The first official Porsche test for Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is going to be held at Karlskoga on the 13/14th of April.
“We have started the preseason at Karlskoga since 2007 and we are happy to continue that tradition,” said Thomas Johansson, Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup Challenge general.

Media is going to be invited to the test day for information, foto session and interviews. Official time keeping will be on site and the question is who is going to take over the title from Johan Kristoffersson as the fastest preseason driver?
“Johan was fastest last year after a tough fight with Robin Rudholm and it is going to be really interesting to see if there is someone able to beat the best time of last year, 1:04.393,” said Johansson.

The test day is going to feature complete spare part support from the organisation as well as support from Michelin and Aspen regarding tyres and fuel.

Schedule Porsche Test 13/4

09.00 – Info meeting at Pitstop Café
10.00 – Test 1
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Video/photo session
14.30 – Test 2
17.00 – End

Final schedule for 14/4 to be released shortly.

Porsche Sverige and Flash Engineering presented the 2012 season for Carrera Cup Scandinavia and GT3 Cup Challenge Scandinavia at Porsche Center Stockholm yesterday.
“We had a great meeting with a strong respons from everyone involved. We are ready to kick off the 2012 season,” said Bosse Janson, Managing Director of Porsche Sweden.

About 40 team members and drivers were at the information meeting regarding regulations and setup for the two championships.
“We have improved and fine-tuned the regulations for both Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup Challenge. We are happy with the setup and we are looking forward to an exciting 2012,” said Thomas Johansson, Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup Challenge general.

A couple of the news is that both championships moves over to one race of about 35 minutes according to the Porsche Supercup standard and that the testing sessions during the race weekend have been extended.

Today marks the opening of the entries for both championships, regulations and entry forms are available here:

Carrera Cup Scandinavia: http://www.carreracup.se/sv/carrera-cup/regler/
GT3 Cup Challenge Scandinavia: http://www.gt3cupchallenge.se/gt3-cup/regler/

The Swedish trio of Mikael Bender, Johan Löfqvist and Patrik Skoog claimed the class victory and an overall sixth in the Gulf 12 hours at Yas Marina Circuit at Abu Dhabi.
“It was an amazing experience and really nice to be able to claim the class victory. This was over expectation and we had really not expected such a strong finish,” said Mikael Bender.

Patrik Skoog drove the first part of the race and climbed steadily. The second half of the race saw Skoog being close to a big accident.
“There was a couple of drivers that spun right ahead of me in one of the fastest corners of the track. I managed to avoid it and gained a couple of positions. The race was overall really good, an amazing track and we got a lot of driving,” said Skoog.

Johan Löfqvist drove the second and fifth stint and had to fight hard with a cold in the arabic heat.
“It was physically really hard, but the race was awesome and this is by far the best I have ever done in motorsport,” said Löfqvist.

Gulf 12 Hours marked the first endurance race ever for GT cars at Yas Marina Circuit, a track the Swedish trio praises.
“There is no circuit in the world that can beat Yas Marina, you really have to be there in order to experience the awesomeness of it,” said Bender.

The next Gulf 12 Hours will be held in December this year and Skoog, Bender and Löfqvist is planning to be there again.
“The race really gave us a taste for more and we are aiming to race again in December, perhaps with an even better finish then,” said Skoog.

Top 10 – Gulf 12-hours

1 AF Corse Ferrari 458 299 laps
2 Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 +2.636
3 United Autosports Audi R8 LMS +9.868
4 AF Corse Ferrari 458 +6 varv
5 Autorlando Porsche 911 GT3 R +12 varv
6 PFI Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup +18 laps
7 Bonaldi Motorsports Lamborghini Gallardo +19 laps
8 Lbanez Racing Service Norma M20F +21 laps
9 Team Lompech Sport Renault Megané +31 laps
10 Yas Marina Circuit Aston Martin +48 laps

Further information on Gulf 12 Hours at www.gulf12hours.com.

Reigning and three-time Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia champion Robin Rudholm has got married to Linda Rudholm.
“We are very happy, it has been a very nice day,” said Rudholm.

The both got married on the 4th of January on the Canary Islands and Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia wishes them both a continued amazing life together!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and GT3 Cup Challenge. We would like to thank all participants, teams, spectators, meda, partners and many more for a successful racing season 2011!

