KRISOFFERSSON KICKS OFF HIS SEASON WITH A NORDIC RALLYX WINNING DOUBLE
Rallycross dominator profits from woe for his rivals to open his 2022 account in victorious style
Four-time World Rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson claimed a brace of victories in the opening double-header of the Nordic-based RallyX season at Holjes in Sweden as he and his Kristoffersson Motorsport team prepare for World RX 2022.
But, while the KMS outfit will run a trio of electric cars in the top-flight campaign, it reverted to a pair of internal combustion engine Volkswagen Polo Supercars at Holjes. The outing was designed to prepare both its lead driver and the team for the forthcoming campaign.
The World RX contest kicks off at the same venue at the beginning of July.
Kristoffersson started second on the grid in the round one final, but moved into the lead in the opening corners. He lost the advantage after taking his joker lap as he was outpaced by Anton Marklund, but when the SET Promotion driver suffered from broken steering, landing from the circuit’s jump in the final lap, Kristoffersson snuck through on the inside to win.
Round two on Sunday was more clear cut, Kristoffersson starting on pole and leading the final throughout to beat fellow World RX champion Mattias Ekstrom, who made a late entry to the event.
The pair were joined on the podium by Kristoffersson’s 2021 World RX team-mate Enzo Ide, who continues to drive for the EKS team this year.
“I’m very proud of the whole team, they did such a good job all weekend,” said Kristoffersson. “We did not really have the car where we wanted it at the beginning of the day on Sunday, but after a lot of changes it became more to my liking. In the final I had a very good start and it went perfectly.”
Nils Andersson and Gustav Bergstrom made their Supercar debuts in KMS’s second car, each in one of the two rounds.