Ekström Junior Team barely misses podiumRasmus Marthen barely missed his first podium result in the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship (JTCC) at Falkenberg. In the first race the protegé of DTM star Mattias Ekström advanced from grid position seven to fourth place in his Audi A3, just 1.3 seconds short of a third-place finish. In seventh position, the 16-year-old scored points in the second race as well.

Falkenberg (S), July 10, Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship (JTCC) round 91 Andreas Ahlberg (Citroen) 15 laps in 14m 44.035s2 Linus Ohlsson (Citroen) + 0.648s3 Niclas Olsson (Volkswagen) + 5.480s4 Ramus Marthen (Audi A3) + 6.784s5 Rickard Javanainen (SEAT) + 7.052s

Falkenberg (S), Juli 11, Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship (JTCC) round 101 Andreas Ahlberg (Citroen) 20 laps in 20m 17.635s2 Richard Trange (SEAT) + 1.153s3 Marcus Jansson (Volkswagen) + 8.295s4 Ricky Bentsen (Ford) + 11.139s5 Mattias Loren (MG) + 11.596s... 7 Rasmus Marthen (Audi A3) + 12.342s

Standings after 10 of 16 rounds: 1 Ahlberg, 52 points; 2 Olsson, 49; 3 Graff, 43; 4 Forsell, 42; 5 Ohlsson, 40; ... 10 Marthen, 18.Next race: Karlskoga (S), August 14