Johan Kristoffersson

Johan Kristoffersson

Kristoffersson at Lydden Circuit, May 2015
Nationality Sweden Swedish
Born (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988
Related to Tommy Kristoffersson (father)
FIA World Rallycross Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team Volkswagen Team Sweden
Car no. 3
Starts 18
Wins 1
Best finish 15th in 2014
Previous series
2011
201112
2011–12
20092010
2008
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
STCC
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
STCC (Sweden)
JTCC (Sweden)
Championship titles
2012
2012
2012-2013
STCC
Superstars Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia

Johan Kristoffersson, born 6 December 1988, is a Swedish racecar driver. He is the son of former racing driver and KMS team owner Tommy Kristoffersson. He won the Superstars Series championship in 2012, the same year in which he claimed the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia titles.

Racing career

Kristoffersson competed for his father's team in Junior Touring Car Championship in 2008. He finished fourth in the championship, after winning two races during the season, in a Volkswagen. Kristoffersson Motorsport competed also in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, which he had to move up to the year 2009. He did not take any points in the main series, but finished second behind Viktor Hallrup in the Semcon Cup, a private preparatory cup. During the 2010 season Kristoffersson drove not in the entire season, but drove for Team Biogas.se for three race weekends.

Kristoffersson's breakthrough came in the 2011 season. It was to the races on the Falkenbergs Motorbana that he got to drive a third car for Team Biogas.se in Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He was high up there, but had to retire both races. He then picked three fourth places in the four subsequent races, before he took a third place in the second race on the Ring Knutstorp. He then took another third place at Mantorp Park and finished the season in tenth place overall, despite the fact that he only drove just over half the season. In 2011 drove Kristoffersson also the season in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, where he fought for the title with Robin Rudholm. During the very last race weekend, he had a good chance at the title, but lost it after receiving a penalty for a false start in the first race. Kristofferson won the second race, but still could not win the championship, then Rudholm finished second and had too big a lead in the overall driver's championship.

During the 2012 season, Kristoffersson as compete in the Italian-based Touring Car Championship, Superstars Series, for Kristoffersson Motorsport under the name Audi Sport KMS.[1] He took 5 titles in a single year – winning Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, STCC and Superstars Series in all 3 categories(Italian, International and Rookie).

Kristoffersson joined the Petri Corse team for the 2013 Superstars Series season where he drove a Porsche Panamera.[2]

Also in 2013, the Swede drove a family-run Volkswagen Scirocco at a European Rallycross Championship round. In 2014 he raced part-time at the FIA World Rallycross Championship with a Kristofferson Volkswagen Polo, finishing third at Belgium. In 2015, he won at Portugal and claimed podiums at UK, Spain, Turkey and Italy, finishing third in the standings. In 2016, Kristofferon and Marklund merged their Volkswagen factory teams, with Johan driving a Polo.

Racing record

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2009 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 MAN
1

10
MAN
2

12
KAR
1

12
KAR
2

13
GÖT
1

Ret
GÖT
2

DNS
KNU
1

14
KNU
2

15
FAL
1

10
FAL
2

10
KAR
1

11
KAR
2

11
VAL
1

Ret
VAL
2

16
KNU
1

Ret
KNU
2

10
MAN
1

12
MAN
2

10
18th 0
2010 Team Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco JYL
1
JYL
2
KNU
1
KNU
2
KAR
1
KAR
2
GÖT
1
GÖT
2
FAL
1
FAL
2
KAR
1
KAR
2
JYL
1

15
JYL
2

15
KNU
1

10
KNU
2

13
MAN
1

15
MAN
2

11
15th 3

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2011 Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco JYL
1
JYL
2
KNU
1
KNU
2
MAN
1
MAN
2
GÖT
1
GÖT
2
FAL
1

Ret
FAL
2

Ret
KAR
1

4
KAR
2

7
JYL
1

4
JYL
2

4
KNU
1

5
KNU
2

3
MAN
1

3
MAN
2

9
10th 84
2012 Volkswagen Team Biogas Volkswagen Scirocco MAN
1

1
MAN
2

1
KNU
1

2
KNU
2

3
STU
1

6
STU
2

2
MAN
1

1
MAN
2

4
ÖST
1

2
ÖST
2

6
JYL
1

3
JYL
2

3
KNU
1

4
KNU
2

Ret
SOL
1

1
SOL
2

1
1st 264

Complete International Superstars Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2012 Audi Sport KMS Audi RS5 MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

Ret
IMO
1

1
IMO
2

1
DON
1

2
DON
2

2
MUG
1

4
MUG
2

7
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

Ret
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

Ret
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

1
PER
1

5
PER
2

Ret
1st 185
2013 Petri Corse Porsche Panamera S MNZ
1

DNS
MNZ
2

DNS
BRN
1

BRN
2

SVK
1

SVK
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

ALG
1

ALG
2

DON
1

DON
2

IMO
1

IMO
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

NC 0

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Supercar

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Position Points
2013 Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Scirocco GBR POR FRA NOR SWE
10
BEL NED AUT POL 28th 11
2014 Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Polo R GBR
NOR
BEL
DSQ
GER
3
ITA
1
8th 30

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

Supercar

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Position Points
2014 Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Polo R POR
GBR
NOR
FIN
SWE
20
BEL
3
CAN
FRA
GER
8
ITA
5
TUR
ARG
15th 33
2015 Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo R POR
1
HOC
8
BEL
7
GBR
3
GER
4
SWE
7
CAN
11
NOR
10
FRA
4
BAR
2
TUR
3
ITA
2
ARG
13
3rd 234
2016 Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo R POR
6
HOC
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
CAN
FRA
BAR
LAT
GER
ARG
3rd* 21*

* Season in progress.

References

  1. "Three Audi RS5s for Morbidelli, Kristofferson and Schöffler". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 21 February 2012.
  2. "Johan Kristoffersson joins Petri Corse to drive Porsche Panamera". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Rickard Rydell
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
Champion

2012
Succeeded by
Thed Björk
(STCC – Racing Elite League)
Preceded by
Andrea Bertolini (International)
International & Italiano Superstars Series
Champion

2012
Succeeded by
Gianni Morbidelli
Preceded by
Robin Rudholm
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Champion

2012-2013
Succeeded by
Oscar Palm
Preceded by
Oscar Palm
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Champion

2015
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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