Audi MediaInfo Communications Motorsport Virginia Brusch Tel: +49 841 89-41753 E-mail: virginia.brusch@audi.de www.audi -mediacenter.com/en Audi and EKS: points instead of podium • Mattias Ekström takes fourth place in Norway • Rallycross World Champion remains second in overall standings • Ekström: “Mistake at the start cost us the podium finish” Hell, June 11, 2017 – Mattias Ekström took fourth place at the sixth round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship 2017 in Hell. In his tenth World Championship finale in a row, the defending rallycross World Champion missed yet another podium finish by 0.4 seconds. In the overall standings, the Swede still holds second behind compatriot Johan Kristoffersson. In the teams’ classification EKS is third at the half-way stage of the season. Ekström made a flying start around the rollercoaster track in Norway. Despite torrential rain, the Swede coped the best with the slippery track at the wheel of his Audi S1 EKS RX quattro, and led the overall classification after the first day. “I was a little surprised that we were so fast in the wet, but that was quattro weather,” joked Ekström after the final. “In the dry conditions on Sunday, we struggled again to match the pace of the competition. In the final we lost crucial ground right at the start. This was our own mistake and this ultimately cost us the podium finish.” Although Ekström leaves Norway without a trophy, he still scored 23 important points for the overall standings. After six of twelve rounds, the World Champion is eight points behind the leading VW driver Johan Kristoffersson.
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• presse • news • prensa • tisk • imprensa • prasa • stampa • pers • 50 ans de Volkswagen Motorsport 13 septembre 2016 V16/29F Une exposition spéciale interactive célébrant les 50 ans de Volkswagen Motorsport a officiellement ouvert ses portes à Berlin au DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum, au croisement des rues Friedrichstrasse 84 / Unter den Linden. L’accent est mis sur la présentation de véhicules uniques dont la Golf à double moteur conçue pour l’iconique course de côte du Pikes Peak, le Race Touareg 3 que Gottschalk et Nasser Al-Attiyah (Q) ont mené à la victoire au Dakar 2011 et l’actuelle Polo R WRC victorieuse en Championnat du Monde des Rallyes. Cette exposition interactive se déroulera jusqu’au 30 octobre. Pour plus d’informations, visitez le site: http://www.drive-volkswagen-group.com/en/. Ci-après, vous trouverez le dossier complet sur les 50 ans de Volkswagen Motorsport en anglais. s.a. D’Ieteren n.v. Press relations Contact Maliestraat 50, Rue du Mail T. : 02/536.50.72 1050 Brussel/Bruxelles jean-marc.ponteville@dieteren.be BTW/TVA BE0403.448.140 www.volkswagen-press.be RPR Brussel / RPM Bruxelles Motorsport Information Information Package 50 Years of Volkswagen Motorsport Contents 02 Contents Gallery 03 Introduction 08 Time Bar Interview Jost Capito 13 Background Formula Vee and 21 Formula 3 Background One-Make Cup 28 Background 33 Endurance Races Background Dakar Rally 39 Background 45 WRC Background Rallycross 51 History 57 Facts and Figures Volkswagen Motorsport For Media 60 Gallery 03 Formula Vee “Born in the USA” – and
MARSHALS’ The newsletter of the South East Region of the British Motorsport P OST Marshals Club SUMMER 2021 SPRING 2020 Chairman’s Thoughts Hello and welcome to the Summer. Yep, it’s official our banner above says summer so there is no excuse. With the ever-changing landscape that is covid I’m a bit cautious about the content of this introduction but hopefully we are heading in the right direction and with the return of ‘trainees’ (perhaps soon a grading name consigned to history…) and ‘taster days’ it’s beginning to feel a little more normal. On that point, taster days are an important tool for our recruitment teams and feedback from some attendees at the recent Brands Hatch Speedfest meeting (the first for a long while…) was highly positive, as can be seen from the following comments: “I thoroughly enjoyed the day and the contribution from the post crew were invaluable to making the day enjoyable and learning about the different roles / responsibilities. I’d definitely like to volunteer for more events and will join the BMMC”… “Great day! Give me more! Guys were great! Good fun, yes, give me some more! Good instructions and guidance”… “Thank you so much for yesterday, I haven't stopped smiling since getting home. Everyone on post 6 were just absolutely amazing! I can't fault anything! I learnt so much and was so happy to get involved with as much as I could! I really enjoyed flagging too!! Had the best day ever!” I must also start though with some thanks.
