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RX: DTM's Ekstrom takes victory in Sweden

DTM star Mattias Ekstrom has claimed a dramatic victory in the World Rallycross Championship in Sweden after the initial winner Timmy Hansen was penalised for pushing in the final. Ekstrom, who drives for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline in DTM and currently sits second in the drivers' standings, has become the fifth different winner in the 2015 World Rallycross championship after Hansen was demoted to second while Ford Olsbergs MSE driver Andreas Bakkerud claimed third place. Reigning World RX champion Petter Solberg had grabbed the initiative as top qualifier in the intermediate stage but suffered heartbreak in the final as he beached his Citroen DS3 in the gravel on the final lap,...
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