Editing Torsten Palm

{{Short description|Swedish racing driver (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Torsten Palm
| nationality = {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|07|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kristinehamn]], Sweden
| Years = {{F1|1975}}
| Team(s) = non-works [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]]
| Races = 2 (1 start)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix]]
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Torsten Palm''' (born 23 July 1947)<ref name="WATN">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Torsten_Palm |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}}</ref> is a former [[racing driver]] from [[Sweden]].

==Racing career==
The younger brother of famous rally co-driver Gunnar Palm, Torsten competed as a co-driver as well. In 1967 he came second in the [[Swedish Rally]] with [[Simo Lampinen]].

Palm competed internationally in formula racing and rallies. He made his debut in [[Formula 3]] in 1969 and came second to [[Ronnie Peterson]] in the Swedish Championship that year, before winning the Championship in 1970 and 1971. During the [[European Formula 2 Championship]] in 1973 he set the record on the raceway in [[Karlskoga]], Sweden, in front of 40,000 spectators. Palm finished third in his [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]], with Peterson in fifth place. Nobody beat the record before the circuit was rebuilt in the end of the decade. Sponsored by [[Polar Caravans]] he made his Formula 1 debut in a [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]] in 1975. In [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] he failed to qualify for the race. In [[Anderstorp]], Sweden, he qualified for the race and finished 10th.

From 1993-2003 he ran a car dealership, Torsten Palm Bil AB, which was the representative for Ferrari for three years. 
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==Complete Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]
! [[Polar Caravans]]
! [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]] [[Hesketh 308|308]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1975 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1975 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1975 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|10}}
| [[1975 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1975 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1975 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1975 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1975 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1975 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
! NC
! 0
|}

==References==
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{{succession box|title=[[Formula Three|Swedish Formula Three Champion]]|before=[[Ronnie Peterson]]|after=[[Conny Andersson (racing driver)|Conny Andersson]]|years=1970-1971}}
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[[Category:European Formula Two Championship drivers]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Kristinehamn]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from Värmland County]]
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