2019 World Rallycross Champion · Hansen Motorsport

Timmy Hansen

Timmy Hansen won the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship on countback, level on points with Andreas Bakkerud and separated only by four event wins to one. He drives for the team his father built, alongside his younger brother.

Born
21 May 1992 · Lidköping, Sweden
Full Name
Kenneth Timmy Hansen
World RX Career
2014–2025 · 118 starts
Title
2019 World Rallycross Champion
Team
Hansen Motorsport · car no. 21
Family
Father Kenneth, 14-time European champion; brother Kevin
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World Rallycross Champion
2019 · 211 points
1
World RX Title
14
Event Wins
51
Podiums
118
Starts

Who Is Timmy Hansen?

Timmy Hansen is a Swedish rallycross driver who won the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship. He and Andreas Bakkerud finished the season level on 211 points, and the title went to Hansen on countback, four event wins to one. He drives for Hansen Motorsport, the team founded by his father Kenneth, a 14-time European champion.

World RX Record
14 wins, 51 podiums from 118 starts
Title
2019 World Rallycross Champion
Decided By
Countback — four event wins to one
Team
Hansen Motorsport, car no. 21

By KozmozInspire Editorial Published Updated 9 sources

Rider Profile

Who Is Timmy Hansen?

Timmy Hansen is the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Champion. He is Swedish, born in Lidköping in 1992, and has spent his entire rallycross career with Hansen Motorsport, the team founded by his father Kenneth, who won the FIA European Rallycross Championship fourteen times up to 2008.

He came to rallycross from single-seaters. Swedish karting champion in 2008, he won races in Formula BMW Europe and in both Formula Renault 2.0 series before driving his first rallycross event at Dreux in France in 2011. A full European season in 2013 brought one win and third overall, and he did not go back to circuit racing.

The 2019 title was settled by a tiebreak. He and Andreas Bakkerud both finished the season on 211 points after the final round in Cape Town. The championship went to Hansen because he had won four events that year and Bakkerud one. Team Hansen MJP took the teams’ championship in the same season.

He has been runner-up three times as well. Second behind Petter Solberg in 2015, and second again in 2021 and 2022, the first year of the electric RX1e cars. Across twelve World RX seasons he has started 118 events, won 14 of them and stood on 51 podiums.

The Career

Three Chapters That Defined Timmy Hansen

Chapter 01

Out of the Single-Seaters

Hansen was Swedish karting champion in 2008 and spent the next three years in single-seaters, winning races in Formula BMW Europe, Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup. His first rallycross event was at Dreux in France in April 2011, in a borrowed Citroën Xsara Supercar. A year later his father entered him for one European round at Kouvola in the Citroën that had won Sébastien Loeb the X Games, and he finished fifth. He contested the whole European championship in 2013, won in Hungary and finished third overall from nine rounds. He did not go back to circuit racing.

Timmy Hansen’s white and blue Citroën DS3 rallycross Supercar, number 21 with HANSEN on the rear window, at Lydden Hill in 2013 Citroën DS3 Supercar, Lydden Hill, 2013 Photo: Timmy Hansen, Citroën DS3 Supercar, Lydden Hill (2013) by Tony Harrison / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Chapter 02

The Peugeot Years

World RX began in 2014 and Hansen was in it from the first round, partnered at his father’s team by the former European champion Timur Timerzyanov. He took one win and three further podiums for 199 points and fourth in the standings. For 2015 the team had the new Peugeot 208 WRX and Davy Jeanney as the second driver; Hansen won three rounds and finished runner-up to Petter Solberg. In 2016 his team-mate was the nine-time world rally champion Sébastien Loeb.

Hansen’s Peugeot 208 T16 rallycross Supercar in Red Bull and Total colours at Lydden Hill during the inaugural World Rallycross season in 2014 Peugeot 208 T16 Supercar, Lydden Hill, 2014 Photo: Timmy Hansen, Peugeot 208 T16 Supercar, Lydden Hill (2014) by Nic Redhead / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Chapter 03

A Title Settled on Countback

The 2019 season ran to ten rounds and Hansen won four of them, in Catalunya, Great Britain, France and Latvia. He arrived at Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town for the finale level with Andreas Bakkerud. Niclas Grönholm won the final from Bakkerud, with Hansen fourth and his brother Kevin fifth, which left the two title contenders on 211 points each. The tiebreak is event wins, and Hansen had four to Bakkerud’s one. Team Hansen MJP won the teams’ championship in the same season.

Hansen’s number 21 Peugeot 208 WRX, white with Red Bull and Total graphics, on the gravel section at the 2017 World RX of Barcelona Peugeot 208 WRX, World RX of Barcelona, 2017 Photo: Timmy Hansen, Peugeot 208 WRX, World RX of Barcelona (2017) by Alberto-g-rovi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Career Timeline

Career Timeline

Swedish karting champion

Wins the Swedish karting title and steps up to single-seaters.

