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2018 World RX of Latvia

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World RX layout of Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
2018 World RX of Latvia
Round 9 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date14–16 September 2018
LocationRiga, Latvia
VenueBiķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot Total
Heat 4Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final 2France Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot Total
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
SecondSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
ThirdFrance Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot Total

The 2018 World RX of Latvia was the ninth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.[1][2]

Supercar

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Source [3][4]

Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 1st 1st 3rd 1st 16
2 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 2nd 11th 2nd 2nd 15
3 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 3rd 2nd 4th 7th 14
4 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 5th 18th 1st 3rd 13
5 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 4th 3rd 12th 4th 12
6 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 6th 4th 11th 9th 11
7 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 8th 6th 10th 10th 10
8 51 Switzerland Nico Müller EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 7th 19th 5th 6th 9
9 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 9th 12th 7th 11th 8
10 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 15th 17th 6th 5th 7
11 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 10th 9th 14th 12th 6
12 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 13th 10th 17th 8th 5
13 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 18th 7th 8th 15th 4
14 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 12th 8th 15th 14th 3
15 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen MJP Racing Team Austria Ford Fiesta 11th 5th 13th 20th 2
16 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 20th 13th 9th 17th 1
17 42 United Kingdom Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett BMW Mini Cooper 19th 16th 20th 19th
18 66 Belgium Gregoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 14th 20th 16th 18th
19 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 17th 14th 19th 13th
20 32 Austria Alexander Wurz MJP Racing Team Austria Ford Fiesta 16th 15th 18th 16th

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 4:59.652 6
2 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +3.297 5
3 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team +7.228 4
4 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition +9.736 3
5 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +12.691 2
6 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team +1 lap 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total 5:03.401 6
2 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +2.139 5
3 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +4.451 4
4 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +6.436 3
5 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran GC Kompetition +11.336 2
6 51 Switzerland Nico Müller EKS Audi Sport DNF 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 5:01.530 8
2 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +2.306 5
3 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +3.332 4
4 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team +3.894 3
5 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +4.647 2
6 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +7.386 1

Standings after the event

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Source[5]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 254
2 Sweden Mattias Ekström 181 +73
3 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 179 +75
4 France Sébastien Loeb 176 +78
5 Norway Petter Solberg 175 +79
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Latvia World RX: Kristoffersson dominates Saturday qualifying".
  2. ^ "Latvia World RX: Kristoffersson closes in on title with win".
  3. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Latvia | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ^ "Classifications". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Latvia | FIA Results and Statistics".
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