Torstein Eriksen
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
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 edit
WRC results edit
| 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 |
* 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