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Stefan Johansson
Johansson in 2011
Born
Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson

(1956-09-08) 8 September 1956 (age 68)
Växjö, Sweden
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySweden Swedish
Active years1980, 19831991
TeamsShadow, Spirit, Tyrrell, Toleman, Ferrari, McLaren, Ligier, Onyx, AGS, Footwork
EnginesFord, Honda, Hart, Ferrari, TAG, Judd, Porsche
Entries103 (79 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums12
Career points88
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1980 Argentine Grand Prix
Last entry1991 British Grand Prix
Champ Car career
74 races run over 5 years
Years active19921996
Team(s)Bettenhausen
Best finish11th (1994)
First race1992 Detroit Grand Prix (Detroit)
Last race1996 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 4 0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years19831984, 19901992, 19972001, 2003, 20062008, 2012
TeamsJoest, Mazda, Trust, Porsche, Audi, Reynard, Champion, RfH, Arena, Courage, Epsilon Euskadi, Gulf
Best finish1st (1997)
Class wins3 (1992, 1997, 2003)
Previous series
Championship titles
1980British F3
Awards
1992IndyCar Rookie of the Year

Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born 8 September 1956) is a Swedish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One between 1980 and 1991.[b] In endurance racing, Johansson won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 with Joest.

Born and raised in Växjö, Johansson began his career in kart racing, winning the Swedish Championship in 1973. After achieving multiple national titles in Formula Ford, Johansson progressed to British Formula Three, winning the championship in 1980. Johansson also made his Formula One debut that year—at the Argentine Grand Prix with Shadow—but did not qualify for either round he contested. Following multiple race wins in European Formula Two and podiums in the World Sportscar Championship, Johansson returned to Formula One in 1983 with Spirit. After sporadic appearances for Tyrrell and Toleman in 1984, Johansson signed for Ferrari the following season, achieving his maiden podium finish in Canada. Retaining his seat for 1986, Johansson scored several podiums as he finished a career-best fifth in the World Drivers' Championship. Replaced by Gerhard Berger at Ferrari in 1987, Johansson moved to McLaren to partner Alain Prost; he scored five podiums on his way to sixth in the standings, but left for Ligier at the end of the season. After a non-classified championship finish in 1988, Johansson moved to Onyx, scoring the team's only podium finish at the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix. He was dropped by Onyx after the 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix, making further appearances for AGS and Footwork in 1991 before leaving Formula One, having achieved 12 podiums.

In addition to his 10 seasons in Formula One, Johansson entered 15 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1983 and 2012, taking three class wins amongst an overall win in 1997, driving the Porsche WSC-95 alongside Michele Alboreto and Tom Kristensen. He also competed in the IndyCar World Series from 1992 to 1996, both seasons of Grand Prix Masters, and the inaugural season of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Early life and career

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Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson was born on 8 September 1956 in Växjö, Sweden.[citation needed] Johansson began his career in kart racing, where he won the Swedish Championship in 1973.[1] He then progressed to Formula Ford, winning the Swedish title in both 1977 and 1979.[2]

Johansson competed in the British Formula Three Championship from 1978 to 1980, winning the series in his final year, driving for future McLaren chief executive Ron Dennis' Project Four team.

Formula One career

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In Formula One he participated in 103 Grands Prix, debuting on 13 January 1980 for the Shadow Racing Team at the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix when he was still a Formula Three regular. He failed to qualify for the race and the next race in Brazil and he was not seen in Formula One again until 1983, after spending 1982 in the European Formula Two Championship with Spirit Racing, where he finished eighth overall, his best finish being third at Mugello in Italy.

