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Johan Kristoffersson
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Johan Kristoffersson in July, 2021
Nationality Sweden Swedish
Born (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 36)
Arvika, Sweden
Related to Tommy Kristoffersson (father)
FIA World Rallycross Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team Kristoffersson Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car no. 1
Spotter Tommy Kristoffersson
Former teams Volkswagen RX Sweden, PSRX Volkswagen Sweden, KYB EKS JC
Starts 93
Championships 7 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Wins 45
Podiums 59
Current team Kristoffersson Motorsport
FIA ERX Supercar Championship
Years active 2013–2014, 2022
Car no. 3
Former teams Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS
Starts 5
Wins 1
Podiums 2
Best finish 8th in 2014 (Supercar)
Previous series
2011
2011–12
2011–12
2009–2010
2008		 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
STCC
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
STCC (Sweden)
JTCC (Sweden)
Championship titles
2021, 2023
2017-18, 2020-24
2012, 2018
2012
2012-13, 2015		 Extreme E
FIA World Rallycross
STCC
Superstars Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia

Johan David Kristoffersson (born on December 6, 1988) is a Swedish race car driver. He is famous for being a seven-time World Rallycross Champion. He won this title in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. In 2018, he set an amazing record by winning 11 out of 12 races in the championship!

Johan's father, Tommy Kristoffersson, was also a racing driver and owns the Kristoffersson Motorsport (KMS) team. Johan has won other major championships too, including the Superstars Series in 2012. In that same year, he also won the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia titles.

Racing Career: How Johan Became a Champion

Starting Out: Early Races

Johan Kristoffersson began his racing journey with his father's team in 2008. He competed in the Junior Touring Car Championship. He won two races that season and finished fourth overall.

In 2009, he moved up to the Swedish Touring Car Championship. He didn't score many points in the main series. However, he finished second in the Semcon Cup, which was a special cup for new drivers. In 2010, Johan drove for Team Biogas.se for a few race weekends.

Touring Car Triumphs

Johan's big break came in the 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He joined Team Biogas.se for some races. He quickly showed his skill, finishing third twice and fourth three times. Even though he only raced in about half the season, he finished tenth overall!

In 2011, Johan also raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. He was very close to winning the title. He won the final race, but a penalty earlier in the weekend meant he couldn't quite catch the leader.

The year 2012 was incredible for Johan. He raced in the Superstars Series in Italy with his family's team, Audi Sport KMS. That year, he won five different titles! He became champion in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, STCC, and all three categories of the Superstars Series (Italian, International, and Rookie).

In 2013, Johan continued racing in the Superstars Series. He also drove a Volkswagen Scirocco in a European Rallycross Championship race. Later, in 2018, it was announced that Johan would join Volkswagen for the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season.

Rally and Rallycross Adventures

In 2014, Johan started racing part-time in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. He drove a Volkswagen Polo for Kristofferson's team. He finished third in a race in Belgium. In 2015, he won a race in Portugal and earned podium finishes (top three) in the UK, Spain, Turkey, and Italy. He ended the season in third place overall.

In 2016, Johan's team, KMS, joined forces with Marklund Motorsport. He drove a Polo and finished second in the Supercars standings. He won one race and had three podiums that year.

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Johan Kristoffersson at the 2020 Rally Sweden

In 2019, Johan also started competing in rallying. He raced full-time in the Swedish Rally Championship with his WRX team, Kristoffersson Motorsport. He drove a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.

Johan won the 2018 WRX title in an amazing way. He won 11 out of 12 events that season, which was a new record!

RX Montalegre 2017 - 18
FIA World RX of Portugal 2017 in Montalegre

He has won the FIA World Rallycross Championship seven times: in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. This makes him a true legend in the sport. In 2022 and 2023, he raced an electric Volkswagen for Kristoffersson Motorsport.

Extreme E: Racing Electric Cars

Johan Kristoffersson joined the Rosberg X Racing team for the first-ever Extreme E season. He raced alongside Australian driver Molly Taylor. They won the championship, even though another team, Team X44, had the same number of points. Johan's team won because they had more race victories (3 wins compared to X44's 1 win).

He continued with Rosberg X Racing for the 2022 Extreme E Championship. He raced with fellow Swedish driver Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky. They won the first race of the season in Saudi Arabia. In 2023, they won the Extreme E Championship again!

