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CHAMPION KRISTOFFERSSON PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF IN WORLD RX BATTLES

Five-time World Rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson reigned supreme in the opening round of the 2023 season to claim a clean sweep of wins in the heats, semis and final in Portugal last weekend.

The Kristoffersson Motorsport campaigner stunned the opposition in the Super Pole session that determines grid position for heat one. Running last on track, he set a single lap time half a second better than team-mate Ole Christian Veiby, and 1.2 seconds faster than best of the rest, Timmy Hansen.

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