2019 FIA European Rallycross Championship explained

The 2019 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 44th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The season consists of eight rounds across two categories; Supercar and Super1600. The season commenced on 26 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and culminated on 14 September in Latvia at the Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze.

Calendar

The 2019 calendar was unveiled on 25 October 2018^[1]

	Event	Venue	Dates	Category	Final Winner	Team
1	Euro RX of Barcelona - Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	27–28 April	Super1600	Aydar Nuriev	Volland Racing
2	Euro RX of Benelux	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps	11–12 May	Super1600	Aydar Nuriev	Volland Racing
3	Euro RX of Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	25–26 May	Supercar	Robin Larsson	JC Raceteknik
4	Euro RX of Norway	Lånkebanen, Hell	15–16 June	Supercar	Robin Larsson	JC Raceteknik
5	Euro RX of Sweden	Höljesbanan, Höljes	6–7 July	Supercar	Robin Larsson	JC Raceteknik
5	Euro RX of Sweden	Höljesbanan, Höljes	6–7 July	Super1600	Marius Bermingrud	Marius Bermingrud
6	Euro RX of Germany	Estering, Buxtehude	17–18 August	Supercar	Thomas Bryntesson	TBRX
6	Euro RX of Germany	Estering, Buxtehude	17–18 August	Super1600	Yuri Belevskiy	Volland Racing
7	Euro RX of France	Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac	31 August–1 September	Supercar	Robin Larsson	JC Raceteknik
7	Euro RX of France	Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac	31 August–1 September	Super1600	Aydar Nuriev	Volland Racing
8	Euro RX of Latvia	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	14–15 September	Supercar	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg
8	Euro RX of Latvia	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	14–15 September	Super1600	Timur Shigabutdinov	Volland Racing

Calendar changes

The Euro RX of Portugal was dropped from the calendar.^[2]
The Euro RX of Great Britain returned after a one-year hiatus at the Silverstone Circuit, the event had previously been held at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit.
The Euro RX of Belgium moved from the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and was renamed to the Euro RX of Benelux.
The Euro RX of Germany became a standalone event and moved from October to August.

Entry Lists

Supercar

Constructor	Entrant	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Audi	Kárai Motorsport Egyesület^[3]	Audi A1	73	Tamás Kárai	All
	RXC Technics Motorsport KFT	Audi A1	86	Zoltán Vass	6
	JC Raceteknik^[4]	Audi S1	4	Robin Larsson	1-5
	JC Raceteknik^[4]	Audi S1	54	Mats Öhman	3, 6
Citroën	Ole Kristian Temte	Citroën C4	30	Ole Kristian Temte	2-3
	Mario Barbosa	Citroën DS3	75	Mario Barbosa	2-5
	Hans-Jøran Østreng		88	Hans-Jøran Østreng	2-3
	David Meslier		27	David Meslier	5
	Stéphane De Ganay		47	Stéphane De Ganay	5
	Janis Vegeris		52	Janis Vegeris	6
Ford	Mikko Ikonen	Ford Fiesta	10	Mikko Ikonen	1-5
	TLK 'Baltijos Sportas'		align=center	55	Paulius Pleskovas	1, 3-6
	Stein Egil Jenssen		61	Stein Egil Jenssen	2-4
	Stene André Johansen		76	Stene André Johansen	3
	Oliver O'Donovan		2	Oliver O'Donovan	5
	Mark Flaherty		37	Mark Flaherty	5
	Derek Tohill		111	Derek Tohill	5
	Nyirád Motorsport KFT	Ford Focus	49	Janko Wieszt	5
Hyundai	Patrick Guillerme	Hyundai i20	83	Patrick Guillerme	5
Peugeot	Andréa Dubourg	Peugeot 208	23	Andréa Dubourg	All
	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg		87	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg	All
	NYIRÁD MOTORSPORT KFT		50	Attila Mózer	All
	Rodolphe Audran		56	Rodolphe Audran	1, 3-5
	Laurent Bouliou		78	Laurent Bouliou	3, 5
	Antoine Masse		11	Antoine Masse	5
	Pascal Lambec		28	Pascal Lambec	5
	Emmanuel Anne		29	Emmanuel Anne	5
	Gaëtan Serazin		62	Gaëtan Serazin	5
Renault	Helmia Motorsport	Renault Clio	48	Lukas Walfridson	1–3
Renault	Emmanuel Galivel	Renault Clio	32	Emmanuel Galivel	5
SEAT	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Seat Ibiza	38	Mandie August	All
SEAT	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Seat Ibiza	77	René Münnich	1-5
Volkswagen	Eklund Motorsport	Volkswagen Beetle	45	Pontus Tidemand	1–4
	Mikko Ikonen	Volkswagen Beetle	93	Sebastian Eriksson	6
	Hedström Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo	8	Peter Hedström	1–4, 6
			91	Christer Dalmans	4
			188	Daniel Thorén	1, 3
			53	Alexander Hvaal	2
			105	Linus Westman	6
	Kristoffersson Motorsport		69	Sondre Evjen	All
	TBRX^[5]		16	Thomas Bryntesson	All
	KRTZ motorsport ACCR Czech Team	Volkswagen Polo R	99	Aleš Fučík	All

