av Webmaster | maj 29, 2017 | News
Johan Kristoffersson and PSRX Volkswagen World RX Team Sweden is currently dominating the FIA World Rallycross Championship. After winning the last round in Belgium, Johan finished second behind his team-mate Petter Solberg this weekend at Lydden Hill in Great Britain and with that he also takes the lead of the championship.
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden once again proved to be unbeatable at the season’s fifth round of the World RX. Last round’s winner Johan Kristoffersson showed great speed all weekend through and eventually finished second behind his team-mate Petter Solberg in the final – but also moves up to the first position in the overall championship standings.
”This result is all thanks to the team” said the Swedish rallycross superstar. ”I still can’t believe what we have achieved in just a few months – and the car keeps getting better and faster. This team never stops working and Petter and I are the ones who get to show what the team can do. It’s a real honor and a privilege. But today, just like last time in Belgium, we could give something back to the team.”
The Sweden based team’s first double victory – a victory that came right after the team’s double podium at the last round in Belgium – extends PSRX Volkwagen’s lead in the Team Championship by 70 points.
”This double victory is the perfect way to say thanks to everyone in PSRX Volkswagen Sweden for their hard work. It is also an emotional victory for the team. Rallycross is a very, very big part of my life and to get a result like this on the weekend we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this incredible sport is something that makes me and the whole team really proud” said Johan.
The FIA World Rallycross Championship continues with the Norwegian round in Hell on June 9th.
av Webmaster | maj 14, 2017 | News
The speed and the potential has been there since the first race of the season. At Circuit Jules Tacheny in Belgium, Johan Kristoffersson delivered the best possible result when he took PSRX Volkswagen World RX Sweden’s first victory.
Just like last weekend at Hockeinheim, both PSRX Volkswagen World RX cars topped the leaderboard already from start. But this time Johan Kristoffersson stayed there until the final lap on the circuit in Mettet. He did not only take his third World RX podium of the year, but also the team’s first victory.
”This is something really special. What an amazing feeling. I know that my team-mate Petter and I have been talking about this before, but we are both very pleased with the way the team cooperates with Volkswagen Motorsport and the speed we had this weekend was a proof of that. The car was perfect for me and from the very first lap, I’ve been driving with a big smile on my face” said Johan.
With his victory, Johan narrowed down the gap in the overall standings and now he is only three points from the championship lead after the fourth round.
”I’m very, very happy with how the season has begun” said Johan. ”We all know that this is a new team with new people that are working together. It couldn’t have gone any better – the teamwork is perfect and we keep getting faster and faster. The team championship is going really well for PSRX Volkswagen Sweden and Petter and I both reduced the gap to Mattias Ekström in the lead this weekend – that is fantastic!”
The FIA World Rallycross Championship continues with the fifth round at Lydden Hill in Great Britain on May 26th.
av Webmaster | maj 7, 2017 | News
Johan Kristoffersson took his second podium in a row when he finished second at Sunday’s final at World RX of Hockeinheim. He also strengthens his second place in the overall Drivers’ Championship.
Johan Kristoffersson was in a magnificent form at the third round of this year’s FIA World Rallycross Championship. He won his semi-final and in the final, he finished second with his Volkswagen Polo GTI Supercar.
“PSRX Volkswagen Sweden did an amazing job this weekend. This team is still really new – don’t forget we didn’t start until just a few months ago – but at round one the team was fourth in the final, last time we were third, this time we are second. We want to continue this progress in Belgium and hopefully finish first! My team-mate Petter had a tough one, but for me things were a bit more straightforward. The Polo GTI Supercar is showing amazing speed, but we came up against a really tough guy in the final. I have to congratulate Mattias Ekström, he drove six really strong laps in that last race” said Johan.
The result gives PSRX Volkswagen Sweden an extended lead in the Team Championship and the team looks forward to continue the season at Circuit Jules Tacheny in Belgium already on May 12th to 14th.
”The big thing for me, for Petter and the team is what we are doing in the Team Championship; 17 points clear is very, very impressive for this new team. We’re still learning, we’re still developing and we’re still getting faster – but this weekend we showed how to work as a team. I’m proud to be part of PSRX Volkswagen Sweden” said Johan.
av Webmaster | apr 24, 2017 | News
Johan Kristoffersson took PSRX Volkswagen Sweden’s first podium when he finished third in the Portugese round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.
PSRX Volkswagen World RX Team Sweden dominated the second round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Montalegre in Portugal with Johan Kristoffersson and his team-mate Petter Solberg in the lead from the first qualifying heat.
Just like at the first race of the season in Barcelona earlier this month, Johan made it to the final and was impressively fast. He and Petter were first and second in the first part of the final race in their Volkswagen Polo GTI Supercars. After a tough and thrilling battle, Johan finished third and took the newly formed team’s first podium.