We are facing an exciting 2012 with new challenges and a continued exciting battle in both Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup Challenge!

We hope to see you on the tracks next season – Merry Porsche Christmas from the Carrera Cup Scandinavia organisation in Karlstad!

Five Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and GT3 Cup Challenge Scandinavia drivers were honored during the yearly Porsche Night of Champions in Weissach, Tyskland, this weekend.
“I got to join the other Cup champions in the world on stage for the third time in my career and accept the award. It was a nice feeling and end to the 2011 season,” said Carrera Cup champion Robin Rudholm.

Third-placed Linus Ohlsson, GT3 Cup Challenge champion Mikael Bender and Carrera World Cup Category Two-runner-up Sveinung Tinnes-Mork were also present at the awards.
“It was really nice to accept the award and a big thanks to Porsche for a super professional event,” said Bender.

Carrera Cup runner-up Johan Kristoffersson and Caregory B-champion Stefan Pettersson were unable to attend the ceremony but were honored for their efforts during the year.

A total of over 700 persons were present from the different Porsche championships around the world.

The Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011 season crossed the finish line close to three months ago after an exciting season with a close fight between Robin Rudholm, Johan Kristoffersson and many more.

Relive the 2011 season through the Carrera Cup organisation’s videos from all of the races this year as a build-up for the 2012 season.

The season started on the 22/23 April at Jyllandsringen in Denmark where it quickly became clear that the fight was going to be hard between main rivals Rudholm and Kristoffersson:

Robin Rudholm was awarded the gold medal for Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011 during the 75-yearl celebration of the Swedish Automobile Sports Federation in Stockholm.
“It feels great, it was a nice end to a good season. I rank this gold high among my titles,” said Rudholm.

Rudholm secured the gold on 420 points ahead of runner-up Johan Kristoffersson on 402 points and third-placed Linus Ohlsson on 309 points. The party continued after the award ceremony in the “Blå Hallen” of the town hall of Stockholm with more than 700 guests.

The Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia drivers are going to be honored once more during the yearly Porsche Motorsport Night of Champions in Weissach, Germany, along with hundreds of other Porsche drivers from around the world.

Picture: Racefoto

Porsche has released an updated version of the 911 RSR, the top model of Porsche’s customer motorsport program.
“Our customer teams can expect a technically mature, high performance race car with which they will be highly competitive at international long distance races,” said Hartmut Kirsten of Porsche Motorsport.

The new features are many, but most visible is the increased width of the car with an extra 48 millimeters. The six-cylinder boxer engine is on four liters and produces 460 BHP with the mandatory air restrictor. The car is equipped with a six-speed sequential paddle-controlled gearbox.

The aerodynamics of the car has been improved with new air intakes and an improved front and rear spoiler.
“Our test programme on various international race tracks is currently running at full speed. We are very pleased with the car’s performance and driveability,” said Kirsten.

The first cars from the updated series will be delivered to customers in January 2012 with a price tag of 498 000 euro.

Robin Rudholm claimed eight Carrera Cup Awards during the past season, most of all drivers in the championship. Johan Kristoffersson was closest on six and Linus Ohlsson third on two.

Two different Carrera Cup Awards has been handed out during the season in the form of Porsche Design Awards and Mobil 1 Pole Position Awards.

The prize for Porsche Design Awards is an exklusive Panamera Turbo Cronograph Limited Edition while the prize for the Mobile 1 Pole Position Awards is 16 liters of racing oil from Mobil 1.

The Mobil 1 Pole Position Awards is handed out to the driver claiming pole position for each race weekend while the Porsche Design Awards is handed out to the driver setting the fastest overall lap during a race weekend. A second Design Award has also been handed out this year through a start number lottery during the drivers briefing where drivers like Richard Kressner, Arne Jörgensen and Oscar Palm has won this year.

The Carrera Cup Awards were held for the third year in succession and continues next season with a couple of coming news.

