Lars Larsson (racing driver)

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Lasse Larsson
Lasse Larsson 2007-05-30 001.jpg
Larsson in 2007
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
BornLars Christer Larsson
(1965-12-11) December 11, 1965 (age 56)
Sweden
Retired2007
Related to Robin Larsson (son)
FIA ERX Division 1 Championship
Years active 20002007
TeamsLarsson Motorsport
Toveks Racing
Starts76
Championships2 (2006, 2007)
Wins9
Podiums24

Lars Christer Larsson (born December 11, 1965) is a former rallycross driver from Sweden. He is usually referred to as "Lasse" or sometimes as "Stinsen".

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Career

Larsson started his rallycross career in the Swedish Rallycross Championship, winning the National Division in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He progressed to the FIA European Rallycross Championship in 2000, driving an Audi A4 in Division 1 for his own team. His breakthrough came in 2006, when he broke the dominance of Kenneth Hansen, winning the Division 1 title by three points in a Škoda Fabia. He defended his title in 2007, with Hansen finishing second again. [1]

Retirement

Larsson retired after the 2007 season and joined his family's trucking company in Svenljunga. [1] His son Robin currently competes in the FIA European Rallycross Championship and is the 2014 Supercar Champion. [2]

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

YearEntrantCar1234567891011ERXPoints
2000 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 POR
FRA
CZE
8
SWE
10
BEL
NC
NED
NC
NOR
16
POL
9
GER
NC
10th47
2001 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 FRA
(14)
POR
AUT
10
CZE
9
SWE
10
BEL
(15)
NED
NOR
4
POL
11
GER
4
10th54
2002 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 POR
3
FRA
2
AUT
3
CZE
(6)
SWE
DSQ
BEL
4
NED
11
NOR
(12)
POL
3
GER
11
5th87
2003 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 POR
5
FRA
(14)
AUT
9
CZE
2
SWE
3
BEL
8
NED
(11)
NOR
6
POL
1
GER
4
5th105
2004 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 POR
(11)
FRA
3
CZE
10
AUT
7
NOR
7
SWE
6
BEL
(8)
NED
8
POL
1
GER
4
6th95
2005 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 FRA
(NC)
POR
2
AUT
2
CZE
2
NOR
4
SWE
5
BEL
(16)
NED
4
POL
5
GER
3
4th116
2006 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 POR
2
FRA
1
CZE
5
AUT
2
SWE
(6)
HUN
6
BEL
1
NED
(11)
NOR
5
POL
1
GER
5
1st143
2007 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 POR
1
FRA
9
HUN
(NC)
AUT
4
SWE
1
NOR
3
BEL
(5)
NED
3
POL
1
CZE
1
1st131

Publications

Lasse "Stinsen" Larsson – Det går som på räls, by Lars Larsson & Morgan Björk, 160 pages, Swedish language, ISBN   9789197655453

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References

  1. 1 2 Hagg, Tomas (11 December 2007). "Mästaren Larsson byter till lastbil". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. "FIA World Rallycross Championship". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
Sporting positions
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 1 Champion
2006-2007
Succeeded by