2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya

The 2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya was the first round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1][2] The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia. The first round of the RX3 class in the 2021 FIA European Rallycross Championship was also held at the event.[3]

Rallycross layout of the Circuit de Catalunya
2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya
Round 1 of 9 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date23–24 July 2021
LocationMontmeló, Barcelona
VenueCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 3Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 4Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Semi-final 2Sweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Final
FirstSweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
SecondSweden Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
ThirdSweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC

Heats edit

World RX1 Championship edit

World RX1 Championship classification
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QP CP
1 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 50 45 45 45 185 16
2 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 45 42 42 34 163 15
3 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 42 40 38 42 162 14
4 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 39 39 40 40 158 13
5 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 37 38 39 39 153 12
6 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 0[a][4] 50 50 50 150 11
7 77   René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 35 36 36 37 144 10
8 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 40 32 33 38 143 9
9 18   Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen Ford Fiesta 36 37 34 35 142 8
10 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 38 31 37 27 133 7
11 73   Tamás Kárai Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület Audi S1 34 27 35 36 132 6
12 42   Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett Mini Cooper 32 35 32 32 131 5
13 38   Mandie August ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 33 33 31 33 130 4
14 50   Attila Mózer Nyirád Motorsport KFT Ford Fiesta 31 34 29 31 125 3
15 83   Patrick Guillerme Patrick Guillerme Hyundai i20 30 27 27 30 114 2
16 17   Dan Öberg Hedströms Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 0[b][5] 30 30 29 89 1

RX2e Championship edit

World RX2e Championship classification
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QP CP
1 96   Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De Ridder OMSE QEV RX2e 50 50 50 50 200 16
2 35   Fraser McConnell Olsbergs MSE OMSE QEV RX2e 45 42 45 45 177 15
3 47   Jesse Kallio Olsbergs MSE OMSE QEV RX2e 42 45 40 42 169 14
4 5   Pablo Suárez Ruben Fernandez Gil OMSE QEV RX2e 37 38 42 40 157 13
5 88   Ole-Henry Steinsholt Ole-Henry Steinsholt OMSE QEV RX2e 40 40 35 39 154 12
6 13   Patrick O'Donovan Patrick O'Donovan OMSE QEV RX2e 38 33 39 38 148 11
7 55   José-Luis García Molina G4 Motors SA OMSE QEV RX2e 36 37 38 37 148 10
8 21   Damien Meunier Damien Meunier OMSE QEV RX2e 39 39 33 33 144 9
9 77   Mark Flaherty Mark Flaherty OMSE QEV RX2e 35 36 37 35 143 8
10 36   Jan Oscar Ortfeldt Jan Oscar Ortfeldt OMSE QEV RX2e 34 35 36 36 141 7

European RX3 Championship edit

European RX3 Championship classification
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QP CP
1 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT. Audi A1 50 50 45 50 195 16
2 22   Kobe Pauwels Volland Racing KFT. Audi A1 45 45 50 45 185 15
3 11   Jan Černý Pajrs S.R.O. Škoda Citigo 39 39 37 42 157 14
4 89   Timur Shigabutdinov Volland Racing KFT. Audi A1 42 32 40 40 154 13
5 6   Damian Litwinowicz Damian Litwinowicz Audi A1 38 42 36 37 153 12
6 54   Marat Knyazev Volland Racing KFT. Audi A1 40 33 42 34 149 11
7 18   Zsolt Szíjj Jolly Speedy Motorsport Audi A1 37 40 39 32 148 10
8 14   Kasparas Navickas Kreda Škoda Fabia 36 38 35 35 144 9
9 23   Radosław Raczkowski Automax Motorsport Škoda Fabia 30 35 38 39 142 8
10 61   Jiři Šusta Josef Šusta Škoda Fabia 33 36 34 38 141 7
11 20   Siim Saluri RS Racing Team Renault Twingo 34 37 33 36 140 6
12 96   Marcel Suchý JihoČesky Autoklub V AČR Škoda Fabia 35 34 32 33 134 5
13 86   Lukas Ney ADAC Team Weser-Ems E.V. Škoda Fabia 0[c] 31 31 31 93 4

Semi-finals edit

World RX1 Championship edit

Semi-Final 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team 4:37.744 6
2 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 2.729 5
3 77   René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 6.235 4
4 73   Tamás Kárai Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület + 7.918 3
5 18   Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen + 9.003 2
6 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 6 Laps 1