Porsche Design Awards 2011

Jyllandsringen: Linus Ohlsson
Knutstorp: Linus Ohlsson
Mantorp Park: Robin Rudholm
Göteborg: Robin Rudholm
Nürburgring: Johan Kristoffersson
Karlskoga: Robin Rudholm
Knutstorp: Johan Kristoffersson
Mantorp Park: Robin Rudholm

Mobil 1 Pole Position Awards 2011

Jyllandsringen: Johan Kristoffersson
Knutstorp: Johan Kristoffersson
Mantorp Park: Robin Rudholm
Göteborg: Johan Kristoffersson
Nürburgring: Robin Rudholm
Karlskoga: Robin Rudholm
Knutstorp: Johan Kristoffersson
Mantorp Park: Robin Rudholm

Carrera Cup Awards – History:

Mobil 1 Pole Position Awards 2010

Jyllandsringen: Fredrik Larsson
Knutstorp: Robin Rudholm
Karlskoga: Jocke Mangs
Göteborg: Fredrik Larsson
Falkenberg: Fredrik Larsson
Karlskoga: Fredrik Larsson
Knutstorp: Fredrik Larsson
Mantorp Park: Fredrik Larsson

Mobil 1 Pole Position Awards 2009

Mantorp Park: Jocke Mangs
Karlskoga: Tony Rickardsson
Göteborg: Jocke Mangs
Falkenberg: Tony Rickardsson
Karlskoga: Jocke Mangs
Våler: Jocke Mangs
Knutstorp: Jocke Mangs
Mantorp: Jocke Mangs

Porsche Design Awards 2010

Jyllandsringen: Fredrik Larsson
Knutstorp: Fredrik Larsson
Karlskoga: Jocke Mangs
Göteborg: Fredrik Larsson
Falkenberg: Fredrik Larsson
Karlskoga: Fredrik Larsson
Knutstorp: Martin Öhlin
Mantorp Park: Fredrik Larsson

Porsche Design Awards 2009

Mantorp: Edward Sandström
Karlskoga: Martin Öhlin
Göteborg: Martin Öhlin
Falkenberg: Jocke Mangs
Karlskoga: Fredrik Larsson
Våler: Jocke Mangs
Knutstorp: Jocke Mangs
Mantorp: Edward Sandström

Join Johan Kristoffersson for the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany finale at Hockenheim in a video from Kristoffersson Motorsport. Kristoffersson secured 15th in the race where he faced stiff opposition with the very elite of Porsche racers.

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Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia driver Patrik Skoog and Jan Brunstedt raced in the finale of the Belcar Endurance Championship at legendary Spa last weekend.
“We had some bad luck with the technical bits unfortunately, but the overall impression was nonetheless that is was a good weekend and that Spa-Francorchamps is a great track to race on,” said Skoog.

The Swedish duo qualified a class sixth with their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, a position Skoog improved to second early on in the race.

Brunstedt and Skoog then remained in the top for the majority of the race, but the last driver change saw them unfortunately retiring due to a broken drive shaft.
“It was of course frustrating to retire, but the race was good until then and we were right in the top of our class,” said Brunstedt.

Marc Goossens and Maxime Soulet won the race, driving a Porsche 997 GT3 R, a mere 57 thousands of a second ahead of the closest competitors in a Ferrar 458 after three hours of racing.

Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011 ended just over a month ago. Join us for a look back as we go through the statistics for the 2011 season.

Which team claimed the most podium finishes? Who is the king of overtaking? Who is the qualifying expert? Who has got the best average for the second race grid and much more.

Victories

Runner-up Johan Kristoffersson impressed by taking eight victories, more than half of the victories of 2011, two more than champion Robin Rudholm.

8 [5] Johan Kristoffersson
6 [3] Robin Rudholm
1 [1] Linus Ohlsson

Second places

Rudholm dominates the number of second place finishes on eight, compared to three for Kristoffersson and two for Haglöf.

8 [5] Robin Rudholm
3 [2] Johan Kristoffersson
2 [1] Daniel Haglöf
1 [1] Linus Ohlsson
1 [0] Philip Forsman

Third places

Oscar Palm, who topped the list of most third places at mid-point of the season, was beaten in the end by Daniel Haglöf and Ohlsson, both claiming four third places.

