Svend Kenneth Hansen (born 29 September 1960) is a Swedish rallycross driver. His late father, Svend Hansen, can be regarded as the inventor of the so-called Joker Lap for rallycross. Hansen has been part of the European rallycross elite since the late 1980s and has won an FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers title no less than 14 times up until the year 2008. He holds most of the records for rallycross, including the amount (249) of attended European rounds.
| Kenneth Hansen | |
|---|---|
 Kenneth Hansen in 2009 | |
| Nationality |  Swedish |
| Born | 29 September 1960 Götene, Sweden |
| Related to | Kevin Hansen (son) Timmy Hansen (son) |
| FIA ERX Supercar Championship | |
| Years active | 2011 |
| Former teams | Hansen Motorsport |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Best finish | 15th in 2011 |
| FIA ERX Division 1 (1997–2010) Championship | |
| Years active | 1997–2010 |
| Former teams | Hansen Motorsport |
| Starts | 140 |
| Championships | 8 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008) |
| Wins | 41 |
| Podiums | 95 |
| FIA ERX Division 2 (1982–1996) Championship | |
| Years active | 1993–1996 |
| Former teams | Hansen Motorsport |
| Starts | 44 |
| Championships | 2 (1994, 1996) |
| Wins | 16 |
| Podiums | 35 |
| FIA ERX Division 1 (1982–1996) Championship | |
| Years active | 1987–1992 |
| Former teams | Hansen Motorsport |
| Starts | 63 |
| Championships | 4 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992) |
| Wins | 16 |
| Podiums | 38 |
| Previous series | |
| National Swedish Karting series Swedish Rallycross Championship | |
Racing career
editHansen began his racing career with karting in 1976 and via folkrace and rallying made his way to national rallycross in 1983. After a few years successful national racing, crowned by his first Swedish Rallycross Championship in 1986 when he drove a Volvo Amazon, he entered international rallycross in 1987 with an ex-Lars Nyström Volvo 240 Turbo.[1] After changing to a 500+bhp Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth in 1989 Hansen instantly became the driver to beat of the former Division 1 (2WD Group A cars), claiming the FIA European titles of four consecutive years here. However, in his first year he was, for the first and only time during his ERC career, excluded from an event, after it was proven that he had been using illegal 103 octane race-fuel during the Norwegian 1989 European round.
From 1993 and onwards, Hansen competed exclusively with Citroën cars. At the end of the 2010 season, Hansen wound down his own racing activities to be able to develop his team Hansen Motorsport. In March 2013, Hansen was appointed to the FIA's then-newly created Driver's Commission as one of 12 driver representatives.[2]
Personal life
editKenneth Hansen still lives in his birth town of Götene with his wife Susann Hansen (née Bergvall); herself a successful rallycross driver and winner of the 1994 European Cup for Drivers of Group N cars up to 1400cc. Together they have two sons; Kevin, born in 1998, and Timmy, born in 1992. Both sons have followed their parents footsteps to race in rallycross for Hansen Motorsport.
Racing record
editComplete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
editDivision 1
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kenneth Hansen | Volvo 240 Turbo | AUT 7 |
SWE (14) |
FIN 3 |
ESP 7 |
FRA (NC) |
IRE (7) |
BEL 3 |
NED 5 |
NOR (7) |
GBR 2 |
GER 3 |
5th | 94 |
| 1988 | Kenneth Hansen | Volvo 240 Turbo | ESP (9) |
DEN 6 |
SWE (7) |
FIN 6 |
IRE (11) |
FRA 3 |
BEL 3 |
NED (15) |
NOR 6 |
GBR 3 |
GER 4 |
6th | 91 |
| 1989 | Kenneth Hansen | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | ESP DNS |
AUT 1 |
SWE 2 |
FIN (17) |
IRE 2 |
FRA 1 |
BEL 2 |
NED 2 |
NOR (DSQ) |
GBR 3 |
GER (6) |
1st | 123 |
| 1990 | Hansen Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | AUT 4 |
SWE (10) |
FIN 1 |
IRE 1 |
FRA (6) |
BEL (6) |
NED 1 |
NOR 1 |
GER 4 |
GBR 3 |
