05.09.2003  LAST MINUTE CHANGE AS MATTIAS ANDERSSON JOINS BIGAZZI FOR ANDERSTORP
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In a last minute move, Mattias Andersson signed to drive a Scuderia Bigazzi Alfa Romeo 156GTA in the FIA European Touring Car Championship meeting that will take place this weekend in Anderstorp. Andersson will join the team’s regular driver Alessandro Balzan at the wheel of the car that was driven by Frenchman Eric Cayrolle until the previous round in Spa. 

30-year old from Linköping, Andersson is the fifth Swedish driver taking part in the FIA ETCC meeting in Anderstorp, alongside Rickard Rydell (ART Engineering Volvo S60), Tomas Engström (PRO Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R) and the duo Johan Stureson-Niklas Karlsson (Podium SEAT Sport Sweden SEAT Toledo Cupra). After he obtained excellent results in his single seater years, Andersson switched to covered wheels in 1999. 

He finally joined the Swedish Touring Car Championship in 2001, racing in a former BTCC Vauxhall Vectra to be classified 7th in the Drivers championship. Works driver for Opel Sweden in 2002, he finished the championship in 9th position. During the current season he’s driving a BMW 320i from last year’s ETCC, for the BMW Dealer Team. His best result so far was a 2nd place in Falkenberg. 
 
Eric Cayrolle in the Scuderia Bigazzi Alfa Romeo 156GTA. His place is being taken at Anderstorp by Mattias Andersson