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Lestrup Racing Team driver Robin Knutsson claimed a sensational debut STCC TCR Scandinavia victory at the former F1 circuit Anderstorp.

The 19-year-old driver headed the final reversed grid race from lights to flag.

”That was awesome! The race felt like a marathon, I just wanted it to end and it was fantastic when the chequered flag finally fell. We’ve made improvements for each race this year and we were finally able to utilise the reversed grid to claim a win – a huge thanks to the team,” said Robin Knutsson.

Oliver Söderström further underlined the strong weekend for the team with two third place finishes in the first two races.

”It’s been a good weekend with two podiums and we’ve shown strong pace. We haven’t got the straight line speed unfortunately. But we will continue fighting on for the next race, my goal is as always set for a victory,” said Oliver Söderström.

Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR driver Mikael Karlsson had a tough weekend with incidents and a seventh place finish in the first race from the back of the grid as his highlight.

”We fought hard and made a lot of overtaking moves. I was unfortunately turned around in the second race and had to start all over again. The speed is there, it’s just a shame that we can’t show it properly,” said Mikael Karlsson.

Oliver Söderström has climbed to fourth position in the standings while Lestrup Racing Team keeps second place in the teams’ championship, 121 points from leading team PWR Racing.

”We are super proud of Robin who made an astonishing final race, withstanding the pressure of leading a race this early in his STCC career. To leave Anderstorp with a win and two podium finishes is a solid result. This is the level we need to keep delivering at and that we aim to improve even further in the next race,” said Fredrik Lestrup, team co-owner.

The next STCC TCR Scandinavia race takes place at Mantorp Park on October 2-3.

Anderstorp results
Championship standings