Kenneth Hansen (rallycross)

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Kenneth Hansen
Kenneth Hansen 2009-05-03 002.jpg
Kenneth Hansen in 2009
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
Born (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960 (age 63)
Götene, Sweden
Related to Kevin Hansen (son)
Timmy Hansen (son)
FIA ERX Supercar Championship
Years active 2011
Former teams Hansen Motorsport
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums2
Best finish15th in 2011
FIA ERX Division 1 (1997–2010) Championship
Years active 1997–2010
Former teams Hansen Motorsport
Starts140
Championships8 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008)
Wins41
Podiums95
FIA ERX Division 2 (1982–1996) Championship
Years active 1993–1996
Former teams Hansen Motorsport
Starts44
Championships2 (1994, 1996)
Wins16
Podiums35
FIA ERX Division 1 (1982–1996) Championship
Years active 1987–1992
Former teams Hansen Motorsport
Starts63
Championships4 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
Wins16
Podiums38
Previous series
National Swedish Karting series
Swedish Rallycross Championship

Svend Kenneth Hansen (born 29 September 1960) is a Swedish rallycross driver. His late father, Svend Hansen, can be regarded as the inventor of the so-called Joker Lap for rallycross. Hansen has been part of the European rallycross elite since the late 1980s and has won an FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers title no less than 14 times up until the year 2008. He holds most of the records for rallycross, including the amount (249) of attended European rounds.

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Racing career

Hansen began his racing career with karting in 1976 and via folkrace and rallying made his way to national rallycross in 1983. After a few years successful national racing, crowned by his first Swedish Rallycross Championship in 1986 when he drove a Volvo Amazon, he entered international rallycross in 1987 with an ex-Lars Nyström Volvo 240 Turbo. [1] After changing to a 500+bhp Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth in 1989 Hansen instantly became the driver to beat of the former Division 1 (2WD Group A cars), claiming the FIA European titles of four consecutive years here. However, in his first year he was, for the first and only time during his ERC career, excluded from an event, after it was proven that he had been using illegal 103 octane race-fuel during the Norwegian 1989 European round.

From 1993 and onwards, Hansen competed exclusively with Citroën cars. At the end of the 2010 season, Hansen wound down his own racing activities to be able to develop his team Hansen Motorsport. In March 2013, Hansen was appointed to the FIA's then-newly created Driver's Commission as one of 12 driver representatives. [2]

Personal life

Kenneth Hansen still lives in his birth town of Götene with his wife Susann Hansen (née Bergvall); herself a successful rallycross driver and winner of the 1994 European Cup for Drivers of Group N cars up to 1400cc. Together they have two sons; Kevin, born in 1998, and Timmy, born in 1992. Both sons have followed their parents footsteps to race in rallycross for Hansen Motorsport.

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

YearEntrantCar1234567891011ERXPoints
1987 Kenneth Hansen Volvo 240 Turbo AUT
7		SWE
(14)		FIN
3		ESP
7		FRA
(NC)		IRE
(7)		BEL
3		NED
5		NOR
(7)		GBR
2		GER
3		5th94
1988 Kenneth Hansen Volvo 240 Turbo ESP
(9)		DEN
6		SWE
(7)		FIN
6		IRE
(11)		FRA
3		BEL
3		NED
(15)		NOR
6		GBR
3		GER
4		6th91
1989 Kenneth Hansen Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth ESP
DNS		AUT
1		SWE
2		FIN
(17)		IRE
2		FRA
1		BEL
2		NED
2		NOR
(DSQ)		GBR
3		GER
(6)		1st123
1990 Hansen Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth AUT
4		SWE
(10)		FIN
1		IRE
1		FRA
(6)		BEL
(6)		NED
1		NOR
1		GER
4		GBR
3		1st121
1991 Hansen Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth POR
1		AUT
(2)		FIN
(2)		FRA
1		IRE
1		SWE
1		BEL
1		NED
1		NOR
1		GBR
(2)		GER
(6)		1st140
1992 Hansen Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth GBR
2		AUT
DNS		POR
2		FIN
1		SWE
(3)		FRA
(4)		IRE
1		BEL
2		NED
2		NOR
1		GER
(3)		1st128

