Andreas Mikkelsen

Andreas Mikkelsen (born 22 June 1989) is a Norwegian rally driver. He is currently competing in the WRC2 Championship for Toksport WRT. He previously drove in the top category for the factory teams of Volkswagen, Citroën and Hyundai, finishing third in the drivers' standings in 2014, 2015 and 2016. His current co-driver is Jørn Listerud.

Mikkelsen is a two-time Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion, having finished first in 2011 and 2012. In 2021, he became the drivers' champion in both the WRC2 and the European Rally Championship. He won WRC2 for a second time in 2023.

Career Mikkelsen has a broad background in sports. He has competed in slalom and giant slalom, and was a member of the national juniors' alpine skiing team. In 2003 and 2004, he competed in motocross, also representing the national juniors' team.

2006–2010: Ford After turning 17 and getting a British driver's license, Mikkelsen started competing in rallies in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Driving a Ford Focus RS WRC, he won the Quinton Stages, the Coracle, the Plains, the Bulldog and the Cambrian Rally, as well as the Saaremaa Rally in Estonia. He finished 38th overall in 2007 in the famous Donegal International Rally in his Ford Focus, finishing almost an hour behind eventual winner Sébastien Loeb.

Mikkelsen debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 2006 Rally GB and retired from the 14th special stage after going off the road. In the 2007 season, he competed in eight WRC events, and also took part in the Irish Tarmac Championship and the Norwegian Rally Championship. His best WRC results were ninth at the 2007 Rally Ireland and tenth in Norway and Portugal.

For the 2008 season, Mikkelsen had some exclusive coaching from Ford's retired double world champion Marcus Grönholm. Even though having major problems with turbocharger on Friday's stages, he achieved the best result of his WRC career so far by claiming fifth in the 2008 Swedish Rally, beating Matthew Wilson's 2006 record of being the youngest driver ever to score points in a WRC event. He intended to compete in all of the championship rounds in Europe, whilst completing his final year in school.

During Rally Larvik in September 2009, Mikkelsen was involved in an accident, when he got a slide on his car and hit a 10-year-old spectator, killing her instantly.

Mikkelsen, in the Ford Fiesta S2000, on his way to second place on the 2010 Rally Scotland. In 2010, Mikkelsen competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge driving a Ford Fiesta S2000 with a best finish of second on the 2010 Rally Scotland. He placed seventh in the overall standings. Mikkelsen drove a Super 2000 car also on three WRC rounds, and won the SWRC class at the season-ending 2010 Wales Rally GB.

2011–2012: Škoda

Following a strong 2010 campaign, Mikkelsen signed with the Skoda UK Motorsport team for the 2011 IRC season.

During his 2011 season driving for Skoda UK Motorsport in the IRC, Mikkelsen were off to a rough start. The first rally of the season, Rally Monte-Carlo, Mikkelsen had to retire only after SS1. Sata Rallye Açores where a turning point of the season, where he placed second, his first ever podium in the IRC. Prior to the last rally of the season, Rally Cyprus, five drivers were fighting for the drivers championship. Mikkelsen, winning Rally Cyprus took home the title, being the youngest person ever to win the IRC.

2017: Škoda, Citroën and Hyundai

In early 2017, Mikkelsen entered three rounds of the WRC2 with a factory Škoda Fabia R5, winning the Monte Carlo Rally and Tour de Corse. He joined the Citroën World Rally Team in mid 2017, debuting at Italy with a Citroën C3 WRC. After finishing second in Germany, Mikkelsen signed a deal for 2018 with Hyundai Motorsport, joining close friend Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon. He finished fourth in Welsh Rally GB before the end of that year.

2018–2019: Hyundai

2018 started promisingly with third place in Sweden, but Andreas suffered a series of setbacks, and finished the year sixth place overall. 2019 was significantly better. Despite missing out or retiring from six of the fourteen WRC events that year, Mikkelsen scored one second place and two third places, to finish the season in fourth place overall. His contract with Hyundai was not renewed at the end of 2019, leaving Mikkelsen without a WRC drive.

2020: Pirelli tests and Eurosol Racing Team Mikkelsen was left without a drive for 2020 season, so at Rally Sardegna he co-drove for 2003 World Drivers' Champion Petter Solberg. They contested the rally in Shakedown and Power Stage using Saintéloc-prepared Citroen C3 WRC equipped with Pirelli tyres to be used for the 2021 season. At Rally Monza, together with Eurosol Racing Team he finished 6th in WRC2 and won in WRC3 category. Mikkelsen driving a Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo at the 2021 Barum Czech Rally Zlín.

2021–2023: Toksport and Škoda

For 2021, Mikkelsen joined Toksport WRT for a combined WRC2 and ERC campaign, driving a Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo. He become the first driver to win both the WRC2 and ERC title in the same year. He stayed with the team until 2023. Between the races, he also helped Škoda Motorsport to develop the new Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 and he drove it at the 2022 Bohemia Rally Mladá Boleslav as course car.

2024: Hyundai In 2024, Mikkelsen returned to Hyundai for his second stint in the top category with the team, driving part-time in a car shared with Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi.

2026: Toksport and Škoda After doing minimal rallying in 2025, Mikkelsen returned to Toksport for his fourth stint with Škoda in 2026.

WRC victories Event Season Co-driver Car 1 51º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2015 Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2 73rd Rally Poland 2016 Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3 25th Rally Australia 2016 Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC

Racing record

Complete WRC results Season still in progress.

PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 2009 Andreas Mikkelsen Subaru Impreza WRX STi NORRet CYP POR ARG ITA GRE AUS GBR NC 0

SWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2010 Czech Ford National Team Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX JOR NZL POR FIN GER JPN FRA GBR1 11th 25

WRC2 results Season still in progress.

WRC3 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 2020 Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ1 8th 25

Complete IRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2009 Andreas Mikkelsen Opel Corsa S2000 MON BRA KEN POR BEL RUS POR CZE33 ESP ITA SCO – 02010 Andreas Mikkelsen Ford Fiesta S2000 MON CUR ARG CAN SARRet YPR5 AZO4 MAD ZLI5 SANRet SCO2 CYPRet 7th 21 2011 Škoda UK Škoda Fabia S2000 MON Ret CAN 6 COR 6 YAL 4 YPR Ret AZO 2 ZLI 5 MEC Ret SAN 2 SCO 1 CYP 1 1st 153.5 2012 Škoda UK Škoda Fabia S2000 AZO 1 CAN 2 IRL2 COR5 TAR2 YPRRet SMR2 ROM1 ZLI8 YAL SLI SAN CYP2 1st 150

ERC results

Skiing career

Mikkelsen was an Alpine skier before concentrating on rallying.