Spirit (1983)

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Johansson's first Formula One race with Spirit was at the non-championship 1983 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, where he failed to finish due to failure of the Honda engine on lap four. His qualifying time was almost 20 seconds off the pole time set by 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg in his Williams-Cosworth, but his times in the race morning warm-up session were within a second of the Ferrari 126C2B of René Arnoux, who was fastest. He moved up to seventh place before pulling into the pits with another engine failure. Anecdotally, then-BBC commentator Murray Walker said on air that Spirit and Honda had completed thousands of miles of trouble-free testing until that point. Spirit continued to test and develop the 201C and Johansson re-entered Formula One at the 1983 British Grand Prix at Silverstone where he qualified the car in a credible 14th position. He raced in a further five Grands Prix in 1983, with a best finish of seventh in the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

Tyrrell/Toleman (1984)

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The Toleman TG184 raced by Johansson in 1984, at display at the Motor Exhibition in Malmö, Sweden in early 1985

Stefan Johansson was replaced at Spirit by Mauro Baldi for the 1984 season when the team lost its Honda engines to Williams and he didn't race until he joined Tyrrell in Round 10 of the championship, the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, as a replacement for the injured Martin Brundle. He then went on to drive for Toleman for the last few Grands Prix of the season in place of the injured Johnny Cecotto, finishing fourth in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. While at Toleman, Johansson's regular teammate was future triple World Drivers' Champion Ayrton Senna.

Ferrari (1985–1986)

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Johansson (Ferrari 156/85) during practice for the 1985 European Grand Prix

Johansson signed a contract with Toleman for 1985 but it fell through when Toleman failed to secure a tyre agreement. Instead Johansson started again with Tyrrell as a replacement for the suspended Stefan Bellof before being called up to Ferrari when René Arnoux was mysteriously sacked after the first race of the season in Brazil. At his second race with Ferrari, namely their 'home' race, the San Marino Grand Prix, two laps from home he passed Senna's out-of-fuel Lotus to take the lead to the delight of the Tifosi, and would probably have won if his Ferrari 156/85 had not run out of fuel itself just half a lap later. His role at Ferrari for the 1985 season was primarily to support Michele Alboreto's championship challenge, though he did finish second to the Italian at Canada, and backed it up with second in the next race at Detroit.

In 1986, he often outpaced Alboreto, despite the Italian being the team's lead driver. The V6 turbo in the Ferrari F1/86 lacked nothing in power compared to the Honda, BMW, Renault and TAG-Porsche engines, but the car itself proved to be difficult, with both drivers complaining through the season about lack of downforce and the car's reluctance to drive well on all but the smoothest of circuits. Johansson finished fifth in the 1986 Drivers' Championship, his best-ever position, while Alboreto, who finished second in 1985, could only manage ninth place. There were many in Formula One, including highly respected then-BBC commentators Murray Walker and 1976 World Champion James Hunt, who believed that Ferrari were sacking the wrong driver, given that the Swede had generally outshone his more highly-paid teammate throughout the season.

McLaren (1987)

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He was replaced at Ferrari by Austrian Gerhard Berger for 1987 and he moved to McLaren as number two driver behind double and reigning World Champion Alain Prost. McLaren weren't as competitive in 1987 as they had been in 1984–1986, with Prost only adding three wins to his tally (and beating the record of 27 Grand Prix wins held by Jackie Stewart with his 28th win in Portugal) and failing to successfully defend his Drivers' Championship. Further podium finishes did follow for the Swede and Johansson finished sixth in the Drivers' Championship. Stefan Johansson's position at McLaren was considered by many as just a stop gap signing by team boss Ron Dennis who had failed to lure Ayrton Senna from Lotus due to him being under contract until the end of 1987 and always intended signing the Brazilian for 1988.[3] Johansson famously finished the 1987 German Grand Prix on three wheels having had a puncture on the last lap. He also finished second behind Prost in Belgium and added further podium finishes in Brazil, Spain and Japan. Despite 11 podiums in three seasons, Johansson was still winless and was not wanted by a top team (he had hoped to join Williams in 1988 as a replacement for the departing 1987 World Champion Nelson Piquet but Williams signed Riccardo Patrese instead). He did return to McLaren in a test-driver capacity in 1990, testing the Honda V12 engine at Suzuka in Japan and helping with the development of a paddle shifter and a new gearbox.[4]

Ligier (1988)

