2019 World RX of Benelux

The 2019 Spa World RX of Benelux was the third round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Belgium.[1][2]

World RX layout of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
2019 World RX of Benelux
Round 3 of 10 in the
2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date11-12 May 2019
LocationFrancorchamps, Liège Province
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Monster Energy RX Cartel
Heat 2United Kingdom Liam Doran
Monster Energy RX Cartel
Heat 3Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Monster Energy RX Cartel
Heat 4Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Monster Energy RX Cartel
Semi-final 2Finland Joni Wiman
GRX Taneco Team
Final
FirstRussia Timur Timerzyanov
GRX Taneco Team
SecondNorway Andreas Bakkerud
Monster Energy RX Cartel
ThirdFinland Joni Wiman
GRX Taneco Team

Niclas Grönholm has missed this round due to undergo an Appendicitis operation in Finland. Joni Wiman, who originally was planned to drive a third car, replace him as teams' championship scorer, and the team switch back to two cars.[3]

Supercar edit

Source [4][5]

Heats edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 13   Andreas Bakkerud Monster Energy RX Cartel Audi S1 1st 9th 1st 5th 16
2 31   Joni Wiman GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 5th 4th 5th 3rd 15
3 33   Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel Audi S1 7th 1st 6th 10th 14
4 21   Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 6th 10th 10th 1st 13
5 7   Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 8th 6th 4th 4th 12
6 92   Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 2nd 15th 11th 2nd 11
7 71   Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 10th 8th 2nd 8th 10
8 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 15th 2nd 8th 6th 9
9 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 4th 5th 14th 7th 8
10 40   Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström Audi S1 9th 12th 3rd 9th 7
11 123   Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport Audi S1 3rd 11th 7th 20th 6
12 113   Cyril Raymond GCK Academy Renault Clio RS 12th 3rd 15th 13th 5
13 36   Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 18th 7th 9th 17th 4
14 42   Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett Mini Cooper 13th 14th 16th 11th 3
15 96   Guillaume De Ridder GCK Academy Renault Clio RS 14th 13th 20th 12th 2
16 5   Pal Try Team Stard Ford Fiesta 16th 16th 12th 18th 1
17 67   François Duval ES Motorsport - Labas GAS Škoda Fabia 11th 19th 13th 19th
18 39   Enzo Ide Team JC Race Teknik Audi S1 20th 17th 17th 14th
19 66   Grégoire Demoustier Grégoire Demoustier Peugeot 208 17th 20th 18th 15th
20 84   "Knapick" "Knapick" Citroën DS3 19th 18th 19th 16th


Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13   Andreas Bakkerud Monster Energy RX Cartel 3:22.773 6
2 7   Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team +0.144 5
3 33   Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel +1.591 4
4 71   Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP +1.674 3
5 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport +4.393 2
6 123   Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport +5.629 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 31   Joni Wiman GRX Taneco Team 3:21.340 6
2 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard +1.830 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJP +2.185 4
4 92   Anton Marklund GC Kompetition +3.336 3
5 113   Cyril Raymond GCK Academy +4.316 2
6 40   Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström +4.926 1

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 7   Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team 3:21.352 8
2 13   Andreas Bakkerud Monster Energy RX Cartel +2.002 5
3 31   Joni Wiman GRX Taneco Team +2.702 4
4 21   Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJP +5.420 3
5 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard +7.608 2
6 33   Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel +16.373 1


Standings after the event edit

Source[6]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1   Kevin Hansen 69
2   Timmy Hansen 58 +11
3   Timur Timerzyanov 53 +16
4   Janis Baumanis 52 +17
5   Andreas Bakkerud 51 +18
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ "Spa World RX: Doran leads after opening day".
  2. ^ "Spa World RX: Timerzyanov takes maiden win".
  3. ^ "Gronholm to miss Spa WRX round with appendicitis".
  4. ^ "2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship Spa World RX of Benelux | FIA Results and Statistics".
  5. ^ "Classifications". 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship Spa World RX of Benelux | FIA Results and Statistics".
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