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EKS RX

{{Infobox motor racing team

| name = {{flagicon|SWE}} EKS Audi Sport

| logo = EKSRX Logo.png

| founded = 2014

| principal = Mattias Ekström

| current series = FIA World Rallycross Championship

| former series = FIA European Rallycross Championship

| current drivers = 1. {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersen
91. {{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

| driver titles = 2016 FIA WRX (Mattias Ekström)

| team titles = 2016 FIA WRX

| folded =

}}

EKS RX is a Swedish auto racing team founded by racing driver Mattias Ekström. The team is competing in FIA World Rallycross Championship since 2014 and entered the team championship in 2015.

In January 2017 it was announced that the team would receive full factory support from Audi Sport for the 2017 World Rallycross Championship. The team had previously been run with assistance from Audi Sport's official suppliers.{{cite web|last1=Ridge|first1=Hal|title=Works Audi backing for Mattias Ekstrom's World Rallycross defence|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127785|publisher=Autosport|access-date=11 May 2017|date=18 January 2017}}

On 29 January 2018, team owner Mattias Ekström announced that he would be leaving the DTM series and concentrating on his World RX team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/01/mattias-ekstrom-leaves-dtm-series/|title=Mattias Ekström retires from DTM to focus on FIA World RX assault with EKS RX|date=2018-01-29|work=The Checkered Flag|access-date=2018-02-01|language=en-GB}} An announcement two days later confirmed that Andreas Bakkerud would be racing for the team in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/01/andreas-bakkerud-ready-challenge-2018-fia-world-rallycross-championship-eks-rx/|title=Bakkerud ready to challenge for World RX title with EKS Audi Sport|date=2018-01-31|work=The Checkered Flag|access-date=2018-02-01|language=en-GB}}

After the 2018 season on December 10, EKS announced that it would end its rallycross factory program due to Audi pulling the funding. The team did however make a return in 2019, now as a privateer, with Hungarian driver Krisztián Szabó. Ekström also competed at Spa-Francorchamps, in a technical partnership with JC Raceteknik.

For the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Ekström became a full-time driver for KYB Team JC, finishing runner-up with two wins. His teammate Robin Larsson ranked 6th in points. The partnership was strengthened for the 2021 season, so the team was rebranded KYB EKS JC.[https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/championship/teams-drivers/rx1-teams/kyb-eks-jc-/ KYB EKS JC] - FIA World Rallycross Championship Also in 2021, the team partnered with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to compete at Nitro Rallycross.[https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/nitro-rx/foust-joins-nitro-rallycross-grid-with-drr/ Foust joins Nitro Rallycross grid with DRR] - 20 September 2021

Racing record

=Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results=

(key)

File:118363 Tidemand04FIN14cm190 (14340687240).jpg competing in the 2014 World RX of Finland.]]

File:Mattias Ekström (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro) (27322279650).jpg competing in the 2016 World RX of Norway.]]

==Supercar==

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valign="top"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! No.

! Driver

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! ERX

! Points

rowspan=3|2014

! rowspan=3|EKS RX

! rowspan=3| Audi S1

!5

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Tidemand

| GBR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BEL
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
6

! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 50

10

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| GBR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
11

| BEL

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|GER
1

| ITA

!10th

!22

79

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Edward Sandström

| GBR

| NOR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
5

| GER

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
12

!14th

!17

{{-}}

=Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results=

(key)

==Supercar==

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valign="top"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! No.