Racing Record: All the Details

Career Summary: A Quick Look

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship Kristoffersson Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 0 18th
2010 Swedish Touring Car Championship Team Biogas.se 6 0 0 0 0 3 15th
2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship Biogas.se 10 0 0 0 2 84 10th
2012 International Superstars Series Audi Sport KMS 16 4 2 3 7 185 1st
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship Volkswagen Team Biogas 16 5 2 1 11 264 1st
2013 European Rallycross Championship Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS 1 0 N/A N/A 0 11 28th
International Superstars Series Petri Corse 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 European Rallycross Championship Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS 3 1 N/A N/A 2 30 8th
FIA World Rallycross Championship 4 0 N/A N/A 0 33 15th
2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship Volkswagen Team Sweden 13 1 N/A N/A 5 234 3rd
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship Volkswagen RX Sweden 12 1 N/A N/A 3 240 2nd
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship PWR Racing - SEAT Dealer Team 12 2 2 2 5 243 3rd
World Rally Championship Johan Kristoffersson 1 0 N/A N/A 0 0 NC
2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 12 7 N/A N/A 10 316 1st
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden 12 6 7 6 8 217 4th
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 12 11 N/A N/A 11 341 1st
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Kristoffersson Motorsport 12 3 1 3 7 195 1st
World Rally Championship Johan Kristoffersson 1 0 N/A N/A 0 0 NC
2019 World Rally Championship-2 Volkswagen Dealer Team Bauhaus 2 0 N/A N/A 2 30 14th
World Touring Car Cup SLR Volkswagen 30 3 1 2 5 243 5th
2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS 8 4 N/A N/A 7 219 1st
World Rally Championship-3 Kristoffersson Motorsport 1 0 N/A N/A 1 15 13th
2021 Extreme E Championship Rosberg X Racing 10 3 N/A N/A 8 133 1st
FIA World Rallycross Championship KYB EKS JC 9 3 N/A N/A 5 217 1st
World Rally Championship-3 Kristoffersson Motorsport 1 0 N/A N/A 0 5 50th
2022 Extreme E Championship Rosberg X Racing 5 2 N/A N/A 2 68 2nd
FIA European Rallycross Championship Kristoffersson Motorsport 1 0 N/A N/A 0 12 16th
FIA World Rallycross Championship 10 8 N/A N/A 8 183 1st
24H GT Series - 992 HRT Performance
2023 Extreme E Championship Rosberg X Racing 10 3 N/A N/A 7 159 1st
FIA World Rallycross Championship Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS 7 5 N/A N/A 6 141 1st
2024 Extreme E Championship Rosberg X Racing
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR MSC Sinzig e.V. im ADAC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT3 Max Kruse Racing

† Non-championship event.
* Season still in progress.

Swedish Touring Car Championship Results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2009 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4 MAN
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		 18th 0
2010 Team Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco JYL
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		 15th 3

Scandinavian Touring Car Championship Results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2011 Biogas.se Volkswagen Scirocco JYL
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		 10th 84
2012 Volkswagen Team Biogas Volkswagen Scirocco MAN
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		 1st 264
2016 PWR Racing - SEAT Dealer Team SEAT León STCC SKÖ
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		 3rd 243
2017 Volkswagen Dealer Team Sweden Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KNU
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		 4th 217
2018 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KNU
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		 1st 195

International Superstars Series Results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2012 Audi Sport KMS Audi RS5 MNZ
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		 1st 185
2013 Petri Corse Porsche Panamera S MNZ
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		 NC 0

FIA European Rallycross Championship Results

(key)

Supercar/RX1

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ERX Points
2013 Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Scirocco GBR POR HUN FIN NOR SWE
10		 FRA AUT GER 28th 11
2014 Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Polo GBR NOR BEL
DSQ		 GER
3		 ITA
1		 8th 30
2022 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo HUN SWE
4		 NOR LAT PRT BEL GER 16th 12

FIA World Rallycross Championship Results

(key)

