Tommy Kristoffersson began competing with self-run Audis in the Swedish Rallycross Championship and the FIA European Rallycross Championship (ERX) during the 1980s and 1990s. He won the Swedish championship in 1989, 1991 and 1992, and placed third in the 1993 ERX and fourth in 1991.
In 2013, Johan Kristoffersson and Pontus Tidemand entered a Volkswagen Scirocco in the Swedish round of the 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship. In 2014, Tommy Kristoffersson drove a Volkswagen Polo in three rounds of the ERX, winning a race, and four rounds of the FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX). Ole Christian Veiby also entered two WRX rounds and one ERX round that year.
In 2015, Volkswagen Team Sweden operated as one of two teams officially supported by Volkswagen Motorsport in the WRX, alongside Marklund Motorsport. Johan Kristoffersson finished third, while Tord Linnerud finished 14th. Ole Christian Veiby finished third in the 2015 ERX and entered one WRX round.
Kristoffersson and Marklund combined operations for the 2016 WRX Championship under the brand Volkswagen RX Sweden. Johan Kristoffersson was runner-up, with Anton Marklund finishing 13th.
The 2017 season saw Kristoffersson partner with the squad of Petter Solberg, forming PSRX Volkswagen World RX Team Sweden, headquartered in Torsby. Johan Kristoffersson secured six wins and the championship title, while Petter Solberg finished third with one win and three podiums.
In the 2018 STCC season, Johan Kristoffersson won the championship with three wins and seven podiums in 12 races. His teammates, Hugo Nerman and Nicklas Oscarsson, finished 9th and 15th respectively, without achieving any podium finishes.
Tommy Kristoffersson initially joined the Swedish Touring Car Championship in 1998, finishing fourth with Mats Lindén finishing fifth, both driving an Audi A4 Quattro. In 1999, Mattias Ekström won the title, with Kristoffersson finishing 9th. In 2000, Fredrik Ekblom was runner-up and Kristoffersson finished 8th. Roberto Colciago won the 2001 championship, with Kristoffersson finishing fourth. Colciago defended his title in 2002, while Kristoffersson finished 6th and Marius Erlandsen finished 10th.
With a new Audi A4 in 2003, Fredrik Ekblom won a third consecutive title for the team, with Tobias Johansson 6th and Kristoffersson 7th. Ekblom finished third in 2004 and Kristoffersson 8th. Ekblom finished 6th in 2005 and Kristoffersson 10th. In 2006, Thed Björk won the championship, Ekblom finished 4th and Kristoffersson 10th. Björk finished 4th in 2007, Frank Stippler was 7th and Kristoffersson 14th.
In 2008, Audi dropped factory support, and Kristoffersson missed three races, finishing 14th, while Alexander Lvov finished 19th. Tommy Kristoffersson retired from STCC competition in 2009, with Johan Kristoffersson taking over as the team’s lead driver, finishing 18th overall and runner-up in the privateers cup.
In 2010, the team became Team Biogas.se, switching to Volkswagen Scirocco cars. Ekblom finished third and Patrik Olsson finished sixth, with Johan Kristoffersson entering the last three rounds. Ekblom was runner-up in 2011 and Olsson was ninth, with Kristoffersson competing in the second half of the season, finishing 10th.
Kristoffersson Motorsport continued in the STCC in 2012, while rival teams formed the TTA – Racing Elite League. Johan Kristoffersson won the championship with the Volkswagen Scirocco, while Jordi Gené finished 7th. The team closed its touring car program when both championships merged in 2013 and adopted TTA technical regulations.
The team returned to the STCC in 2017 with Volkswagen Sweden factory support and the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. Fredrik Ekblom was runner-up and Fredrik Blomstedt finished third, while Johan Kristoffersson ranked fourth despite entering only four of the seven rounds.
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