2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship explained

The 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

Timmy Hansen won the Drivers' Championship on countback after finishing with the same number of points as Andreas Bakkerud, winning based on his four event wins to Bakkerud's one. Team Hansen MJP won the Teams' Championship.

Calendar

The 2019 championship was contested over ten rounds in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America.

The following events are scheduled to take place as part of the 2019 championship:

EventDatesVenueClassWinnerTeamReport
1 World RX of Abu Dhabi5–6 AprilYas Marina Circuit, Abu DhabiSupercar Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJPReport
227–28 AprilCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, MontmelóSupercar Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJPReport
RX2 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSE
3 Spa World RX of Benelux11–12 MaySupercar Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco TeamReport
RX2 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSE
425–26 MaySilverstone Circuit, SilverstoneSupercar Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJPReport
RX2 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSE
5 World RX of Norway15–16 JuneLånkebanen, HellSupercar Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco TeamReport
RX2 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSE
6 World RX of Sweden6–7 JulyHöljesbanan, HöljesSupercar Sebastian Eriksson Olsbergs MSEReport
RX2 Ben-Philip Gundersen JC Raceteknik
7 World RX of Canada3–4 AugustCircuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-RivièresSupercar Andreas Bakkerud Monster Energy RX CartelReport
8 Bretagne World RX of France31 August–1 SeptemberCircuit de Lohéac, LohéacSupercar Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJPReport
RX2 Ben-Philip Gundersen JC Raceteknik
9 Neste World RX of Latvia14–15 SeptemberBiķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, RigaSupercar Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJPReport
10 World RX of South Africa9–10 NovemberKillarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape TownSupercar Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco TeamReport
RX2 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSE

Calendar changes

Entries

Supercar

ConstructorEntrantCarDriversRounds
Audi Kárai Motorsport Egyesület732
Monster Energy RX Cartel[3] 13All
33All
39 Enzo Ide3
4 Robin Larsson9
EKS Audi Sport40 Mattias Ekström3
EKS Sport[4] 123All
Citroën "Knapick"Citroën DS384 Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier2–4, 8
Ford Christopher HoyFord Fiesta MK741nowrap Christopher Hoy2
Team STARD[5] 51, 3
32
Ford Fiesta MK84–5, 7–8
226, 10
59
6All
Olsbergs MSE93 Sebastian Eriksson6
196 Kevin Eriksson6
HondaHonda Civic Coupé72 Ulrik Linnemann6
Hyundai GRX Taneco Team[6] Hyundai i207nowrap Timur TimerzyanovAll
31 Joni Wiman3–4
68 Niclas Grönholm1–2, 5–10
GRX Set15 Reinis Nitišs1, 6, 9
57 Toomas Heikkinen8
Mini Xite Racing[7] 42All
Peugeot Team Hansen MJP[8] Peugeot 20821 Timmy HansenAll
71 Kevin HansenAll
Grégoire Demoustier663
Mark Higgins134 Mark Higgins4
Jonathan Pailler18 Jonathan Pailler6, 8
Fabien Pailler20 Fabien Pailler6, 8
Renault GC Kompetition[9] Renault Mégane R.S.14 Rokas Baciuška7-9
36 Guerlain ChicheritAll
92 Anton MarklundAll
GCK AcademyRenault Clio R.S.96nowrap Guillaume De RidderAll
113 Cyril RaymondAll
Renault Mégane R.S.14 Rokas Baciuška5–6
SEATSEAT Ibiza44 Timo ScheiderAll
Škoda ES Motorsport-Labas GAS[10] Škoda Fabia14 Rokas Baciuška1–2
24 Kevin Abbring5–6
67 François Duval3
12 Matvey Furazhkin8-10
Volkswagen Hedströms MotorsportVolkswagen Polo64 Kjetil Larsen6
Bridgestone Motorsport95 Philip Gehrman6