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He joined Ligier for 1988, ironically alongside the man he replaced at Ferrari, René Arnoux, but the team's first non-turbo powered car since 1983, the Michel Beaujon-designed JS31 powered by a naturally aspirated Judd V8 engine, was totally uncompetitive, scoring no points and often failed to qualify, even against teams with much smaller budgets such as AGS and Rial (the French team's low point of the year was when both Johansson and Arnoux failed to qualify for the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in the first weekend of July). Unfortunately for Johansson, he failed to come to grips with the JS31, recording six non-qualifications during the season (compared to Arnoux who only failed to qualify twice). He did record the car's two best finishes of the year though, ninth placings in the opening race of the season in Brazil and the last race in Australia.

Onyx/AGS/Footwork (1989–1991)

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Better was to follow in 1989 as he was signed to lead the new Onyx team. The car was temperamental and didn't always qualify, but Johansson finished a surprise and popular third in Portugal for his last (and the team's only) podium finish. He fell out with new team owner Peter Monteverdi in early 1990 and was duly sacked, making further appearances for AGS and Footwork in 1991.

Johansson's record of podium finishes without a win was equalled by Nick Heidfeld at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, who then took the record outright at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.[5]

In his 11-year Formula One career, in which he drove for 10 different teams at 103 Grands Prix, Johansson achieved 12 podiums and scored a total of 88 championship points.

CART career

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For 1992 he moved over to CART Championship Car, winning the Rookie of the Year title with two third places, ahead of Belgium's Éric Bachelart. His first pole came at Portland the next year, but as in Formula One he never won a race. From 1992 to 1996, he started 73 races and had his best season overall in 1994, finishing in 11th. During this time, he competed in the 1993–1995 Indianapolis 500. At the 1996 Molson Indy Toronto race, he was involved in an accident that claimed the life of fellow driver Jeff Krosnoff and track marshal Gary Avrin. After making wheel to wheel contact, Jeff's car hit the barriers and also a tree and lamp post that was too close to the track. Krosnoff died instantly of the injuries sustained from hitting the lamp post.

After Formula One: Sports Cars and team ownership

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Before his Formula One career Johansson had participated in sports car races such as 24 Hours of Le Mans, and had won two World Sportscar Championship races in the 1980s (the Mugello round in 1983, driving a Joest Racing Porsche 956 with Bob Wollek, and the 1988 Spa Francorchamps race in a Sauber C9 with Mauro Baldi).

After retiring from CART at the end of the 1996 season he returned to this type of racing. During 1997 he recorded two major race wins, at the 12 Hours of Sebring driving a Ferrari 333 SP with Andy Evans, Fermín Vélez and Yannick Dalmas. Later in 1997 Johansson also won at Le Mans where he drove a TWR-Porsche WSC-95 for Joest Racing alongside his Ferrari F1 teammate of 1985 and 1986 Michele Alboreto, and young Dane Tom Kristensen. For Kristensen it was to be the first of a record (as of 2013) 9 wins in the famous French classic.

Johansson driving a Joest Porsche WSC-95 at Donington Park in 1997

In 1997, Johansson founded a successful Indy Lights team running Fredrik Larsson and Jeff Ward; in 1998 its drivers were Guy Smith and Luiz Garcia Jr.; for 1999 the seats went to Scott Dixon and Ben Collins.

During 1998 and 1999, Johansson raced for various sports car teams (like the unreliable Audi R8C Coupé at Le Mans) but in 2000 he started Johansson-Matthews racing with an American businessman called Jim Matthews. They competed in the American Le Mans Series using a Reynard 2KQ prototype. Unfortunately this wasn't a successful vehicle in its original form (though it was later developed into various other successful cars including the Zytek that he later raced) and the partnership dissolved.

In 2001, Johansson campaigned an Audi R8 prototype with backing from Gulf Oil and the assistance of Mike Earle's Arena team. That year he raced in the European Le Mans Series, the American Le Mans Series and at Le Mans itself. His co-drivers were Guy Smith and Patrick Lemarie. At Le Mans Smith was replaced by Tom Coronel.

