2021_World_RX_of_Latvia
2021 World RX of Latvia
Season of motor racing
The 2021 Ferratum World RX of Riga was the fourth and fifth round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was first of two double-headers (two races in a weekend) of the season and held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.[1][2]
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
| 2021 World RX of Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 4 of 9 in the 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 18 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quick Facts Date, Location ...
| 2021 World RX of Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 5 of 9 in the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 19 September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heats
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 |  Johan Kristoffersson |
KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 16 |
| 2 | 68 |  Niclas Grönholm |
GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 15 |
| 3 | 5 | Mattias Ekström |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 13 |
| 5 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 12 |
| 6 | 44 |  Timo Scheider |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 6th | 9th | 7th | 11 |
| 7 | 23 |  Kristian Szabo |
GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 7th | 8th | 8th | 10 |
| 8 | 69 |  Kevin Abbring |
Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 8th | 11th | 5th | 9 |
| 9 | 91 |  Enzo Ide |
KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 10th | 6th | 9th | 8 |
| 10 | 18 | Juha Rytkönen |
Juha Rytkönen | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 9th | 7th | 11th | 7 |
| 11 | 17 | Dan Öberg |
Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 11th | 10th | 10th | 6 |
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Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KYB EKS JC | 5:00.535 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 0.879 | 5 |
| 3 | 23 | Krisztián Szabó |
GRX-SET World RX Team | + 4.646 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Dan Öberg |
Hedströms Motorsport | + 38.445 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Mattias Ekström |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 2 |
| 6 | 91 | Enzo Ide |
KYB EKS JC | DNF | 3 |
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- Semi-Final 2
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm |
GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.330 | 6 |
| 2 | 44 | Timo Scheider |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 1.490 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 6.184 | 4 |
| 4 | 69 | Kevin Abbring |
Unkorrupted | + 7.049 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Juha Rytkönen |
Juha Rytkönen | + 12.608 | 2 |
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Final
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm |
GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.350 | 8 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 4.641 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 6.034 | 4 |
| 4 | 23 | Krisztián Szabó |
GRX-SET World RX Team | + 7.209 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KYB EKS JC | + 1:21.714* | 2 |
| 6 | 44 | Timo Scheider |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 1 |
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- Note: Johan Kristoffersson loose one lap after side-to-side contact with Niclas Grönholm in the run to the first corner.
Heats
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Pts |
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| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm |
GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 6th | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 15 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 14 |
| 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 13 |
| 5 | 44 | Timo Scheider |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 12 |
| 6 | 9 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 9th | 5th | 5th | 11 |
| 7 | 69 | Kevin Abbring |
Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 5th | 8th | 9th | 10 |
| 8 | 23 | Kristian Szabo |
GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 11th | 6th | 6th | 9 |
| 9 | 91 | Enzo Ide |
KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 8th | 9th | 7th | 8 |
| 10 | 18 | Juha Rytkönen |
Juha Rytkönen | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 7th | 10th | 8th | 7 |
| 11 | 17 | Dan Öberg |
Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 10th | 11th | DNS | 6 |
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Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm |
GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.844 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 1.428 | 5 |
| 3* | 44 | Timo Scheider |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 1.756 | 4 |
| 4 | 91 | Enzo Ide |
KYB EKS JC | + 6.338 | 3 |
| 5 | 69 | Kevin Abbring |
Unkorrupted | + 6.353 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Dan Öberg |
Hedströms Motorsport | + 21.143 | 3 |
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- Semi-Final 2
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KYB EKS JC | 4:59.282 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 0.474 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 4.157 | 4 |
| 4* | 23 | Krisztián Szabó |
GRX-SET World RX Team | + 6.844 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Juha Rytkönen |
Juha Rytkönen | + 7.510 | 2 |
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- Note: Timo Scheider’s Munnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza’s propshaft failed during his pre-launch on the way to the Final grid, so first reserve driver Krisztián Szabó took his place.
Final
More information Pos., No. ...
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KYB EKS JC | 4:59.316 | 8 |
| 2 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm |
GRX-SET World RX Team | + 0.920 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 2.149 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 2.274 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | + 5.525 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | Krisztián Szabó |
GRX-SET World RX Team | + 8.161 | 1 |
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Source[7]
More information Pos., Driver ...
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
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| 1 | Timmy Hansen |
130 | |
| 2 | Kevin Hansen |
113 | +17 |
| 3 | Johan Kristoffersson |
110 | +20 |
| 4 | Niclas Grönholm |
107 | +23 |
| 5 | Krisztián Szabó |
88 | +42 |
| 6 | Kevin Abbring |
79 | +51 |
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- Note: Only the top six positions are included.
| Previous race: 2021 World RX of France |
FIA World Rallycross Championship 2021 season |
Next race: 2021 World RX of Benelux |
| Previous race: 2020 World RX of Latvia |
World RX of Latvia | Next race: 2022 World RX of Riga-Latvia |