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2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship

The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

Johan Kristoffersson won the drivers' championship for the fifth time. Kristoffersson Motorsport won the teams' championship for the first time under that name.[1]

Calendar edit

On 15 December 2021, the provisional 2022 calendar was announced during the FIA World Motorsport Council decisions:[2][3] The updated calendar was released on 21 March. It included one unconfirmed event.[4] The calendar was updated again on 29 June on the FIA World Motorsport Council, in which World RX of Sweden was cancelled for RX1e, and World RX of Catalunya returned to the calendar provisionally.[5] Another calendar update was announced on 7 July. The World RX of Germany was postponed to allow RX1e teams more time to prepare for the season.[6]

Rnd Event Date Venue Class Winner Team Report
1   Cooper Tires Rallycross of Sweden 2–3 July Höljesbanan, Höljes RX2e   Viktor Vranckx   Bert Vranckx Report
2   Ramudden World RX of Norway 13–14 August Lånkebanen, Hell RX1e   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport Report
RX2e   Viktor Vranckx   Bert Vranckx
3   Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia 3–4 September Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga RX1e   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport Report
4   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport
RX2e   Patrick O'Donovan   Patrick O'Donovan
5   Lusorecursos World RX of Portugal 17–18 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre RX1e   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport Report
6   Niclas Grönholm   Construction Equipment Dealer Team
7   Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps 8–9 October Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot RX1e   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport Report
8   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport
RX2e   Patrick O'Donovan   Patrick O'Donovan
9   World RX of Catalunya 29–30 October Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló RX1e   Timmy Hansen   Hansen World RX Team Report
10   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport
RX2e   Isak Sjökvist   Isak Sjökvist
11   World RX of Germany 12–13 November Nürburgring, Nürburg RX1e   Johan Kristoffersson   Kristoffersson Motorsport Report

Calendar Changes edit

  • World RX of Sweden was listed as the opening round of World Rallycross Championship. A further update was issued in March, with Holjes becoming an official launch event headlined by the Euro RX1 series for combustion-powered supercars. The World RallyCross Championship's electric era started at Norway's Hell track on 13-14 August after delays to allow teams to ready their new cars.[7]

Series News edit

  • For the first time in world rallycross history all the categories were based on electric power.[8]
  • The RX1 class was discontinued. It was replaced by the electric RX1e class. While bodywork and liveries were different, all cars in this new class used the same powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[9]
  • A new race weekend format was adopted for the 2022 season. The grids for heat 1 were set using a single-lap shootout SuperPole session immediately following practice. Single header events featured three heat races (down from four), and double header events featured two heat races (down from three). The grids for the heats following heat 1 were set by finishing position in the previous heat, rather than overall time. The positions per heat were determined by time. Following the heat races a 'Progression' race determined which ten drivers moved on to the semi-finals. From the semi-finals, the top 2 drivers from each semi moved on to the final, along with the highest-placed driver finishing in third. The staggered grid for the semi-finals and finals was removed in favor of a side-by-side grid. There was a maximum of five cars competing in every race.[10]

Entries edit

RX1e edit

Constructor[a] Team Model No. Drivers Rounds Ref
GCK Exclusiv-e   Guerlain Chicherit Lancia Delta Evo-e RX 36   Guerlain Chicherit 11 [11]
Peugeot   Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 RX1e 21   Timmy Hansen All [12]
71   Kevin Hansen All [12]
PWR Racing   Construction Equipment Dealer Team PWR RX1e 12   Klara Andersson All [13]
68   Niclas Grönholm All [13]
Volkswagen   Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e 1   Johan Kristoffersson All [14]
52   Ole Christian Veiby All [15]
  Gustav Bergström 17   Gustav Bergström All [15]
SEAT   ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX1e 77   René Münnich 2–10 [16]
92   Anton Marklund 11 [17]

RX2e edit

Constructor Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Ref
QEV Technologies   Patrick O'Donovan ZEROID X1[18] 00   Patrick O'Donovan[b] All [19]
  Catie Munnings 3   Catie Munnings 1 [20]
  QEV Motorsport 5   Pablo Suárez All [19]
7   Carlos Checa Carrera 5 [21]
23   Nick Heidfeld 5 [21]
26   Roberts Vitols 3 [22]
28   Filip Thorén 1, 3 [19]
34   Lance Woolridge 2 [23]
  Aksel Lund Svindal 9   Aksel Lund Svindal 2 [23]
  Escuderia Mollerussa 12   Pepe Arqué 5 [21]
  Bert Vranckx 13   Viktor Vranckx All [23]
  Kristoffersson Motorsport 14   Nils Andersson All [24]
  Acciona Sainz XE Team 44   Laia Sanz 1–2, 5 [19]
  Mark Flaherty 77   Mark Flaherty 1–2 [19]
  Isak Sjökvist 82   Isak Sjökvist All [19]
  ACA Esport 97   Raul Ferre All [19]

Championship standings edit

Points are scored as follows:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Points 20 16 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