Audi MediaInfo Motorsport Communications Virginia Brusch Phone: +49 841 89-41753 E-mail: virginia.brusch@audi.de www.audi -mediacenter.com/en Audi driver Ekström on podium after pouring rain • FIA World Rallycross Champion Mattias Ekström finishes third in Lohéac • Audi DTM driver Nico Müller celebrates impressive rallycross debut Lohéac/Neuburg, September 3, 2017 – Mattias Ekström is back on the road to success in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. At the ninth round in Lohéac, the reigning World Champion finished third – the first podium result since his victory in Hockenheim last May. In front of 75,000 spectators, the Swede was only beaten in the final by his countryman Johan Kristoffersson and the French local matador Sébastien Loeb. In the overall standings, Ekström is third behind Kristoffersson and his team mate Petter Solberg – also like EKS in the team classification. Following heavy rain, the final race in Brittany became a mud festival featuring many overtaking moves. “Saturday sun and Sunday rather more swimming and sliding, a varied weekend,” confirmed Ekström. “I’m actually quite satisfied with my third place, but I’m a little annoyed because we weren’t so far from the front. In the dry and in the rain we were just missing a tiny bit, but we can certainly build on the performance.” In Lohéac, Ekström’s team mates Reinis Nitišs and Toomas Heikkinen once again made the semi- final races for the twelve fastest drivers, but drew the short straw at this stage. “After contact with Andreas Bakkerud my wipers stopped working, from there on I was running blind,” summarized Nitišs and added: “I’m disappointed with the result because it doesn’t show our real performance.” Heikkinen missed the final after a collision with Ken Block.
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Beat: Sports FIA WORLD RALLY CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP 2015-HOCKENHEIM PETTER SOLBERG WINS INAUGURAL RACE Hockenheim, 03.05.2015, 18:00 Time USPA NEWS - Norway´s Petter Solberg leads round two of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy at the end of four action-packed heats on the new purpose-built RX track at Hockenheim, Germany. Ford Olsbergs MSE driver Reinis Nitiss is second and Britain´s Liam Doran third inhis SDRX Citroen DS3. Doran was leading the World RX crews overnight after his heat two win but his team-mate Solberg clawed to the top of the Intermediate Classification by winning heats three and four. Round one winner Johan Kristoffersson iscurrently fourth despite losing time with two punctures in heat two and an impact with Team Peugeot-Hansen´s Davy Jeanney in today´s closing race. “It´s been a fantastic day for us with two heat wins, a track record and 16 World Championship points,“ grinned Solberg, who put on a fantastic show for the thousands of fans who watched the thrilling RX action at the famed Sachs Arena inside the F1 venue. “It didn´t get off to the best start for us yesterday but then everything has been getting better and better. I think we put on a good show for the DTM fans too, they love the rallycross action and have been saying how exciting the racing is!“ Wildcard entrant Tanner Foust is currently fifth after the American Top Gear presenter set two top five heat times, while Team Peugeot- Hansen´s Davy Jeanney is sixth in the Peugeot 208 WRX Supercar.
Audi MediaInfo Communications Motorsport Virginia Brusch Tel: +49 841 89-41753 E-mail: virginia.brusch@audi.de www.audi -mediacenter.com/en No happy end for Audi and EKS in Canada • Toomas Heikkinen takes fifth place in the Rallycross World Championship • World Champion Ekström retains third place in the overall standings • Ekström: “A good weekend until the semi-final” Trois-Rivières/Neuburg, August 6, 2017 – Toomas Heikkinen continued his streak in the eighth round of FIA World Rallycross Championship in Trois-Rivières by reaching the final in Canada for the fourth time in succession – a record. Any hopes of a podium finish were however destroyed by a slow puncture. The Finn was fifth in the end. Mattias Ekström was forced to retire in the semi-final with clutch problems. In the overall standings, the reigning Rallycross World Champion still holds third – as does EKS in the teams’ classification. In the only overseas race, torrential rain transformed the street circuit into a lake and quagmire on Saturday. Toomas Heikkinen and Mattias Ekström defied the adverse conditions to hold second and fourth place respectively after the first day. “Saturday was a good start, even if we didn’t have the paces of the two Polos of Johan Kristoffersson and Petter Solberg,” said Ekström. “Things also started very well on Sunday in the dry.” The Swede had qualified third for the final races for the best twelve drivers, and started from the front row. A problem with the clutch initially dropped him back, before he had to park his Audi S1 EKS RX quattro on the penultimate lap without drive.
