overall	11th in class

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole positions) (Entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team/Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Classification	Points Scored
2002	Coca-Cola Nordic Racing	INT	IMO	CAT	A1R	MON	NUR	SIL	MAG Retired	HOC 7th	HUN 13th	SPA 8th	MNZ 7th	16th place	0 points

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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Year	Team	Car Model	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2006	Futurecom TME	Audi A4 DTM 2004	Hockenheimring (HOC)	EuroSpeedway Lausitz (LAU)	(Oschersleben) Motorsport Arena OSC)	(Brands Hatch) BRH)	(Norisring) NOR)	(Nürburgring) NÜR)	(Circuit Park Zandvoort) ZAN)	(Circuit de Catalunya) CAT) <style="background:#CFCFFF;">Bugatti Circuit (BUG) 14th <style="background:#CFCFFF;">Hockenheimring (HOC) 15†	22nd position	0 points

^† Although the driver did not complete the race, they covered over ninety percent of the distance.

Full Swedish Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Scored
2001	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	FAL 1	FAL 2	MAN 1 Retired	MAN 2 2nd	KAR 1	KAR 2	JYL 1	JYL 2												18th	12
	Euroracing	Alfa Romeo 156													<style="background:#EFCFFF;">KAR 1 Retired</style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;">KAR 2 15th</style>			-	2004	West Coast Racing	BMW 320i									<style="background:#EFCFFF;">KNU 1 Retired</style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;">KNU 2 14th</style>	<style="background:#DFFFDF;">KAR 1 4th</style> <style="background:#FFDF9F;">KAR 2 3rd</style> <style="background:#FFDF9F;">MAN 1 3rd</style> <style="background:#DFFFDF;">MAN 2 4th</style>	11th	48

... (Additional seasons condensed for focus on principal outcomes) ...

^† Although the driver did not complete the race, classification was granted for completing more than 90% of the distance.

Full Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Events in bold signify pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2015 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season#STCC and TTA – Racing Elite League merger and final seasons of TTA cars in STCC.

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2011	Biogas.se	Volkswagen Scirocco	JYL 1	JYL 2	KNU 1	KNU 2	MAN 1	MAN 2	GÖT 1	GÖT 2	FAL 1	FAL 2	KAR 1	KAR 2	JYL 1	JYL 2	KNU 1	KNU 2	MAN 1 < br > 7	MAN 2 < br > 7	20th	12
2013	Volvo Polestar Racing	Volvo S60 TTA	KNU 1 < br > 4	KNU 2 < br > 1	SOL 1 < br > 1	GÖT 1 < br > 1	FAL 1 < br > 1	FAL 2 < br >14†	ÖST 1 < br > 1	KAR 1 < br > 1	KAR 2 < br > 1	TIE 1 < br > 3	MAN 1 < br > 4	MAN 2 < br > 1							Champion	258
2014 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season	Polestar Racing	Volvo S60 TTA	Ring Knutstorp Template:Small 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" Ring Knutstorp Template:Small 4   <style= " background : #DFFFDF ; " >   Göteborg City Race Template:Small 9   </style>   <style= " background : #FFFFBF ; " >   Göteborg City Race Template:Small 1   </style> <style= " background : #FFDF9F ; " > Falkenbergs Motorbana Template:Small 3 </style> <style= " background : #DFFFDF ; " > Falkenbergs Motorbana Template:Small 9 </style> <style= " background : #DFFFDF ; " > Ring Knutstorp Template:Small 4 </style> <style= " background : #FFFFBF ; " > Ring Knutstorp Template:Small 1 </style> <style= " background : #DFFFDF ; " > Solvalla Stockholm Template:Small 5 </style> <style= " background : #FFFFBF ; " > Solvalla Stockholm Template:Small 1 </style> <style= " background : #DFFFDF ; " > Mantorp Park Template:Small 4 </style> <style= " background : #DFDFDF ; " > Mantorp Park Template:Small 2 </style>						Champion!	279!
Polestar Racing#STCC and TTA seasons.	Volvo S60#TTA racing version.	style = " background : # FFFF BF ; " | VRS 1 Winner	style = " background : # FFFF BF ; " | VRS 2 Winner	style = " background : # FFFF BF ; " | AND 1 Winner	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " | AND 2 4th	style = " background : # FFFF BF ; " | MAN 1 Winner	style = " background : # DF DF DF ; " | MAN 2 Runner-up	style = " background : # FF DF 9 F ; " | FAL 1 3rd	style = " background : # CFC FFF ; " | FAL 2 11th†	style = " background : # FFFF BF ; " | KAR 1 Winner	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " | KAR 2 4th						Champion	366
		Polestar Racing#Cyan Racing era and WTCC championship titles.	style = " background : # FF DF 9 F ; "	SOL 1 3rd	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; "	SOL 2 6th	style = " background : # FF DF 9 F ; "	KNU 1 3rd	style = " background : # FF DF 9 F ; "	KNU 2 3rd

