Torstein Eriksen (born 29 April 1990) is a

rallying Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

co-driver from

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. He is currently teamed with

Andreas Mikkelsen Andreas Mikkelsen (born 22 June 1989) is a Norwegian rally driver. He is currently competing in the World Rally Championship-2 for Toksport World Rally Team. He previously drove for the factory teams of Volkswagen, Citroën and Hyundai in the W ...

and is competing for Toksport WRT in the

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Rally career

Mads Østberg Rally Finland 2017 Saalahti

Torstein Eriksen began his

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career in 2009, co-driving for Frank Tore Larsen. In

2011 Rally Finland The 2011 Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 28–30 July, and was based in Jyväskylä, with a remote service in Lahti. The rally was also the fifth round of the Super 2000 Wo ...

, he made his

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debut but retired from the rally due to mechanical issue. In the

2017 Rally Finland The 2017 Rally Finland was the ninth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 67th running of the Rally Finland. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the rally, their first win in the WRC. Jari Huttunen Jari Huttunen (born 28 Feb ...

and 2017 Rally Catalunya, he partnered

Mads Østberg Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Torstein Eriksen. Career Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finishe ...

and scored his first WRC points in Finland, where they finished tenth. In

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, the Norwegian crew were signed by

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for selected events. In the 2018 Rally Finland, Eriksen achieved his first WRC podium where he finished second overall in a Citroën C3 WRC.

Results

WRC results

* Season still in progress.

References

External links

Torstein Eriksen
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