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VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Media Information 2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive Herndon, Virginia 20171 www.media.vw.com @VWNews FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mark Gillies 703-364-7104 Mark.Gillies@vw.com ANOTHER 1-2 FINISH FOR VOLKSWAGEN ANDRETTI RALLYCROSS CLINCHES 2017 RED BULL GLOBAL RALLYCROSS DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP Tanner Foust had a perfect weekend in Los Angeles, while Scott Speed stayed near the front to win the Driver’s Championship, besting his teammate by just 19 points. Herndon, VA — Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross teammates Scott Speed and Tanner Foust battled each other all weekend for the top spot on the track and in the championship at the Port of Los Angeles. While Foust took the win at his home track, Speed secured the Driver’s Championship following a second-place finish in the Final. Speed, driver of the No. 41 Oberto Circle K Beetle GRC, drove smart all weekend. After qualifying second on Friday, Speed battled to second- and third-place finishes in early Heat races on Saturday, but won his Semifinal, putting him into a good starting position for the Final. Speed was shuffled to fourth in early laps of the Final, but fought his way back to a second-place finish, safely clinching the Driver’s Championship. “The whole week leading up to the race I was constantly thinking of the what-ifs, all the problems that could happen going in with a solid lead,” said Scott Speed. “My hat is off to everyone—I have the best team out here. I’m so lucky to have them and we have great partners in Volkswagen, Circle K, Oberto, Expedite Home Loans and Rockstar.
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship Round 10 - Rallycross of Latvia Riga, 30 Sept. - 02 Oct. 2016 No Driver Nat. Competitor Nat. Car 1 Petter SOLBERG NOR Petter Solberg World RX Team SWE Citröen DS3 3 Johan KRISTOFFERSSON SWE Volkswagen RX Sweden SWE Volkswagen Polo 4 Robin LARSSON SWE Robin Larsson SWE Audi A1 5 Mattias EKSTRÖM SWE EKS SWE Audi S1 6 Janis BAUMANIS LVA World RX Team Austria AUT Ford Fiesta 7 Timur TIMERZYANOV RUS World RX Team Austria AUT Ford Fiesta 9 Sébastien LOEB FRA Team Peugeot-Hansen SWE Peugeot 208 10 Janno LIGUR EST Reinsalu Sport EST Ford Fiesta 13 Andreas BAKKERUD NOR Hoonigan Racing Division USA Ford Focus RS 15 Reinis NITISS LVA REINISNITISS.COM LVA Ford Fiesta 17 Davy JEANNEY FRA Peugeot-Hansen Academy SWE Peugeot 208 21 Timmy HANSEN SWE Team Peugeot-Hansen SWE Peugeot 208 25 Gianluigi GALLI ITA Gianluigi Galli ITA Kia Rio 33 Liam DORAN GBR JRM World Rallycross Team GBR BMW Mini 37 Guy WILKS GBR JRM World Rallycross Team GBR BMW Mini 43 Ken BLOCK USA Hoonigan Racing Division USA Ford Focus RS 44 Timo SCHEIDER DEU ALL-INKL.COM Muennich Motorsport DEU Seat Ibiza 57 Toomas HEIKKINEN FIN EKS SWE Audi S1 65 Guerlain CHICHERIT FRA JRM World Rallycross Team GBR BMW Mini 68 Niclas GRÖNHOLM FIN OlsbergsMSE SWE Ford Fiesta ST 77 René MÜNNICH DEU ALL-INKL.COM Muennich Motorsport DEU Seat Ibiza 88 Nerijus NAUJOKAITIS LTU Motorsport LT LTU 92 Anton MARKLUND SWE Volkswagen RX Sweden SWE Volkswagen Polo 96 Kevin ERIKSSON SWE OlsbergsMSE SWE Ford Fiesta ST Competition numbers in blue = Drivers nominated by Teams for the FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams Published by the FIA, on 14.09.2016.