4 [2] Daniel Haglöf
4 [1] Linus Ohlsson
3 [3] Oscar Palm
2 [2] Johan Kristoffersson
1 [1] Robin Rudholm
1 [0] Roar Lindland

Podium finishes

Here is the key to Rudholm’s title, consistency, with an impressive 15 of 15 podium finishes. Rudholm finished outside the top two just once this year, while Kristoffersson is beaten on 13 podium finishes.

15 [9] Robin Rudholm
13 [9] Johan Kristoffersson
6 [3] Linus Ohlsson
6 [3] Daniel Haglöf
3 [3] Oscar Palm
1 [0] Roar Lindland
1 [0] Philip Forsman

Pole positions

Rudholm got back from the half-time statistics and ended up on an even four pole positions alongside Kristoffersson.

4 [3] Johan Kristoffersson
4 [2] Robin Rudholm

Qualifying average top ten

Champion Rudholm remains on top in the qualifying average with an average starting position of 1.6, an improvement of 0.2 since half-time, compared to Kristoffersson’s 2.0.

Oscar Palm, who had a tough season, impressed with third best qualifying average with average starting position five in the eight qualifying sessions of 2011.

1.6 [1.8] Robin Rudholm
2.0 [2.0] Johan Kristoffersson
5.0 [4.0] Oscar Palm
5.1 [6.5] Linus Ohlsson
5.3 [5.4] Daniel Haglöf
5.9 [7.2] Philip Forsman
6.1 [6.0] Roar Lindland
8.9 [9.0] Mattias Stålknapp
9.6 [9.2] Patrik Skoog
10.6 [9.4] Carl Philip Bernadotte

Grid position race two

The grid for the second race of Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia is decided via the fastest laps of race one. Rudholm is on top here as well with an improvement of 0.4 places from half-time of the season, from 1.8 to average starting position 1.4.

Kristoffersson improves as well, from 2.8 to 2.1 on average compared to the first half of the season.

1.4 [1.8] Robin Rudholm
2.1 [2.8] Johan Kristoffersson
3.4 [2.5] Linus Ohlsson
5.4 [6.0] Roar Lindland
6.3 [5.3] Oscar Palm
6.9 [10.0] Daniel Haglöf
7.0 [7.8] Mattias Stålknapp
7.3 [7.8] Philip Forsman
7.4 [9.3] Patrik Skoog
8.8 [10.0] Carl Philip Bernadotte

Fastest laps

While Rudholm and Kristoffersson shared the lead on fastest lap at mid-point of thje season, Rudholm went ahead in the final half with three new fastest laps to a total of six fatest laps, compared to Kristoffersson’s five.

6 [3] Robin Rudholm
5 [3] Johan Kristoffersson
3 [3] Linus Ohlsson
1 [0] Oscar Palm

Average finish top ten

Rudholm is not surprisingly on top with the best average finishing position of 1.7, while Kristoffersson drops to 2.3, much due to his penalty in the penultimate race of the year and the fourth place at Karlskoga.

1.7 [1.8] Robin Rudholm
2.3 [1.7] Johan Kristoffersson
4.1 [3.5] Linus Ohlsson
5.4 [4.6] Oscar Palm
5.5 [6.3] Daniel Haglöf
5.8 [6.1] Roar Lindland
6.5 [7.9] Philip Forsman
8.0 [7.3] Mattias Stålknapp
9.9 [9.1] Patrik Skoog
10.9 [10.4] Carl Philip Bernadotte

Overtaking maneuvers

Daniel Haglöf claims the title as the overtaking master of Porsche Carrera Cup 2011 with an average position improvement of 1.1 per race. Mattias Stålknapp, who topped the list at mid-point of the season, drops to second on 0.8.

Patrik Skoog is furthest down on the list, dropping one position per race on average this season.

1.1 [1.7] Daniel Haglöf
0.8 [1.8] Mattias Stålknapp
0.4 [0.0] Oscar Palm
0.3 [1.0] Linus Ohlsson
0.2 [-0.3] Roar Lindland
0.1 [0.7] Johan Kristoffersson
-0.1 [0.0] Robin Rudholm
-0.1 [-1.4] Philip Forsman
-0.7 [-1.1] Carl Philip Bernadotte
-1.0 [0.0] Patrik Skoog

Victories team

Kristoffersson Motorsport beats Xlander Racing in the number of victories, despite Xlander Racing having two drivers, both claiming victories, in the form of Rudholm and Ohlsson.

