Swedish Prince Carl Philip gets fifth Volvo in STCC

The Swedish Prince Carl Philip is going to drive a Volvo S60 in the STCC next year for Volvo Polestar Racing.
“I am really happy and excited ahead of this new program. This is for sure going to be the greatest challenge so far in my racing career,” said Prince Carl Philip.

The 33-year-old is going to drive a fifth Volvo S60 alongside the already signed Polestar drivers Fredrik Ekblom, Thed Björk, Linus Ohlsson and Robert Dahlgren.
“Our domestic market and motorsport are our two core issues. That is why we are very happy to be able to extend our motorsport program in STCC together with Prince Carl Philip,” said Derek Crabb, head of Volvo Motorsport.

The Prince has since 2008 raced in support classes to the STCC and TTA, starting in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and moving on to Swedish GT this year where he finished fourth overall in the GTB category, driving a BMW M3 GT4 with Jan “Flash” Nilsson.
”I want to give a big thanks to Janne ”Flash” Nilsson and Flash Engineering for all the help during the past seasons. It has been invaluable, providing me with a lot of great memories and experiences. I am grateful that Janne believed in me as an unexperienced driver and helped me to develop as a racing driver, a dream that I have had since I was a kid,” said Prince Carl Philip.

The Swede’s merits include a Porsche GT3 Endurance title in 2010 and his best overall finish of Porsche Carrera Cup was 11th in 2010 and 2011. STCC 2013 means a completely new level of competition for the Prince.
“STCC and the cars there will be completely new for me and I am humble before my task. There is no tougher championship in Sweden and at the same time as I have respect for it, it motivates me greatly,” said Prince Carl Philip.