Full name: Kari Lars Kristian Sohlberg

Known as: Krisse

Date of birth: March 15, 1978

Place of birth: Helsinki

Residence: Espoo

Nationality: Finnish

Marital status: Single

Children: 4 daughters

Profession: Rallydriver and coach

Favourite track: No previous experience

Best racing moment: Winning my first international WRC rally 2005. Many other good memories during the years

Worst racing moment: Basically whole of 2004 as Mitsubishi works driver as car was not working at any point

Likes: Any sports, especially with speed, endurance, skills and concentration needed… quite many

Dislikes: –

Racing ambition: Never give up, believe in yourself, believe in your dreams and they will come true

Helmet colours: Different colours

Facebook: Krisse Sohlberg and Kristian Sohlberg fanclub

Twitter: Krisse_rally

Instagram: kristian sohlberg

Former rally ace Kristian Sohlberg comes into rallycross for the first time in 2015, joining Albatec for select rounds of French, British and World RX at the wheel of the team’s Peugeot 208 RX Supercar. The former Mitsubishi works driver has contested World Rally Championship events, and European Rally Champion rounds after making his competitive debut in his local Finnish Rally Championship in 2000.

Finishing runner-up in the 2002 PWRC, he moved onto the world stage in 2004 before switching to the Tommi Makinen team in 2009/10. A testing role in 2011-13 led to select appearances in ERC and WRC in 2014, before making the switch to rallycross in 2015.