Torsten Palm

Palm
Nationality Swedish
Date of Birth 23 July, 1947
Teams Hesketh (1975)
Races Entered 2
DNQ/DNPQ 1
Best Result 10th, Sweden, 1975

A two-time Swedish F3 champion who bought two Hesketh drives in F1 at Monaco and his home race at Anderstorp. With few other racing challenges, he retired to manage the career of promising countryman Eje Elgh.

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Career Summary
Before F1
1963 • Swedish Rally, 2nd place as navigator for Carlsson in a Saab 96.
1960s • Competed in rallying in Sweden in a Volvo.
1967 • Swedish Rally, 2nd place as navigator for Lampinen in a Saab 96 V4.
1969 • Competed in Swedish F3 in a Brabham.
• European Cup, in 1st-placed Swedish team with Peterson and Kottulinsky.
1970 • Swedish F3, 1st overall, 21 points, 3 wins in a Mennen Racing Team Brabham BT28 Nova.
• European Cup, in 1st-placed Swedish team with Svensson and Dieden.
1971 • Primeiro Torneio Brasileiro, 4 starts in a Brabham.
• Swedish F3, 3 starts, 1st overall, 2 wins in a Mennen Racing Team Brabham BT28 Ford.
• French/British F3, 1 start in a Brabham BT35.
• East German F3, 1 start in a Brabham BT35.
1972 • Swedish F3, 2nd overall, 70 points, 2 wins in a Brabham.
1973 • Swedish F3, 5th overall in a Brabham.
• KAK Rally, retired as navigator for Peterson in a Ford Escort.
• European F2, 4 starts, =21st overall, 4 points in a works Surtees TS15 Ford and a Team Pierre Robert GRD 274 BMW.
1974 • European F2, 4 starts, =20th overall, 2 points in a Team Pierre Robert GRD 274 and 273 BMW.
Formula One
1975 • Polar Caravans Hesketh 308 Cosworth V8, 2 entries, 1 DNQ.
After F1
1976 • Retired from competition to manage Eje Elgh.
1992 • World Rally Championship, 1 start in a Group N Lancia Delta Integrale 16V with Sundblad.
1993 • World Rally Championship, 1 start in a Group N Lancia Delta Integrale 16V with Sundblad.
1997 • Rally SM club rallying, 1 start as navigator for Jonsson in a Kils MK Club Porsche 911.
2000s • Now running a dealership and garage business.

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