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{{Short description|Swedish race car driver (1946–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Slim Borgudd 
| image = Borgudd-Slim-1994.jpg
| caption = Borgudd in 1994
| nationality = {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|11|25|df=y}} 
| birth_place = [[Borgholm]], Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|02|23|1946|11|25|df=y}}
| death_place = 
| Years = {{F1|1981}}–{{F1|1982}} 
| Team(s) = [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] 
| Races = 15 (10 starts) 
| Championships = 0 
| Wins = 0 
| Podiums = 0 
| Points = 1 
| Poles = 0 
| Fastest laps = 0 
| First race = [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix]] 
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1982 United States Grand Prix West]] 
|
}}

'''Karl Edvard Tommy "Slim" Borgudd''' ({{IPA|sv|sliːm ˈbɔ̂ːrjɵd}}; 25 November 1946 – 23 February 2023) was a Swedish musician and [[Formula One]] driver who raced for the [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] and [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] teams.

==Biography==
Borgudd was born in [[Borgholm]], [[Öland]], on 25 November 1946.

His first career was as a drummer, mainly in jazz-rock, most notably for short-lived groups [[Lea Riders Group]], [[Made In Sweden (band)|Made In Sweden]] and Solar Plexus. He also worked with [[Björn Ulvaeus]]'s group the [[Hootenanny Singers]].

Borgudd began racing on and off in the mid-1960s with a [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Formula Ford]] car, but his racing career became more serious only in 1972, after taking five wins in five [[sports car racing]] club events. Borgudd raced a [[Hillman Imp]] and a [[Volvo 122]] in the [[Swedish Touring Car Championship]] from 1972 to 1975, finishing as runner-up in 1972, as well as racing in the Scandinavian Formula Ford series, which he won in 1973.

In 1976, Borgudd moved up to [[Formula 3]], racing sporadically until the end of the 1977 season. In 1978, he formed his own team and raced full-time in the Swedish and European series, in an old [[Ralt]]-[[Toyota]], which he took to the Swedish championship title in 1979,<ref name="Brown">{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Allen|title=Swedish Formula 3 1979|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/f3/sweden/1979/|website=oldracingcars.com|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref> also finishing third in the European series. Failing to move to [[Formula 2]] in 1980, he raced only in the F3 Monaco Grand Prix, where he reached third place before the bodywork became loose, forcing Borgudd to finish the race holding the body together with one hand.

In 1981, Borgudd, now 34, finally entered Formula 1 in ATS, making his debut in the [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]], where he outqualified his teammate [[Jan Lammers]]. Although there was no cash sponsorship, Borgudd placed the [[ABBA]] logo on the car's sidepods, a hopeful move to attract other investors that generated a lot of media interest. Following a run of non-qualifications, Borgudd managed to finish sixth in the [[1981 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]], scoring his first world championship point. In spite of the added morale boost, ATS proved to be an uncompetitive car, and Borgudd failed to score any more points for the rest of the season.

Borgudd's performance in 1981 was solid enough to persuade [[Ken Tyrrell]] to hire him to partner [[Michele Alboreto]] for 1982. However, Borgudd did not adapt to his new team, and was unceremoniously dumped when his sponsorship money ran out three races into the season.

From 1983 to 1985, Borgudd raced only on occasion, including his taking part in the 1984 and 1985 [[Macau Grand Prix]].

In 1985 he returned to race in F3000, which had replaced Formula 2. This championship allowed previous years Formula 1 cars, such as the Arrows A6 he drove, finishing tenth in the Vallelunga race. He entered five races that season, but the old F1 cars were not competitive compared to the purposely built F3000 cars.

Although he took part in the [[1987 24 Hours of Le Mans]], and in 1989 had an outright win in the [[Willhire 24 Hour]], a minor touring car race where he drove a [[Ford Sierra]], the Swede made his mark in [[truck racing]] the following years. In 1986 and 1987, Borgudd was champion in Divisions 2 and 3 of the [[European Truck Racing Championship]], respectively. The following years, success was more fleeting, although the Scandinavian driver managed to finish the 1992 Class B championship in third place.

A switch to the {{ill|Nordic Touring Car Championship|sv}} in 1994 saw him take the championship title. The [[Mazda]] team, run by [[Roger Dowson Engineering]] made plans to return with Borgudd to the [[British Touring Car Championship]] in 1995, but the plan was scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/130/ |title=Mazda Lantis / 323F (BH) ST004/1 |publisher=Super Touring Register |accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref>

Also in 1994, Borgudd went back to top form in the Truck Racing Cup, where the Swede barely lost the championship title to British driver [[Steve Parrish]], after a dogfight that lasted the entire season. Borgudd responded in kind in 1995, beating Parrish and [[Markus Oestreich]] by a large margin. In 1996 and 1997, Borgudd only finished in fifth and fourth, and he announced his retirement after accusing [[Mercedes-Benz]] of favoring other drivers. He made occasional returns to racing at amateur level, having settled down in [[Coventry]].

Borgudd died on 23 February 2023 at age 76.<ref>{{cite news |title=Décès de Slim Borgudd, pilote et musicien |url=https://f1i.autojournal.fr/infos/deces-de-slim-borgudd-pilote-et-musicien/ |access-date=23 February 2023 |publisher=f1i.autojournal.fr |date=23 February 2023}}</ref>

==Racing record==
===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! WDC
! Points
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1981 Formula One season|1981]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[ATS (wheels)|Team ATS]]
! nowrap| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] [[ATS D4|D4]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1981 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1981 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|13}}
|colspan=12|
!rowspan=2| 20th
!rowspan=2| 1
|-
! nowrap| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] [[ATS D5|HGS1]]
|colspan=4|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1981 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNPQ}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1981 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1981 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|
|-
| [[1982 Formula One season|1982]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 011|011]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br />{{small|10}}
| [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1982 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1982 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1982 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1982 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1982 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1982 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1982 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1982 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1982 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]
! NC
! 0
|}

===Complete British Touring Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! Overall<br />Pos
! Pts
! Class<br />Pos
|-
!| [[1990 British Touring Car Championship season|1990]]
! nowrap| [[Andy Rouse|Labatt's Team]]
! nowrap| [[Ford Sierra RS500]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">{{Tooltip|A|Class A}}</span>
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br><small>Ret‡</small>
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>ovr:2‡<br>cls:2‡</small>
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
! NC
! 0
! NC
|}

‡ Endurance driver – not eligible for points

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204040620/http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/borgudd/biography.html Slim Borgudd's biography at F1 Rejects]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100927110640/http://www.slimracing.co.uk/history.htm Profile at Slim Racing]
* {{discogs artist|Slim (51)}} as Slim
* {{discogs artist|Tommy Borgudd}} as Tommy Borgudd
* {{IMDb name|8965860}}

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