Hansen World RX Team is heading to the FIA World Rallycross Championship season finale with the lead in both the drivers’ and teams’ title races, as Timmy and Kevin Hansen line up with Peugeot 208 WRXs in the world championship for the last time. World RX’s season finale takes place at a brand new rallycross track at the famous Nürburgring circuit in southwestern Germany, while also offering two opportunities to score points. Alongside Riga, the Nürburgring is one of only two double-header rounds this year, where a full championship round takes place on both Saturday and Sunday. Timmy arrives in Germany with a 17-point lead over nearest rival Johan Kristoffersson in the drivers’ championship fight, putting him in a strong position to chase after a second world championship title to add to his 2019 success. Younger brother Kevin also remains in the fight and is only two further points behind Kristoffersson in third, ensuring he still has an opportunity to win a first world title. Both drivers’ excellent form has put Hansen World RX Team in the drivers’ seat to clinch a third World RX teams’ championship crown in eight years, as the team holds a 61-point lead over GRX-SET with only 112 available at the last two rounds. Both drivers are up to speed and raring to go ahead of the finale, having come off the back of a two week run in the Nitro Rallycross series. It will also be a final lap of honour for the Peugeot 208 WRX, which will participate at world championship level for the last time.

Kevin Hansen, #9 Peugeot 208 WRX

“Coming into the season finale third in the title race and looking to make things happen at the last round isn’t a new situation for me! I’m a little further behind now than in 2019 but I learned a lot that time around. This time I’ll be able to enjoy it much more and try to do my best for myself and the whole team to finish off the year in style. “It will be two very action-packed days; the sun goes down early at this time of year so we’re doing a lot of racing in quite a small time window. That means we need to find a very clever balance between pushing and taking risks to win with avoiding mistakes, as there’s so little time to make changes and repairs between sessions.” “Spending the last two weekends racing over in America gives us a nice boost for this finale. It keeps everything fresh and I’m already in the groove heading over to Germany. The car I drive over there and the one I’ll have in Germany are very similar and our outright pace in the last few weeks has been excellent, so I’m feeling good. I’ll be hoping for a good grid draw and if that goes well, then it’s about focusing on getting the small details right.”

Timmy Hansen, #21 Peugeot 208 WRX

“While the stakes are high this weekend I’m going to be boring and be my normal self, approaching it as normal! No tactics, no extra send, just racing the same way as I always do. I’ll be trying to drive fast, be smart, and not taking too many risks. That’s the only approach that we can have. From a driving perspective you can only really do worse if you rethink your approach for a title decider. “It’s a much nicer feeling going for a second world championship title than the first time back in 2019. I feel much more relaxed this year; I’m two years older which also probably helps! Last time I was very nervous and it was a tough weekend but now I’m feeling great and looking forward to racing these ICE cars one last time. “This definitely feels like the end of an era, with the ICE cars going into retirement after this weekend, and we should treat it that way too. It’s an opportunity to say thank you to these cars and the racing they have produced over the years. While it’s sad to say goodbye to them, it’s also exciting as rallycross is moving to all-electric cars next year, which should be faster than anything we’ve seen in rallycross before. I hope I can help the 208 WRX bow out in style.”