^† Although the competitor did not complete the event, classification was awarded for covering over ninety percent of the race distance.

Full TTA - Racing Elite League Results

(Legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	Vehicle	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Final Standing	Total Points
2012	Volvo Polestar Racing	Volvo S60 TTA	KAR 1 4th	AND 1 Retired	GÖT 1 1st	FAL 1 6th	KAR 1 2nd	AND 1 3rd	STO 1 4th	GÖT 1 1st	3rd	121

Full World Touring Car Championship Results

(Legend) (Races highlighted in bold signify pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Position	Points Earned
2013	Volvo Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 DRIVe	ITA 1	ITA 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	SVK 1	SVK 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	AUT 1	AUT 2	RUS 1	RUS 2	POR 1	POR 2	ARG 1	ARG 2	USA 1	USA 2	CHN 1 )	CHN 2 )	MAC 1)	MAC 2)	NC	0
2016	Polestar Cyan Racing	Volvo S60 Polestar TC1	FRA 1	FRA 2	SVK 1	SVK 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	GER 1	GER 2	RUS 1	RUS 2	POR 1	POR 2	ARG 1	ARG 2	''JPN '1'	''JPN '2'	''CHN '1'	''CHN '2'	''QAT '1'	''QAT '2'			10th! 117!
2017 World Touring Car Championship	Polestar Cyan Racing	Volvo S60 Polestar TC1	style= " background : # DF DF DF ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f M or oc co	M AR br > 1 ] ] br {{ sm al l > 2 } }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f M or oc co	M AR br > 2 ] ] br {{ sm al l > 7 } }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f It al y	IT A br > 1 ] ] br {{ sm al l >5 } }	style= " background : # FF FF BF ; " > ' [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f It al y	IT A br > 2 ] ] ' br {{ sm al l > 1 } }	style= " background : # CF CF FF ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f H un ga ry	H UN br > 1 ] ] br {{ sm al l > NC } }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f H un ga ry	H UN br > 2 ] ] br {{ sm al l >7 } }	style= " background : # FF FF BF ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f G er m an y	G ER br > 1 ] ] br {{ sm al l >1 } }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f G er m an y	G ER br > 2 ] ] br {{ sm al l >4 } }	style= " background : # FF DF 9F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f P or tu ga l	P OR br > 1 ] ] br {{ sm al l >3 } }	style= " background : # DF DF DF ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f P or tu ga l	P OR br > 2 ] ] br {{ sm al l >2 } }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Ar ge nt in a	AR G br > 1 ] ] br {{ sm al l >6 } }	style= " background : # FF DF9F ; " > [ [20 17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Ar ge nt in a	AR G br >  2] ] br {{ sm al l  >  3} }	style= " background : # CF CF FF ; " > [ [20  17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Ch in a	CH N br  >  1] ] br {{ sm al l  > NC} }	style= " background : # DF DF DF ; " > [ [20  17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Ch in a	CH N br  >  2] ] br < small >  2‡ </ small >	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20  17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Ja pa n	JP N br >  1] ] br {{ sm al l >4} }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20  17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Ja pa n	JP N br >  2] ] br {{ sm al l >5} }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20  17 Gu ia Ra ce o f M ac au	MA C br >  1] ] br {{ sm al l >4} }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20  17 Gu ia Ra ce o f M ac au	MA C br >  2] ] br {{ sm al l >5} }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20  17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Qa ta r	QA T br >  1] ] br {{ sm al l >5} }	style= " background : # D F F D F ; " > [ [20  17 FI A WTC C R ac e o f Qa ta r	QA T br >  2] ]					style = " background: #FFFFBF; "	283.5 |

