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In the season finale at Mantorp Park,
Johan Kristoffersson completed a great
recovery in Race 1 from seventh on the
grid to take his third consecutive win. A
fifth place in the second race was then
enough for him to clinch the TCR
Scandinavia crown, after his rival in the
title fight Robert Dahlgren retired due to
a gearbox failure.
At the start of Race 1, Andreas
Wernersson took the lead from pole
ahead of Dahlgren who was followed by
Fredrik Ekblom, Daniel Haglöf, Mattias
Andersson and Kristoffersson; Hugo
Nerman, second on the grid, spun off
during the opening lap.
Kristoffersson began to climb on lap 2,
overtaking Andersson for fifth, while
Dahlgren snatched the lead from
Wernersson on lap 5. Kristoffersson’s
progression saw him passing Haglöf for
fourth on lap 5, Ekblom for third on lap
Johan
Kristoffersson
becomes
champion
DAHLGREN’S HOPES SWEPT AWAY
BY A TECHNICAL ISSUE
6 and Wernersson for second on lap 8;
on the same lap Haglöf overtook
Ekblom for fourth.
Dahlgren tried to defend his lead, but
on lap 9 Kristoffersson overtook him
after a contact and pulled away. Two
laps later Ekblom punted Dahlgren and
sent him wide, which enabled
Wernersson and Ekblom to finish
second and third behind Kristoffersson
and ahead of Dahlgren and Haglöf.
However, after the race, Ekblom was
given a 2.4 seconds penalty for the
incident that dropped him to fourth.
These results elevated Kristoffersson to
the top of the standings, three points
ahead of Dahlgren.
In the second race, Tobias Brink
converted his pole position into a
lights-to-flag victory, the second for
him during the current season. At the
start, Brink sprinted ahead of