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ottobre 01, 2018 - Audi

Audi driver Andreas Bakkerud’s wild ride onto the podium

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  • Third place for Bakkerud in Audi S1 EKS RX quattro
  • Mattias Ekström fifth in US debut for World RX

Austin, September 30, 2018 – Podium on US debut: during the first outing for the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) in the USA, EKS Audi Sport scored its seventh top 3 result of the season. With temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius in Austin (Texas), both drivers in the Audi #s1eksrxquattro reached the final for the best six. The Norwegian #andreasbakkerud took third overall while team mate Mattias Ekström finished the final in fifth place after contact with an opponent.

Both EKS Audi Sport drivers had made their way into the final with strong performances in the preliminary races: team owner Mattias Ekström held second in the intermediate standings after the first day, and won third qualifying as well as the semi-final on Sunday. With consistently good times in the qualifying sessions and a third place in the semi-final, #andreasbakkerud also made the final. In the decisive race for the best six, the Norwegian drove a flawless race in the hot and humid temperatures of over 30 degrees to finish third behind the two Volkswagen drivers #johankristoffersson and #pettersolberg.

“I’m delighted about the podium because the weekend was really hard. I started in the difficult outside lane in all the qualifyings and we did our best together with EKS Audi Sport,” said Bakkerud. “Unfortunately here we were unable to beat Volkswagen. But it’s great to compete against the world’s best drivers. Congratulations to #johankristoffersson, who won the World Championship title here with races to spare. I’m looking forward to the next race in Buxtehude where I’ll continue to fight with Mattias (Ekström), #pettersolberg and Sébastien Loeb for the World Championship runner-up title.”

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