2002 saw Johansson back in an Audi R8 but this time one run by the Miami based Champion Racing team. His co-driver was ex Formula One driver Johnny Herbert and they competed in the American Le Mans Series.

For 2003, he returned to CART as a team owner, running American Spirit Team Johansson with Jimmy Vasser and Ryan Hunter-Reay as drivers. This was one of many new teams for the 2003 CART season; ironically, Bachelart's Mi-Jack Conquest Racing team was another. The team was under-funded, and although Hunter-Reay scored a fluke win in the wet conditions at Australia, it folded at the end of the season.

After only competing in a couple of celebrity races and occasional outings in the works Zytek in 2004 Johansson returned to full-time racing in 2005 driving the Chip Ganassi run New Century Mortgage sponsored Lexus Riley Daytona Prototype in the American Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. With co-driver Cort Wagner he scored his best finish, a second place, at Mont Tremblant in Canada, they finished the year in fifth place in the championship.

In 2006 as well as the Grand Prix Masters series, Johansson has made occasional appearances in Grand-Am for the Cheever and CITGO teams, and has continued an association with the works Zytek team in the Le Mans Series.

2007 saw Johansson competing in a Highcroft Racing Courage-Acura in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series, sharing with David Brabham. He was due to race a Zytek at Le Mans in 2007, but the team could not rebuild the car in time after a test-day accident, and Johansson made a last minute deal to drive a works Courage.

Johansson took part in the inaugural Speedcar Series in 2008, where luck once again deserted him as the victim of a lot of other drivers' accidents. For 2008 Johansson did not have a full-time sports car drive, but had some outings planned in the Highcroft Acura ARX-01 in the ALMS and a place with the Epsilon Euskadi team at Le Mans.

Outside the cockpit, Johansson has a number of business ventures (including managing several successful drivers such as Scott Dixon) and is a keen artist – he is particularly known for his watch designs. Also, Johansson does expert commentary on Viasat Motor during Formula One races on occasion.

In 2011, he raced a Pescarolo-Judd in the Petit Le Mans 10 Hours and a Ford GT3 in the Malaysian 12 Hours at Sepang.

In 2012, he returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing a Lola B12/80.

Driver management

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He is the manager of several racing drivers, including New Zealander Scott Dixon, fellow Swede Felix Rosenqvist (winner of the 2015 European Formula 3 Championship), Canadian Zachary Claman DeMelo, Romain Grosjean[6] and Ed Jones.[7]

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Johansson was the inspiration for the song "Speedway at Nazareth" by Mark Knopfler.[8]

