Reigning World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg opened his 2016 campaign with victory at the season-opener Montalegre circuit in Portugal, winning the final. The win came despite him having to perform a ‘manual’ start in the semi-final and final due to a faulty launch control system on his Citroen DS3. Solberg struggled on day one in Portugal in challenging wet conditions, but a drastic setup change overnight to his car elevated him to second overall at the Intermediate Classification, behind weekend pace-setter Mattias Ekstrom. Having led the second semi-final from lights-to-flag, Solberg made a good start in the final to lead into the first corner, ahead of Robin Larsson and Toomas...
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