About Björn Wirdheim
Björn Karl Mikael Wirdheim (born 4 April 1980) is a Swedish professional racing driver. His main achievement to date is becoming the European Le Mans Series champion in 2015. He previously won the International Formula 3000 title in 2003, tested for the Jaguar F1 Team, and twice finished runner-up in Super GT's GT300 class. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, also a racing driver. == Career == Born in Växjö, Wirdheim began racing karts at age ten, until the age of fifteen, winning the Southern Swedish Karting Championship. In 1996, he progressed to single-seaters in Swedish Formula Ford 1600 Junior Championship where he took the championship title in 1997 with 17 wins. In 1998 and 1999, he raced in the Formula Palmer Audi Championship, achieving two podium finishes. === International Formula 3000 === In 2000, Wirdheim switched to the German Formula Three Championship. Then, during 2001 in addition to winning at Nürburgring and A1-Ring, he took three pole positions including one at Macau Grand Prix. For the season of 2002 Wirdheim switched, this time to International Formula 3000, joining Arden International.
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