2022 World RX of Germany explained

Flag:	GER
Round No:	10
Season No:	10
Year:	2022
Date:	12-13 November
Location:	Nürburg, Germany
Circuit:	Nürburgring
Heat1 Winner:	Johan Kristoffersson
Heat1 Team:	Kristoffersson Motorsport
Heat2 Winner:	Kevin Hansen
Heat2 Team:	Hansen World RX Team
Heat3 Winner:	Johan Kristoffersson
Heat3 Team:	Kristoffersson Motorsport
Progr1 Winner:	Johan Kristoffersson
Progr1 Team:	Kristoffersson Motorsport
Progr2 Winner:	Timmy Hansen
Progr2 Team:	Hansen World RX Team
Semi1 Winner:	Johan Kristoffersson
Semi1 Team:	Kristoffersson Motorsport
Semi2 Winner:	Timmy Hansen
Semi2 Team:	Hansen World RX Team
Final First:	Johan Kristoffersson
Final First Team:	Kristoffersson Motorsport
Final Second:	Niclas Grönholm
Final Second Team:	Construction Equipment Dealer Team
Final Third:	Timmy Hansen
Final Third Team:	Hansen World RX Team

The 2022 World RX of Germany was the tenth and final round of the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg.Johan Kristoffersson concluded a dominant 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship campaign with an eighth victory from ten rounds at World RX of Germany (13 November).^[1]

World RX1 Championship

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Heats

		Driver	Team	Car
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo RX1e	1st	4th	1st
2	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208 RX1e	2nd	3rd	2nd
3	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208 RX1e	5th	1st	4th
4	52	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo RX1e	3rd	2nd
5	12	Klara Andersson	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	PWR RX1e	7th	5th	3rd
6	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	PWR RX1e	4th		5th
7	17	Gustav Bergström	Gustav Bergström	Volkswagen Polo RX1e	6th		6th
8	92	Anton Marklund	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza RX1e	8th		7th
9	36	Guerlain Chicherit	Guerlain Chicherit	Lancia Delta Evo-e RX

Progression

Race 1

		Driver	Team	Time
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	2:51.331
2	12	Klara Andersson	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 0.329
3	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 0.705
4	17	Gustav Bergström	Gustav Bergström	+ 2.274

Race 2

		Driver	Team	Time
1	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	2:49.102
2	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 1.751
3	52	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	+ 1.829
4	92	Anton Marklund	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	+ 4.531
5	36	Guerlain Chicherit	Guerlain Chicherit	+ 7.675

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1

		Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	2:48.785
2	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 2.048
3*	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 3.831
4(8)	92	Anton Marklund	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	+ 8.515	8

Semi-Final 2

		Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	2:49.706
2	52	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	+ 2.753
3*	12	Klara Andersson	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 3.934
4(7)	17	Gustav Bergström	Gustav Bergström	+ 5.761	9
5(9)	36	Guerlain Chicherit	Guerlain Chicherit		7

• Note: Klara Andersson progressed to the Final race as one of two placed trird Semi-Finals drivers with better result in Progression Round, but withdrawn to allow her teammate Niclas Grönholm to participate for top-5 battle in general classification.

Final

		Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	2:46.942	20
2	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 2.275	16
3	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 2.852	13
4	52	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	+ 4.709	12
	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 1.669	11

• Note: Kevin Hansen originally finished second, but later he was disqualified from the final due to a technical infringement.

Standings after the event

Source^[4]

	Driver		Gap
WC	Johan Kristoffersson	182
2	Timmy Hansen	136	+46
3	Niclas Grönholm	130	+52
4	Ole Christian Veiby	124	+58
5	Kevin Hansen	123	+59

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: ‘Ring Meister’ Kristoffersson signs off season in style in Germany.
2. Web site: Classifications.
3. Web site: 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics.
4. Web site: 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany Standings | FIA Results and Statistics.