LINNEMANN PLOTS EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CAMPAIGN FOR 2022
Multiple European Rallycross Championship race-winner Ulrik Linnemann will return to the series this year in the RX1 (Supercar) category with a Ford Fiesta.
The Danish driver made a name for himself as a frontrunner for almost a decade in the Super1600 (now RX3) division. He made his debut in 2008 and scored his first podium in 2010.
He placed runner-up in the front-wheel-drive series on three occasions up until 2017.
Linnemann graduated to Supercar for the following year and has achieved final starts in the European series, along with podiums and wins in RallyX Nordic. Having not contested a full Euro RX campaign since 2018, Linnemann is embarking on a challenge to finish in the top five this season.
The 33-year-old explained: “It’s always been my dream and my plan to return to Euro RX – ever since I stepped away, I’ve been missing it.
“My heart has always been in the European Championship. For me, it’s the best racing, the highest calibre of competition and quite simply, just the right place to be. We’ve been there-or-thereabouts so many times, and I’ve raced against some of the top rallycross drivers around, which has unquestionably helped to develop my experience and racecraft.
“The Fiesta probably isn’t right at the top level, but I don’t think we will be too far away. The car showed some decent pace last year, and we’ve made some more changes over the winter to refine it a bit further.
“We have some testing planned ahead of the season start, too, so I’m hopeful we’ll be in reasonable shape come the first round in Hungary.”