”I slipped in behind Petter in the final” said Johan. ”The plan was to stay there for a while and it worked well until he suffered a puncture. It was yet another good weekend for the team but it would have been even nicer to score the win – I think we were both fast enough to make it. I missed the joker lap in Q3 and it was really frustrating and maybe it cost me the chance of a better start position in the final. But it happens. It was simply a mistake, nothing else” explained Johan.
Even though they couldn’t hold on to their lead, Johan is full of praise for the Sweden based team and the upgrades and improvements that has been made to their Polo GTI since the season opener.
”I have to say that the team has done an amazing job after Barcelona. Everybody has worked very hard, we had things that needed to be fixed with the car and it’s all starting to come together now. I’m just looking forward to the next race. Petter and I are determined to come back with this year’s first victory for PSRX Volkswagen Sweden” said Johan.
Johan is currently in second place in the drivers’ championship standings, while PSRX Volkswagen Sweden is still leading the team championship.
av Webmaster | apr 6, 2017 | News
Johan Kristoffersson is gearing up for another season in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC). This time he is back representing his family team KMS with support from Volkswagen.
Johan Kristoffersson became STCC champion in 2012 and with that, he gave Kristoffersson Motorsport (KMS) their sixth title in the championship. Last year, he competed for PWR Racing but is now back where he started. The new TCR regulations were welcomed by Volkswagen and Johan will be found behind the wheel of a Golf GTI TCR.
”This will be massively exciting. It’s really fun that we’re back driving real production cars again” said the 28-year-old.
Johan’s main focus is on the FIA World Rallycross Championship and he is not expecting to win the STCC champion title. He will miss the season premiere and the two last races in the series – still he aims for victories.
”I will go for the win at every race that I participate in. If I am on the start line, I want to finish first!”
The look of the new KMS Golf was revealed today and the team is eager to be back in the championship after a few years’ break during the TTA era.
”During that time, when we had no cars we could identify with, we moved on to rallycross. Now we are back as the only old team in the championship, at the same time as we are joined by new teams and challenges. We have a great teamwork with our partners and for us it’s also interesting with Volkswagen’s upcoming R5 rally car, which is under development, as we’re working with EVEN Management as well and they are currently focusing on rally” said team manager Tommy Kristoffersson.
The second car will be driven by STCC debutant Fredrik Blomstedt, who has successfully competed in different series abroad.
STCC 2017
6 May – Knutstorp
20 May – Alastaro
17 June – Solvalla
9 July – Falkenberg
13 August – Gelleråsen
3 September – Anderstorp
16 September – Mantorp
av Webmaster | apr 3, 2017 | News
Johan Kristoffersson and PSRX Volkswagen World RX Team Sweden showed both speed and incredible potential at the opening round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Barcelona.
The Volkswagen Polo GTI Supercar was in a class of its own at the first World RX race of the season. Johan Kristoffersson set a high pace and after winning the first qualifying heat, he managed to stay in the top three and progress to the final. He started from first place on the grid, but got away badly and eventually had to settle for sixth.
“The team has put so much work in and everything is working so well from the first race. Naturally, I was a little disappointed with the final, I really wanted a great result for the whole PSRX Volkswagen Sweden team – those guys worked so hard – but this is racing. The big thing is the pace we have from the car. It just makes me more determined to do even better for the team at the second round” said Johan.
With the season premiere completed, Johan is in fourth place in the driver’s championship standings, while PSRX tops the leaderboard in the team championship.
The next race weekend in the World RX takes place in Montalegre, Portugal, on 20 and 21 April.
av Webmaster | mar 20, 2017 | News
A sensational Swedish-Norwegian deal is in place – last year’s FIA World Rallycross Championship silver medalist Johan Kristoffersson joins Petter Solberg and Volkswagen Sweden and forms a brand new team for the 2017 season.
”I am very proud to be a part of this extremely exciting project together with Petter Solberg and Volkswagen Sweden. It’s a dream come true in every way. Together we will do everything in our power to achieve the best possible result. I will grab this ”once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity with both my hands” said a Johan Kristoffersson, who finished second in the World RX championship last year and third in 2015.
The Swede and the Norwegian will be driving two Volkswagen Polo RX Supercars that have been developed at Volkswagen Motorsport in Germany. And this is not just any car – it is the fastest competitive car that has ever competed in any FIA regulated series. With this, Johan and Petter get an amazing chance to fight together for the top spot in the championship with a monster that accelerates to 100km/h quicker than a Fomula 1 car.
Success is what Johan wants and expects out of the without a doubt most exciting cooperation so far in the World Rallycross Championship and he believes in a fantastic 2017.
”To get to do this with Petter, PSRX and Volkswagen Sweden is optimal for me. What we need to do now is to take advantage of this perfect start, get an equally great midsection and a flawless finish! We aim towards winning the team championship and obviously the driver’s championship as well. Petter already has two titles so maybe it’s time for him to help me get my own” said Johan with a smile.
