Tommy Kristoffersson
Tommy Kristoffersson (born 1 May 1959 in Arvika) is a Swedish race car driver. In the beginning of his career he competed in rallycross for Audi before starting a team in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) in 1998 running Audi A4 Quattros with himself as one of the drivers. Tommy Kristoffersson has competed for his team in every season since 1998, finishing 4th overall in 1998 and 2001. He retired from the STCC before the start of the 2009 season. Kristoffersson Motorsport was struggling in the championship three years after Audi pulled out from backing his team.[1]
As of 2015 he is the team principal of Volkswagen Team Sweden, taking part in the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[2][3]
Racing record
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
Division 2*
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi Quattro | SPA |
AUT |
SWE NC |
FIN 14 |
IRE |
FRA |
BEL |
NED |
NOR |
GBR |
GER |
51st | 3 | |
| 1990 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi Quattro | AUT |
SWE 10 |
FIN 4 |
IRE 9 |
FRA |
BEL 6 |
NED 8 |
NOR 13 |
GER 7 |
GBR |
9th | 62 | ||
| 1991 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi Quattro | POR 7 |
AUT 7 |
FIN 3 |
FRA 3 |
IRE 4 |
SWE (7) |
BEL 5 |
NED (16) |
NOR 3 |
GBR 8 |
GER (7) |
4th | 90 | |
| 1992 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi Quattro | GBR |
AUT |
POR |
FIN 2 |
SWE 4 |
FRA |
IRE |
BEL 3 |
NED 1 |
NOR 9 |
GER 3 |
6th | 88 | |
| 1993 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi S2 Coupé | AUT (5) |
POR 3 |
FRA 2 |
IRE 2 |
SWE 2 |
FIN 1 |
BEL (4) |
NED (11) |
NOR 4 |
GER 4 |
3rd | 112 | ||
| 1994 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi S2 Coupé | AUT 3 |
POR (10) |
FRA 6 |
IRE (NC) |
GBR |
SWE 3 |
FIN 5 |
BEL (9) |
NED 4 |
NOR 4 |
GER 3 |
5th | 94 | |
| 1995 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi S2 Coupé | AUT 4 |
POR (NC) |
FRA (NC) |
SWE 4 |
IRE 10 |
GBR 6 |
BEL 5 |
NED (NC) |
NOR 6 |
FIN 2 |
CZE (NC) |
GER 4 |
6th | 97 |
| 1996 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi S2 Coupé | AUT 5 |
POR 3 |
FRA (11) |
SWE (8) |
IRE (8) |
GBR 7 |
BEL 6 |
NED 6 |
NOR 6 |
CZE 7 |
GER (8) |
8th | 80 | |
* Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997.
Division 1
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi S2 Coupé | AUT 6 |
FRA |
POR |
GBR |
SWE 7 |
FIN 4 |
BEL 4 |
NOR 10 |
CZE 11 |
GER 4 |
7th | 73 |
| 1998 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Audi S2 Coupé | AUT |
POR |
FRA |
SWE 1 |
GBR |
FIN |
BEL |
NOR |
GER |
CZE |
13th | 20 |
Personal life
He is the father of rallycross and touring car driver Johan Kristoffersson.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3084 Tommy Kristoffersson confirms retirement.
- ↑ "Volkswagen Sweden presents two World Championship teams". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- 1 2 Andersson, Anna (26 April 2015). "Svensk VM-succé" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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