World RX of Finland explained

The World RX of Finland is a Rallycross event held in Finland for the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the 2014 season, at the Tykkimäki amusement park in the town of Kouvola.

In June 2020, an extraordinary World Motor Sport Council added an event in Kouvola (Finland) to replace the World RX of France as it was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The event was a double-header[2]

Track has also functioned as a competition of the Finnish rallycross championship series and RallyX.

In September 2024, it was announced that Kymiring will host World RX of Finland races for three years starting from 2025.[3]

Past winners

YearHeat 1 winnerHeat 2 winnerHeat 3 winnerHeat 4 winnerSemi-Final 1 winnerSemi-Final 2 winnerFinal winner
2014[4] Reinis Nitišs Anton Marklund Anton Marklund Tanner Foust Reinis Nitišs Tanner Foust Tanner Foust
YearQualifying 1 winnerQualifying 2 winnerQualifying 3 winnerQualifying 4 winnerSemi-Final 1 winnerSemi-Final 2 winnerFinal winner
2020[5] Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan KristofferssonNo Q4 (Double-header) Johan Kristoffersson Juha Rytkönen Johan Kristoffersson
Johan Kristoffersson Niclas Grönholm Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Niclas Grönholm Niclas Grönholm
2025

Notes and References

  1. News: French World Rallycross round cancelled for 2020. 21 May 2020. motorsport.com. Hal. Ridge. 21 May 2020.
  2. Web site: World Rallycross confirms trio of 2020 double-headers.
  3. News: FIA World Rallycross set for 2025 Finnish return . fiaworldrallycross.com . . 19 September 2024 . 20 September 2024.
  4. Web site: 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Finland | FIA Results and Statistics.
  5. Web site: 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship CapitalBox World RX of Finland | FIA Results and Statistics.