Stefan Johansson

Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born 8 September 1956 in Växjö, Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden) is a Swedish former racing driver who drove in Formula One from to and from to , scoring 12 podiums and 88 points.
Johansson started his career with two races with the team in 1980, failing to qualifying both times; in he was entered at the , but he did not race. He returned in in mid-1983 with , scoring no points. Replaced at Spirit, Johansson was left without a drive for . Mid-way into the season, he joined to replace the injured Martin Brundle. After Tyrrell were banned, Johansson replaced the injured Johnny Cecotto at .
For , Johansson continued his career in the same vein, as a replacement at Tyrrell, this time for the suspended Stefan Bellof. This lasted just one race as René Arnoux's sacking at meant the Swede got a drive at the Italian team that lasted two seasons. Unfortunately, Johansson was deputy for Michele Alboreto and was unable to score any victories, but six podiums showed it wasn't a fruitless effort, but Johansson was replaced by Austrian Gerhard Berger at the end of .
Johansson moved to for . Perceived by some as a stop-gap signing before Ayrton Senna was to join the team, Johansson scored five podium, but a victory still eluded him.
Unable to secure a top drive for , Johansson moved down the grid and joined Arnoux, the man he replaced at Ferrari, at . Johansson had a disappointing season, finishing only four times and scoring no points. Taking a risk in , Johansson joined the new team, scoring his final podium after an audacious strategy worked out the . Johansson left after a fall out with new owner Peter Monteverdi and was sacked after two non-qualifications in .
Johansson's final F1 season saw him drive twice for and four times for , only qualifying once.
Johansson moved into IndyCar racing post-retirement, but was not successful. Johansson finally found success in Sportscar racing, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 with former teammate Alboreto and Tom Kristensen.
==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Pts. 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Shadow Cars 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	March Grand Prix Team 	 	0 	NC 	
: Did not compete	: Did not compete 	: Did not compete	: Did not compete	: Did not compete	: Did not compete
 	Spirit Racing 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	3 	17th 	Report
 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	3 	17th 	Report
 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	26 	7th 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	26 	7th 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	23 	5th 	Report
 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	30 	6th 	Report
 	Ligier Loto 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Moneytron Onyx Formula One 	 	6 	12th 	Report
 	Monteverdi Onyx Formula One 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	AGS Racing 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Footwork Grand Prix International	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Footwork Grand Prix International	 	0 	NC 	Report
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
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==Notes==
==External links==
* Wikipedia article
* STATS F1 profile
Category:1956 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swedish Drivers
Category:1980 Début Drivers
Category:Shadow Drivers
Category:March Drivers
Category:Spirit Drivers
Category:Tyrrell Drivers
Category:Toleman Drivers
Category:Ferrari Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Ligier Drivers
Category:Onyx Drivers
Category:AGS Drivers
Category:Footwork Drivers
 
Category:World Endurance Championship Drivers