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Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky

Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky (born 13 November 1992 in Karlstad) is a Swedish racing driver currently competing in the Extreme E Championship for Rosberg X Racing.[1][2][3]

Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
Åhlin-Kottulinsky in the 2015 Audi Sport TT Cup
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 31)
Karlstad, Sweden
Extreme E career
Debut season2021
Current teamRosberg X Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Former teamsJBXE
Starts8
Wins2
Podiums6
Poles2
Best finish4th in 2021
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship career career
Debut season2017
TeamsPWR Racing
Car number19
Starts61
Wins4
Podiums19
Poles1
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2021
Previous series
2016–17
2015
2012–14
2012		ADAC GT Masters
Audi Sport TT Cup
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
2016 ADAC GT Masters

Career edit

Early career edit

Åhlin-Kottulinsky started racing at the age of 12 in go-karts. In the autumn of 2011, she stepped up to touring car racing when she took part in the FIA Women in Motorsport's shoot-out,[4] where she finished second and got the chance to race in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup in 2012.

Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup edit

She raced in the series for three seasons, and in 2014 she became the first woman in history to win a race in a Volkswagen-supported championship. At the end of 2014, Volkswagen decided to end their one-make cup racing series, with Audi Sport taking their place and launching the Audi Sport TT Cup. 165 drivers applied for the series, and 18 drivers where chosen to compete in the cup, with Åhlin-Kottulinsky being one of them. Her best result in 2015 was a third place at the Norisring, with two fastest laps set during the course of the season. From 2016 until her switch to the STCC, she raced in the German ADAC GT Masters series, competing in an Audi R8 LMS.[5]

STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship edit

In 2017, she joined the STCC, driving for PWR Racing - Junior Team in an Audi RS 3 LMS, even though the rest of her team competed with SEAT León TCRs, as she was under an Audi contract as part of the Audi Sport racing academy.[6]

In 2018, in her second season in the STCC, she became the first female racing driver in Swedish touring car history to win a race, taking victory in the second heat at Karlskoga in August[7] until all cars of the PWR Racing team were excluded later that evening following a protest from their rivals, who claimed they were running with non-regulation exhausts.[8] The team appealed the exclusion and won their case a month later,[9] with Åhlin-Kottulinsky's victory reinstated.

Åhlin-Kottulinsky re-signed with PWR Racing for the 2019 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship, a replacement series for the STCC following the organisers' bankruptcy over the winter.[10] She made history again as she claimed the first pole position for a female driver at the opening round of the season at Knutstorp,[11] going on to win the first race of the season, claiming her second career victory in Swedish touring cars.[12] She went on to finish the season sixth in the drivers' championship standings, taking a further four podium finishes over the course of the season.

For 2020, she again re-signed with PWR Racing to compete in the STCC TCR Scandinavia season, racing the brand new Cupra Leon Competición.[13] She finished the season 9th with 2 podiums.

In 2021 she finished 2nd in the standings to her teammate Robert Dahlgren, again driving the PWR Racing Cupra León Competición.

In 2022 after announcing her Extreme E contract with Rosberg X Racing she confirmed that she will not be racing in with PWR, but may pursue other racing program opportunities, as she wants to "race more than the five Extreme E events" she currently has.[14]

Extreme E edit

In 2021 she raced with Jenson Button's JBXE team in the Extreme E championship with Kevin Hansen. They finished the season in 3rd place overall.

On 4 February 2022 she was announced as Rosberg X Racing's driver alongside fellow Swede and 4x FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson.[3] They won the first round of the season in Neom, Saudi Arabia.[15]

Personal life edit

Åhlin-Kottulinsky comes from a racing family. Mikaela's grandfather was Silesian Count Freddy Kottulinsky, who won the 1980 Paris-Dakar Rally. Her father, Jerry Åhlin, raced between 1983 and 1991 in the European Rally Championship and between 1984 and 2000 took part in six WRC races in which he scored one point. Her mother, Susanne Kottulinsky, participated between 1982 and 2002 in the European Rally Championship with Opel, Volvo, Audi, and her younger brother, Fredrik Åhlin, is a rally driver.

Åhlin-Kottulinsky dated Formula One driver Max Verstappen while he was racing for Toro Rosso.[16] Their relationship ended in 2016.

Racing record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 10 0 0 0 0 82 19th
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Xlander Racing 5 0 0 0 0 48 12th
2013 Renault Clio Cup JTCC N/A 7 0 0 0 0 26 12th
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 9 0 0 0 1 195 8th
2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 10 1 0 1 1 188 9th
RallyX Sweden JC Race Teknik 3 ? ? ? ? 17 8th
2015 Audi Sport TT Cup N/A 12 0 0 2 1 75 15th
2016 ADAC GT Masters Aust Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 1 52nd
2017 ADAC GT Masters Audi Sport Racing Academy 12 0 0 0 0 0 NC
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship PWR Racing – Junior Team 15 0 0 0 0 6 20th
2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing 12 1 0 0 1 39 10th
2019 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team 14 1 1 2 5 167 6th
2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team 12 0 0 0 2 79 9th
2021 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Cupra Dealer Team – PWR Racing 18 2 0 2 11 259 2nd
Extreme E JBXE 5 0 N/A N/A 4 102 4th
Nitro Rallycross Championship - SxS N/A 2 1 N/A N/A 2 N/A NC†
2022 Extreme E Rosberg X Racing 3 2 N/A N/A 2 60 2nd
Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia Porsche Experience Racing 4 3 1 2 3 84 10th
2022-23 Nitro Rallycross Championship - NEXT Europe N/A
2023 Extreme E Rosberg X Racing 10 3 N/A N/A 7 159 1st
FIA European Rallycross Championship - RX2e Team E KMS 5 0 N/A N/A 2 66 3rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia JC Raceteknik 5 0 0 0 0 9 24th
FIA World Rallycross Championship - RX1e Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS 2 0 N/A N/A 0 13 13th