Career results

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1978 British Formula Three Anglia Cars Ltd 12 0 1 1 2 15 8th
1979 European Formula Two Polifac BMW Junior Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
British Formula Three Chevron Cars Ltd 18 0 2 3 7 54 4th
Derek McMahon Racing 3 1 0 1 1
1980 Formula One Shadow Cars 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Formula Two ICI Roloil Racing Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
British Formula Three Project Four Racing 20 6 10 5 13 97 1st
1981 European Formula Two Docking Spitzley Team Toleman 12 2 0 0 3 30 4th
1982 European Formula Two Marlboro Team Spirit 13 0 5 0 1 11 8th
World Sportscar Championship BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1983 Formula One Spirit Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Sportscar Championship Sorga S.A. 5 0 0 0 2 36 11th
Porsche Kremer Racing 1 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans Sorga S.A. 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
1984 Formula One Tyrrell Racing Organisation 3 0 0 0 0 3 17th
Toleman Group Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0
World Sportscar Championship New-Man Joest Racing 5 0 0 0 0 13 38th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
1985 Formula One Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1 0 0 0 0 26 7th
Scuderia Ferrari 15 0 0 0 2
1986 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 16 0 0 0 4 23 5th
1987 Formula One Marlboro McLaren International 16 0 0 0 5 30 6th
1988 Formula One Ligier Loto 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Sportscar Championship Team Sauber Mercedes 3 1 0 0 2 55 19th
Toyota Team Tom's 1 0 0 0 0
1989 Formula One Moneytron Onyx Formula One 8 0 0 0 1 6 12th
1990 Formula One Moneytron Onyx Formula One 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Mazdaspeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
1991 Formula One Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Footwork Grand Prix International 1 0 0 0 0
World Sportscar Championship Konrad Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 6 39th
Mazdaspeed 1 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans Konrad Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
1992 World Sportscar Championship Euro Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Trust Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0
PPG Indy Car World Series Bettenhausen Racing 9 0 0 0 2 47 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans Trust Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
1993 PPG Indy Car World Series Bettenhausen Motorsports 16 0 0 0 1 43 13th
1994 PPG Indy Car World Series Bettenhausen Motorsports 16 0 0 0 0 57 11th
1995 PPG Indy Car World Series Bettenhausen Motorsports 17 0 0 0 1 60 13th
1996 PPG Indy Car World Series Bettenhausen Racing 16 0 0 0 0 43 15th
1997 24 Hours of Le Mans Joest Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche AG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
1999 24 Hours of Le Mans Audi Sport UK Ltd. 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2000 24 Hours of Le Mans Johansson-Matthews Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2001 24 Hours of Le Mans Johansson Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2003 24 Hours of Le Mans Champion Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2006 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing for Holland 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2007 24 Hours of Le Mans Courage Compétition 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Arena Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2008 24 Hours of Le Mans Epsilon Euskadi 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Gulf Racing Middle East 3 0 0 0 0 1.5 76th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Sources:[9][10]

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
1979 Polifac BMW Junior Team March 792 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU HOC ZAN PER MIS DON
Ret
NC 0
1980 ICI Roloil Racing Team March 802 BMW THR
DNS
HOC NÜR VAL PAU SIL ZOL MUG ZAN PER MIS HOC NC 0
1981 Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Lola T850 Hart SIL
9
HOC
1
THR
7
NÜR
4
VAL
2
MUG
Ret
PAU
8
PER
Ret
SPA
14
DON
4
MIS
9
MAN
1
4th 30
1982 Marlboro Team Spirit Spirit 201 Honda SIL
Ret
HOC
Ret
THR
14
NÜR
6
MUG
3
VAL
4
PAU
7
SPA
Ret
HOC
4
DON
11
MAN
Ret
PER
11
MIS
7
8th 11
Source:[10]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
1980 Shadow Cars Shadow DN11 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
DNQ
BRA
DNQ
RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA NC 0
1983 Spirit Racing Spirit 201 Honda RA163E 1.5 V6 t BRA USW FRA SMR MON BEL DET CAN GBR
Ret
AUT
12
ITA
Ret
EUR
14
RSA NC 0
Spirit 201C GER
Ret
NED
7
1984 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 012 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR
DSQ
GER
DSQ
AUT
DNQ
NED
DSQ
17th 3
Toleman Group Motorsport Toleman TG184 Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t ITA
4
EUR
Ret
POR
11
1985 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 012 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 BRA
7
7th 26
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 031 1.5 V6 t POR
8
SMR
6
MON
Ret
CAN
2
DET
2
FRA
4
GBR
Ret
GER
9
AUT
4
NED
Ret
ITA
5
BEL
Ret
EUR
Ret
RSA
4
AUS
5
1986 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari F1/86 Ferrari 032 1.5 V6 t BRA
Ret
ESP
Ret
SMR
4
MON
10
BEL
3
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
11
HUN
4
AUT
3
ITA
3
POR
6
MEX
12
AUS
3
5th 23
1987 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/3 TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 t BRA
3
SMR
4
BEL
2
MON
Ret
DET
7
FRA
8
GBR
Ret
GER
2
HUN
Ret
AUT
7
ITA
6
POR
5
ESP
3
MEX
Ret
JPN
3
AUS
Ret
6th 30
1988 Ligier Loto Ligier JS31 Judd CV 3.5 V8 BRA
9
SMR
DNQ
MON
Ret
MEX
10
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER
DNQ
HUN
Ret
BEL
11
ITA
DNQ
POR
Ret
ESP
Ret
JPN
DNQ
AUS
9
NC 0
1989 Moneytron Onyx Formula One Onyx ORE-1 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 BRA
DNPQ
SMR
DNPQ
MON
DNPQ
MEX
Ret
USA
Ret
CAN
DSQ
FRA
5
GBR
DNPQ
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
8
ITA
DNPQ
POR
3
ESP
DNPQ
JPN
DNPQ
AUS
DNPQ
12th 6
1990 Monteverdi Onyx Formula One Onyx ORE-1 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA
DNQ
BRA
DNQ
SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC 0
1991 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH25B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA
DNQ
BRA
DNQ
SMR MON NC 0
Footwork Grand Prix International Footwork FA12 Porsche 3512 3.5 V12 CAN
Ret
MEX
DNQ
Footwork FA12C Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 FRA
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS
Sources:[9][11]

