Irish rallycross driver Derek Tohill has claimed his first ever Supercar victory at his home Mondello Park track, making his debut in an Olsbergs MSE built Ford Fiesta Supercar.

Tohill won both the Supercar final and Superfinal in the penultimate round of the Irish Rallycross Championship and now lies third overall in the championship standings, having already scored points in the series this season in his Fiesta TouringCar. The double FIA European Rallycross TouringCar Champion was unbeaten throughout the heats and led home Thomas O’Rafferty (Ford Fiesta) and Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Evo) in the Supercar final by over ten seconds, before beating O’Rafferty and Willie Coyne (Vauxhall Corsa) in the Superfinal to take maximum points from the event.

The final two rounds of the IRX are being used as preparation for the PFCRX team ahead of a full campaign in the FIA European Rallycross Championship in 2016. The freshly rebuilt Fiesta ran faultlessly throughout the day, allowing former World Rallycross driver Tohill to get to grips with the new car. The final round of the Irish Rallycross Championship also takes place at Mondello Park on November 22, where Tohill will again be in action.

Derek said after the victory, “What a day. In the four heats we took four fastest times, then won both of the finals. The car ran like clockwork, we had no issues at all and it’s wonderful to drive. It’s really special to win my first event in Supercar at home at Mondello.” He added, “We had a busy night on Saturday getting everything ready, but that was made much easier by the support of Ross from Mountune and the Olsbergs MSE team for their guidance. This is a really great car.”