8 [5] Kristoffersson Motorsport
7 [4] Xlander Racing

Podium finishes team

Xlander Racing dominates the number of podium finishes on the other hand. Rudholm and Ohlsson climbed on to the podium 21 times this season, compared to Kristoffersson Motorsport’s 13.

21 [12] Xlander Racing
13 [9] Kristoffersson Motorsport
6 [3] Bilteknik Motorsport
3 [3] IKC Racing
1 [0] Flash Engineering
1 [0] Team Tidö

DNF/DNS team

Westlife Racing keeps first position in the number of most retired races, although unchanged from the first season half.

7 [7] Westlife Racing
6 [4] Flash Engineering
2 [2] Team Tidö
2 [0] IKC Racing
2 [1] Bilteknik Motorsport
2 [0] Timo Racing
1 [1] IPS Motorsport
1 [1] Ebbesson Motorsport
1 [1] PFI Racing
1 [1] MPS Motorsport

Penalties/warnings

The number of penalties and warnings were low this season. Peter Jervemyr and Sveinung Tinnes-Mork tops the not so flattering list with two penalties each. A total of eleven penalties were handed out during the season.

2 [2] Peter Jervemyr
2 [0] Sveinung Tinnes-Mork
1 [0] Linus Ohlsson
1 [1] Arne Jörgensen
1 [1] Daniel Haglöf
1 [1] Carl Philip Bernadotte
1 [1] Alexander Haegermark
1 [1] Roar Lindland
1 [0] Johan Kristoffersson

Carrera Cup Scandinavia drivers Johan Kristoffersson and Matte Karlsson took part in the final of Carrera Cup Germany this weekend. The Swedes faced a tough field with the very top of Porsche drivers in the world.
“It has been a productive weekend and I am pleased overall,” said Kristoffersson.

Kristoffersson crossed the line as 15th in the 30 car strong grid at Hockenheim.
“I had hoped for a better qualifying session, but I was not able to get a clear lap. But that’s the way when it is a completely new track and such tough opposition. The race worked fine, I had a strong race pace and was able to climb a couple of places,” said Kristoffersson.

Karlsson had a steep learning curve keeping in mind that his two seasons in Sweden, GT3 Cup Challenge last year and Carrera Cup this year, is his two ever racing seasons.
“The weekend has been really interesting and I have taken big steps forward. It was really a lot of fun to race at legendary Hockenheim with so strong opponents,” said Karlsson.

Karlsson qualified 26th and crossed the line as 24th, despite technical problems.
“The start went well and I followed Kristoffersson and some other drivers, but then the car just died. I had to restart it, but by then I had almost lost half a lap. It has overall been a good weekend, I improved my best time from the first test by several seconds. All in all a good end to the season,” said Karlsson.

Sean Edwards won the final race while Nick Tandy claimed the championship title with eight points over Edwards.

Carrera Cup Tyskland – Hockenheim – Top 5

1 Sean Edwards 18 varv
2 René Rast +1.426
3 Nick Tandy +3.769
4 Nicolas Armindo +4.674
5 Jeroen Bleekemolen +5.094

15 Johan Kristoffersson +42.114
24 Matte Karlsson +1:25.627

Carrera Cup Scandinavia runner-up Johan Kristoffersson is going to take part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany season final at Hockenheim on the 23rd of October.
“It is going to be a lot of fun and really inspirational to drive the German final. The competition is really tough and it is going to be a serious challenge,” said Kristoffersson.

Teknova is one of the partners behind the program, a Swedish company that has worked with Kristoffersson Motorsport during the season.
“Johan has shown an amazing confidence in his driving at the same time as he has got the characteristics of a winner. He challenged for the title in his first Carrera Cup season and he is worthy of a chance to prove his skills internationally,” said Bengt-Göran Johansson, Managing Director for Teknova.

Kristoffersson tested at Hockenheim last week in preparation for the final and had 2007 Carrera Cup Scandinavia champion Edward Sandström as coach.
“The test went better than our expectations despite the fact that it was Johan’s first ever visit to the track, he pulled off some really strong times at the end of the day. The track characteristics are completely different to the Swedish tracks. It is twice as long as the Swedish tracks and the speed is a lot higher. The track requires completely different settings on the car, something that is going to put engineer Ronnie Bergström to the test,” said team boss Tommy Kristoffersson.

