Eje Elgh

Eje Elgh (born 15 June 1953) is a Swedish former racing driver and television commentator. In the 1970s, Elgh was regarded in Sweden as a great talent, and potentially as a successor to the deceased Gunnar Nilsson and Ronnie Peterson.

After his first years in Formula Super Vee (picture above), and managed by former racing driver Torsten Palm, Eje Elgh raced in the 1977 British Formula 3 championship, where a lot of talented drivers tried to make an impression.

In 1978, the Swede stepped up to Formula 2, with the Fred Opert Racing team and his light-blue Chevron cars. It was a good season for the rookie, with a fine second place finish, behind future champion Bruno Giacomelli, at Rouen.

In 1979, Elgh moved to the Tiga racing team, winning his first F2 race at Enna-Pergusa. However, his best year in Formula 2 was the 1981 season, where he won in Vallelunga and finished second at Thruxton and on the Nürburgring, and third at Spa in a Maurer.

Despite these successes and a test drive for McLaren, he was not able to move up to Formula One, so he moved to Japan where he successfully drove in the Japanese Formula 2 and Formula 3000 championships and in the Japanese Endurance and Sports-Prototype Championships.

In recent years, he has closely followed the career of fellow Swede Marcus Ericsson, advising him all through his Formula One journey, between 2014 and 2018 (picture below).