It was at this event last year that Veiby claimed the first ever podium finish of his WRC2 career, finishing third in the category. He also claimed a first-ever WRC2 stage win in the opening stage (Super Special Stage Karlstad), where proceedings will once again commence this year. Two years earlier, in 2015, he was victorious in the WRC3 category here, so his hopes for a strong result will undoubtedly be high.
Of the customer teams’ drivers, the highest profile is undoubtedly the 2017 World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson, who will be driving alongside fellow Swede Patrik Barth in the RC2 class standings, but not registered for WRC2 championship. Kristoffersson does have some previous experience driving in rallies in 2015 and 2016, and finished eleventh in the RC2 class in 2016 in a FABIA S2000. He is managed by the same company (Even Management) as Tidemand and Veiby and will no doubt be seeking their advice this year.
Swedish driver Fredrik Åhlin will also be driving a FABIA R5 at the Rally Sweden for the CA1 Sport team. He is entered in the WRC2 championship and will be supported by new co-driver Joakim Sjöberg. This will be Åhlin’s fifth appearance at the Rally Sweden, with his best result coming in 2014 when he finished third in the WRC2 standings and thirteenth overall. He has also started this season strongly, winning his first drive with Sjöberg at the Rally Vännas in Sweden earlier this month. It was just his third ever win on home soil as he mainly competes abroad and was runner-up in the British Rally Championship last year.
In addition, there will also be no shortage of local crews competing in FABIA R5s too. Mattias Adielsson / Andreas Johansson and Lars Stugemo / Kalle Lexe will be competing in the WRC2 standings.
And there will be four more driving in the RC2 class. They are Mattias Jirvelius / Erik Gustavsson, Kjell Sandberg / Göran Lönnmark, Fredrik Alsdal / Emil Nilsson and Joakim Roman / Madelene Buskas.
It was at this event last year that Veiby claimed the first ever podium finish of his WRC2 career, finishing third in the category. He also claimed a first-ever WRC2 stage win in the opening stage (Super Special Stage Karlstad), where proceedings will once again commence this year. Two years earlier, in 2015, he was victorious in the WRC3 category here, so his hopes for a strong result will undoubtedly be high.
Of the customer teams’ drivers, the highest profile is undoubtedly the 2017 World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson, who will be driving alongside fellow Swede Patrik Barth in the RC2 class standings, but not registered for WRC2 championship. Kristoffersson does have some previous experience driving in rallies in 2015 and 2016, and finished eleventh in the RC2 class in 2016 in a FABIA S2000. He is managed by the same company (Even Management) as Tidemand and Veiby and will no doubt be seeking their advice this year.
Swedish driver Fredrik Åhlin will also be driving a FABIA R5 at the Rally Sweden for the CA1 Sport team. He is entered in the WRC2 championship and will be supported by new co-driver Joakim Sjöberg. This will be Åhlin’s fifth appearance at the Rally Sweden, with his best result coming in 2014 when he finished third in the WRC2 standings and thirteenth overall. He has also started this season strongly, winning his first drive with Sjöberg at the Rally Vännas in Sweden earlier this month. It was just his third ever win on home soil as he mainly competes abroad and was runner-up in the British Rally Championship last year.
In addition, there will also be no shortage of local crews competing in FABIA R5s too. Mattias Adielsson / Andreas Johansson and Lars Stugemo / Kalle Lexe will be competing in the WRC2 standings.
And there will be four more driving in the RC2 class. They are Mattias Jirvelius / Erik Gustavsson, Kjell Sandberg / Göran Lönnmark, Fredrik Alsdal / Emil Nilsson and Joakim Roman / Madelene Buskas.
