Sverre Isachsen | |
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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born | 11 November 1970 |
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.
Isachsen started with motorsports in 1989, and became 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 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 pursuit 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]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ERX | Points |
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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 | |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
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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 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
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2014 | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | POR | GBR | NOR | FIN | SWE | BEL | CAN 13 | FRA | GER | ITA | TUR | ARG | 42nd | 7 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
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2012 | Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | CHA 12 | TEX 10 | LA 10 | LOU 13 | LV 3 | LVC 12 | 9th | 40 | ||||||
2013 | Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 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 | 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.
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