2021 World RX of Latvia explained

Flag:LAT
Round No:4
Season No:9
Year:2021
Date:18 September
Location:Riga, Latvia
Circuit:Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Heat1 Winner: Johan Kristoffersson
Heat1 Team:KYB EKS JC
Heat2 Winner: Mattias Ekström
Heat2 Team:ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Heat3 Winner: Niclas Grönholm
Heat3 Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi1 Winner: Johan Kristoffersson
Semi1 Team:KYB EKS JC
Semi2 Winner: Niclas Grönholm
Semi2 Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Final First: Niclas Grönholm
Final First Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Final Second: Timmy Hansen
Final Second Team:Hansen World RX Team
Final Third: Kevin Hansen
Final Third Team:Hansen World RX Team
Flag:LAT
Round No:5
Season No:9
Year:2020
Date:19 September
Location:Riga, Latvia
Circuit:Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Heat1 Winner: Mattias Ekström
Heat1 Team:ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Heat2 Winner: Niclas Grönholm
Heat2 Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat3 Winner: Niclas Grönholm
Heat3 Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi1 Winner: Niclas Grönholm
Semi1 Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi2 Winner: Johan Kristoffersson
Semi2 Team:KYB EKS JC
Final First: Johan Kristoffersson
Final First Team:KYB EKS JC
Final Second: Niclas Grönholm
Final Second Team:GRX-SET World RX Team
Final Third: Timmy Hansen
Final Third Team:Hansen World RX Team

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]

World RX1 Championship Race 1

Source[3] [4]

Heats

DriverTeamCarPts
11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JCAudi S11st2nd2nd16
268 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i203rd5th1st15
35 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza5th1st3rd14
49 Kevin HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2082nd4th6th13
521 Timmy HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2084th3rd4th12
644 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza6th9th7th11
723 Kristian SzaboGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i207th8th8th10
869 Kevin AbbringUnkorruptedRenault Mégane RS8th11th5th9
991 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JCAudi S110th6th9th8
1018 Juha RytkönenJuha RytkönenFord Fiesta MK89th7th11th7
1117 Dan ÖbergHedströms MotorsportVolkswagen Polo11th10th10th6

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
DriverTeamTimePts
11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC5:00.535 6
221 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team+ 0.8795
323 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team+ 4.6464
417 Dan ÖbergHedströms Motorsport+ 38.4453
55 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport2
691 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JC3
Semi-Final 2
DriverTeamTimePts
168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team4:59.3306
244 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport+ 1.4905
39 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team+ 6.1844
469 Kevin AbbringUnkorrupted+ 7.0493
518 Juha RytkönenJuha Rytkönen+ 12.6082

Final

DriverTeamTimePts
168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team4:59.3508
221 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team+ 4.6415
39 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team+ 6.0344
423 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team+ 7.2093
51 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC+ 1:21.714*2
644 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport1

World RX1 Championship Race 2

Source[5] [6]

Heats

DriverTeamCarPts
168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i206th1st1st16
21 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JCAudi S12nd2nd4th15
321 Timmy HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2084th4th2nd14
45 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza1st3rd10th13
544 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza3rd6th3rd12
69 Kevin HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2089th5th5th11
769 Kevin AbbringUnkorruptedRenault Mégane RS5th8th9th10
823 Kristian SzaboGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i2011th6th6th9
991 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JCAudi S18th9th7th8
1018 Juha RytkönenJuha RytkönenFord Fiesta MK87th10th8th7
1117 Dan ÖbergHedströms MotorsportVolkswagen Polo10th11th6

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
DriverTeamTimePts
168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team4:59.8446
221 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team+ 1.4285
3*44 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport+ 1.7564
491 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JC+ 6.3383
569 Kevin AbbringUnkorrupted+ 6.3532
617 Dan ÖbergHedströms Motorsport+ 21.1433
Semi-Final 2
DriverTeamTimePts
11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC4:59.2826
25 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport+ 0.4745
39 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team+ 4.1574
4*23 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team+ 6.8443
518 Juha RytkönenJuha Rytkönen+ 7.5102

Final

DriverTeamTimePts
11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC4:59.3168
268 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team+ 0.9205
321 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team+ 2.1494
45 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport+ 2.2743
59 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team+ 5.5252
623 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team+ 8.1611

Standings after the event

Source[7]

DriverGap
1 Timmy Hansen130
2 Kevin Hansen113+17
3 Johan Kristoffersson110+20
4 Niclas Grönholm107+23
5 Krisztián Szabó88+42
6 Kevin Abbring79+51

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ridge. Hal. Latvia WRX: Gronholm survives contact to win first leg.
  2. Web site: Ridge. Hal. Latvia WRX: Kristoffersson beats Gronholm to score first win of 2021.
  3. Web site: Classifications R1.
  4. Web site: 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga | FIA Results and Statistics.
  5. Web site: Classifications R2.
  6. Web site: 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga | FIA Results and Statistics.
  7. Web site: 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga Standings | FIA Results and Statistics.

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