MJP Racing Team Austria is an auto racing team founded by Austrian racing driver and entrepreneur Max Pucher. The team has been competing in rallycross since its creation. The team uses Supercar specification Ford Fiesta built by MJP Racing.
Drivers
Timo Scheider
Nationality: 🇦🇹+🇩🇪
Car: Ford Fiesta MJP LionRX2
Car Number: #44
Date of Birth: 10/11/1978
Timo Scheider has started his career with karting at the age of 13. He tried rallycross for the first time in 2015 during World RX of Spain in Barcelona. Timo Scheider is a two times DTM Champion (2008 & 2009) and has been over 10 years factory driver for Audi Sport. He also won two times the 24 hours of Spa and Nürburgring.
Kevin Eriksson
Nationality: 🇸🇪
Car: Ford Fiesta MJP LionRX2
Car Number: #96
Date of Birth: 16/07/1996
Kevin Eriksson began racing at 15 in local folkrace events in Sweden and quickly progressed, winning the 2014 RX Lites Cup. As part of his prize, he drove a World RX Supercar at the season-closing World RX of Argentina, finishing third. In 2015, Eriksson competed in RX Lites again, finishing second. In 2016, he competed in the full FIA World Rallycross Championship for Supercars and won the German round. Eriksson also won the 2016 Swedish Rallycross Championship for Supercars.
Max Pucher
Nationality: 🇦🇹
Car: Ford Fiesta MJP LionRX2
Car Number: #31
Date of Birth: 31/03/1954
Max Pucher, is not just a driver, he is also the founder and owner of World RX Team Austria / MJP Racing. Apart from being a successful software entrepreneur, Pucher also managed to secure two Austrian Rallycross Championship Titels for Supercars in 2015 & 2016 and also won in 2016 the FIA European Zone Trophy for Supercars.
Andrew Jordan
Nationality: 🇬🇧
Car: Ford Fiesta MJP LionRX2
Car Number: #77
Date of Birth: 24/05/1989
Andrew Jordan British Touring Car and Rallycross Champion will compete at the British round of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill for MJP Racing Team Austria alongside World RX regular Kevin Eriksson as Andrew Jordan replaces Timo Scheider for this weekend who has a date conflict.
Media
Stories
Kevin Hansen storms from the back to grab podium finish in Hell
Kevin Hansen went from the back row of the World RX of Norway Final to score a thrilling podium finish in Hell, going toe-to-toe with his championship rivals.
Hansen hoping for repeat of 2015 success in Norway
Team HANSEN MJP's FIA World Rallycross Championship campaign contintues in Norway this weekend, with hopes of a repeat of the team's 1-2 finish at Hell in 2015 to further strengthen its championship position.
Timmy Hansen scores World RX of Great Britain win in thrilling fashion
Timmy Hansen took a thrilling World RX of Great Britain victory at Silverstone, defeating Andreas Bakkerud thanks to a great strategy with a perfectly timed joker lap. Team HANSEN MJP team-mate and younger brother Kevin showed great speed all weekend but a small mistake cost him a chance to make the Final.
Hansen going for World RX gold at Silverstone
The fourth stop on the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship tour takes Team Hansen MJP to Silverstone, where it will defend the lead in both the drivers' and teams' championships. Kevin Hansen leads elder brother Timmy by 11 points heading to Britain, while the team has a single point in hand over its nearest team rival.
Solid points haul puts Hansen 1-2 in World RX Drivers‘ Championship
A challenging first visit to Spa-Francorchamps for the World RX of Belgium gave mixed emotions for Team Hansen MJP. While Kevin Hansen missed out on a berth in the Final by less than a tenth of a second - colliding with Liam Doran mid-air while crossing the finish line - Timmy turned in a brillaint recovery drive in his Semi Final to make the Final and finish fourth overall.
Team Hansen MJP taking a Spa break with a difference
Team Hansen MJP pulled off a maximum points score from the previous round in Spain and left leading both championships. While it's mathematically impossible for the team to improve on their last outing, it won't stop them from trying to repeat the same feat again this weekend in Belgium.