Team Hansen MJP was faced with the massive challenge of repairing Timmy Hansen’s Peugeot 208 WRX bodyshell after his Q3 crash with Norway’s Andreas Bakkerud in round one of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Abu Dhabi.

With the work completed and both Hansen brothers racing in round two of World RX, the Cooper Tires World RX of Catalunya, Timmy and Kevin Hansen qualified one-two in the Intermediate Classification, both won their semi-finals and finished one-two in the final.

Here’s how the Team Hansen MJP engineer crew turned disaster for the #21 in Abu Dhabi into race victory in Catalunya.

April 6

Bakkerud and Hansen crash in Q3. Hansen retires from the event due to the damage sustained. Team Hansen MJP assess repairs that need to take place.

April 7

01.00

The World RX cars are loaded at Yas Marina Circuit after the race by The Woodland Group and taken to Abu Dhabi airport.

April 8

Cars are flown back to Liege, France.

April 12

Cars and freight released by customs at Liege airport, Team Hansen MJP collect Peugeot 208s and take to workshop in France.

April 13 - 14

Car #21 stripped to a bare shell

April 14

In the evening, bodyshell taken to bodyshell manufacturers’ Matter

April 15 – 19

All parts and components for car #21 serviced, repaired and checked.

Car #71 (Kevin Hansen) full re-prepared for Catalunya RX

April 20

16.00

With the bodyshell and roll cage repaired, car #21 collected from Matter and painted that evening.

April 21 – 22

Car #21 rebuilt at Team Hansen MJP’s French workshops.

April 22

18.00

Car #21 running shaken down locally to the workshop.

April 23

Trucks loaded and leave for Catalunya RX.

April 24

15.00

Cars arrived at Barcelona on original schedule prepared and ready to go.

April 26

09.30

Cars go through pre-event scrutineering checks.

April 27

Timmy Hansen sets quickest time in Q1 and Q2 in Barcelona.

April 28

Timmy Hansen is again quickest in Q3 and Q4 to take TQ in the Intermediate Classification, then wins semi-final one and the final to secure the third ever clean sweep in World RX history.

“We went through so much just to get to the start in Barcelona. In Abu Dhabi it was going so well, then it was the worst outcome possible, the car was damaged and again the guys had to work super hard to repair the car,” said Timmy Hansen. “They did it, we managed to get to Barcelona and I just wanted a clean good weekend to give it back to them. Then we won Q1, Q2, Q3, but after Abu Dhabi you know it can turn so quickly, so you haver to be absolutely on your toes every time. Every session has to be perfect, lining up for the final, I knew how well it had gone but I still had to do everything one more time. Kevin was so fast in his semi, so I knew I had to get the start right and I did, I saw Kevin behind me and I was back in my zone. Crossing the finish line first there was so much weight coming off my shoulders.”