Pastrana / Edstrom at the 2010 New England Forest Rally.
Björn Christian Edström (born March 18, 1976, in Gävle, Sweden) is a Swedish-born American professional rallyco-driver. He started competing as a co-driver in 1997, from 2006 to 2016 alongside Travis Pastrana.
Rally America National Championship Series
2006 season
2006 was Edstrom's first year with Subaru, and his first full year with driver Travis Pastrana, with the introduction of the new Subaru Rally Team USA. Edstrom and Pastrana became 2006 Rally America National Series Champions. Christian was awarded the Grant Whitaker Cup as the top co-driver in the Rally America Series.
Results
Event
Location
Position
Sno*Drift
Atlanta, MI
2nd In-class, 2nd Overall
100 Acre Wood
Salem, MO
DNF
Oregon Trail
Portland, OR
2nd In-class, 2nd Overall
Susquehannock Trail
Wellsboro, PA
2nd In-class, 2nd Overall
Maine Forest
Rumford, ME
2nd In-class, 2nd Overall
Ojibwe Forests
Bemidji, MN
1st In-class, 1st Overall
Colorado Cog
Steamboat Springs, CO
1st In-class, 1st Overall
Lake Superior Performance Rally
Houghton, MI
3rd In-class, 3rd Overall
Wild West Rally
Olympia, WA
1st In-class, 1st Overall
2007 season
In 2007, Christian ran the full National Championship Series with Subaru Rally Team USA. He was awarded the Grant Whitaker Cup for the second time.
In 2008, Christian took a sabbatical, competing in only one rally.
Results
Event
Location
Position
Sno*Drift
Atlanta, MI
DNF
2009 season
In 2009, Christian returned to Subaru Rally Team USA and ran the full National Championship Series with Travis Pastrana. He won the Grant Whitaker Cup for the third time.
Not long after a deer caused terminal damage to Edstrom and Pastrana's Subaru in the Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, MI, Edstrom announced a sabbatical to concentrate on his career and family. Former McRae co-driver Derek Ringer teamed with Pastrana for the remainder of the season.