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
1982 BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport C Sauber SHS C6 Cosworth DFL 4.0 V8 MNZ SIL NÜR LMS SPA MUG FUJ BRH
Ret
NC 0
1983 Sorga S.A. / Joest Racing C Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935 2.6 F6 t MNZ SIL
2
NÜR
2
LMS
6
SPA
Ret
KYA
Ret
11th 36
Porsche Kremer Racing FUJ
Ret
1984 New-Man Joest Racing C1 Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935 2.6 F6 t MNZ
Ret
SIL LMS
Ret
NÜR
8
BRH MOS SPA
Ret
IMO FUJ
4
KYA SAN 38th 13
1988 Team Sauber Mercedes C1 Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 V8 t JER JAR MNZ SIL LMS BRN BRH NÜR
Ret
SPA
1
SAN
2
19th 55
Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 88C-V Toyota R32V 3.2 V8 t FUJ
21
1991 Konrad Motorsport C2 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.2 F6 t SUZ MNZ
Ret
SIL 39th 6
Mazdaspeed Mazda 787B Mazda R26B 2.6 4-Rotor LMS
6
Konrad Motorsport C1 Konrad KM-011 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 NÜR
DNQ
MAG
Ret
MEX
Ret
AUT
Ret
1992 Euro Racing C1 Lola T92/10 Judd GV10 3.5 V10 MNZ
DNS
SIL
DSQ
NC 0
Trust Racing Team C2 Toyota 92C-V Toyota R36V 3.6 V8 t LMS
5
DON SUZ MAG
Sources:[10][12]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1983 Germany Sorga S.A. / Joest Racing Germany Klaus Ludwig
France Bob Wollek
Porsche 956 C 354 6th 6th
1984 Germany New-Man Joest Racing France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Colombia Mauricio De Narváez
Porsche 956 C1 170 DNF DNF
1990 Japan Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Republic of Ireland David Kennedy
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Mazda 787 GTP 147 DNF DNF
1991 Japan Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.
France Oreca
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy
Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala
Mazda 787B C2 355 6th 6th
1992 Japan Trust Racing Team South Africa George Fouché
Sweden Steven Andskär
Toyota 92C-V C2 336 5th 1st
1997 Germany Joest Racing Italy Michele Alboreto
Denmark Tom Kristensen
TWR Porsche WSC-95 LMP 361 1st 1st
1998 Germany Porsche AG
Germany Joest Racing
Italy Michele Alboreto
France Yannick Dalmas
Porsche LMP1-98 LMP1 107 DNF DNF
1999 United Kingdom Audi Sport UK Ltd. Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Germany Christian Abt
Audi R8C LMGTP 55 DNF DNF
2000 United States Johansson-Matthews Racing United Kingdom Guy Smith
United States Jim Matthews
Reynard 2KQ-LM-Judd LMP900 133 DNF DNF
2001 United Kingdom Johansson Motorsport Netherlands Tom Coronel
France Patrick Lemarié
Audi R8 LMP900 35 DNF DNF
2003 United States Champion Racing Italy Emanuele Pirro
Finland JJ Lehto
Audi R8 LMP900 372 3rd 1st
2006 Netherlands Racing for Holland Netherlands Jan Lammers
Malaysia Alex Yoong
Dome S101Hb-Judd LMP1 182 DNF DNF
2007 United Kingdom Arena Motorsports International Japan Hayanari Shimoda
United Kingdom Tom Chilton
Zytek 07S LMP1 DNQ DNQ
France Courage Compétition France Jean-Marc Gounon
France Guillaume Moreau
Courage LC70-AER LMP1 175 DNF DNF
2008 Spain Epsilon Euskadi France Jean-Marc Gounon
Japan Shinji Nakano
Epsilon Euskadi EE1-Judd LMP1 158 DNF DNF
2012 United Arab Emirates Gulf Racing Middle East France Fabien Giroix
France Ludovic Badey
Lola B12/80-Nissan LMP2 92 DNF DNF
Sources:[12][13]

