Victory record for Kristoffersson in Riga

Another exemplary weekend from Johan Kristoffersson in Riga. The PSRX driver who won in the final ahead of Mattias Ekström and Sébastien Loeb is fast approaching a second title by signing a record of victories with an 8th success this year.

Published on 16/09/2018 à 15:30

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Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen) further disgusted the competition by winning the final in Riga (Latvia) as he did last year. The leader of the Championship scored his 6th consecutive victory in Riga (Latvia), his 8th of the season in 9 rounds and thus improves the record of success in a season in World RX while there are still 3 events remaining on the calendar!

As usual, the reigning world champion remained untouchable throughout the weekend, leaving only Q3 to the drivers Peugeot Timmy Hansen and Sébastien Loeb. Le Suédois a ensuite déroulé en dominant sa demi-finale avant de s’imposer dans la dernière course avec plus de 2 secondes d’avance sur Mattias Ekström (Audi), tandis que Sébastien Loeb s’est offert son 6e podium de l’année. Niclas Grönholm (Hyundai) et les Peugeot de Timmy et Kevin Hansen ont complété le classement de la dernière course après un beau tir groupé des 208 WRX en demi-finale.

The surprise came from the elimination of Petter Solberg (Volkswagen) and Andreas Bakkerud (Audi) in the semi-final. The three-time world champion failed in 5th place behind Guerlain Chicherit (Renault) after finishing in the wall at the start following contact with the GCK boss-driver, while the EKS driver narrowly missed qualifying for the final by finishing ahead of Liam Doran (Renault) and Nico Müller (Audi).