! Driver

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! WRX

! Points

! Teams

! Points

rowspan="5"| 2014

! rowspan="5" align="left"| EKS RX

! rowspan="5" align="left"| Audi S1

! 5

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Tidemand

| POR

| GBR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
5

| CAN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
13

| TUR

| ARG

|

! 8th

! 84

! rowspan="5"| N/A

! rowspan="5"| N/A

10

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| POR

| GBR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
19

| FIN

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE
1

| BEL

| CAN

| FRA

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

| ITA

| TUR

| ARG

|

! 11th

! 55

79

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Edward Sandström

| POR

| GBR

| NOR

| FIN

| SWE

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
12

| CAN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
14

| GER

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
12

| ARG

|

! 11th

! 55

80

| align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Markus Winkelhock

| POR

| GBR

| NOR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
24

| SWE

| BEL

| CAN

| FRA

| GER

| ITA

| TUR

| ARG

|

! 57th

! 0

100

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson

| POR

| GBR

| NOR

| FIN

| SWE

| BEL

| CAN

| FRA

| GER

| ITA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
13

| ARG

|

! 37th

! 8

rowspan="5"| 2015

! rowspan="5" align="left"| EKS RX

! rowspan="3" align="left"| Audi S1

! 5

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Edward Sandström

| POR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
13

| BEL

| GBR

| GER

| SWE

| CAN

| NOR

| FRA

| BAR

| TUR

| ITA

| ARG

! 28th

! 4

! rowspan="5"| 5th

! rowspan="5"| 258

10

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
7

| HOC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GBR
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
15

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
4

| ITA

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ARG
2

! 6th

! 201

rowspan="2"| 92

| rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Marklund

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
7

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
25

|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
11

! rowspan="2"| 12th

! rowspan="2"| 78

Volkswagen Polo

|

|

|

|

|

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN
14

|

|

|

|

|

|

Audi S1

! 177

| align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Jordan

| POR

| HOC

| BEL

| GBR

| GER

| SWE

| CAN

| NOR

| FRA

| BAR

| TUR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
21

| ARG

! 24th

! 13

rowspan="2"| 2016

! rowspan="2" align="left"| EKS RX

! rowspan="2" align="left"| Audi S1

! 5

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HOC
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BEL
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR
1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NOR
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BAR
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LAT
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
5

|

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 272

! rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

! rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 422

57

| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toomas Heikkinen

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POR
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
9

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ARG
3

|

! 7th

! 150

rowspan="5" | 2017

! rowspan="5" align="left"| EKS RX

! rowspan="5" align="left"| Audi S1

! 1

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BAR
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HOC
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
4

| SWE

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LAT
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER
1

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSA
3

|

! style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

! style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 255

! rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

! rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 380

15

| align="left"| {{flagicon|LAT}} Reinis Nitišs

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
18

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSA
18

|

! 14th

! 71

57

| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toomas Heikkinen

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
11

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
11

|

! 7th

! 125

45

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson

| BAR

| POR

| HOC

| BEL

| GBR

| NOR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
15

| CAN

| FRA

| LAT

| GER

| RSA

|

! 23rd

! 2

! rowspan="2"| N/A

! rowspan="2"| N/A

51

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWI}} Nico Müller

| BAR

| POR

| HOC

| BEL

| GBR

| NOR

| SWE

| CAN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
6

| GER

| RSA

|

! 17th

! 13

rowspan="3" | 2018

! rowspan="3" align="left"| EKS Audi Sport

! rowspan="3" align="left"| Audi S1

! 5

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
7

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NOR
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LAT
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSA
2

|

! style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

! style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 248

! rowspan="2" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

! rowspan="2" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 485

13

| align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Bakkerud

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BAR
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GBR
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SWE
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
7

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
8

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| USA
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
7

|

! style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

! style="background:#FFDF9F;"|237

51

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWI}} Nico Müller

| BAR

| POR

| BEL

| GBR

| NOR

| SWE

| CAN

| FRA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
{{small|9}}

| USA

| GER

| RSA

|

! 19th

! 10

! N/A

! N/A

rowspan="2" | 2019

! align="left"| EKS Audi Sport

! rowspan="2" align="left"| Audi S1

! 40

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström

| style="background:#;"| ABU

| style="background:#;"| BAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
11

| style="background:#;"| GBR

| style="background:#;"| NOR

| style="background:#;"| SWE

| style="background:#;"| CAN

| style="background:#;"| FRA

| style="background:#;"| LAT

| style="background:#;"| RSA

|

|

|

! 22nd

! 8

! rowspan="2"| N/A

! rowspan="2"| N/A

align="left"| EKS Sport

! 123

| align="left"| {{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Szabó

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
9

|

|

|

! 10th

! 91

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category|EKS RX}}

  • {{Official website|http://www.eksrx.com}}
  • [https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/tag/eks-rx/ EKS Audi Sport news at The Checkered Flag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193152/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/tag/eks-rx/ |date=2018-02-01 }}

{{World RX teams |state=expanded}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:EKS RX}}

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