The Russian has taken part in four races so far this year. He has only finished once, at Mantorp where he crossed the line three laps after the winner.

In the three other races he has managed to crash either in the first lap, during the warm up lap or a couple of laps later. At Falkenberg he crashed, shown in the pictures below, on the first lap. At Sturup, which the STCC has visited twice, he crashed on the warm up lap and on the first lap.

If the Audi and the Russian will be back on track remains to be seen. This is not the same car that team owner and driver Tommy Kristoffersson uses. That car has received a new engine and Kristoffersson should be back for the race, after the summer break, at Gelleråsen.