† Non-championship event.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year No Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Position
2012 12 Volkswagen Scirocco R   HOC   LAU   BHA   RBR   NOR   NÜR   OSC   HOC 82 19th
21 18 20 17 19 22 20 13 13 Ret
2013 14 Volkswagen Scirocco R   HOC   RBR   NOR   NÜR   OSC   HOC 195 8th
11 8 17 4 2 8 13 7 21
2014 19 Volkswagen Scirocco R   HOC   OSC   NOR   RBR   NÜR   HOC 188 9th
5 9 15 23 1 4 4 5 Ret 21

Complete Audi Sport TT Cup results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year No Car 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 Points Position
2015 89 Audi Sport TT   HOC   NOR   RBR   OSC   NÜR   HOC 75 15th
9 Ret 8 3 10 18 Ret 12 6 Ret Ret Ret

Complete ADAC GT Masters results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team No Car 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 Points Position
2016 Aust Motorsport 44 Audi R8 LMS   OSC   SAC   LAU   RBR   NÜR   ZAN   HOC 1 52nd
Ret 17 23 24 19 11 17 20 11 17 15 18 10 19
2017 Audi Sport Racing Academy 8 Audi R8 LMS   OSC   LAU   RBR   ZAN   NÜR   SAC   HOC 0 NC
17 23 20 20 Ret 17 21 13 22 17 19 18 - -

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2017 PWR Racing – Junior Team Audi RS3 LMS TCR KNU
1
Ret 		KNU
2
Ret 		KNU
3
12 		ALA
1 		ALA
2 		ALA
3 		SOL
1
Ret 		SOL
2
8 		SOL
3
11 		FAL
1
9 		FAL
2
11 		FAL
3
15 		GEL
1
Ret 		GEL
2
12 		GEL
3
15 		AND
1
Ret 		AND
2
15 		AND
3
15 		MAN
1 		MAN
2 		MAN
3 		20th 6
2018 SEAT Dealer Team – PWR Racing Cupra León TCR KNU
1
11 		KNU
2
18 		AND
1
8 		AND
2
7 		FAL
1
12 		FAL
2
9 		GEL
1
Ret 		GEL
2
1 		RUD
1
15 		RUD
2
16 		MAN
1
9 		MAN
2
12 		10th 39
2019 PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team Cupra León TCR KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
Ret 		AND
1
5 		AND
2
10 		SKE
1
4 		SKE
2
2 		FAL
1
3 		FAL
2
7 		GEL
1
4 		GEL
2
3 		JYL
1
6 		JYL
2
5 		MAN
1
6 		MAN
2
3 		6th 167
2020 PWR Racing – SEAT Dealer Team Cupra León Competición TCR GEL
1
Ret 		GEL
2
4 		GEL
3
10 		SKE
1
8 		SKE
2
10 		SKE
3
Ret 		MAN
1
3 		MAN
2
7 		MAN
3
3 		KNU
1
5 		KNU
2
4 		KNU
3
Ret 		9th 79
2021 Cupra Dealer Team – PWR Racing Cupra León Competición TCR LJU
1
2 		LJU
2
3 		LJU
3
Ret 		SKE
1
5 		SKE
2
2 		SKE
3
6 		GEL
1
2 		GEL
2
2 		GEL
3
3 		AND
1
2 		AND
2
2 		AND
3
9 		MAN
1
6 		MAN
2
5 		MAN
3
1 		KNU
1
1 		KNU
2
2 		KNU
3
9 		2nd 259

Complete Extreme E results edit

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 JBXE Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
Q
6 		DES
R
6 		OCE
Q
4 		OCE
R
3 		ARC
Q
8 		ARC
R
2 		ISL
Q
7 		ISL
R
3 		JUR
Q
5 		JUR
R
2 		4th 102
2022 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
1 		ISL1
5 		ISL2
1 		COP
6 		ENE 1st* 68*

* Season still in progress.

References edit

  1. ^ "STCC - Drivers" (in Swedish).
  2. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky signed for a third season with PWR Racing". Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. ^ a b "Rosberg X Racing confirms driver line-up for season two".
  4. ^ "Volkswagen continues to support women in motor sport". Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  5. ^ "ADAC GT Masters 2017". Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  6. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky confirmed at PWR Racing in an Audi". TouringCarTimes. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  7. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky makes history as she wins Karlskoga Race 2". TouringCarTimes. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  8. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky excluded from Race 2, Andersson declared the winner". TouringCarTimes. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  9. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky: "I never stopped seeing it as a victory"". TouringCarTimes. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  10. ^ "New organisation confirms TCR Scandinavia name for 2019 season". TouringCarTimes. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  11. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky claims last-gasp pole position for season opener". TouringCarTimes. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  12. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky takes the first win of the season at Knutstorp". TouringCarTimes. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  13. ^ Åström, Joakim (2020-04-03). "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky & Robert Dahlgren i STCC 2020". PWR Racing Team (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  14. ^ "Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky confirms no 2022 STCC programme with PWR Racing". Touring Car Times. 2022-02-04.
  15. ^ "RXR win the opening X Prix of Extreme E Season 2". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  16. ^ "5 splendid personalities Max Verstappen has dated during his F1 career". Retrieved 2022-09-21.

External links edit

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