The 2018 World RX of the United States was the tenth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas.[1][2]

World RX layout of Circuit of the Americas
2018 World RX of USA
Round 10 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date29-30 September 2018
LocationAustin, Texas, USA
VenueCircuit of the Americas
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Norway Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2Norway Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Heat 4Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Norway Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final 2Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
SecondNorway Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
ThirdNorway Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport

Supercar edit

Source [3]

Heats edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 11   Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 1st 1st 2nd 4th 16
2 5   Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 2nd 6th 1st 2nd 15
3 1   Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 13th 2nd 3rd 1st 14
4 71   Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 8th 3rd 6th 7th 13
5 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 3rd 12th 4th 6th 12
6 13   Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 5th 4th 10th 3rd 11
7 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 10th 5th 8th 10th 10
8 96   Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 6th 9th 9th 15th 9
9 36   Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 15th 7th 5th 8th 8
10 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 4th 8th 15th 5th 7
11 92   Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 7th 11th 12th 12th 6
12 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 11th 13th 7th 9th 5
13 7   Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 9th 10th 13th 13th 4
14 4   Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 12th 15th 11th 11th 3
15 66   Gregoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 14th 14th 14th 14th 2

Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 11   Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:31.732 6
2 1   Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.457 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +1.517 4
4 71   Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +2.898 3
5 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard +6.941 2
6 36   Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition +16.145 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 5   Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport 3:30.822 6
2 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +0.465 5
3 13   Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +1.292 4
4 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team +1.605 3
5 96   Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +3.589 2
6 92   Anton Marklund GC Kompetition +3.986 1

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:31.118 8
2 11   Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.600 5
3 13   Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +1.695 4
4 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +2.323 3
5 5   Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +8.069 2
6 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +9.836 1

Standings after the event edit

Source[4]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1   Johan Kristoffersson 281
2   Mattias Ekström 204 +77
3   Petter Solberg 202 +79
4   Andreas Bakkerud 200 +81
5   Sébastien Loeb 195 +86
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ "Austin World RX: Solberg unstoppable on Saturday". www.motorsport.com.
  2. ^ "Austin World RX: Kristoffersson wraps up second title with win". www.motorsport.com.
  3. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of USA | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com.
  4. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of USA | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com.
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