RX1e Driver's Championship edit

Pos. Driver NOR
  		LVA
  		PRT
  		BEL
  		CAT
  		DEU
  		Points
1   Johan Kristoffersson 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 183
2   Timmy Hansen 2 3 4 3 4 4 7 1 2 3 136
3   Niclas Grönholm 5 7 5 7 1 5 2 2 5 2 130
4   Ole Christian Veiby 3 4 3 2 2 8 5 6 3 4 124
5   Kevin Hansen 7 2 2 4 7 2 4 5 6 5 122
6   Gustav Bergström 6 5 6 5 8 3 3 3 7 7 107
7   Klara Andersson 4 8 7 6 3 7 6 7 4 6 102
8   René Münnich 8 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 78
9   Anton Marklund 8 8
10   Guerlain Chicherit 9 7
Pos. Driver NOR
  		LVA
  		PRT
  		BEL
  		CAT
  		DEU
  		Points

RX1e Team's Championship edit

Pos. Driver No. NOR
  		LVA
  		PRT
  		BEL
  		CAT
  		DEU
  		Points
1   Kristoffersson Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 306
52 3 4 3 2 2 8 5 6 3 4
2   Hansen World RX Team 21 2 3 4 3 4 5 7 1 2 3 259
71 7 2 2 4 7 2 4 4 6 5
3   Construction Equipment Dealer Team 12 4 8 7 6 3 7 6 7 4 6 232
68 5 7 5 7 1 4 2 2 5 2
Pos. Driver NOR
  		LVA
  		PRT
  		BEL
  		CAT
  		DEU
  		Points

RX2e Driver's Championship edit

Pos. Driver SWE
  		NOR
  		LVA
  		BEL
  		CAT
  		Points
1   Viktor Vranckx 1 1[c] 3 2 2 83
2   Isak Sjökvist 3 3 2 5 1 73
3   Nils Andersson 2 2 6 6 3 65
4   Patrick O'Donovan 9[d] 6[e] 1 1 7 60
5   Raul Ferre 4 4 5 4 5 58
6   Pablo Suárez 5 5 7 3 4 56
7   Filip Thorén 6 8 7 27
8   Laia Sanz 7 8 8 25
9   Roberts Vitols 4 12
10   Mark Flaherty 10[f] 10 11
11   Pepe Arqué 6 10
13   Lance Woolridge 7 9
13   Catie Munnings 8 8
14   Aksel Lund Svindal 9 7
15   Carlos Checa Carrera 9 7
16   Nick Heidfeld 10 6
Pos. Driver SWE
  		NOR
  		LVA
  		BEL
  		CAT
  		Points

Notes edit

  1. ^ All the cars in the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship are powered by the same electric powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[9]
  2. ^ Patrick O'Donovan is an Irish driver competing under a British license.
  3. ^ Viktor Vranckx was penalized 2 championship points.
  4. ^ Patrick O'Donovan was penalized 1 championship point.
  5. ^ Patrick O'Donovan was penalized 5 championship points.
  6. ^ Mark Flaherty was penalized 1 championship point.

References edit

  1. ^ "King Kristoffersson: Super Swede is crowned in Catalunya". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ^ "Fan Favourites Return To The Calendar For First Season Of World RX's Electric Era". FIA World Rallycross. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "UPDATED CALENDAR ISSUED FOR 2022 WORLD RX CAMPAIGN". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. ^ "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "World RX's electric era to start in Norway next month". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  7. ^ Newbold, James. "Delayed 2022 electric World RX season to begin in Norway in August".
  8. ^ Pryson, Mike (2021-09-30). "FIA World Rallycross Moving Forward with All-Electric Series in 2022". Autoweek. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  9. ^ a b "The future starts here: 14-car grid to electrify World RX action in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  10. ^ "Format changes set to enhance the racing in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  11. ^ "Lancia Delta Evo-e RX set for Nürburgring World RX debut". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  12. ^ a b "Hansen Motorsport commits to multi-year future in World RX's electric era". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  13. ^ a b "Klara Andersson and Niclas Grönholm join forces in groundbreaking gender-equal line-up at CE Dealer Team". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  14. ^ "The Drive for Five: Reigning champion Kristoffersson commits to title defence with Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  15. ^ a b "Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS completes 2022 World RX driver line-up". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  16. ^ "World RX Entry List - Ramudden World RX of Norway 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  17. ^ "Euro RX1 Champion Marklund returns to World RX at Nürburgring". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  18. ^ RX2e. "The drivers test the car ahead of the 2023 season – RX2e". Retrieved 2023-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ a b c d e f g "Entries revealed for RX2e's season two curtain-raiser". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  20. ^ "Catie Munnings joins RX2e field for Höljes' 'Magic Weekend'". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  21. ^ a b c "FIA World Rallycross Championship". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  22. ^ "[RX2e-02] RX2e - List of Drivers allowed to Start" (PDF). 2022-09-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  23. ^ a b c "Olympic skiing hero Svindal to make rallycross debut in Hell". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  24. ^ "Andersson 'ready to raise the bar' as he signs up to full season of RX2e with KMS". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

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