Johan Kristoffersson Explained

Johan Kristoffersson
Nationality: Swedish
Birth Date:6 December 1988
Birth Place:Arvika, Sweden
Related To:Tommy Kristoffersson (father)
Racing Licence: FIA Gold
Current Series:FIA World Rallycross Championship
First Year:2014
Current Team:Kristoffersson Motorsport
Car Number:1
Spotter:Tommy Kristoffersson
Former Teams:Volkswagen RX Sweden, PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Starts:87
Wins:40
Podiums:55
Championships:6 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
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Last Series:FIA ERX Supercar Championship
Years Active:20132014, 2022
Car Number:3
Current Team:Kristoffersson Motorsport
Former Teams:Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS
Best Finish:8th
Year:2014 (Supercar)
Starts:5
Wins:1
Podiums:2
Prev Series:Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
STCC
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
STCC (Sweden)
JTCC (Sweden)
Prev Series Years:2011
201112
2011–12
20092010
2008
Titles:Extreme E
FIA World Rallycross
STCC
Superstars Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Title Years:2021, 2023
2017-18, 2020-21-22
2012, 2018
2012
2012-13, 2015

Johan David Kristoffersson (born 6 December 1988) is a Swedish racecar driver. He is a six time World Rallycross Champion having won the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2018 he won a record breaking 11 out of 12 events in the championship. He is the son of former racing driver and Kristoffersson Motorsport (KMS) team owner Tommy Kristoffersson. He also won the Superstars Series championship in 2012, the same year in which he claimed the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia titles.

Racing career

Early career

Kristoffersson competed for his father's team in Junior Touring Car Championship in 2008. He finished fourth in the championship, after winning two races during the season, in a Volkswagen. KMS also competed in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, which he had to move up to the year 2009. He did not take any points in the main series, but finished second behind Viktor Hallrup in the Semcon Cup, a private preparatory cup. During the 2010 season Kristoffersson drove for Team Biogas.se for three race weekends.

Touring Cars

Kristoffersson's breakthrough came in the 2011 season. It was to the races on the Falkenbergs Motorbana that he got to drive a third car for Team Biogas.se in Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He was high up there, but had to retire both races. He then picked three fourth places in the four subsequent races, before he took a third place in the second race on the Ring Knutstorp. He then took another third place at Mantorp Park and finished the season in tenth place overall, despite the fact that he only drove just over half the season.

In 2011 Kristoffersson also drove in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, where he fought for the title with Robin Rudholm. During the last race weekend, he had a good chance at the title, but lost it after receiving a penalty for a false start in the first race. Kristofferson won the second race, but still could not win the championship, then Rudholm finished second and had too big a lead in the overall driver's championship.

During the 2012 season, Kristoffersson competed in the Italian-based Touring Car Championship, Superstars Series, for Kristoffersson Motorsport under the name Audi Sport KMS.[1] He took five titles in a single year – winning Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, STCC and Superstars Series in all three categories (Italian, International and Rookie).

Kristoffersson joined the Petri Corse team for the 2013 Superstars Series season where he drove a Porsche Panamera.[2]

Also in 2013, the Swede drove a family-run Volkswagen Scirocco at a European Rallycross Championship round.

On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Kristofferson will join Volkswagen for the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season, partnering team's regulars Mehdi Bennani and Rob Huff.[3]

Rally and Rallycross

In 2014 he raced part-time at the FIA World Rallycross Championship with a Kristofferson Volkswagen Polo, finishing third at Belgium. In 2015, he won at Portugal and claimed podiums at UK, Spain, Turkey and Italy, finishing third in the standings.

In 2016, KMS and Marklund merged their Volkswagen factory teams, with Kristoffersson driving a Polo. He claimed a win, three podiums and nine top six finishes, and was runner-up in the Supercars overall standings behind Mattias Ekström.

In 2019 Kristofferson would also make the switch over to rallying, running a full-time campaign with Volkswagen in the Swedish Rally Championship with his WRX team Kristoffersson Motorsport, using the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.

