2021 World RX of Latvia

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 RX layout of Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
2021 World RX of Latvia
Round 4 of 9 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date18 September 2021
LocationRiga, Latvia
VenueBiķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 2Sweden Mattias Ekström
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Heat 3Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Semi-final 2Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Final
FirstFinland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
SecondSweden Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
ThirdSweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
2021 World RX of Latvia
Round 5 of 9 in the
2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date19 September 2020
LocationRiga, Latvia
VenueBiķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Mattias Ekström
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Heat 2Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat 3Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi-final 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
SecondFinland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
ThirdSweden Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team

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 2nd 2nd 16
2 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 3rd 5th 1st 15
3 5   Mattias Ekström ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 5th 1st 3rd 14
4 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 2nd 4th 6th 13
5 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 4th 3rd 4th 12
6 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 6th 9th 7th 11
7 23   Kristian Szabo GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 7th 8th 8th 10
8 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 8th 11th 5th 9
9 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 10th 6th 9th 8
10 18   Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen Ford Fiesta MK8 9th 7th 11th 7
11 17   Dan Öberg Hedströms Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 11th 10th 10th 6

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 5:00.535 6
2 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 0.879 5
3 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 4.646 4
4 17   Dan Öberg Hedströms Motorsport + 38.445 3
5 5   Mattias Ekström ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport DNF 2
6 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC DNF 3
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team 4:59.330 6
2 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 1.490 5
3 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 6.184 4
4 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted + 7.049 3
5 18   Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen + 12.608 2

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team 4:59.350 8
2 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 4.641 5
3 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 6.034 4
4 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 7.209 3
5 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC + 1:21.714* 2
6 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport DNF 1
  • Note: Johan Kristoffersson loose one lap after side-to-side contact with Niclas Grönholm in the run to the first corner.

World RX1 Championship Race 2

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Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Pts
1 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 6th 1st 1st 16
2 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 2nd 2nd 4th 15
3 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 4th 4th 2nd 14
4 5   Mattias Ekström ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 1st 3rd 10th 13
5 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 3rd 6th 3rd 12
6 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 9th 5th 5th 11
7 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 5th 8th 9th 10
8 23   Kristian Szabo GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 11th 6th 6th 9
9 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 8th 9th 7th 8
10 18   Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen Ford Fiesta MK8 7th 10th 8th 7
11 17   Dan Öberg Hedströms Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 10th 11th DNS 6

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team 4:59.844 6
2 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 1.428 5
3* 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 1.756 4
4 91   Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 6.338 3
5 69   Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted + 6.353 2
6 17   Dan Öberg Hedströms Motorsport + 21.143 3
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 4:59.282 6
2 5   Mattias Ekström ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 0.474 5
3 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 4.157 4
4* 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 6.844 3
5 18   Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen + 7.510 2
  • Note: Timo Scheider’s Munnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza’s propshaft failed during his pre-launch on the way to the Final grid, so first reserve driver Krisztián Szabó took his place.

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 4:59.316 8
2 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 0.920 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.149 4
4 5   Mattias Ekström ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 2.274 3
5 9   Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 5.525 2
6 23   Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 8.161 1

Standings after the event

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Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1   Timmy Hansen 130
2   Kevin Hansen 113 +17
3   Johan Kristoffersson 110 +20
4   Niclas Grönholm 107 +23
5   Krisztián Szabó 88 +42
6   Kevin Abbring 79 +51
  • Note: Only the top six positions are included.

References

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