American open-wheel results

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(key)

CART

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1992 Bettenhausen Racing Penske PC-20 Chevrolet 265A V8 t SRF PHX LBH INDY DET
3
POR MIL NHA
10
TOR
11
MCH CLE
9
ROA
19
VAN
3
MDO
6
NAZ
21
LAG
11
14th 47 [14]
1993 Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske PC-22 Chevrolet 265C V8 t SRF
12
PHX
21
LBH
26
INDY
11
MIL
25
DET
20
POR
26
CLE
4
TOR
24
MCH
23
NHA
14
ROA
21
VAN
3
MDO
26
NAZ
7
LAG
6
13th 43 [15]
1994 Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske PC-22 Ilmor 265D V8 t SRF
5
PHX
4
LBH
10
INDY
15
MIL
26
DET
22
POR
8
CLE
5
TOR
14
MCH
14
MDO
12
NHA
23
VAN
26
ROA
8
NAZ
5
LAG
12
11th 57 [16]
1995 Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske PC-23 Mercedes-Benz IC108B V8 t MIA
22
SRF
17
PHX
24
LBH
6
NAZ
3
MIL
21
DET
11
POR
6
ROA
10
TOR
14
CLE
8
MCH
6
MDO
23
NHA
25
VAN
4
LAG
14
13th 60 [17]
Reynard 94i Ford XB V8 t INDY
16
1996 Bettenhausen Racing Reynard 96i Mercedes-Benz IC108C V8 t MIA
19
RIO
23
SRF
6
LBH
19
NAZ
19
500
16
MIL
27
DET
7
POR
9
CLE
12
TOR
17
MCH
5
MDO
11
ROA
4
VAN
17
LAG
21
15th 43 [18]

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1993 Penske PC-22 Chevrolet 265C V8 t 6 11 Bettenhausen Motorsports
1994 Penske PC-22 Ilmor 265D V8 t 27 15 Bettenhausen Motorsports
1995 Reynard 94i Ford XB V8 t 31 16 Bettenhausen Motorsports

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Chassis/Engine Qualifying Race1 Race2 Overall ranking
1984 Hong Kong Marlboro Theodore Racing Team RaltToyota 1st 1 2 2nd
1988 Republic of Ireland Camel Eddie Jordan Racing ReynardVW 25th 13 9 8th
Source:[9]

Complete Grand Prix Masters results

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

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5
2005 Team Phantom Delta Motorsport GPM Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 RSA
Ret
2006 Team Altech Delta Motorsport GPM Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 QAT
8
ITA
C
Team Virgin Radio GBR
12
MAL
C
RSA
C
Source:[10]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Pts
2012 Gulf Racing Middle East LMP2 Lola B12/80 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 SEB
22
SPA
10
LMS
Ret
SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 76th 1.5
Source:[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ The exact years Johansson competed in the World Sportscar Championship: 19821984, 1988, 19911992.
  2. ^ The exact years Johansson competed in Formula One: 1980, 19831991.

References

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  15. ^ "Stefan Johansson – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Stefan Johansson – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Stefan Johansson – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by British Formula Three Champion
1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by CART Rookie of the Year
1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1997
With: Michele Alboreto & Tom Kristensen
Succeeded by