Around 30 drivers are taking part in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany this year and Nick Tandy heads the championship table ahead of the final.

Schedule – Carrera Cup Germany final

Friday 21 October
12:10 – Test 1
17:05 – Test 2

Saturday 22 October
15:15 – Qualifying

Sunday 23 October
10:25 – Race

Swedish Junior Touring Car champion Eric Jonsson is aiming to take the step uo to Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2012 with his own team and tested a cup car at Karlskoga last week.
“It was a great feeling to drive a car with such an incredible handling and power of the engine,” said Jonsson.

The 21-year-old became Volvo Original Cup Sweden champion 2009 and has raced in JTCC for the two past seasons.

The step from a 150 bhp JTCC car to a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup of 450 BHP is substantial.
“It is a big step from the SEAT that I drove this season, but I got along well with the car and I am really looking forward to the next season,” said Jonsson.

Porsche Carrera Cup general Thomas Johansson was present during the test and was impressed by Jonsson’s speed.
“He drove really well despite his limited experience of the car. We wish him the best of luck in his effort for next season and hope to see him on the grid 2012,” said Jonsson.

Almost two weeks has passed since the season final of Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011. Champion Robin Rudholm reflects over the feelings for his third title – a feat he is alone on in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia history.
“The feelings have started to settle in. I have been able to take it easier and to claim a third title in three tries feels amazing. There were some factors taking against us, but we managed to secure the title under really hard pressure,” said Rudholm.

Rudholm crossed the line in the final heat of the year as champion after a season long fight with Johan Kristoffersson, a fight that has taken a lot of energy for Rudholm.
“Half the week after the final went to recovery. I was completely exhausted! I had an extreme racing hangover in combination with a rather hard team party that lasted long through the night. The sunday was tough, the monday as well. It was not until wednesday that things started to feel normal again,” said Rudholm.

The title also marks Xlander Racing’s fourth straight drivers title since the team joined the championship in 2008.
“When I left STCC as third in the championship 2009, it was very important to deliver results straight away in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. With two titles in the bag, Porsche and Xlander Racing was the right choice for my career. Xlander Racing has done an amazing job, a big thanks to Louise Freidestam, all the great mechanics, my engineer, M-tech and everyone else at Xlander Racing,” said Rudholm.

Where Rudholm is going to race next year is not set, but the planning for 2012 has already begun.
“One thing is for sure. Where ever I am going to race in 2012, the conditions are going to be the best possible in order to fight for championship victories,” said Rudholm.

Robin Rudholm’s season in numbers

6 victories
8 second places
1 third places
7 pole positions
6 fastest laps
Front row grid in all races
Podium finish in all races

Daniel Haglöf finished on the podium in the very last Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia weekend of 2011.
“It feels very nice to end the season in this way,” said Haglöf.

But the weekend stared in traditional style for Haglöf this season with a problem. An oil leak forced him to sit out the first test session.
“We missed the first practice due to an oil leak, my first thought was just: not again. You can’t miss 20 minutes on these drivers, you just can’t catch up on a weekend then,” said Haglöf.

The Bilteknik Motorsport driver qualified sixth, a position improved by one place in the first race.
“The car was a lot better for the first race and I was fourth for a while. But I pushed a bit too hard, went off track and lost some places,” said Haglöf.

The second and final race saw Haglöf climbing a couple of more positions, securing third and the final podium.
“The team had got the car even better for the second racen and we were really on pace. I was fourth at the start of the race, but I managed to out-brake Linus Ohlsson and secured a podium,” said Haglöf.

Haglöf’s season has been filled with ups and downs. The first race weekend saw Haglöf losing a lot of ground on the leaders, a gap he never managed to get back from, despite an impressive pace in some races. The end result was sixth in the drivers championship.
“To end up in sixth in Carrera Cup is not a great result, but we have shown that we are fast and we have taken a couple of strong positions. If I look at the business side and the possibilities for the future, the season has been a success. We have got a lot coming and I am going to work really hard to create the right conditions for the team and sponsors in the future,” said Haglöf.

