2021 World RX of Germany

The 2021 World RX of Germany was the eighth and ninth and final round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was second of two double-headers (two races in a weekend) of the season and held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg.[1][2][3]

World RX layout of Nürburgring
2021 World RX of Germany
Round 8 of 9 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date27 November 2021
LocationNürburg, Germany
VenueNürburgring
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 2Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat 3none
none
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Semi-final 2Switzerland Yury Belevskiy
Volland Racing KFT
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
SecondSwitzerland Yury Belevskiy
Volland Racing KFT
ThirdHungary Krisztián Szabó
GRX-SET World RX Team
2021 World RX of Germany
Round 9 of 9 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date28 November 2021
LocationNürburg, Germany
VenueNürburgring
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 2Belgium Enzo Ide
KYB EKS JC
Heat 3Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Semi-final 2Sweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Final
FirstFinland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
SecondSweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
ThirdSweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC

World RX1 Championship Race 1

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Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 1st 3rd C* 16
2 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT Audi S1 2nd 2nd C* 15
3 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 6th 1st C* 14
4 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 3rd 5th C* 13
5 23   Kristian Szabo GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 8th 4th C* 12
6 27   Davy Jeanney Davy Jeanney Hyundai i20 7th 7th C* 11
7 36   Guerlain Chicherit Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 5th 9th C* 10
8 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 4th 10th C* 9
9 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 9th 6th C* 8
10 73   Tamás Kárai Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület Audi S1 10th 8th C* 7
11 31   Stefan Kristensson Team SKÅAB Ford Fiesta MK8 12th 11th C* 6
12 92   Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport Hyundai i20 4th 10th C* 9
13 2   Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 13th 12th C* 4
* 84   Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick Citroën DS3 DNS DNS C* NC
  • Note: Qualifying was shortened to just two rounds due to a combination of delays for track preparation in the icy and snowy conditions, and a stoppage after a hefty crash for ‘Knapick’ in Q1.

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:39.927 6
2 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 2.100 5
3 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 6.654 4
4 36   Guerlain Chicherit Unkorrupted + 12.793 3
5 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 13.764 2
6 31   Stefan Kristensson Team SKÅAB + 2 laps 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT 3:42.148 6
2 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 6.038 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 6.203 4
4 27   Davy Jeanney Davy Jeanney + 9.559 3
5 92   Anton Marklund Peter Hedström + 9.847 2
6 73   Tamás Kárai Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület + 17.530 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:44.666 8
2 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT + 4.644 5
3 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 5.077 4
4 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 5.751 3
* 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team DSQ
* 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC DSQ
  • Note: Timmy Hansen (originally finished second) and Enzo Ide (did not finish) have been disqualified from the Final following their involvement in a lap one incident that took Niclas Grönholm out of victory contention.

World RX1 Championship Race 2

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Source[6][7]

Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 1st 3rd 1st 16
2 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 2nd 2nd 3rd 15
3 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 7th 1st 8th 14
4 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 5th 6th 2nd 13
5 23   Kristian Szabo GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 3rd 5th 6th 12
6 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 8th 4th 4th 11
7 95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT Audi S1 6th 9th 5th 10
8 92   Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport Hyundai i20 4th 10th 10th 9
9 36   Guerlain Chicherit Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 10th 8th 7th 8
10 27   Davy Jeanney Davy Jeanney Hyundai i20 9th 7th 9th 7
11 73   Tamás Kárai Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület Audi S1 11th 12th 11th 6
12 31   Stefan Kristensson Team SKÅAB Ford Fiesta MK8 12th 11th 13th 5
13 2   Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 13th 13th 12th 4

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:40.482 6
2 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 1.542 5
3 36   Guerlain Chicherit Unkorrupted + 3.395 4
4 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 5.805 3
5 73   Tamás Kárai Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület + 12.968 2
95   Yury Belevskiy Volland Racing KFT DSQ
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team 3:47.220 6
2 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 2.946 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 3.651 4
4 92   Anton Marklund Peter Hedström + 4.170 3
5 31   Stefan Kristensson Team SKÅAB + 15.952 2
6 27   Davy Jeanney Davy Jeanney + 3 laps 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team 3:40.557 8
2 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 4.031 5
3 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC + 4.259 4
4 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 5.480 3
5 36   Guerlain Chicherit Unkorrupted + 8.759 2
6 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 16.091 1

Standings after the event

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Source[8]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
WC   Johan Kristoffersson 217
2   Timmy Hansen 217
3   Niclas Grönholm 197 +20
4   Kevin Hansen 191 +26
5   Krisztián Szabó 162 +55
6   Enzo Ide 125 +92
  • Note: Only the top six positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ Wilde, Dominik. "Kristoffersson's Nurburgring win cuts Hansen's lead".
  2. ^ Wilde, Dominik. "Hansen disqualified, World RX title race tightens".
  3. ^ Wilde, Dominik. "Kristoffersson claims World RX crown on countback".
  4. ^ "Classifications R1".
  5. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  6. ^ "Classifications R2".
  7. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  8. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany Standings | FIA Results and Statistics".
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