Torstein Eriksen

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Torstein Eriksen
Personal information
Nationality Norway
Born (1990-04-29) April 29, 1990 (age 31)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2011–2012, 2015, 2017–present
TeamsM-Sport, Citroën
Rallies34
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 Mads Østberg and is competing for Citroën in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Rally career[]

Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in a Ford Fiesta WRC.

Torstein Eriksen began his rally career in 2009, co-driving for . 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[]

WRC results[]

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

* Season still in progress.

References[]

  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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