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship Round 8 - World RX of France Lohéac, 30 August - 02 September 2018 No. Driver Nat. Competitor Nat. Car 1 Johan KRISTOFFERSSON SWE PSRX Volkswagen Sweden SWE Volkswagen Polo R 2 Oliver O'DONOVAN IRL Oliver O'Donovan IRL Ford Fiesta 4 Robin LARSSON SWE Olsbergs MSE SWE Ford Fiesta 5 Mattias EKSTRÖM SWE EKS Audi Sport SWE Audi S1 6 Janis BAUMANIS LVA Team Stard AUT Ford Fiesta 7 Timur TIMERZYANOV RUS GRX Taneco Team FIN Hyundai i20 9 Sébastien LOEB FRA Team Peugeot Total FRA Peugeot 208 11 Petter SOLBERG NOR PSRX Volkswagen Sweden NOR Volkswagen Polo R 13 Andreas BAKKERUD NOR EKS Audi Sport SWE Audi S1 17 Davy JEANNEY FRA Davy Jeanney FRA Peugeot 208 21 Timmy HANSEN SWE Team Peugeot Total SWE Peugeot 208 24 Tommy RUSTAD NOR Marklund - HTB Racing NOR Volkswagen Polo 29 Emmanuel ANNE FRA Emmanuel Anne FRA Peugeot 208 36 Guerlain CHICHERIT FRA GC Kompetition FRA Renault Mégane RS 42 Oliver BENNETT GBR Oliver Bennett GBR BMW Mini Cooper 44 Timo SCHEIDER DEU ALL-INKL.COM Muennich Motorsport DEU Seat Ibiza 57 Toomas HEIKKINEN FIN MJP Racing Team Austria AUT Ford Fiesta 62 Gaëtan SERAZIN FRA Gaëtan Sérazin FRA Peugeot 208 66 Grégoire DEMOUSTIER BEL Sébastien Loeb Racing FRA Peugeot 208 68 Niclas GRÖNHOLM FIN GRX Taneco Team FIN Hyundai i20 71 Kevin HANSEN SWE Team Peugeot Total FRA Peugeot 208 74 Jérôme GROSSET-JANIN FRA GC Kompetition FRA Renault Mégane RS 84 Hervé "KNAPICK" LEMONNIER FRA Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier FRA Citroën DS3 96 Kevin ERIKSSON SWE Olsbergs MSE SWE Ford Fiesta 177 Andrew JORDAN GBR MJP Racing Team Austria AUT Ford Fiesta Published by the FIA, on 08.08.2018 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship Round 8 - World RX of France Lohéac, 30 August - 02 September 2018 RESERVE LIST No.
world • monde • welt • värld JUNIOR RALLYCROSS GETS DOUBLE BOOST Rallycross LOOK AT IRISH APPROVAL #28 – April 2006 AND BRITISH BACKER McRae wants to race a Supercar New TV deal puts BRC next to WRC Doran squeezes Hansen unveils C4 in a stock and says ‘sorry’ to his rivals car run world • monde • welt • värld 3 4 Briefing – BRC promises much in 2006 BRC gets TV slot Rallycross Hansen shows new C4 in Stockholm show alongside WRC Ha ha Hansen Kenneth Hansen may not always be the Stockholm at the end of March. Help from most exciting bloke on the planet – specially Citroën Sport will surely have reduced the build compared to, let’s say, Guttorm Lindefjell! – but time of the new car, but 12 weeks start-to- he revealed his sense of humour in a pre-season finish is still some kind of achievement. And 5 6 press release that started by apologising for the it sets KHM ahead of all its rivals, not one of fact that he was going to disappoint those rivals whom has yet turned a wheel in an ’06 car. Alister McRae samples Supercar and wants to Kevin Procter swaps who were hoping he’d retire! Hansen has approximately a month in which Beneath this opening dig at those who’d be to test his new car, but he may not need it. He’s race in Rallycross Lotus for Puma Supercar happy to win in the absence of the man who not always a big one for predicting that the car has made this sport his own, Hansen claimed will be great, or otherwise, so when he openly the winter had been ‘too short’.
Petter Solberg Logra El Triunfo En La Prueba Inaugural Del Worldrx
Petter Solberg logra el triunfo en la prueba inaugural del WorldRX • Solberg empieza la defensa del título con una victoria en Portugal. • Gran inicio de Sébastien Loeb en su primera carrera del WorldRX con el Team Peugeot-Hansen. Barcelona, 18 abril 2016. Por tercer año consecutivo Portugal inaugura el Campeonato del Mundo FIA de Rallycross. Los días 16 y 17 de abril los Supercars de 600CV de potencia que alcanzan los 0-100km/h en 1,9 segundos volverán a rugir en el circuito de Montalegre. El doble campeón del Campeonato del Mundo FIA de Rallycross Petter Solberg ha empezado la 3a edición del WorldRX de la mejor manera posible: con un triunfo en la ronda inaugural de Montalegre, Portugal. El noruego ha comenzado la defensa del título por todo lo alto en el Bompiso Rallycross of Portugal. Tras una primera jornada de clasificación con algunas complicaciones a causa de la intensa lluvia, supo sobreponerse a las adversidades y el domingo realizó un día redondo. Consiguió la victoria en su semifinal sin ningún tipo de problema y en la final ofreció un gran espectáculo. Para muchos la sorpresa fue que Robin Larsson y Topi Heikkinen subieran al podio. Larsson, con su Audi A1 Supercar privado realizó un pilotaje sensacional y suma así su tercer podio de su carrera en el WorldRX. Topi Heikkinen ha iniciado su aventura con el equipo EKS RX de forma fabulosa. Su Audi S1 EKS RX quattro ha funcionado a la perfección y la combinación con su gran estilo y dominio han permitido que sumara su tercer podio en el campeonato.