RX2

ConstructorEntrantCarDriversRounds
OMSE JC Raceteknik[11] Olsbergs MSE RX22 Ben-Philip GundersenAll
6 William Nilsson[12] 1-3
90 Jimmie Walfridson[13] 1–2, 4-5
54 Petter Nårsa6-7
Morten Asklund11 Morten Asklund4-5
Anders Michalak[14] 12 Anders MichalakAll
Olsbergs MSE[15] 16 Oliver ErikssonAll
18 Linus Östlund5, 7
35 Fraser McConnell[16] All
47 Jesse Kallio[17] All
91 Niklas Aneklev7
Team Färén[18] 21 Damien Meunier1–2, 6
99 Marcus Höglund4-5
6 William Nilsson6
31 Yann Le Jossec6
Set Promotion22 Sami-Matti TrogenAll
65 Jami Kalliomäki5
Petter Leirhol27 Petter Leirhol4-5
Lars Erik Haug33 Lars Erik Haug5
Simon Olofsson[19] 52 Simon OlofssonAll
Sport Racing Technologies[20] 55 Vasiliy GryazinAll
69 Nikolay Gryazin6
Martin Enlund60 Martin Enlund5
Albert Llovera[21] 66 Albert Llovera1-6
Steve Volders[22] 77 Steve VoldersAll
Stein Fredric Akre98 Stein Fredric Akre5
William Nilsson6 William Nilsson5
Mats Oskarsson111 Mats Oskarsson5
Iane Vacala50 Iane Vacala6-7

Team changes

Driver changes

Results and standings

World Championship points are scored as follows:

Position
Round1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th
Heats16151413121110987654321
Semi-Finals654321
Final854321

FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers

DriverABU
BAR
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
CAN
FRA
LAT
RSA
Points
1 Timmy Hansen131416613114211
2 Andreas Bakkerud15322871532211
3 Kevin Hansen1287226345199
4 Niclas Grönholm24157621186
5 Timur Timerzyanov8711172431253142
6 Jānis Baumanis56510310210128137
7 Anton Marklund71473DSQ852911119
8 Liam Doran3106651589616a114
9 Timo Scheider61294923108116109
10 Krisztián Szabó481151217121110991
11 Rokas Baciuška91316994776
12 Guerlain Chicherit109139111441315773
13 Cyril Raymond125121310201115a131545
14 Reinis Nitišs133840
15 Joni Wiman3839
16 Kevin Abbring4435
17 Sebastian Eriksson129
18 Guillaume De Ridder1611151615191416141029
19 Toomas Heikkinen715
20 Oliver Bennett1717141214221519161212b
21 Jere Kalliokoski121410
2216141316179
23 Mattias Ekström108
24 Kevin Eriksson118
25 Matvey Furazhkin2017134
26 Jonathan Pailler13184
27 Pål Try1416184
28 Fabien Pailler16144
29152
30 Christopher Hoy152
31 François Duval170
32 Kjetil Larsen180
33 Enzo Ide180
34 Robin Larsson190
35 Gregoire Demoustier190
36 Philip Gehrman210
37 Ulrik Linnemann250
38 Tamás Kárai180
39 Hervé "Knapick"19201721a-15
DriverABU
BAR
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
CAN
FRA
LAT
RSA
Points

a Loss of 15 championship points – stewards' decision
b Loss of 10 championship points – stewards' decision

FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams

TeamDriversPoints
1 Team Hansen MJP21 Timmy Hansen410
71 Kevin Hansen
2 GRX Taneco Team7367
31 Joni Wiman
68 Niclas Grönholm
3 Monster Energy RX Cartel13 Andreas Bakkerud325
33 Liam Doran
4 GC Kompetition36 Guerlain Chicherit192
92 Anton Marklund
5 Team STARD13 Jani Paasonen103
5 Pål Try
6 Jānis Baumanis
22 Jere Kalliokoski
6 GCK Academy96 Guillaume De Ridder74
113 Cyril Raymond

1 – Team STARD ran two different specifications of car at rounds 1–3 and therefore were ineligible to score teams points at these events.

RX2 International Series Drivers' Championship

DriverBAR
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
FRA
RSA
Points
1 Oliver Eriksson11111121193
2 Ben-Philip Gundersen13352116150
3 Jesse Kallio32233613146
4 Fraser McConnell2576542143
5 Sami-Matti Trogen44411433124
6 Vasiliy Gryazin57313654112
7 Simon Olofsson881071013868
8 Anders Michalak796101311764
9 Steven Volders912951791060
10 William Nilsson106812857
11 Linus Östlund2541
12 Jimmie Walfridson11108939
13 Damien Meunier6111032
14 Albert Llovera12131114211423
15 Marcus Höglund41422
16 Petter Nårsa12920
17 Nikolay Gryazin713
18 Martin Enlund713
19 Mats Oskarsson812
20 Niklas Aneklev119
21 Morten Asklund9198
22 Petter Leirhol12188
23 Lane Vacala15122
24 Jami Kalliomäki152
25 Yann Le Jossec161
26 Stein Fredric Akre161
27 Lars Erik Haug200
DriverBAR
BEL
GBR
NOR
SWE
FRA
RSA
Points

