Johan Kristoffersson kicked off the 2024 World RX season with a win at the World RX Of Sweden round one.
Heat One
Group One
Reigning champion Johan Kristoffersson went head to head with Ole Christian Veiby, Timmy Hansen, Niclas Gronholm and Kevin Hansen in the first heat group. Kristoffersson topped the heat with a time 0.710 seconds faster than Ole Christian Veiby. 2019 Champion Timmy Hansen was third fastest, 1.537 seconds slower than Kristoffersson and 0.827 seconds slower than Veiby.
Group Two
Klara Andersson went head to head with Sondre Evjen, Gustav Bergström, Anthony Pelfene and René Münnich. Andersson was able to set a time 3.423 seconds faster than Evjen to take the heat win. Gustav Bergström finished third fastest, 3.817 seconds slower than Andersson and 0.394 seconds slower than Evjen.
Heat Two
Group One
Klara Andersson once again topped her heat group against the same group as in the first heat second group. This time around Andersson finished with a time 4.470 seconds faster than Gustav Bergström to take her second heat win of the season. Anthony Pelfrene was third fastest, 6.366 seconds slower than Andersson and 1.896 seconds slower than Bergström.
Group Two
Timmy Hansen topped the second group in the second heat of the World RX Of Sweden. Johan Kristoffersson was the fastest driver, however. As the Heat One winner set a time 2.996 seconds faster than Timmy Hansen to take the Heat Win temporarily. Kristoffersson would receive a two-position penalty for making contact with another driver dropping him to third in the heat.
Semi-Finals
Semi-Final 1
Klara Andersson topped the first Semi-Final after going head-to-head with Timmy Hansen, Kevin Hansen, Niclas Grönholm and Sondre Evjen. Andersson managed to finish with a time 1.590 seconds faster than Timmy Hansen. Kevin Hansen was third fastest, 2.386 seconds slower than Andersson and 0.796 seconds slower than his brother Timmy.
Semi-Final 2
Johan Kristoffersson topped the second semi-final which consisted of Ole Christian Veiby, Gustav Bergström, Anthony Pelfrene and René Münnich. Kristoffersson set a time 2.167 seconds faster than teammate Ole Christian Veiby to take the semi-final win. While Gustav Bergström finished third fastest, 6.9 seconds slower than Kristoffersson and 4.733 seconds slower than Veiby.
Finals
Johan Kristoffersson took home the first win of the 2024 World RX season at the World RX Of Sweden. With a time 2.159 seconds faster than Klara Andersson to take the round one win. Gustav Bergström finished third fastest, 3.428 seconds slower than Kristoffersson and 1.269 seconds slower than Andersson.
Championship Rundown
After the World RX Of Sweden round one Johan Kristoffersson and Klara Andersson sit tied for the championship lead at 28 points a piece. Timmy Hansen is third after the first round, eight points behind Kristoffersson and Andersson. Gustav Bergström sits fourth just one point behind Hansen. While Ole Christian Veiby rounds out the top five sitting 4 points behind Bergström.