The 2020 Capitalbox World RX of Finland was the third and fourth round of the seventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Tykkimäki amusement park in Kouvola.[1][2]
| 2020 World RX of Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 3 of 8 in the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 29 August 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kouvola, Kymenlaakso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Tykkimäen Moottorirata | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 World RX of Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 4 of 8 in the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 30 August 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kouvola, Kymenlaakso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Tykkimäen Moottorirata | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In June 2020, an extraordinary World Motor Sport Council added an event in Kouvola (Finland) to replace the World RX of France as it was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The event was a double-header[4]
Supercar Race 1 edit
Heats edit
Semi-finals edit
- Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Johan Kristoffersson
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Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:07.786 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | Timmy Hansen
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Team Hansen | + 1.610 | 5 |
| 3 | 68 |  Niclas Grönholm
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GRX Taneco Team | + 1.825 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 |  Andreas Bakkerud
|
Monster Energy GCK RX Cartel | + 3.372 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 |  Timur Timerzyanov
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GRX Taneco Team | + 5.894 | 2 |
| 6 | 92 | Anton Marklund
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GCK Bilstein | DNF | 1 |
- Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177 | Juha Rytkönen
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GRX Set | 4:08.628 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 | Kevin Hansen
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Team Hansen | + 1.719 | 5 |
| 3 | 44 |  Timo Scheider
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ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 2.499 | 4 |
| 4 | 93 | Jere Kalliokoski
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Kalliokoski Motorsport | + 7.788 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Robin Larsson
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KYB Team JC | DNF | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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KYB Team JC | DNF | 1 |
Final edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson
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Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:04.669 | 8 |
| 2 | 177 | Juha Rytkönen
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GRX Set | + 3.110 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Timmy Hansen
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Team Hansen | + 4.062 | 4 |
| 4 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
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GRX Taneco Team | + 4.293 | 3 |
| 5 | 44 | Timo Scheider
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 5.327 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Kevin Hansen
|
Team Hansen | + 6.635 | 1 |
Supercar Race 2 edit
Heats edit
Semi-finals edit
- Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson
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Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:46.451 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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KYB Team JC | + 2.400 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud
|
Monster Energy GCK RX Cartel | + 12.457 | 4 |
| 4 | 177 | Juha Rytkönen
|
GRX Set | + 15.852 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Robin Larsson
|
KYB Team JC | + 16.389 | 2 |
| 6 | 92 | Anton Marklund
|
GCK Bilstein | + 39.462 | 1 |
- Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
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GRX Taneco Team | 4:57.733 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | Timmy Hansen
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Team Hansen | + 2.575 | 5 |
| 3 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov
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GRX Taneco Team | + 2.983 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Kevin Hansen
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Team Hansen | + 3.043 | 3 |
| 5 | 44 | Timo Scheider
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ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 6.182 | 2 |
| 6 | 93 | Jere Kalliokoski
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Kalliokoski Motorsport | + 10.504 | 1 |
Final edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
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GRX Taneco Team | 5:05.975 | 8 |
| 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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KYB Team JC | + 0.394 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Timur Timerzyanov
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GRX Taneco Team | + 1.348 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson
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Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 1.652 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Timmy Hansen
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Team Hansen | + 2.066 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud
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Monster Energy GCK RX Cartel | + 7.508 | 1 |
Standings after the event edit
Source[9]
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
111 | |
| 2 | Mattias Ekström
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94 | +17 |
| 3 | Niclas Grönholm
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76 | +35 |
| 4 | Timmy Hansen
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70 | +41 |
| 5 | Kevin Hansen
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64 | +47 |
| 6 | Robin Larsson
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59 | +52 |
- Note: Only the top six positions are included.
References edit
- ^ Ridge, Hal. "Finland WRX: Returnee Kristoffersson wins, Ekstrom retires".
- ^ Ridge, Hal. "Finland WRX: Gronholm holds on to win wet home event".
- ^ Ridge, Hal (21 May 2020). "French World Rallycross round cancelled for 2020". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "World Rallycross confirms trio of 2020 double-headers".
- ^ "Classifications R1".
- ^ "2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship Capitalbox World RX of Finland R1 | FIA Results and Statistics".
- ^ "Classifications R2".
- ^ "2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship Capitalbox World RX of Finland R2 | FIA Results and Statistics".
- ^ "2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship Capitalbox World RX of Finland Standings | FIA Results and Statistics".