Super1600

Constructor	Entrant	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Audi	Volland Racing^[6]	Audi A1s	15	Gergely Márton	All
			39	Artur Egorov	All
			48	Aydar Nuriev	All
			89	Timur Shigabutdinov	All
			95	Yuri Belevskiy	All
Citroën	Jérémy Lambec	Citroën C2	128	Jérémy Lambec	1-2
	Maximilien Eveno		75	Maximilien Eveno	1–3, 5
	Guro Majormoen		85	Guro Majormoen	1–4, 6
Dacia	David Moulin	Dacia Sandero	53	David Moulin	5
Ford	Kárai Motorsport Egyesület	Ford Fiesta	13	András Ferjáncz	2-3
Opel	Lars Christian Lote Rosland	Opel Corsa	80	Lars Christian Lote Rosland	4
Peugeot	Jihocesky Autklub V ACR	Peugeot 207	96	Marcel Suchý	All
Peugeot	Espen Isaksætre	Peugeot 208	8	Espen Isaksætre	3
Renault	Jan Anthony	Renault Clio	35	Anthony Jan	4-5
	Marcel Snoeijers	Renault Mégane	50	Marcel Snoeijers	All
	AG Team	Renault Twingo	19	Egor Sanin	All
	Jack Thorne		133	Jack Thorne	1-5
	RS Racing Team		20	Siim Saluri	All
Škoda	PAJ.R.R.O.	Škoda Citigo	136	Tomáš Krejcík	All
	AG Team	Škoda Fabia	7	Marat Knyazev	All
	Josef Šusta ACCR Czech Team		16	Josef Šusta	All
	Ligur Racing		10	Janno Ligur	All
	Marius Bermingrud		51	Marius Bermingrud	All
	Ole Henry Steinsholt		88	Ole Henry Steinsholt	All
	Speedy Motorsport		18	Zsolt SZIJJ Jolly	1-5
	Terpereau		37	Jimmy Terpereau	1–3, 5
	Jérémy Lambec		128	Jérémy Lambec	4-5
	Yvonnick Jagu		31	Yvonnick Jagu	5
	Diana Czech National Team	Škoda Fabia MK2	3	Pavel Vimmer	All
	Radoslaw Raczkowski	Škoda Fabia MK3	117	Radoslaw Raczkowski	2-6
Volkswagen	Jakub Wyszynski	Volkswagen Polo MK5	57	Jakub Wyszynski	1-3

Results and standings

Championship points are scored as follows:

	Position
Round	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th
Heats	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Semi-Finals	6	5	4	3	2	1
Final	8	5	4	3	2	1