Philip Forsman had his best Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia weekend of the year at the Mantorp Park season final with second in the first race.
“We’ve managed a strong package for the second half of the championship and it is great to finish the season in this way and show that we belong in the top,” said Forsman.

The Team Tidö driver was strong in qualifying with second fastest time, just 0.162 seconds from pole position and 0.087 seconds faster than runner-up Johan Kristoffersson.
“It went really well, despite that my fastest lap wasn’t perfect,” said Forsman.

Forsman kept second in the first race but had to fight hard to keep Linus Ohlsson behind him towards the end of the race.
“I had a good start of the first race, but our tyres got worn a bit harder compared to the Xlander Racing drivers and I had to defend from Linus Ohlsson at the end of the race. It was tight, but I focused on getting the exits right and managed to stay ahead,” said Forsman.

Forsman finished sixth in the second race and climbed to seventh in the drivers championship.
“After all years in historical rallying, professional racing was a new programme for Team Tidö this season and after allt he problems in the early part of the season, we’ve been able to get closer and closer to the top and shown that we know what we are doing. I would not have said no to a couple of more races and the motivation for next season is great. I am already looking forward to 2012!” said Forsman.

Linus Ohlsson secured third in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011 drivers championship, despite missing one race earlier in the season.
“It feels great to get the bronze medal of Porsche Carrera Cup, especially as I have driven one less race than the other drivers,” said Ohlsson.

Ohlsson secured third and fourth in the two final races of the year at Mantorp Park.
“I had good pace in the car and was able to climb to third in the first race after a poor start. I would have been able to get past Forsman at the end, but I didn’t get the clear overtaking opportunity that I needed. I chose to secure third and gain important points for the championship,” said Ohlsson.

The 20-year-old secured third in the championship with 29 points ahead of fourth placed Roar Lindland.
“It felt great to cross the finishing line, securing third overall. It has been a strong field in Porsche Carrera Cuo this year. Xlander Racing is really a champion team with first and third in the championship as well as team champions,” said Ohlsson.

Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011 is over and Robin Rudholm is crowned champion for the second year in succession and for the third time overall. Check out the latest pictures from the final weekend at Mantorp Park in our picture gallery

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Join us for the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2011 final at Mantorp Park in our latest movie. The final weekend had it all with exciting fights, controversy and hot emotions.

Robin Rudholm secured his third Carrera Cup Scandinavia title as the dust settled from a season-long fight with Johan Kristoffersson.

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Robin Rudholm secured the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia title with second in the last race of the season and is the sole driver ever with three titles.
“It feels amazing and I don’t think I have quite understood it yet. But a big thanks to everyone in Xlander Racing, we’ve had a great season and it is so nice to secure three Carrera Cup Scandinavia titles,” said Rudholm.

Johan Kristoffersson claimed the last victory of the year after getting past Rudholm in the first corner. The both were close throughout the race and Kristoffersson secured the win with seven tenths.
“I am of course not pleased right now and it is incredibly sad that the title was decided by the stewards. But I am surely going to be pleased in a while and the season has overall been amazing,” said Kristoffersson.

Daniel Haglöf claimed the final podium in the final race of the year, just over four seconds behind Kristoffersson.
“It feels great. This is my favorite track and we lost unfortunately 20 minutes of practice due to an oil leak. But we fought back and a podium is the best we could hope for,” said Haglöf.

Linus Ohlsson finished fourth in the race and secured the bronze of the drivers championship.
“I did of course hope for better results this weekend. But I am pleased with third in the championship, that was my goal and I was able to secure it thanks to Xlander Racing,” said Ohlsson.

Oscar Palm was last man within top five ahead of Philip Forsman, Roar Lindland and Jan West. Patrik Skoog and Lars-Bertil Rantzow rounded off top ten.

The joy was double for Xlander Racing with Rudholm’s drivers title and the team title with nine points more than Kristoffersson Motorsport.
“We’ve had an outstanding season and we can’t be anything but pleased. Robin has done an amazing job, the season could not have ended in a better way,” said Louis Freidestam, team boss of Xlander Racing.