Semi-Final 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team 4:39.275 6
2 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC + 0.691 5
3 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted + 3.471 4
4 42   Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett + 3 Laps 3
5 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 3 Laps 2
6 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 6 Laps 1

RX2e Championship edit

Semi-Final 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 96   Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De Ridder 4:48.534 6
2 47   Jesse Kallio Olsbergs MSE + 0.744 5
3 88   Ole-Henry Steinsholt Ole-Henry Steinsholt + 5.940 4
4 55   José-Luis García Molina G4 Motors SA + 12.567 3
5 77   Mark Flaherty Mark Flaherty + 14.360 2

Semi-Final 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 35   Fraser McConnell Olsbergs MSE 4:52.043 6
2 5   Pablo Suárez Ruben Fernandez Gil + 2.024 5
3 13   Patrick O'Donovan Patrick O'Donovan + 3.260 4
4 21   Damien Meunier Damien Meunier + 3.880 3
5 36   Jan Oscar Ortfeldt Escuderia Mollerussa + 18.009 2

European RX3 Championship edit

Semi-Final 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT. 4:58.038 6
2 6   Damian Litwinowicz Damian Litwinowicz + 4.880 5
3 18   Zsolt Szíjj Jolly Speedy Motorsport + 8.476 4
4 23   Radosław Raczkowski Automax Motorsport + 9.914 3
5 20   Siim Saluri RS Racing Team + 11.764 2
6 11   Jan Černý Pajrs S.R.O. + 3 Laps 1

Semi-Final 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 22   Kobe Pauwels Volland Racing KFT. 4:57.507 6
2 54   Marat Knyazev Volland Racing KFT. + 2.811 5
3 89   Timur Shigabutdinov Volland Racing KFT. + 5.710 4
4 14   Kasparas Navickas Kreda + 7.821 3
5 61   Jiři Šusta Josef Šusta + 8.758 2
6 96   Marcel Suchý JihoČesky Autoklub V AČR + 16.523 1

Finals edit

World RX1 Championship edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team 4:35.533 8
2 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 1.141 5
3 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC + 2.394 4
4 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 3.499 3
5 77   René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 7.259 2
6 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted + 9.782 1

RX2e Championship edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 96   Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De Ridder 4:49.451 8
2 88   Ole-Henry Steinsholt Ole-Henry Steinsholt + 4.195 5
3 13   Patrick O'Donovan Patrick O'Donovan + 6.057 4
4 5   Pablo Suárez Ruben Fernandez Gil + 6.515 3
5 47   Jesse Kallio Jesse Kallio + 5 Laps 2
6 35   Fraser McConnell Fraser McConnell + 6 Laps 1

European RX3 Championship edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT. 4:57.759 8
2 89   Timur Shigabutdinov Volland Racing KFT. + 1.069 5
3 18   Zsolt Szíjj Jolly Speedy Motorsport + 6.685 4
4 22   Kobe Pauwels Volland Racing KFT. + 7.142 3
5 54   Marat Knyazev Volland Racing KFT. + 12.480[d] 2
6 6   Damian Litwinowicz Damian Litwinowicz + 28.392 1

Standings after the event edit

World RX1 Championship edit

Pos Driver Pts
1   Kevin Hansen 29
2   Timmy Hansen 27
3   Johan Kristoffersson 20
4   Krisztián Szabó 20
5   René Münnich 16

RX2e Championship edit

Pos Driver Pts
1   Guillaume De Ridder 30
2   Fraser McConnell 22
3   Ole-Henry Steinsholt 21
4   Pablo Suárez 21
5   Jesse Kallio 21

European RX3 Championship edit

Pos Driver Pts
1   Yury Belevskiy 30
2   Kobe Pauwels 24
3   Timur Shigabutdinov 22
4   Zsolt Szíjj Jolly 18
5   Marat Knyazev 18
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Johan Kristoffersson was disqualified from Q1 due to the cars data logger not being connected during the race.
  2. ^ Dan Öberg was disqualified from Q1 due to having pressed the launch button twice during the course of the race.
  3. ^ Lukas Ney did not start Q1.
  4. ^ Marat Knyazev was given a ten-second penalty for continuously pushing Kobe Pauwels in turn 1 on lap 1.

References edit

  1. ^ "World RX Final Classification" (PDF). 24 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "RX2e Final Classification" (PDF). 24 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "RX3 Final Classification" (PDF). 24 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Decision No 10" (PDF). 23 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Decision No 09" (PDF). 23 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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