Cars GlobalMag October 2013

GRAN PREMIO
NUVOLARI
Thed Björk and Volvo Polestar Racing were crowned
Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC)
champions during the penultimate race weekend of
2013 at Tierp Arena. The 2013 STCC title is Volvo’s
fourth for drivers and fifth for manufacturers since
the strat of STCC in 1996. “This is my best ever title!
The feelings right now are not describable, it is just so
nice after all the hard work during the year. Huge thanks
The 27th edition of the Gran Premio Nuvolari, the
famous vintage and historical car race, has ended
with the victory (for the second consecutive year) of
the Vesco – Guerini team in a FIAT Balilla S 508 Sport,
1934, followed by Fabio Salvinelli and Maurizio De
Marco (Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport 1928) and in
the third place the crew Fortin – Pilè on MG TA 1936.
The sadisfaction of the organizer team Mantova
Corse was great, and all the crews appreciate it: in
particular everybody noted the copious regularity tests
and the novelity of the route, throughout unexpected
and striking landscapes of Lombardy, Emilia Romagna,
Marche and Tuscany.
Pictures credits by René Collection
BJÖRK AND VOLVO SECURE 2013 STCC TITLES
to my engineer Jan Andersson and my mechanics that
always deliver a perfect car to me” said Björk.
“We have raced in STCC for 16 years and Thed’s title is
definitely one of our very best. To secure the titles after
a hard and fair fight with BMW is extra nice. Everyone
in Volvo Polestar Racing have done an amazing job this
year” said Derek Crabb, Executive Motorsport Director
of Volvo Cars.