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2021 World RX of Benelux

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World RX layout of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
2021 World RX of Benelux
Round 6 of 0 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date9-10 October 2021
LocationFrancorchamps, Liège Province
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Netherlands Kevin Abbring
Unkorrupted
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 3Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat 4Netherlands Kevin Abbring
Unkorrupted
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Semi-final 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
SecondSweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
ThirdHungary Krisztián Szabó
GRX-SET World RX Team

The 2021 Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps was the sixth round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Belgium.[1][2]

World RX1 Championship

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Source[3][4]

Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 69 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 1st 11th 5th 1st 16
2 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 2nd 1st 4th 7th 15
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 14
4 9 Sweden Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 13
5 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 8th 12th 1st 2nd 12
6 23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 6th 5th 8th 4th 11
7 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 3rd 7th 6th 9th 10
8 91 Belgium Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 9th 4th 10th 6th 9
9 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport Hyundai i20 7th 8th 7th 8th 8
10 18 Finland Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen Ford Fiesta MK8 10th 6th 9th 10th 7
11 84 France Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick Citroën DS3 12th 10th 11th 11th 6
12 2 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 11th 9th 12th 12th 5

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9 Sweden Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team 3:15.734 6
2 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport + 1.712 5
3* 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.490 4
4 84 France Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick + 10.270 3
5 69 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted +17.334 and 2 laps 2
6 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport DNF 1
  • Note: Semi-Final 1 race winner Timmy Hansen was handed a five-second penalty, as the driver to hit Kevin Abbring at the Raidillon hairpin.
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:13.105 6
2 23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 2.648 5
3 91 Belgium Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 3.974 4
4 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 4.973 3
5 84 Finland Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen + 5.674 2
6 2 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan + 2 laps 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:10.857 8
2 9 Sweden Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.601 5
3 23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 5.338 4
4 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 5.663 3
5 91 Belgium Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 6.119 2
6 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport + 6.648 1

Standings after the event

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Source[5]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Sweden Timmy Hansen 151
2 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 139 +12
3 Sweden Kevin Hansen 136 +15
4 Finland Niclas Grönholm 123 +28
5 Hungary Krisztián Szabó 108 +43
6 Netherlands Kevin Abbring 97 +54
  • Note: Only the top six positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ Ridge, Hal. "Spa WRX: Kristoffersson leads opening day after surviving contact".
  2. ^ Ridge, Hal. "Spa victory lifts Kristoffersson into World Rallycross title fight".
  3. ^ "Classifications".
  4. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | FIA Results and Statistics".
  5. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps Standings | FIA Results and Statistics".
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