Lars Larsson (racing driver) explained

Lasse Larsson
Nationality: Swedish
Birth Name:Lars Christer Larsson
Birth Date:11 December 1965
Birth Place:Sweden
Retired:2007
Related To:Robin Larsson (son)
Last Series:FIA ERX Division 1 Championship
Years Active:2000–2007
Teams:Larsson Motorsport
Toveks Racing
Starts:76
Wins:9
Podiums:24
Championships:2 (2006, 2007)

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".

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. 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
2000Larsson MotorsportAudi A4 T16POR
FRA
CZE
8
SWE
10
BEL
NC
NED
NC
NOR
16
POL
9
GER
NC
10th47
2001Larsson MotorsportAudi A4 T16FRA
(14)
POR
AUT
10
CZE
9
SWE
10
BEL
(15)
NED
NOR
4
POL
11
GER
4
10th54
2002Larsson MotorsportAudi A4 T16POR
3
FRA
2
AUT
3
CZE
(6)
SWE
DSQ
BEL
4
NED
11
NOR
(12)
POL
3
GER
11
5th87
2003Larsson MotorsportAudi A4 T16POR
5
FRA
(14)
AUT
9
CZE
2
SWE
3
BEL
8
NED
(11)
NOR
6
POL
1
GER
4
5th105
2004Toveks RacingŠkoda Fabia T16POR
(11)
FRA
3
CZE
10
AUT
7
NOR
7
SWE
6
BEL
(8)
NED
8
POL
1
GER
4
6th95
2005Toveks RacingŠkoda Fabia T16FRA
(NC)
POR
2
AUT
2
CZE
2
NOR
4
SWE
5
BEL
(16)
NED
4
POL
5
GER
3
4th116
2006Toveks RacingŠkoda Fabia T16POR
2
FRA
1
CZE
5
AUT
2
SWE
(6)
HUN
6
BEL
1
NED
(11)
NOR
5
POL
1
GER
5
1st143
2007Toveks RacingŠkoda Fabia T16POR
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,

Notes and References

  1. News: Hagg. Tomas. Mästaren Larsson byter till lastbil. Göteborgs-Posten. 30 August 2015. Swedish. 11 December 2007.
  2. Web site: FIA World Rallycross Championship . www.fiaworldrallycross.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428183336/http://fiaworldrallycross.com/driver/31/robin-larsson . 2015-04-28.