Things were looking promising for Lukas Andersson at the KymiRing two weeks ago in Finland. With back-to-back wins in Q1 and Q2, the young Swede had surged to the top of the intermediate classification and looked set for a commanding weekend.

However, the remainder of qualifying didn’t quite unfold in his favor. Despite relinquishing the top spot to Roberts Vitols, Andersson—representing JC Raceteknik—showed impressive resilience, clawing his way to a second-place finish in the final behind Julien Meunier, even though he had to start from the second row of the grid.

“As I often say, things can change really fast in rallycross. After winning the first two qualifying heats at KymiRing, I had a driveshaft failure at the start of Q3, which forced me to retire. Then I got stuck in traffic in Q4 and couldn’t move up the order. My time wasn’t competitive enough, and that was all Roberts Vitols needed to reclaim the lead in the intermediate standings,” Lukas explained.

Even in the semi-final, where he had a golden opportunity to secure a front-row start for the final, luck once again turned against the JC Raceteknik driver.

“I actually felt really good in the semi-final. I started pulling away from Tobias Daarbak, but the track got rougher and I started collecting gravel and stones. Eventually, the rear brakes locked up. It felt like driving a front-wheel-drive car with the handbrake on through every corner. I couldn’t rotate the car the way I wanted. I probably lost three or four seconds, and my strategic joker lap window disappeared just like that.”

Yet despite these setbacks, Lukas bounced back with determination in the final, clinching another podium finish—further cementing his status as the highest-scoring driver in RallyX since March.

“Starting from P4 on the grid wasn’t what I had in mind for the final, but I made it work. Finishing second from the second row—honestly, I’m happy with that. Considering what happened in Q3 and Q4, it could have ended much worse.”

The result is a testament to the young Swede’s resilience and his understanding of how unpredictable the sport can be.

“That’s just rallycross. Neither I nor the team could have done much about it. You just have to accept it.”

And while frustration briefly crept in, Lukas quickly refocused and embraced the right mindset to move forward.

“You have to keep the right attitude in those moments. After the semi-final, I was really down, but you’ve got to bounce back and move on. Look forward, not back. What’s done is done. You’ve got to keep pushing, think about the championship, and hold your head high. Luck hasn’t really been on my side this season so far, but I’m doing the best I can with what I’ve got.”

This weekend, he’ll be back in action at Älvsbyn—a track where he took victory last year—eager to get back on track and remind everyone why he’s one of international rallycross’s most promising rising stars.