2018 World RX of Sweden

The 2018 World RX of Sweden was the sixth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Höljesbanan in the village of Höljes, Värmland.

2018 World RX of Sweden
Round 6 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date29 June–1 July 2018
LocationHöljes, Värmland
VenueHöljesbanan
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3 Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 4 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-Final 2 Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport
Final
First Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Second Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport
Third Jérôme Grosset-Janin
GC Kompetition

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R 1st 1st 3rd 1st 16
2 11 Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R 6th 2nd 1st 2nd 15
3 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 14
4 13 Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 2nd 4th 4th 10th 13
5 5 Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 4th 5th 5th 4th 12
6 7 Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Hyundai i20 7th 6th 6th 5th 11
7 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 5th 7th 16th 6th 10
8 71 Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 10th 8th 8th 9th 9
9 6 Jānis Baumanis Team STARD Ford Fiesta 8th 10th 7th 15th 8
10 74 Jérôme Grosset-Janin GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 11th 9th 13th 8th 7
11 68 Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Hyundai i20 15th 11th 11th 7th 6
12 4 Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 9th 12th 9th 14th 5
13 96 Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 12th 13th 10th 11th 4
14 36 Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 13th 15th 12th 16th 3
15 42 Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett BMW Mini Cooper 16th 14th 14th 13th 2
16 66 Grégoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 17th 16th 17th 12th 1
17 44 Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 14th 17th 15th 17th

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Retired Pts
1 1 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 4:14.708 6
2 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +1.887 5
3 5 Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +2.695 4
4 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +3.063 3
5 6 Jānis Baumanis Team STARD +6.325 2
6 68 Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco +32.282 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Retired Pts
1 13 Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport 4:20.819 6
2 71 Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +2.940 5
3 74 Jérôme Grosset-Janin GC Kompetition +6.981 4
4 7 Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco +13.094 3
5 11 Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden DNF 2
6 4 Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE DNF 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Retired Pts
1 1 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 4:14.969 8
2 13 Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +2.977 5
3 74 Jérôme Grosset-Janin GC Kompetition +5.956 4
4 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total DNF 3
5 71 Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total DNF 2
6 5 Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +4.2691 1

*^1  — Mattias Ekström finished third but was later penalised for a final lap incident with Timmy Hansen

Standings after the event

Pos Driver Pts Gap
1 Johan Kristoffersson 165
2 Andreas Bakkerud 125 +30
3 Petter Solberg 119 +36
4 Sébastien Loeb 117 +38
5 Timmy Hansen 116 +39
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "Results - 2018 World RX of Sweden". fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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