Photo: STCC/Anders Helgesson

Mikael Karlsson just ahead of Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky in final Gelleråsen test

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Mikael Karlsson and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky swapped places from the morning to afternoon test of the STCC TCR Scandinavia summer test at Gelleråsen.

Lestrup Racing Team driver Karlsson was fastest with 1:06.439, beating PWR Racing driver Åhlin-Kottulinsky, who was fastest in the morning session, by just 0.098 seconds.

Mattias Andersson climbed to third behind the wheel of his Lynk & Co 03 TCR, 0.137 seconds from the top time.

Kågered Racing team-mates Andreas Ahlberg and Hugo Nerman occupied positions four and five, 0.162 and 0.328 seconds from Karlsson respectively.

Tobias Brink was sixth fastest, an improvement from the earlier sessions when he barely broke into the top ten, 0.387 seconds from P1.

Points leader Robert Dahlgren spent most of the session in the pits, with the PWR Racing team seemingly working on an issue, ending the session in seventh position.

Lestrup Racing Team driver Oliver Söderström rounded off the top eight, 0.422 seconds from team-mate Karlsson.

The STCC field returns to Gelleråsen Arena on August 21-22 for round three of the 2021 season.