Race 2 – Mantorp Park – Top 10

1 Johan Kristoffersson 14 laps
2 Robin Rudholm +0.725
3 Daniel Haglöf +4.540
4 Linus Ohlsson +5.654
5 Oscar Palm +8.276
6 Philip Forsman +13.380
7 Roar Lindland +16.242
8 Jan West +18.502
9 Patrik Skoog +19.607
10 Lars-Bertil Rantzow +20.162

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Robin Rudholm won the first race of the final weekend of Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and took a big step towards the title as title rival Johan Kristoffersson was penalized for jumping the start.
“I am really pleased. The victory provides us with perfect conditions for the final race, but it isn’t over until it is over. We are going to go flat out in the second race,” said Rudholm.

Rudholm started from pole and took the lead in the first lap. Kristoffersson seemed to be quicker and put hard pressure on Rudholm and got past on the second lap.
“They said on the radio that Johan had got black flag, so I let him past and was able to back off and claim pole for the second race with fastest lap,” said Rudholm.

The race directors judged that Kristoffersson had rolled from his grid position right ahead of the start and penalized him with a drive through penalty which meant that he lost from the lead to last position.
“This is a miscarriage of justice, it was for sure not a jump start,” said Tommy Kristoffersson, team boss of Kristoffersson Motorsport.

Kristoffersson managed to climb from last to tenth position in the end and secured 11 points, keeping the title fight alive for the second race. Rudholm heads the championship with 21 points over Kristoffersson with 30 points left to fight for.
“I would have been in the lead of the championship without my penalty and we would have been able to fight for it on the track. But the stewards decided to take the lead role instead. I was standing still at the start. But we’ll have to try and win the second race,” said Kristoffersson.

Philip Forsman claimed second behind Rudholm after a hard fight between Linus Ohlsson towards the end of the race.
“I am really pleased. We have got the setup perfect, so it works really well,” said Forsman.

Ohlsson started fourth but lost two places in the start. The Xlander Racing driver managed to fight back up through the field, but was not able to get past Forsman.
“I made a terrible start and lost a lot. But I managed to get back up and I am really pleased with the race,” said Ohlsson.

Oscar Palm claimed fourth ahead of Daniel Haglöf and Roar Lindland. Mattias Stålknapp crossed the line as seventh ahead of Lars-Bertil Rantzow and Niclas Olsson.

Rudolm is going to start first in the second race, Kristoffersson second, Ohlsson third, Palm fourth and Patrik Skoog fifth.

Race 1 – Mantorp Park – Top 10

1 Robin Rudholm 10 laps
2 Philip Forsman +6.349
3 Linus Ohlsson +6.702
4 Oscar Palm +10.196
5 Daniel Haglöf +10.627
6 Roar Lindland +10.934
7 Mattias Stålknapp +13.332
8 Lars-Bertil Rantzow +13.950
9 Niclas Olsson +14.638
10 Johan Kristoffersson +16.454

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Robin Rudholm has got the best possible grid position for the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia final at Mantorp Park with the final pole position of the season.
“It feels just perfect. My engineer Ulf got me a great car and I am really pleased,” said Rudholm.

Title rival Johan Kristoffersson was not able to match the pace of Rudholm and was just over two tenths behind in third.
“I think we managed a pretty good qualifying, but I took it a bit too easy. But no points have been awarded yet, we’ll take it tomorrow,” said Kristoffersson.

Philip Forsman impressed with his best result of the season in the qualifying session and got in between Rudholm and Kristoffersson in second.
“It went really well, despite that my lap wasn’t perfect. But we still need to find just over a tenth and I hope to get that for the race,” said Forsman.

Linus Ohlsson, who was fastest in the test, was fourth fastest and is going to start right ahead of Oscar Palm.

Daniel Haglöf was sixth fastest ahead of Patrik Skoog and Mattias Stålknapp. Roar Lindland and Jan West rounded off top ten.

Qualifying – Mantorp Park – Top 10

1 Robin Rudholm 1:17.301
2 Philip Forsman +0.162
3 Johan Kristoffersson +0.249
4 Linus Ohlsson +0.268
5 Oscar Palm +0.597
6 Daniel Haglöf +0.627
7 Patrik Skoog +0.779
8 Mattias Stålknapp +0.818
9 Roar Lindland +0.968
10 Jan West +1.033

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