He won the 2018 WRX title with a record-breaking 11 out of 12 event wins during the season.[4]

He won the 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship, making him a 5 Time World Champion.

He participated in the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship and 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship in a Kristoffersson Motorsport run Electric Volkswagen.[5]

Extreme E

Kristofferson joined Rosberg X Racing in Extreme E for its inaugural season and drove alongside Australian Molly Taylor.[6] They Won the Championship even though Team X44's drivers 9X World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb and Spanish driver Cristina Gutiérrez finished level on points with them, as RXR had 3 Wins to X44's 1 Win.[7]

He re signed with RXR for the 2022 Extreme E Championship and will drive for them alongside fellow Swede Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky.[8] They won the first round of the season in Neom, Saudi Arabia.[9]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009Swedish Touring Car ChampionshipKristoffersson Motorsport180000018th
2010Swedish Touring Car ChampionshipTeam Biogas.se60000315th
2011Scandinavian Touring Car ChampionshipBiogas.se1000028410th
2012International Superstars SeriesAudi Sport KMS1642371851st
Scandinavian Touring Car ChampionshipVolkswagen Team Biogas16521112641st
2013European Rallycross ChampionshipVolkswagen Dealer Team KMS10N/AN/A01128th
International Superstars SeriesPetri Corse200000NC
2014European Rallycross ChampionshipVolkswagen Dealer Team KMS31N/AN/A2308th
FIA World Rallycross Championship40N/AN/A03315th
2015FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipVolkswagen Team Sweden131N/AN/A52343rd
2016FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipVolkswagen RX Sweden121N/AN/A32402nd
Scandinavian Touring Car ChampionshipPWR Racing - SEAT Dealer Team1222252433rd
World Rally ChampionshipJohan Kristoffersson10N/AN/A00NC
2017FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipPSRX Volkswagen Sweden127N/AN/A103161st
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car ChampionshipVolkswagen Dealer Team Sweden1267682174th
2018FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipPSRX Volkswagen Sweden1211N/AN/A113411st
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car ChampionshipKristoffersson Motorsport1231371951st
World Rally ChampionshipJohan Kristoffersson10N/AN/A00NC
2019World Rally Championship-2Volkswagen Dealer Team Bauhaus20N/AN/A23014th
World Touring Car CupSLR Volkswagen3031252435th
2020FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipVolkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS84N/AN/A72191st
World Rally Championship-3Kristoffersson Motorsport10N/AN/A11513th
2021Extreme E ChampionshipRosberg X Racing103N/AN/A81331st
FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipKYB EKS JC93N/AN/A52171st
World Rally Championship-3Kristoffersson Motorsport10N/AN/A0550th
2022Extreme E ChampionshipRosberg X Racing52N/AN/A2682nd
FIA European Rallycross ChampionshipKristoffersson Motorsport10N/AN/A01216th
FIA World Rallycross Championship108N/AN/A81831st
24H GT Series - 992HRT Performance
2023Extreme E ChampionshipRosberg X Racing103N/AN/A71591st
FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipVolkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS75N/AN/A61411st
2024Extreme E ChampionshipRosberg X Racing
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCRMSC Sinzig e.V. im ADAC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT3Max Kruse Racing
Non-championship event.

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2009Kristoffersson MotorsportAudi A4MAN
1

10
MAN
2

12
KAR
1

12
KAR
2

13
GÖT
1

Ret
GÖT
2

DNS
KNU
1

14
KNU
2

15
FAL
1

10
FAL
2

10
KAR
1

11
KAR
2

11
VAL
1

Ret
VAL
2

16
KNU
1

Ret
KNU
2

10
MAN
1

12
MAN
2

10
18th0
2010Team Biogas.seVolkswagen SciroccoJYL
1
JYL
2
KNU
1
KNU
2
KAR
1
KAR
2
GÖT
1
GÖT
2
FAL
1
FAL
2
KAR
1
KAR
2
JYL
1

