Carl Gustav Julius "Calle" Rosenblad (born 28 April 1969, in Västervik) is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is married with two children.
Racing career
His first racing was in Swedish Formula Opel in 1990, where he drove for four seasons. He also drove in the Swedish Porsche Challenge and the European Interseries from 1991. In 1996 he got a drive in the International Formula 3000, with the British Alpha Plus Team. The season was not a successful one, ending with no championship points. In 1997 he switched to the FIA GT Championship, with a GT1 Class Porsche 911 for the Kremer Racing Team, again with little success.
He moved to touring cars in 1998, driving a Nissan Primera in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. In 1998 he also raced the Rolex 24h at Daytona for Larbre Compétition, ending in a strong 3rd place (total).
In 2002, he returned for another season in the FIA GT Championship in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R for Larbre Compétition.
He has competed regularly in the STCC since (some race wins), as well as selected rounds in both European Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Championship during the years 2001 - 2007. In 2005 he first competed in the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Crawford Racing in an independent BMW 320i. He competed in four rounds of the WTCC in 2007 for Elgh Motorsport. Also in 2007 he competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in a GT2 Ferrari F430 for G.P.C. Sport.
In 2009 he only participated in one race, the Spa 24 Hours driving a Maserati MC12 GT1 for Vitaphone Racing finishing in second place.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Ennea SRL Igol
|
Luciano della Noce Anders Olofsson
|
Ferrari F40 GTE | GT1 | 98 | DNF | DNF |
| 1997 |  Kremer Racing
|
 Tomás Saldaña Jürgen Lässig
|
Kremer K8 Spyder | LMP | 103 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 |  Chereau Sports Larbre Compétition
|
Jean-Pierre Jarier Robin Donovan
|
Porsche 911 GT2 | GT2 | 164 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | Riley & Scott Europe Solution F
|
Marco Apicella Shane Lewis
|
Riley & Scott Mk III/2-Ford | LMP | 67 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 | Paul Belmondo Racing
|
 Vincent Vosse Vanina Ickx
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 61 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Larbre Compétition
|
Jean-Luc Chéreau Jean-Claude Lagniez
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 278 | 25th | 6th |
| 2003 | Courage Compétition
|
David Hallyday Philippe Alliot
|
Courage C65-JPX | LMP675 | 41 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | GPC Sport
|
 Matthew Marsh Jesús Diez Villaroel
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 252 | DNF | DNF |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(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 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Crawford Racing | BMW 320i | ITA 1 DNS |
ITA 2 DNS |
FRA 1 14 |
FRA 2 15 |
GBR 1 21 |
GBR 2 12 |
SMR 1 16 |
SMR 2 Ret |
MEX 1 16 |
MEX 2 15 |
BEL 1 22 |
BEL 2 12 |
GER 1 22 |
GER 2 17 |
TUR 1 11 |
TUR 2 18 |
ESP 1 Ret |
ESP 2 16 |
MAC 1 12 |
MAC 2 Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Elgh Motorsport | BMW 320si | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
SWE 1 25 |
SWE 2 17 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
ITA 1 20 |
ITA 2 17 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
NC | 0 |
References
- "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Carl Gustav Julius Rosenblad". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=https://www.stcc.se/106/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCarl%2BRosenblad%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIK_enGB273GB273%26sa%3DN STCC profile
- https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Carl-Rosenblad-,655.html Career at Speedsport magazine
External links
- Official website
- Carl Rosenblad career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Västervik Municipality
- Swedish racing drivers
- Swedish Touring Car Championship drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- EFDA Nations Cup drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- European Touring Car Championship drivers
- European Touring Car Cup drivers
- Sportspeople from Kalmar County
- Larbre Compétition drivers