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It was a return to Ireland for the FIA European Rallycross Championship , and after 30 years away, not only the local presence was strong and everybody gave their spectacles, with the winner being Andreas Bakkerud while Kristoffersson Motorsport failed to mount an attack when it mattered the most despite having the fastest cars out there, in special Johan Kristoffersson.   It was clear that Johan Kristoffersson was class of the field in the Qualifying, but Andreas Bakkerud topped the intermediate standings, and to add to this, he did without topping any of the heats. While Kristoffersson won three of the four heats, a black flag in Heat 2 for pushing out Juha Rytkönen launched him down to fourth in the table, behind Bakkerud, Ole Christian Veiby and Joni Turpeinen, while Patrick O’Donovan recovered his form and won tha same Heat 2, in one of the few stances where the Kristoffersson stronghold was broken.   The local heroes tried it but only the O’Donovans were a threat at the ...