Sverre Isachsen

Sverre Isachsen
Isachsen in 2009
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 55)
Global Rallycross career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Subaru Rally Team USA
Car number	11
Starts	38
Wins	1
Podiums	5
Best finish	5th in 2014
Finished last season	11th
FIA ERX Supercar Championship
Years active	2011
Starts	10
Championships	1 (2011)
Wins	5
Podiums	6
FIA ERX Division 1 Championship
Years active	2002–2010
Starts	85
Championships	2 (2009, 2010)
Wins	18
Podiums	34

Sverre Isachsen (born 11 November 1970) is a Norwegian rallycross driver.

Career

Isachsen started with motorsports in 1989 and became the Norwegian Rallycross Champion in 1999 and 2000. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, he became the European Rallycross Champion with a Ford Focus. He was also awarded the "Driver of the Year" title by the Norwegian Autosport Federation in 2010 and 2011. ^[1]

In 2012, Isachen signed a three-year deal to drive the Global RallyCross Championship for the Subaru Puma Rallycross Team, together with Dave Mirra and Bucky Lasek. ^[2] He previously drove the 2016 Subaru WRX STI GRC Car for Subaru. After the 2016 season, he and his teammate Bucky Lasek left Subaru to pursue in other areas. Both of the drivers' replacements are Chris Atkinson and Patrick Sandell. His exploits in the Global RallyCross Championship have earned him the nickname of “The Viking Warrior” in the U.S. ^[3]

Isachen lives in Hokksund, Norway. ^[1]

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

Sverre Isachsen and his Ford Focus Mk1 T16 4x4 pictured in 2004

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	ERX	Points
2002	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus RS WRC	POR	FRA	AUT	CZE	SWE 6	BEL 10	NED 5	NOR 9	POL	GER 2		8th	55
2003	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus T16	POR 11	FRA	AUT 4	CZE 3	SWE 9	BEL 9	NED 9	NOR 3	POL	GER 11		8th	79
2004	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus T16	POR 4	FRA 5	CZE 11	AUT (NC)	NOR 10	SWE 1	BEL 5	NED 6	POL (15)	GER 5		7th	93
2005	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus T16	FRA 2	POR 4	AUT 3	CZE (8)	NOR 1	SWE (14)	BEL 8	NED 1	POL 7	GER 1		3rd	124
2006	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus T16	POR 15	FRA (16)	CZE 1	AUT 5	SWE 1	HUN 1	BEL 9	NED (10)	NOR 9	POL 2	GER 1	4th	127
2007	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus T16	POR (6)	FRA 5	HUN 3	AUT 5	SWE 2	NOR 4	BEL 2	NED 2	POL 9	CZE (NC)		4th	111
2008	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus ST T16	POR 4	FRA 8	HUN 6	AUT 6	NOR 3	SWE (NC)	BEL 1	NED 6	CZE 4	POL 1	GER (10)	4th	123
2009	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus ST T16	GBR 2	POR 2	FRA 2	HUN 2	AUT (6)	SWE (NC)	BEL 1	GER 1	POL 4	CZE 1		1st	141
2010	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus ST T16	POR (2)	FRA 2	GBR 1	HUN 1	SWE 1	FIN (5)	BEL 5	GER 1	POL 5	CZE 1		1st	141

Supercar

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	ERX	Points
2011	Sverre Isachsen	Ford Focus T16	GBR 1	POR 7	FRA (12)	NOR 2	SWE 4	BEL (13)	NED 1	AUT 1	POL 1	CZE 1	1st	140

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

Supercar

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	WRX	Points
2014	Subaru Rally Team USA	Subaru Impreza WRX STI [ broken anchor ]	POR	GBR	NOR	FIN	SWE	BEL	CAN 13	FRA	GER	ITA	TUR	ARG	42nd	7

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

Supercar

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	GRC	Points
2012	Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA	Subaru Impreza WRX STI [ broken anchor ]	CHA 12	TEX 10	LA 10	LOU 13	LV 3	LVC 12							9th	40
2013	Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA	Subaru Impreza WRX STI [ broken anchor ]	BRA	MUN1 17	MUN2 8	LOU 6	BRI 4	IRW 3	ATL 3	CHA 8	LV 5				7th	86
2014	Subaru Rally Team USA	Subaru Impreza WRX STI [ broken anchor ]	BAR 6	AUS 15	DC 10	NY 8	CHA 2	DAY 5	LA1 10	LA2 4	SEA 1	LV 5			5th	280
2015	Subaru Rally Team USA	Subaru WRX STI	FTA 9	DAY1 10	DAY2 11	MCAS 6	DET1 12	DET2 12	DC	LA1 4	LA2 13	BAR1 7	BAR2 12	LV 14	11th	136
2016	Subaru Rally Team USA	Subaru WRX STI	PHO1	PHO2	DAL	DAY1	DAY2	MCAS1 11	MCAS2†	DC 11	AC 9	SEA	LA1	LA2	17th	19

^†Race cancelled.

References

1. "Sverre Isachsen". ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
2. Sutton, Ryan (May 3, 2012). "Isachsen joins Subaru/PUMA team". ERC24. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
3. "Sverre Isachsen". ERC24. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Sverre Isachsen at DriverDB.com
• Sverre Isachsen at the X Games (archived)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kenneth Hansen	European Rallycross Division 1 Champion 2009-2010	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	European Rallycross Supercar Champion 2011	Succeeded by Timur Timerzyanov