15
JYL
2

15
KNU
1

10
KNU
2

13
MAN
1

15
MAN
2

11
15th3

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2011Biogas.seVolkswagen SciroccoJYL
1
JYL
2
KNU
1
KNU
2
MAN
1
MAN
2
GÖT
1
GÖT
2
FAL
1

Ret
FAL
2

Ret
KAR
1

4
KAR
2

7
JYL
1

4
JYL
2

4
KNU
1

5
KNU
2

3
MAN
1

3
MAN
2

9
10th84
2012Volkswagen Team BiogasVolkswagen SciroccoMAN
1

1
MAN
2

1
KNU
1

2
KNU
2

3
STU
1

6
STU
2

2
MAN
1

1
MAN
2

4
ÖST
1

2
ÖST
2

6
JYL
1

3
JYL
2

3
KNU
1

4
KNU
2

Ret
SOL
1

1
SOL
2

1
1st264
2016PWR Racing - SEAT Dealer TeamSEAT León STCCSKÖ
1

4
SKÖ
2

5
MAN
1

3
MAN
2

Ret
AND
1

1
AND
2

3
FAL
1

2
FAL
2

5
KAR
1

EX
KAR
2

EX
SOL
1
SOL
2
KNU
1

1
KNU
2

6
3rd243
2017Volkswagen Dealer Team SwedenVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRKNU
1
KNU
2
KNU
3
ALA
1

1
ALA
2

1
ALA
3

1
SOL
1

1
SOL
2

1
SOL
3

2
FAL
1

2
FAL
2

4
FAL
3

1
KAR
1

Ret
KAR
2

DNS
KAR
3

DNS
AND
1
AND
2
AND
3
MAN
1
MAN
2
MAN
3
4th217
2018Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRKNU
1

4
KNU
2

3
AND
1

5
AND
2

5
FAL
1

2
FAL
2

16
KAR
1

3
KAR
2

3
RUD
1

1
RUD
2

1
MAN
1

1
MAN
2

5
1st195

Complete International Superstars Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2012Audi Sport KMSAudi RS5MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

Ret
IMO
1

1
IMO
2

1
DON
1

2
DON
2

2
MUG
1

4
MUG
2

7
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

Ret
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

Ret
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

1
PER
1

5
PER
2

Ret
1st185
2013Petri CorsePorsche Panamera SMNZ
1

DNS
MNZ
2

DNS
BRN
1
BRN
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
ZOL
1
ZOL
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
DON
1
DON
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
NC0

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar/RX1

YearEntrantCar123456789ERXPoints
2013Volkswagen Dealer Team KMSVolkswagen SciroccoGBRPORHUNFINNORSWE
10
FRAAUTGER28th11
2014Volkswagen Dealer Team KMSVolkswagen PoloGBRNORBEL
DSQ
GER
3
ITA
1
8th30
2022Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen PoloHUNSWE
4
NORLATPRTBELGER16th12

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar/RX1/RX1e

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213WRXPoints
2014Volkswagen Dealer Team KMSVolkswagen PoloPORGBRNORFINSWE
20
BEL
DSQ
CANFRAGER
8
ITA
5
TURARG15th33
2015Volkswagen Team SwedenVolkswagen PoloPOR
1
HOC
8
BEL
7
GBR
3
GER
4
SWE
7
CAN
11
NOR
10
FRA
4
BAR
2
TUR
3
ITA
2
ARG
13
3rd234
2016Volkswagen RX SwedenVolkswagen PoloPOR
6
HOC
7
BEL
6
GBR
12
NOR
7
SWE
5
CAN
3
FRA
1
BAR
6
LAT
5
GER
6
ARG
2
2nd240
2017PSRX Volkswagen SwedenVolkswagen Polo GTIBAR
6
POR
3
HOC
2
BEL
1
GBR
2
NOR
1
SWE
1
CAN
1
FRA
1
LAT
1
GER
7
RSA
1
1st316
2018PSRX Volkswagen SwedenVolkswagen Polo RBAR
1
POR
1
BEL
5
GBR
1
NOR
1
SWE
1
CAN
1
FRA
1
LAT
1
USA
1
GER
1
RSA
1
1st341
2020Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUSVolkswagen Polo GTISWE
SWE
FIN
FIN
LAT
LAT
ESP
ESP
1st219
2021KYB EKS JCAudi S1ESP
SWE
FRA
LAT
LAT
BEL
POR
GER
GER
1st217
2022Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Polo RX1eNOR
LAT
LAT
POR
POR
BEL
BEL
ESP
ESP
GER
1st183
2023Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUSVolkswagen Polo RX1ePOR
NOR
SWE
GBR
BEL
GER
1st141
OMSE ZEROID X1RSA
RSA
CHN
CHN

