“The TouringCar is sold and the goal is definitely to drive in Supercar next season. That would be a dream come true,” said 18-year-old Andersson. “I feel that the results we have achieved in the last two years show that I am ready for the challenge, so we will see what the future brings. I’m still young and I’m constantly developing as a driver. I feel that this year has made me more comfortable with my speed and because of that I was able to make more advanced decisions during the races. My first corner move in the final at Estering was one example of this, and a move that I was very proud of.”

Andersson says her highlights of the season were in Belgium and Sweden. “Belgium was my first rallycross win ever and Holjes is definitely also a great event, the home crowd are always so enthusiastic and supportive,” she said. “Hell was also special because we had a lot of sponsors there, even though I retired with broken suspension when leading the semi-final by six seconds.”

Andersson, who has received support from across the World RX paddock this year, enjoyed her season-long fight with eventual champion Ben-Philip Gundersen for the TouringCar title. 

“I enjoyed the battle with Ben-Philip very much. Our teams have a good relationship and I always felt very comfortable competing against Ben-Philip on track because he is a fair competitor who never made any unwise or unfair moves. I think what Mattias Ekstrom said in his winner’s press conference in Germany about the value of winning is very applicable here; I clapped my hands for Ben-Philip because he was a worthy winner. Of course it was bitter-sweet because I was just a single point away from being champion. We never got one single point for free this season, they were all results of very hard work and I think we deserved to win the championship as well, but that’s rallycross and a fascination of the sport.”