Division 2

YearEntrantCar123456789101112ERXPoints
1993 Hansen Motorsport Citroën ZX 16V Turbo AUT
1		POR
2		FRA
(6)		IRE
4		SWE
1		FIN
(6)		BEL
2		NED
1		NOR
1		GER
(6)		2nd127
1994 Hansen Motorsport Citroën ZX 16V Turbo AUT
1		POR
1		FRA
(4)		IRE
2		GBR
2		SWE
1		FIN
(2)		BEL
1		NED
(3)		NOR
1		GER
(2)		1st134
1995 Hansen Motorsport Citroën ZX 16V Turbo AUT
3		POR
2		FRA
(3)		SWE
1		GBR
1		IRE
1		BEL
2		NED
2		NOR
(5)		FIN
(4)		CZE
(6)		GER
1		2nd146
1996 Hansen Motorsport Citroën ZX 16V Turbo AUT
(3)		POR
(6)		FRA
2		SWE
2		IRE
(3)		GBR
1		BEL
1		NED
2		NOR
2		CZE
(2)		GER
1		1st128

Division 1*

YearEntrantCar1234567891011ERXPoints
1997 Hansen Motorsport Citroën ZX 16V Turbo AUT
4		FRA
4		POR
2		GBR
(4)		SWE
2		FIN
2		BEL
1		NOR
2		CZE
5		GER
6		2nd114
1998 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara VTS T16 AUT
1		POR
2		FRA
(5)		SWE
(6)		GBR
2		FIN
2		BEL
1		NOR
1		GER
2		CZE
(2)		1st128
1999 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara VTS T16 CZE
4		FRA
2		POR
1		SWE
(10)		FIN
5		BEL
1		NED
3		NOR
(6)		GER
1		2nd117
2000 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara WRC POR
(6)		FRA
1		CZE
2		SWE
1		BEL
(6)		NED
1		NOR
2		POL
2		GER
1		1st131
2001 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara WRC FRA
1		POR
1		AUT
1		CZE
(5)		SWE
(1)		BEL
3		NED
(4)		NOR
1		POL
(12)		GER
2		1st112
2002 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara WRC POR
1		FRA
1		AUT
(2)		CZE
1		SWE
1		BEL
3		NED
2		NOR
1		POL
1		GER
(5)		1st152
2003 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara T16 POR
1		FRA
2		AUT
1		CZE
(6)		SWE
1		BEL
1		NED
1		NOR
2		POL
(8)		GER
1		1st154
2004 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara T16 POR
3		FRA
(6)		CZE
2		AUT
1		NOR
1		SWE
2		BEL
1		NED
3		POL
(6)		GER
1		1st144
2005 Hansen Motorsport Citroën Xsara T16 FRA
1		POR
1		AUT
1		CZE
(10)		NOR
2		SWE
(6)		BEL
3		NED
3		POL
3		GER
2		1st139
2006 Hansen Motorsport Citroën C4 T16 POR
1		FRA
3		CZE
3		AUT
1		SWE
2		HUN
(5)		BEL
4		NED
6		NOR
2		POL
6		GER
(7)		2nd139
2007 Hansen Motorsport Citroën C4 T16 POR
3		FRA
2		HUN
2		AUT
(7)		SWE
4		NOR
5		BEL
4		NED
1		POL
2		CZE
(18)		2nd124
2008 Hansen Motorsport Citroën C4 T16 POR
2		FRA
3		HUN
1		AUT
(8)		NOR
2		SWE
2		BEL
3		NED
2		CZE
1		POL
4		GER
(7)		1st151
2009 Hansen Motorsport Citroën C4 T16 GBR
1		POR
(5)		FRA
5		HUN
4		AUT
2		SWE
5		BEL
3		GER
(11)		POL
3		CZE
11		3rd110
2010 Hansen Motorsport Citroën C4 T16 POR
3		FRA
(6)		GBR
2		HUN
3		SWE
2		FIN
4		BEL
(7)		GER
2		POL
3		CZE
3		2nd124

*Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997.

Supercar

YearEntrantCar12345678910ERXPoints
2011 Hansen Motorsport Citroën DS3 T16 GBRPORFRANORSWE
2		BELNEDAUTPOLCZE
2		15th34

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenneth Hansen « Hansen Motorsport". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "KENNETH HANSEN APPOINTED - FIA'S DRIVER COMMISSION". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 1 Champion
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 2* Champion
1994
*Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 2* Champion
1996
*Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 1 Champion
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 1 Champion
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 1 Champion
2008 		Succeeded by
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