The FIA World Rallycross Championship kicks off in Barcelona on March 31st. The whole team looks forward to their first start and to see how their Polo can measure up against a strong and competitive field in a very exciting championship.
av Webmaster | nov 28, 2016 | News
EVEN Management’s Swedish rallycross driver Johan Kristoffersson secured second place in the FIA World Rallycross Driver’s Championship when he finished second at the final round in Argentina (November 27).
A brilliant drive by Johanin the semi-final and final aboard his Volkswagen Polo RX, secured the experienced driver second overall in the Drivers’ Championship after a year-long battle.
He was delighted to have improved on his third place in the World RX from 2015 year by finishing second in Rosario. “After the semi-finals I knew I had to be first or second in the final to be second in the Championship. The start went well, and we managed to avoid any contact. I have to admit I was driving a little bit like a grandma, avoiding punctures and no drifting or anything, but it’s such a great feeling to be second in the race and the Championship,” said Johan. “At the beginning of the weekend it didn’t feel like we were where we wanted to be, but everyone worked really hard and we finished one place better than last season in the points. I have to say it’s very tight, for there to be only one point between second and fourth in the Championship after 12 events is just amazing. Big thanks to the team and our partners!”
Johan’s team Volkswagen RX Sweden also secured a podium in the Teams’ Championship after the great efforts by Johan and his team-mate Anton Marklund.
Team Principal Michael Schneider was delighted for the whole Volkswagen RX Sweden team that the weekend’s target had been reached. “This is really great. Johan and Anton both performed so well this weekend. The way Johan drove in both the semi-finals and final was fantastic, it’s incredible,” he said. “We had the chance to be second in the Drivers’ Championship and third in the Teams’ Championship coming here and we achieved it. I have to thank the team, sponsors, partners and team owner Jan Marklund. Everyone has worked so hard all season long and everyone deserves this.”
av Webmaster | okt 16, 2016 | News
Swedish driver Johan Kristoffersson finished sixth at the penultimate round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, held at the traditional Estering circuit in Germany. This keeps him in contention for second overall in the 2016 Drivers’ Championship.
Fifth fastest in Q1, Johan maintained consistent pace through the qualifying stages of the event to be sixth at the Intermediate Classification, collecting a good halt of Championship points, before he fought back from a slow start in semi-final two to make it into the final. The experienced driver challenged for a podium position in the early stages of the final, but a puncture on the third lap put him out of contention.
The EVEN Management athlete was pleased to make the final and aid his chances of improving on his third overall finish in World RX from last season. “It felt like we were fighting from the back a little bit this weekend. I didn’t have any luck getting good start positions in the qualifying races. I think my best position out of the first corner was third all weekend, so we had to fight hard,” said Johan. “We had great speed to make it into the semi-final and we had a good grid position. I felt we would be able to show what we could do, but then I stalled at the start. That was very annoying and I just fought hard to get into the final. We had the quickest lap of the day in the semi-final, and we were fighting for a podium in the final but I got a puncture and that was that. It’s really good we scored a lot of points and we will push hard to be fast in Argentina.”
The final round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship takes place at Rosario in Argentina (November 26 – 27).
av Webmaster | okt 2, 2016 | News
Multi-discipline motorsport star Johan Kristoffersson climbed to second overall in the FIA World Rallycross Championship classification by qualifying top at the Intermediate Classification and finishing fifth in the final at the Latvian round of World RX in Riga (October 2).
Proving the pace of the Volkswagen Polo RX Supercar in both wet and dry conditions, Kristoffersson set the fastest time in Q2 on Saturday afternoon before claiming top spot in Q3, in torrential rain. Incredibly, the Swede’s time was nearly six seconds faster than any other driver. Starting on pole position for semi-final one, Kristoffersson only just missed out on victory to nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, before finishing fifth in the final to climb to second in the World RX Drivers’ Championship table.
With two rounds of the FIA World Rallycross Championship remaining in Germany and Argentina, Kristoffersson is just 27 points shy of the championship lead, with a maximum of 60 points available from the final two rounds. “I was able do one very quick run in the dry and one in the wet this weekend, so that was good, and to be top after the qualifying races and move to P2 in the championship is great. I have to thank the whole team because now we are scoring a lot of points at every race. We just have to keep pushing, to continue to try and fight for this championship,” said the EVEN Management athlete. “We missed a bit of pace in the semi-final and final, so it has not been an easy day for sure. We have made a lot of progress in the last few events and I’m looking forward to Germany in two weeks.”
Team Principal Michael Schneider is pleased with the progress made in both wet and dry conditions, and says the team will do all it can to help Kristoffersson fight for the World RX Drivers’ Championship title. “Johan had a very good weekend. To be top qualifier takes a huge effort from the team and driver, and it proves again that we have the pace to run at the front,” said Schneider. “It’s great that Johan has climbed to second in the championship, we will work hard to do everything we can to finish in the best possible place after the last round in Argentina. Nothing is over until after the final round.”
The next round of World RX takes place in two weeks’ time at the Estering in Germany (October 15 – 16).
