Norwegian championship at Skien

Marthinsen, Gabrielsen and Haugan claimed victories at the Grenland Motorsport Senter. 

For round 4 of the Norwegian Rallycross Championship its contenders met on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 of August at the Grenland Motorsport Senter at Skien in the Telemark county of Norway. For Stian Haugan and his Citroën the track offered perfect conditions, after setting the fastest times in practice as well as in both the first and second qualifying runs he started the A final from the pole position and drove his Xsara to his second 2011 victory. Volvo campaigner Rune Engesvoll became the runner-up with his first generation S40 while Kjetil S. Nygård drove the somewhat exotic Lexus IS 200 to third place.

In Class 1 point standings leader Thommy Tesdal was beaten by Citroën man Trond Wilhelm Marthinsen, but the Opel driver remained on top of the championship. In Class 2 the Mazda RX-8 campaigners Jan Gabrielsen and John “Pirkka” Karlsson eventually sandwiched Bjørn Olav Jøranli and his Suzuki Baleno, series leader Ole Håbjørg made it only into the B final at Skien.

• Class 1 – Final Results:
• 1. Trond Wilhelm Marthinsen (N) Citroën Saxo
• 2. Thommy Tesdal (N) Opel Corsa C
• 3. Espen Eid (N) Peugeot 206
• 4. Asgeir Taraldsen (N) Peugeot 206
• 5. Svein Guttorm Nielsen (N) Peugeot 106
• 6. Mats Stensøy (N) Citroën Saxo
• Class 2 – Final Results:
• 1. Jan Gabrielsen (N) Mazda RX-8
• 2. Bjørn Olav Jøranli (N) Suzuki Baleno
• 3. John “Pirkka” Karlsson (AX) Mazda RX-8
• 4. Christian Sandmo (N) Opel Kadett E
• 5. Henning Nyberg (N) Mazda RX-7
• 6. Kenneth Johansen (N) Ford Puma
• Class 3 – Final Results:
• 1. Stian Haugan (N) Citroën Xsara
• 2. Rune Engesvoll (N) Volvo S40 I
• 3. Kjetil S. Nygård (N) Lexus IS 200
• 4. Terje Morstad (N) BMW E46 M3
• 5. Petter Paulsen (N) BMW E82
• 6. Børre Håkelia (N) Volvo S40 I

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