Introduction
Robert Dahlgren (born 1 December 1979 in Skellefteå) is a Swedish auto racing driver who previously competed in the V8 Supercars Championship for Garry Rogers Motorsport. He has also competed in the World and Swedish Touring Car Championships for Polestar Racing, making him the longest-serving factory-supported Volvo driver.
Career
In 1998 he won the Nordic and Swedish Formula Ford Championships, before racing in Great Britain with Formula Ford. He won the Formula Ford Championship in 2001. He switched to British Formula 3 in 2002, finishing seventeenth in his first year. In his second year he finished ninth on points in 2003. Since 2004 he has competed in the STCC, every season with Volvo. He has finished as runner-up twice in 2004 and 2007.
For 2014, Dahlgren has been named to drive for Volvo in the International V8 Supercars Championship in Australia for Garry Rogers Motorsport, under the guise of Volvo Polestar Racing Australia.
Racing record
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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Polestar Racing | Volvo S60 Flexifuel | 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 10 | SWE 2 8 | GER 1 | GER 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† | ||
| 2008 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 24 | GBR 2 DNS | GER 1 | GER 2 | EUR 1 | EUR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† |
| 2009 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 15 | GBR 2 14 | GER 1 | GER 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† |
| 2010 | Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | BEL 1 | BEL 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | GBR 1 12 | GBR 2 Ret | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | JPN 1 10 | JPN 2 5 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC† | 0† | ||
| 2011 | Polestar Racing | Volvo C30 | BRA 1 12 | BRA 2 13 | BEL 1 13 | BEL 2 7 | ITA 1 15 | ITA 2 13 | HUN 1 NC | HUN 2 9 | 11th | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Volvo C30 Drive | CZE 1 6 | CZE 2 9 | POR 1 7 | POR 2 16 | GBR 1 8 | GBR 2 6 | GER 1 4 | GER 2 7 | ESP 1 9 | ESP 2 9 | JPN 1 Ret | JPN 2 5 | CHN 1 9 | CHN 2 9 | MAC 1 DNS | MAC 2 DNS | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | RUS 1 | RUS 2 | POR 1 13 | POR 2 Ret | ARG 1 16 | ARG 2 16 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | QAT 1 7 | QAT 2 Ret | 19th | 6 |
† Not permitted to score points.
Complete V8 Supercar results
| 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Final Pos | Points |
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| 2014 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 21 | ADE R2 23 | ADE R3 Ret | SYM R4 20 | SYM R5 16 | SYM R6 23 | WIN R7 Ret | WIN R8 24 | WIN R9 24 | PUK R10 22 | PUK R11 Ret | PUK R12 21 | PUK R13 23 | BAR R14 24 | BAR R15 24 | BAR R16 21 | HID R17 23 | HID R18 18 | HID R19 Ret | TOW R20 19 | TOW R21 22 | TOW R22 22 | QLD R23 23 | QLD R24 22 | QLD R25 16 | SMP R26 19 | SMP R27 Ret | SMP R28 DNS | SAN R29 17 | BAT R30 Ret | SUR R31 13 | SUR R32 17 | PHI R33 22 | PHI R34 23 | PHI R35 21 | SYD R36 18 | SYD R37 18 | SYD R38 Ret | 25th | 921 |
* Season still in progress