The doubles world champion in rally cross scored 50 points in the three heats on the Suzukabanan.

The season's second victory came after a tough fight with Portuguese Tiago Monteiro. Kristoffersson, competitor for Sébastien Loeb's Volkswagen team, stood in pole position and finally won by three seconds margin.

- Fun to be able to win on such a cool track and big thanks to the team for a perfect car, says Kristoffersson to SVT Sport.

Thed Björk also had a successful weekend at Suzuka. Four best for Björk driving for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co. He is third in the table ahead of the two closing races.