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portugal out, F1 venues in for 2019 WRX Calendar. 25 October 2018. Hal. Ridge. motorsport.com. 7 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Austin dropped as World Rallycross Championship trims 2019 calendar. 5 December 2018. Hal. Ridge. Autosport.com. 24 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Quality 2019 Entry List Underlines Strength Of World RX . 6 March 2019 . fiaworldrallycross.com . 6 March 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235224/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10244/quality-2019-entry-list-underlines . dead .
  4. Web site: Ekstrom's team makes U-turn on World RX exit. Hal. Ridge. 3 March 2019. motorsport.com. 6 March 2019.
  5. Web site: STARD World Rallycross team developing new Supercar, keeps Baumanis. Autosport.com. Hal. Ridge. 29 December 2018. 30 December 2018.
  6. Web site: GRX Taneco Launches Three-Driver Programme For World RX 2019 . FIA World Rallycross . 11 February 2019 . 12 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212130736/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10226/grx-taneco-launches-three-driver-programme . dead .
  7. Web site: Xite Racing Looking To Expand For 2019. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 24 December 2018. 30 December 2018. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226044650/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10206/xite-racing-looking-to-expand. dead.
  8. Web site: Hansen Family Beats The Clock To Confirm World RX Entry . fiaworldrallycross.com . 6 March 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235156/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10243/hansen-family-beats-the-clock . dead .
  9. Web site: GCK Launches Four-car Assault on 2019 World RX Series. FIA World Rallycross. 5 March 2019. 5 March 2019. 6 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042608/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10239/gck-launches-four-car-assault-on. dead.
  10. Web site: ES Motorsport-Labas GAS Confirms Young Gun Baciuška . FIA World Rallycross . 6 March 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235303/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10242/esmotorsport-labas-gas-confirms-young-gun . dead .
  11. Web site: JC Raceteknik Duo Set For 2019 RX2 Return. 29 January 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417011035/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/01/29/jc-raceteknik-duo-set-for-2019-rx2-return/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  12. Web site: Nilsson Targeting Title Glory As He Focuses On Asphalt Improvements. 8 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010530/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/08/nilsson-targeting-title-glory-as-he-focuses-on-asphalt-improvements/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  13. Web site: Walfridson Completes RX2 Grid With 11th Hour JC Raceteknik Deal. 23 April 2019. RX2 Series. 23 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Michalak 'Hungry' To Maintain Progress As He Closes In On RX2 Rostrum. 18 April 2019. RX2 Series. 19 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418223644/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/18/michalak-hungry-to-maintain-progress-as-he-closes-in-on-rx2-rostrum/. 18 April 2019. dead.
  15. Web site: Champion Returns To Defend His Crown. 16 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010532/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/16/champion-returns-to-defend-his-crown/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  16. Web site: Jamaican Ace McConnell Eager To Make His Mark In Europe. 12 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010545/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/12/jamaican-ace-mcconnell-eager-to-make-his-mark-in-europe/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  17. Web site: Kallio Joins Reigning Champions Olsbergs MSE For RX2 debut. 7 February 2019. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010529/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/02/07/kallio-joins-reigning-champions-olsbergs-mse-for-rx2-debut/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  18. Web site: French Supercar Star Meunier Joins RX2 Grid. 16 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010548/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/16/french-supercar-star-meunier-joins-rx2-grid/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  19. Web site: Olofsson 'Better-Prepared Than Ever' Heading Into 2019. 11 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010543/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/11/olofsson-better-prepared-than-ever-heading-into-2019/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  20. Web site: Gryazin Aiming To 'Pick Up Where He Left Off' As He Returns To RX2. 15 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010555/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/15/gryazin-aiming-to-pick-up-where-he-left-off-as-he-returns-to-rx2/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  21. Web site: Fans' Favourite Llovera Back For More in 2019. 5 April 2019. RX2 Series. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417010621/http://rx2-series.com/index.php/2019/04/05/fans-favourite-llovera-back-for-more-in-2019/. 17 April 2019. dead.
  22. Web site: Euro RX TouringCar Champ Steve Volders Counting On Experience And Grit As He Joins RX2 Grid. 20 April 2019. RX2 Series. 21 April 2019.
  23. Web site: Hansen trying to revive team after Peugeot World Rallycross exit. Hal. Ridge. 13 December 2018. autosport.com. 24 December 2018.
  24. Web site: Olsbergs MSE Ford squad to take sabbatical from World RX in 2019. Hal. Ridge. 25 October 2018. autosport.com. 26 December 2018.
  25. Web site: Solberg's World RX team to take 2019 sabbatical. Hal. Ridge. 14 December 2018. motorsport.com. 6 March 2019.

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