Third victory of the season for Kristoffersson in Riga

New race and new victory for Johan Kristoffersson. Very comfortable on the circuit of the Latvian capital, the championship leader quickly put together a series of fast laps, particularly in qualifying.

Easily qualified for the final after handily dominating his semi-final, Johan Kristoffersson did it again during the final race on Saturday.

Faced with a solid field, the Team Bauhaus driver quickly took control despite the good start of his compatriot Robin Larsson, who ultimately spun while trying to overtake him. This failed attempt by his rival allows him to distance himself from his opponents from the first hectometers.

Behind, Kevin Hansen and Mattias Ekström fought wheel to wheel and in this battle it was the second driver who proved the strongest. Thanks to better mastery of the famous joker trick, he managed to get ahead of him and even knock him off the podium in favor of the youngest of the Hansen family, Timmy.

Marcus Grönholm finished more than 10 seconds behind Johan Kristoffersson. Robin Larsson arrived 35 seconds late due to his collision with the winner at the start of the race.

In Riga, Johan Kristoffersson signs his third victory of the season, the 23rd of his WRX career. Enough to allow him to accentuate his advantage in the world championship. He now has 140 points, 21 more than his first pursuer Mattias Ekström. Niclas Grönholm is third with 99 units under his belt.