Formula BMW

Wins races in Formula BMW Europe, then in both Formula Renault 2.0 series the following year.

First rallycross start

Drives a borrowed Citroën Xsara Supercar at Dreux in France, his first rallycross event.

One European round

His father enters him at Kouvola in the Citroën that won Sébastien Loeb the X Games; he finishes fifth.

Third in Europe

Contests the full European Rallycross Championship, wins in Hungary and finishes third overall.

World RX begins

One win and three further podiums in the inaugural world season, fourth in the standings.

Runner-up

Three wins in the new Peugeot 208 WRX and second in the championship behind Petter Solberg.

Loeb as team-mate

Partners the nine-time world rally champion Sébastien Loeb at Hansen Motorsport.

Nitro Rallycross

Wins Nitro Rallycross gold at the Nitro World Games in Erda, Utah.

World champion

Takes the title on countback from Andreas Bakkerud; the family team wins the teams’ championship.

Second again

Two wins and runner-up in World RX, and third in Extreme E with Andretti United.

Runner-up once more

Second in the standings in the first season of the electric Peugeot 208 RX1e.

Four rounds

Contests the opening four rounds only and finishes fifth in the championship.

By the Numbers

Rallycross Season Record

Timmy Hansen season-by-season record: team, races, wins, podiums, points and final standing.
SeasonTeam Races Wins Podiums Points Pos.
2014 Team Peugeot-Hansen 12 1 4 199 4
2015 Team Peugeot-Hansen 13 3 8 275 2
2016 Team Peugeot-Hansen 11 1 6 178 6
2017 Team Peugeot-Hansen 12 0 4 201 5
2018 Team Peugeot Total 12 0 2 192 6
2019 Team Hansen MJP 10 4 4 211 1
2020 Team Hansen 8 1 4 163 3
2021 Hansen World RX Team 9 2 6 217 2
2022 Hansen World RX Team 10 1 6 136 2
2023 Hansen · OMSE 7 0 1 78 6
2024 Hansen World RX Team 10 1 3 181 4
2025 Hansen World RX Team 4 0 3 70 5

World RX career totals: 118 starts, 14 wins and 51 podiums. Three 2023 rounds that were cancelled are not counted as starts, and the 2023 row covers two cars, the Peugeot 208 RX1e and an OMSE ZEROID X1. He contested only the first four rounds of 2025. His ten FIA European Rallycross starts in 2012 and 2013, which brought one win and third overall in 2013, are not included. Figures verified 2026-09-08.

Frequently Asked

Timmy Hansen: Frequently Asked Questions

How did Timmy Hansen win the 2019 World Rallycross Championship?

On countback. He and Andreas Bakkerud both finished the season on 211 points, and the tiebreak is event wins: Hansen had four to Bakkerud’s one.

Where was the 2019 World RX title decided?

At Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town, the tenth and final round. Niclas Grönholm won the final from Bakkerud, with Hansen fourth and his brother Kevin fifth.

What is Timmy Hansen’s World Rallycross record?

Fourteen event wins and 51 podiums from 118 starts between 2014 and 2025, with one title and three runner-up seasons in 2015, 2021 and 2022.

Who is Timmy Hansen’s father?

Kenneth Hansen, who won the FIA European Rallycross Championship fourteen times up to 2008 and founded Hansen Motorsport, the team Timmy drives for.

Is Kevin Hansen his brother?

Yes, Kevin is his younger brother and has been his team-mate at Hansen Motorsport. Their mother Susann Hansen won the 1994 ERA European Cup in the Group N class up to 1400cc.

Did Timmy Hansen race single-seaters?

Yes. He was Swedish karting champion in 2008 and won races in Formula BMW Europe, Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 before moving to rallycross in 2011.

What car does Timmy Hansen drive?

A Peugeot 208. He raced the 208 T16 and then the 208 WRX through the petrol era, and the electric 208 RX1e from 2022.

Has Timmy Hansen raced in Extreme E?

Yes, with Andretti United from 2021. The team finished third in the 2021 championship.

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References

Sources & Further Reading

Every statistic on this page is drawn from the following records.

  1. Timmy Hansen · Wikipedia
  2. Timmy Hansen (Swedish edition) · Wikipedia
  3. 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship · Wikipedia
  4. 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship · Wikipedia
  5. 2025 FIA World Rallycross Championship · Wikipedia
  6. World RX: Timmy Hansen clinches World title in gripping finale · FIA
  7. Kenneth Hansen · Wikipedia
  8. Kevin Hansen · Wikipedia
  9. Timmy Hansen (Q5788689) · Wikidata

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