Sweden brings the Peugeot 208 WRX and Sébastien Loeb more podium success

Round seven of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship saw Sébastien Loeb play a front-running role once again, this time in front of a record-breaking 45,100-strong crowd at Holjes, Sweden, where he claimed Team Peugeot Hansen’s fifth podium honours of the campaign.

• The two PEUGEOT 208 WRX drivers kicked off the 2017 season’s second half by putting additional pressure on the championship’s provisional leaders. Sébastien Loeb started the ‘Magic’ weekend at Höljes in emphatic fashion with Q1 victory. He then came second in Sunday’s first semi-final before adding another top-three result to his burgeoning WRX record.

Home turf for the Peugeot 208 WRXs in Sweden

Franco-Swedish outfit Team Peugeot Hansen is looking forward to a festive atmosphere and an expected turnout of some 40,000 spectators when it makes the short trip to Round 7 of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Höljes, Sweden, on July 1-2. Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen will be hunting for their first victory of the season to earn extra points for the team which currently sits second in the provisional Teams’ standings.

More podium honours for Sébastien Loeb after both Peugeot 208 WRX 2017s reach Hell final

It turned out to be a weekend of ups and downs for Team Peugeot Hansen at the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship’s sixth clash at Hell, Norway. But Sébastien Loeb turned the tide to earn the PEUGEOT 208 WRX 2017’s fourth top-three result of the season.

• A complex start to Round 6 in Norway saw the two PEUGEOT 208 WRX 2017s trade their latest evolution engines for former specification versions as a precautionary measure after one of its parameters failed to match expectations. The switch came after Friday’s free practice run in the case of Timmy’s car and on Saturday for Sébastien.

Team Peugeot Hansen goes second in 2017 FIA WorldRX standings after Lydden Hill clash

The 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship’s visit to the United Kingdom saw Team Peugeot Hansen collect a qualifying heat victory, while the work of Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen promoted the outfit from third to second place in the provisional Teams’ standings.

The Peugeot 208 WRX out to celebrate rallycross jubilee in style

Round five of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship takes Team Peugeot Hansen to Lydden Hill, Kent, England, where the sports very first meeting was held 50 years ago. Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen will be keen to extend the team’s run of three straight podium finishes to add to the anniversary festivities.

Timmy Hansen and the Peugeot 208 WRX finish just shy of victory in Belgium

Round four of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Mettet, Belgium, concluded in a thrilling finale that saw Timmy Hansen lead for much of the race before harvesting a superb second place and Team Peugeot Hansen’s third podium finish on the trot.

• After completing the qualifying phase in third position, Timmy Hansen took a convincing win in his semi-final to confirm the increasing potency of the PEUGEOT 208 WRX. He then played a front-running role in the final, taking command early on Lap 3 before a last-lap puncture prevented him from claiming the day’s spoils.

The Peugeot 208 WRX shows competitive form as Timmy Hansen collects Hockenheim podium

After dominating the qualifying phase of Round 3 of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Hockenheim. Team Peugeot Hansen left Germany with a second straight podium finish ahead of next weekend’s clash at Mettet, Belgium.

• The first qualifying heat at Hockenheim saw the PEUGEOT 208 WRXs emerge as the cars to beat. Sébastien Loeb followed up his assertive Q1 victory with another in Q2, while Timmy Hansen took a convincing win in Q4. Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen were consequently first and second overall after heats, with Kevin Hansen following in seventh spot after strong runs in Q1 and Q2.

The Peugeot 208 WRX to take on the challenge of Hockenheim’s ‘Stadium’

After Team Peugeot Hansen’s second place at Montalegre, Portugal, two weeks ago, Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen are looking forward to entertaining the expected 75,000 spectators packed into the Stadium section of Germany’s Hockenheimring, home of Round 3 of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship.

– The increasingly popular FIA World Rallycross Championship shares the bill at Hockenheim with Germany’s crowd-pulling DTM series. The discipline’s usual timetable has consequently been modified, with qualifying due to start on Friday, with the final race scheduled for late Sunday morning.

Sébastien Loeb steers his Peugeot 208 WRX to second place in Portugal

Round 2 of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship saw Sébastien Loeb earn Team Peugeot Hansen’s first podium finish of the season in front of packed grandstands at sunny Montalegre, Portugal.

•Portugal’s round of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship turned out to be an emotional rollercoaster for Team Peugeot Hansen. After a drama-packed qualifying phase, however, Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen reached the final in which they were both competitive.

Action for the Peugeot 208 WRXs in Portugal

Team Peugeot Hansen travels to Portugal this weekend for round two of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Montalegre where Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen are targeting maximum points.

– In contrast to Barcelona, which was more of an asphalt-biased track, with hard-packed gravel, Montalegre features much softer dirt and calls for a very different set-up, especially in terms of the cars’ damping.