Supercar/RX1/RX1e

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WRX Points
2014 Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS Volkswagen Polo POR GBR NOR FIN SWE
20		 BEL
DSQ		 CAN FRA GER
8		 ITA
5		 TUR ARG 15th 33
2015 Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo POR
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		 3rd 234
2016 Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo POR
6		 HOC
7		 BEL
6		 GBR
12		 NOR
7		 SWE
5		 CAN
3		 FRA
1		 BAR
6		 LAT
5		 GER
6		 ARG
2		 2nd 240
2017 PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo GTI BAR
6		 POR
3		 HOC
2		 BEL
1		 GBR
2		 NOR
1		 SWE
1		 CAN
1		 FRA
1		 LAT
1		 GER
7		 RSA
1		 1st 316
2018 PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R BAR
1		 POR
1		 BEL
5		 GBR
1		 NOR
1		 SWE
1		 CAN
1		 FRA
1		 LAT
1		 USA
1		 GER
1		 RSA
1		 1st 341
2020 Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS Volkswagen Polo GTI SWE
1		 SWE
3		 FIN
1		 FIN
4		 LAT
1		 LAT
2		 ESP
2		 ESP
1		 1st 219
2021 KYB EKS JC Audi S1 ESP
3		 SWE
7		 FRA
7		 LAT
5		 LAT
1		 BNL
1		 POR
6		 GER
1		 GER
3		 1st 217
2022 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e NOR
1		 LAT
1		 LAT
1		 POR
1		 POR
5		 BNL
1		 BNL
1		 ESP
4		 ESP
1		 GER
1		 1st 183
2023 Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS Volkswagen Polo RX1e POR
1		 NOR
1		 SWE
1		 GBR
C		 BNL
C		 GER
C		 1st 141
OMSE ZEROID X1 RSA
1		 RSA
3		 CHN
6		 CHN
1
2024 KMS - HORSE Powertrain Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX SWE
1		 SWE
1		 HUN
5		 HUN
1		 BNL
4		 BNL
1		 PRT
1		 PRT
2		 CHN CHN 1st 223*

* Season still in progress.

WRC Results

(key)

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2016 Johan Kristoffersson Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE
21		 MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0
2018 Johan Kristoffersson Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
17		 MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 Volkswagen Dealerteam Bauhaus Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE
13		 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
12		 GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C		 NC 0
2020 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE
14		 MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ NC 0
2021 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON ARC
27		 CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 Results

(key)

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2019 Volkswagen Dealerteam Bauhaus Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE
3		 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN
3		 GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C		 14th 30

WRC-3 Results

(key)

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2020 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE
3		 MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ 13th 15
2021 Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON ARC
10		 CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ 50th 5

* Season still in progress.

World Touring Car Cup Results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts
2019 SLR Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR MAR
1
Ret		 MAR
2
17		 MAR
3
17		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
Ret		 HUN
3
22		 SVK
1
20		 SVK
2
15		 SVK
3
18		 NED
1
4		 NED
2
3		 NED
3
7		 GER
1
10		 GER
2
1		 GER
3
Ret		 POR
1
7		 POR
2
14		 POR
3
10		 CHN
1
8		 CHN
2
12		 CHN
3
10		 JPN
1
5		 JPN
2
7		 JPN
3
1		 MAC
1
11		 MAC
2
5		 MAC
3
4		 MAL
1
8		 MAL
2
3		 MAL
3
1		 5th 243

Extreme E Results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
Q
3		 DES
R
1		 OCE
Q
2		 OCE
R
1		 ARC
Q
3		 ARC
R
5		 ISL
Q
2		 ISL
R
1		 JUR
Q
2		 JUR
R
4		 1st 133
2022 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
1		 ISL1
5		 ISL2
1		 COP
6		 ENE
10		 2nd 68
2023 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
1
3		 DES
2
3		 HYD
1
5		 HYD
2
5		 ISL1
1
1		 ISL1
2
1		 ISL2
1
4		 ISL2
2
2		 COP
1
1		 COP
2
2		 1st 159
2024 Rosberg X Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
1
1		 DES
2
4		 HYD
1
4		 HYD
2
4		 ISL1
1
 ISL1
2
 ISL2
1
 ISL2
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 3rd* 67*

* Season still in progress.

Images for kids

  • KristofferssonRallySweden2020(1)

    Johan Kristoffersson at the 2020 Rally Sweden

  • RX Montalegre 2017 - 18

    FIA World RX of Portugal 2017 in Montalegre

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