Torstein Eriksen (born 29 April 1990) is a rallying co-driver from Norway. He is currently teamed with Andreas Mikkelsen and is competing for Toksport WRT in the World Rally Championship-2.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Norway |
Born | April 29, 1990 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2011–2012, 2015, 2017–present |
Teams | M-Sport, Citroën |
Rallies | 41 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Stage wins | 6 |
First rally | 2011 Rally Finland |
Rally career
editTorstein Eriksen began his rally career in 2009, co-driving for Frank Tore Larsen. In 2011 Rally Finland, he made his WRC debut but retired from the rally due to mechanical issue.[1]
In the 2017 Rally Finland and 2017 Rally Catalunya, he partnered Mads Østberg and scored his first WRC points in Finland, where they finished tenth.[2]
In 2018, the Norwegian crew were signed by Citroën for selected events.[3] In the 2018 Rally Finland, Eriksen achieved his first WRC podium where he finished second overall in a Citroën C3 WRC.[4]
Results
editWRC results
edit* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ a b "Torstein Eriksen". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Ice-cool Lappi nets first win". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Evans, David; Beer, Matt. "Ostberg rejoins Citroen for Rally Portugal and two more WRC events". autosport.com. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Breaking News: Ott on top in Finland". wrc.com. WRC. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
External links
edit- Torstein Eriksen's e-wrc profile