A red background denotes drivers who did not advance from the round

Supercar

	Driver	GBR	NOR	SWE	GER	FRA	LAT	Points
1	Robin Larsson	1	1	1	2	1		146
2	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg	3	2	3	6	2	1	139
3	Thomas Bryntesson	2	3	13	1	7	9	130
4	Andréa Dubourg	5	5	12	7	6	2	98
5	René Münnich	4	9	5	3	5		90
6	Tamás Karái	12	8	4	11	3	8	79
7	Sondre Evjen	13	6	7	12	8	5	73
8	Pontus Tidemand	6	7	2	4			66
9	Mikko Ikonen	9	4	11	8	11		58
10	Peter Hedström	8	11^a	9	5		3	56
11	Lukas Walfridson	7	12	10				32
12	Mandie August	10	14	17	10	14	13	26
13	Sebastian Eriksson						4	23
14	Paulius Pleskovas	14		6	9	20	14	23
15	Antoine Masse					4		18
16	Aleš Fučík	15	13	20	17	16	10	16
17	Linus Westman						6	13
18	Mats Öhman			18			7	13
19	Gaëtan Serazin					10		11
20	Alexander Hvaal		10					11
21	Rodolphe Audran	11		22	14	21		10
22	Hans-Jøran Østreng		19	8				8
23	Laurent Bouliou			21		9		8
24	Attila Mózer	17	17	16	16	23	11	8
25	Patrick Guillerme					12		8
26	Zoltán Vass						12	6
27	Stéphane De Ganay					13		4
28	Christer Dalmans				13			4
29	Stein Egil Jenssen		15	23	15			4
30	Stene Andre Johansen			14				3
31	Mario Barbosa		18	15	18	17		2
32	Janis Vegeris						15	2
33	Derek Tohill					15		2
34	Ole Kristian Temte		16	24				1
35	Daniel Thorén	16		19				0
36	Emmanuel Anne					18		0
37	David Meslier					19		0
38	"JANKO"					22		0
39	Pascal Lambec					24		0
40	Emmanuel Galivel					25		0
41	Mark Flaherty					26		0
42	Oliver O'Donovan					27		0
	Driver	GBR	NOR	SWE	GER	FRA	LAT	Points

^a – Loss of 10 championship points.

Super1600

	Driver	BAR	BEL	SWE	GER	FRA	LAT	Points
1	Aydar Nuriev	1	1	2	4	1	11	156
2	Gergely Márton	3	4	5	2	5	6	132
3	Artur Egorov	2	5	7	6	3	2	117
4	Yuri Belevskiy	5	15	3	1	2	4	103
5	Egor Sanin	11	2	6	7	8	5	97
6	Timur Shigabutdinov	4	8	4	11	10	1	90
7	Marius Bermingrud	13	12	1	3	7	8	89
8	Marat Knyazev	8	10	11	5	11	10	80
9	Janno Ligur	6	7	9	23	12	3	66
10	Josef Šusta	10	3	17	8	15	7	50
11	Maximilien Eveno	7	9	16		4		43
12	Zsolt SZIJJ Jolly	9	11	19	9	13		31
13	Tomáš Krejcík	15	6	14	10	21	13	28
14	Siim Saluri	22	24	12	13	25	9	20
15	Jack Thorne	16	16	8	15	14		19
16	Pavel Vimmer	21	14	18	12	17	12	15
17	Espen Isaksætre			10				13
18	Jakub Wyszynski	14	13	15				9
19	Ole Henry Steinsholt	12	17	13	16	16	17^b	9
20	Yvonnick Jagu					9		8
21	Radoslaw Raczkowski		20	23	14	18	18	3
22	Marcel Suchý	17	18	22	22	19	14	3
23	Guro Majormoen	20	21	21	20		15	2
24	Jimmy Terpereau	23	19	20		6^a		1
25	Marcel Snoeijers	19	25	24	17	24	16	1
26	Anthony Jan				18	23		0
27	Jérémy Lambec	18	22		19	20		0
28	Lars Christian Lote-Rosland				21			0
29	David Moulin					22		0
30	András Ferjáncz		23	25				0
	Driver	BAR	BEL	SWE	GER	FRA	LAT	Points

^a Loss of 15 championship points – stewards' decision.
^b Loss of 5 championship points – stewards' decision.

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: 2019 Euro RX Calendar to Incorporate Standalone Event. FIA World Rallycross. 25 October 2018. 22 February 2019. 29 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181029065020/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10169/2019-euro-rx-calendar-to. dead.
News: 2019 FIA European Rallycross Championship Calendars Revealed. Phil. Kinch. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 25 October 2018. 22 February 2019.
Web site: 2019 EuroRX Entry List - Permanent Individual Competitors. 13 March 2019. FIA World Rallycross. 15 March 2019. 14 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200914191822/https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/docs/2019%20EuroRX%20Entry%20list%20-%20Permanent%20competitors%20%26%20drivers%20%28SC%2C%20S1600%29_V2.pdf. dead.
Web site: Robin Larsson and Mats Öhman are ready for investment with JC Raceteknik. JC Raceteknik. 7 February 2019. Swedish. 22 February 2019.
Web site: 2017 Runner-Up Bryntesson Announces Late Euro RX Entry. 17 March 2019. FIA World Rallycross. 18 March 2019. 20 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190320212437/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10249/2017-runner-up-bryntesson-announces-late. dead.
Web site: Volland Racing To Run Five Audi A1s in Super1600. 10 March 2019. FIA World Rallycross. 11 March 2019. 22 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322122058/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10246/volland-racing-to-run-five. dead.