Lars Larsson (racing driver)

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Lasse Larsson
Larsson in 2007
NationalitySweden Swedish
BornLars Christer Larsson
(1965-12-11) December 11, 1965 (age 59)
Sweden
Retired2007
Related toRobin Larsson (son)
FIA ERX Division 1 Championship
Years active2000–2007
TeamsLarsson Motorsport
Toveks Racing
Starts76
Championships2 (2006, 2007)
Wins9
Podiums24

Lars Christer Larsson (born December 11, 1965) is a former rallycross driver from Sweden. He is usually referred to as "Lasse" or sometimes as "Stinsen".

Career

Larsson started his rallycross career in the Swedish Rallycross Championship, winning the National Division in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He progressed to the FIA European Rallycross Championship in 2000, driving an Audi A4 in Division 1 for his own team. His breakthrough came in 2006, when he broke the dominance of Kenneth Hansen, winning the Division 1 title by three points in a Škoda Fabia. He defended his title in 2007, with Hansen finishing second again.[1]

Retirement

Larsson retired after the 2007 season and joined his family's trucking company in Svenljunga.[1] His son Robin currently competes in the FIA European Rallycross Championship and is the 2014 Supercar Champion.[2]

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ERX Points
2000 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 POR
 FRA
 CZE
8 		SWE
10 		BEL
NC 		NED
NC 		NOR
16 		POL
9 		GER
NC 		10th 47
2001 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 FRA
(14) 		POR
 AUT
10 		CZE
9 		SWE
10 		BEL
(15) 		NED
 NOR
4 		POL
11 		GER
4 		10th 54
2002 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 POR
3 		FRA
2 		AUT
3 		CZE
(6) 		SWE
DSQ 		BEL
4 		NED
11 		NOR
(12) 		POL
3 		GER
11 		5th 87
2003 Larsson Motorsport Audi A4 T16 POR
5 		FRA
(14) 		AUT
9 		CZE
2 		SWE
3 		BEL
8 		NED
(11) 		NOR
6 		POL
1 		GER
4 		5th 105
2004 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 POR
(11) 		FRA
3 		CZE
10 		AUT
7 		NOR
7 		SWE
6 		BEL
(8) 		NED
8 		POL
1 		GER
4 		6th 95
2005 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 FRA
(NC) 		POR
2 		AUT
2 		CZE
2 		NOR
4 		SWE
5 		BEL
(16) 		NED
4 		POL
5 		GER
3 		4th 116
2006 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 POR
2 		FRA
1 		CZE
5 		AUT
2 		SWE
(6) 		HUN
6 		BEL
1 		NED
(11) 		NOR
5 		POL
1 		GER
5 		1st 143
2007 Toveks Racing Škoda Fabia T16 POR
1 		FRA
9 		HUN
(NC) 		AUT
4 		SWE
1 		NOR
3 		BEL
(5) 		NED
3 		POL
1 		CZE
1 		1st 131

Publications

Lasse "Stinsen" Larsson – Det går som på räls, by Lars Larsson & Morgan Björk, 160 pages, Swedish language, ISBN 9789197655453

References

  1. ^ a b Hagg, Tomas (11 December 2007). "Mästaren Larsson byter till lastbil". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by European Rallycross Division 1 Champion
2006-2007 		Succeeded by