1st | 121 | |
| 1991 | Hansen Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | POR 1 |
AUT (2) |
FIN (2) |
FRA 1 |
IRE 1 |
SWE 1 |
BEL 1 |
NED 1 |
NOR 1 |
GBR (2) |
GER (6) |
1st | 140 |
| 1992 | Hansen Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | GBR 2 |
AUT DNS |
POR 2 |
FIN 1 |
SWE (3) |
FRA (4) |
IRE 1 |
BEL 2 |
NED 2 |
NOR 1 |
GER (3) |
1st | 128 |
Division 2
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën ZX 16V Turbo | AUT 1 |
POR 2 |
FRA (6) |
IRE 4 |
SWE 1 |
FIN (6) |
BEL 2 |
NED 1 |
NOR 1 |
GER (6) |
2nd | 127 | ||
| 1994 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën ZX 16V Turbo | AUT 1 |
POR 1 |
FRA (4) |
IRE 2 |
GBR 2 |
SWE 1 |
FIN (2) |
BEL 1 |
NED (3) |
NOR 1 |
GER (2) |
1st | 134 | |
| 1995 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën ZX 16V Turbo | AUT 3 |
POR 2 |
FRA (3) |
SWE 1 |
GBR 1 |
IRE 1 |
BEL 2 |
NED 2 |
NOR (5) |
FIN (4) |
CZE (6) |
GER 1 |
2nd | 146 |
| 1996 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën ZX 16V Turbo | AUT (3) |
POR (6) |
FRA 2 |
SWE 2 |
IRE (3) |
GBR 1 |
BEL 1 |
NED 2 |
NOR 2 |
CZE (2) |
GER 1 |
1st | 128 |
Division 1*
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën ZX 16V Turbo | AUT 4 |
FRA 4 |
POR 2 |
GBR (4) |
SWE 2 |
FIN 2 |
BEL 1 |
NOR 2 |
CZE 5 |
GER 6 |
2nd | 114 | |
| 1998 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara VTS T16 | AUT 1 |
POR 2 |
FRA (5) |
SWE (6) |
GBR 2 |
FIN 2 |
BEL 1 |
NOR 1 |
GER 2 |
CZE (2) |
1st | 128 | |
| 1999 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara VTS T16 | CZE 4 |
FRA 2 |
POR 1 |
SWE (10) |
FIN 5 |
BEL 1 |
NED 3 |
NOR (6) |
GER 1 |
2nd | 117 | ||
| 2000 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara WRC | POR (6) |
FRA 1 |
CZE 2 |
SWE 1 |
BEL (6) |
NED 1 |
NOR 2 |
POL 2 |
GER 1 |
1st | 131 | ||
| 2001 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara WRC | FRA 1 |
POR 1 |
AUT 1 |
CZE (5) |
SWE (1) |
BEL 3 |
NED (4) |
NOR 1 |
POL (12) |
GER 2 |
1st | 112 | |
| 2002 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara WRC | POR 1 |
FRA 1 |
AUT (2) |
CZE 1 |
SWE 1 |
BEL 3 |
NED 2 |
NOR 1 |
POL 1 |
GER (5) |
1st | 152 | |
| 2003 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara T16 | POR 1 |
FRA 2 |
AUT 1 |
CZE (6) |
SWE 1 |
BEL 1 |
NED 1 |
NOR 2 |
POL (8) |
GER 1 |
1st | 154 | |
| 2004 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara T16 | POR 3 |
FRA (6) |
CZE 2 |
AUT 1 |
NOR 1 |
SWE 2 |
BEL 1 |
NED 3 |
POL (6) |
GER 1 |
1st | 144 | |
| 2005 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën Xsara T16 | FRA 1 |
POR 1 |
AUT 1 |
CZE (10) |
NOR 2 |
SWE (6) |
BEL 3 |
NED 3 |
POL 3 |
GER 2 |
1st | 139 | |
| 2006 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën C4 T16 | POR 1 |
FRA 3 |
CZE 3 |
AUT 1 |
SWE 2 |
HUN (5) |
BEL 4 |
NED 6 |
NOR 2 |
POL 6 |
GER (7) |
2nd | 139 |
| 2007 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën C4 T16 | POR 3 |
FRA 2 |
HUN 2 |
AUT (7) |
SWE 4 |
NOR 5 |
BEL 4 |
NED 1 |
POL 2 |
CZE (18) |
2nd | 124 | |
| 2008 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën C4 T16 | POR 2 |
FRA 3 |
HUN 1 |
AUT (8) |
NOR 2 |
SWE 2 |
BEL 3 |
NED 2 |
CZE 1 |
POL 4 |
GER (7) |
1st | 151 |
| 2009 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën C4 T16 | GBR 1 |
POR (5) |
FRA 5 |
HUN 4 |
AUT 2 |
SWE 5 |
BEL 3 |
GER (11) |
POL 3 |
CZE 11 |
3rd | 110 | |
| 2010 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën C4 T16 | POR 3 |
FRA (6) |
GBR 2 |
HUN 3 |
SWE 2 |
FIN 4 |
BEL (7) |
GER 2 |
POL 3 |
CZE 3 |
2nd | 124 |
* Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997.
Supercar
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën DS3 T16 | GBR | POR | FRA | NOR | SWE 2 |
BEL | NED | AUT | POL | CZE 2 |
15th | 34 |
References
edit- ^ "Kenneth Hansen « Hansen Motorsport". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "KENNETH HANSEN APPOINTED - FIA'S DRIVER COMMISSION". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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