^‡ Points halved due to race distance being under seventy-five percent completion.

Full World Touring Car Cup Results

(Legend) (Bolded races indicate pole position) (Italicized races represent fastest lap)

... (additional seasons follow similarly)

Year	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round10	Round11	Round12	Round13	Round14	Round15	Round16	Round17	Round18	Round19	Round20	Round21	Round22	Round23	Round24	Round25	Round26	Round27	Round28	Round29	Round30	Championship Position	Accumulated Points
2018	M Racing - YMR	(Hyundai i30 N TCR)	(MAR) Race_1] "P2"	(MAR) Race_2]"5th" ... (remaining rounds follow the same format)	7th	242

Comprehensive TCR World Tour Outcomes

(legend) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Championship Position	Points
2023	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR	ALG 1	ALG 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	ELP 1	ELP 2	VIL 1	VIL 2	SYD 1	SYD 2	SYD 3	BAT 1	BAT 2	BAT 3	MAC 1	MAC 2	7th	320
2024	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR	VAL 1	VAL 2	MRK 1	MRK 2	MOH 1 {{ small |1 3} }	style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > MOH < br > 2 < br > {{ small |6 } }	style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > SAP < br > 1 < br > {{ small |5 < sup >6 </ sup > } }	style = " background : # DF DF DF ; " > SAP < br > 2 < br > {{ small |2 } }	style = " background : # FF DF 9F ; " > ELP < br > 1 < br > {{ small |3 < sup >5 </ sup > } }	style = " background : # FF FF BF ; " > ELP < br > 2 < br > {{ small |1 } }	style = " background : # FF DF 9F ; " > ZHZ < br > 1 < br > {{ small |3 < sup >2 </ sup > } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > ZHZ < br > 2 < br > {{ small |10 } }	style = " background : # FF FF BF ; font-weight : bold ; " >[[Guia Circuit | MAC < br > 1 ] ] < br > {{ small |1 < sup >1 </ sup > } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > MAC < br > 2 < br > {{ small |8 } }							style = " background : # DF DF DF ; " >2nd	style = " background : # DF DF DF ; " >312
2025	Lynk & Co Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR	style = " background : # FF FF BF ; " > AHR < br > 1 < br > {{ small |1 } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > AHR < br > 2 < br > {{ small |4 } }	style = " background : # DF DF DF ; " > AHR < br > 3 < br > {{ small |2 } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > CRT < br > 1 < br > {{ small |5 } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > CRT < br > 2 < br > {{ small |9 } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > CRT < br > 3 < br > {{ small |10 } }	style = " background : # FF DF 9F ; " > MNZ < br > 1 < br > {{ small |3 } }	style = " background : # FF DF 9F ; " > MNZ < br > 2 < br > {{ small |3 } }	style = " background : # DFFF DF ; " > CVR < br > 1 < br /> {{ small |7 } }	style = " background : # FF FF BF ; " > CVR < br /> 2 < br /> {{ small |1 } }							4th*	207*

^* Current season ongoing.

Full TCR Europe Touring Car Series Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races displayed in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Total Points
2023	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR	ALG 1 8	ALG 2 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 9	HUN 1 8	HUN 2 1	LEC 1	LEC 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	NC‡	0‡

^‡ Competitor participated as a full-time World Tour entrant and was not eligible to score points.