Tommy Kristoffersson

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Tommy Kristoffersson
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Tommy Kristoffersson in 2011
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
BornTommy Sten Kristoffersson
(1959-05-01) May 1, 1959 (age 63)
Eda, Sweden
Retired2009
Related to Johan Kristoffersson (son)
FIA ERX Division 1 (1997–2010) Championship
Years active 19971998
Former teams Kristoffersson Motorsport
Starts8
Wins1
Podiums1
Best finish7th in 1997
FIA ERX Division 2 (1982–1996) Championship
Years active 19891996
Starts68
Wins2
Podiums17
Best finish3rd in 1993

Tommy Sten Kristoffersson, actually Tommy Sten Kristoffersen, (born 1 May 1959 in Eda) is a Swedish race car driver whose father hails from Denmark. In the beginning of his career he competed in rallycross for Audi before starting a team in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) in 1998 running Audi A4 Quattros with himself as one of the drivers. Tommy Kristoffersson has competed for his team from 1998 to 2008, finishing 4th overall in 1998 and 2001. He retired from the STCC before the start of the 2009 season, as Kristoffersson Motorsport was struggling in the championship three years after Audi pulled out from backing his team. [1]

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As of 2015 he is the team principal of Volkswagen Team Sweden, taking part in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [2] [3]

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 2*

YearEntrantCar123456789101112ERXPoints
1989 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi Quattro SPA
AUT
SWE
NC
FIN
14
IRE
FRA
BEL
NED
NOR
GBR
GER
51st3
1990 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi Quattro AUT
SWE
10
FIN
4
IRE
9
FRA
BEL
6
NED
8
NOR
13
GER
7
GBR
9th62
1991 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi Quattro POR
7
AUT
7
FIN
3
FRA
3
IRE
4
SWE
(7)
BEL
5
NED
(16)
NOR
3
GBR
8
GER
(7)
4th90
1992 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi Quattro GBR
AUT
POR
FIN
2
SWE
4
FRA
IRE
BEL
3
NED
1
NOR
9
GER
3
6th88
1993 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi S2 Coupé AUT
(5)
POR
3
FRA
2
IRE
2
SWE
2
FIN
1
BEL
(4)
NED
(11)
NOR
4
GER
4
3rd112
1994 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi S2 Coupé AUT
3
POR
(10)
FRA
6
IRE
(NC)
GBR
SWE
3
FIN
5
BEL
(9)
NED
4
NOR
4
GER
3
5th94
1995 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi S2 Coupé AUT
4
POR
(NC)
FRA
(NC)
SWE
4
IRE
10
GBR
6
BEL
5
NED
(NC)
NOR
6
FIN
2
CZE
(NC)
GER
4
6th97
1996 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi S2 Coupé AUT
5
POR
3
FRA
(11)
SWE
(8)
IRE
(8)
GBR
7
BEL
6
NED
6
NOR
6
CZE
7
GER
(8)
8th80

*Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997.

Division 1

YearEntrantCar12345678910ERXPoints
1997 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi S2 Coupé AUT
6
FRA
POR
GBR
SWE
7
FIN
4
BEL
4
NOR
10
CZE
11
GER
4
7th73
1998 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi S2 Coupé AUT
POR
FRA
SWE
1
GBR
FIN
BEL
NOR
GER
CZE
13th20

Personal life

He is the father of touring car driver and world rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson. [3]

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References

  1. "TouringCarTimes - STCC: Tommy Kristoffersson confirms retirement". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-01-22. Tommy Kristoffersson confirms retirement.
  2. "Volkswagen Sweden presents two World Championship teams". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 Andersson, Anna (26 April 2015). "Svensk VM-succé". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 August 2015.