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Torstein Eriksen

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Torstein Eriksen
Personal information
Nationality Norway
Born (1990-04-29) April 29, 1990 (age 34)
World Rally Championship record
Active years20112012, 2015, 2017–present
TeamsM-Sport, Citroën
Rallies41
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums2
Stage wins6
First rally2011 Rally Finland

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]

Rally career

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Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in a Ford Fiesta WRC.

Torstein 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

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WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2011 Frank Tore Larsen Ford Fiesta R2 SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN
Ret
GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2012 Frank Tore Larsen Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE
30
MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN
32
GER GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0
2015 Frank Tore Larsen Ford Fiesta R2 MON SWE
Ret
MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2017 M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN
10
GER ESP
5
GBR AUS 17th 11
2018 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC MON SWE
6
MEX FRA ARG POR
6
ITA
5
FIN
2
GER
Ret
TUR
23
GBR
8
ESP AUS
3
10th 70
2019 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 R5 MON SWE
11
MEX FRA ARG
9
CHL
9
POR
24
ITA
18
FIN GER
17
TUR GBR
45
ESP
9
19th 6
Citroën C3 WRC AUS
C
2020 PH Sport Citroën C3 R5 MON
10
SWE
12
MEX EST
10
TUR ITA
14
MNZ
9
20th 4
2021 TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 R5 MON ARC CRO
9
POR
9
ITA
6
KEN EST
10
BEL GRE
31
FIN
9
ESP
15
MNZ 16th 15
2022 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON
7
SWE
7
CRO POR
Ret
ITA
Ret
KEN EST
8
FIN BEL
7
GRE
13
NZL ESP JPN 14th 25
2023 Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE MEX CRO POR
8
ITA
5
KEN EST
9
FIN
10
GRE
7
CHL EUR
23
JPN
7
11th 29
2024 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 MON
6
SWE KEN CRO
6
POR ITA POL
6
LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 8th* 29*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Torstein Eriksen". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Ice-cool Lappi nets first win". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ Evans, David; Beer, Matt. "Ostberg rejoins Citroen for Rally Portugal and two more WRC events". autosport.com. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Breaking News: Ott on top in Finland". wrc.com. WRC. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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