Complete WRC results

(key)

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Points
2016Johan KristofferssonŠkoda Fabia S2000MONSWE
21
MEXARGPORITAPOLFINGERCHNFRAESPGBRAUSNC0
2018Johan KristofferssonŠkoda Fabia R5MONSWE
17
MEXFRAARGPORITAFINGERTURGBRESPAUSNC0
2019Volkswagen Dealerteam BauhausVolkswagen Polo GTI R5MONSWE
13
MEXFRAARGCHLPORITAFIN
12
GERTURGBRESPAUS
NC0
2020Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Polo GTI R5MONSWE
MEXESTTURITAMNZNC0
2021Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Polo GTI R5MONARC
CROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZNC0
* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 Results

(key)

WRC-3 Results

(key)

YearEntrantCar123456789101112Points
2020Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Polo GTI R5MONSWE
MEXESTTURITAMNZ13th15
2021Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Polo GTI R5MONARC
CROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ50th5
* Season still in progress.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Extreme E results

(key)

YearTeamCar12345678910Points
2021Rosberg X RacingSpark ODYSSEY 21DES
Q

DES
R

OCE
Q

OCE
R

ARC
Q

ARC
R

ISL
Q

ISL
R

JUR
Q

JUR
R

1st
2022Rosberg X RacingSpark ODYSSEY 21DES
ISL1
ISL2
COP
ENE
2nd
2023Rosberg X RacingSpark ODYSSEY 21DES
1

DES
2

HYD
1

HYD
2

ISL1
1

ISL1
2

ISL2
1

ISL2
2

COP
1

COP
2

1st
2024Rosberg X RacingSpark ODYSSEY 21DES
1

DES
2

HYD
1

HYD
2

ISL1
1

ISL1
2

ISL2
1

ISL2
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

3rd*67*

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Three Audi RS5s for Morbidelli, Kristofferson and Schöffler . 21 February 2012 . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614195257/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7219 . 14 June 2012 .
  2. News: Johan Kristoffersson joins Petri Corse to drive Porsche Panamera. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 27 March 2013. 27 March 2013.
  3. News: Johan Kristoffersson confirmed alongside Rob Huff and Mehdi Bennani at SLR. Touringcartimes.com. Touringcartimes.com. 20 December 2018. 23 December 2018.
  4. News: 2018-11-26. 2018 World RX Champion Kristoffersson Wins Season Finale. Monster Energy.
  5. News: Cobb. Haydn. 2022-01-13. Kristoffersson to defend his World Rallycross title with Volkswagen. Motorsport.com.
  6. Web site: Rosberg X Racing - Teams - Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 18 February 2021. Extreme E.
  7. News: Kew. Matt. 2021-12-19. Rosberg team seals Extreme E title on countback in Jurassic X-Prix. Motorsport.com.
  8. News: Hansford. Rob. 2022-02-04. TAYLOR REPLACED BY AHLIN-KOTTULINSKY AT EXTREME E CHAMPION TEAM. DirtFish Rally.
  9. Web site: RXR win the opening X Prix of Extreme E Season 2. 2022-02-22. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. en.