FIA World Rallycross Championship
The FIA World Rallycross Championship (official abbreviation is World RX) is a rallycross series organised by the FIA in conjunction with series promoters IMG Motorsport.
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| Category | Rallycross |
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| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 2014 |
| Tire suppliers | Cooper |
| Drivers' champion |  |
| Teams' champion | |
| Official website | www.fiaworldrallycross.com |
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Format
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Regular lap vs. Joker lap (2016 World RX of Norway)
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Cars line up on the grid before a Semi-Final
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Semi-Final 2 at the 2016 World RX of Portugal
The series currently consists of 12 two-day events driven on closed circuits with mixed surface (mostly asphalt and gravel). Each event consists of:[1]
- 4 Qualifying heats. In each of the 4 series there are smaller races containing 3 to 5 cars, and the driver with the fastest overall race time after 4 laps (including one so-called Joker Lap) is declared the qualifying winner of Q1, Q2, Q3 and/or Q4. Drivers earn 'intermediate points' based on their positions. After the 4 qualifying series, the points are added up and the 12 drivers with the most points in the 'intermediate standings' move into the next round.
- 2 Semi-Finals. 6 cars race in each of both semi-finals, which are run over 6 laps (incl. one Joker Lap). The top 3 drivers in each semi-final move into the final round.
- Final. Like the semi-finals, this race is contested by 6 cars over 6 laps (incl. one Joker Lap). The winner of the final is deemed to be the event winner. However, the final winner has not necessarily claimed the most championship points from the whole event.
Categories
Two classes are currently run, Supercar and RX2. An electric category was planned to be introduced in 2020,[2][3] but it was announced on 16 August 2018 that the introduction of a fully electric Championship would be delayed until 2021[4] to allow manufacturers more time to submit an interest to join following the rules change. The eRX2 was announced on August 1, 2020 to be replacing the RX2 category for the 2021 season.[5]
The Projekt E electric rallycross car
A new electric rallycross car, Projekt E, was revealed in September 2019 at the Riga Motor Museum in Latvia.[6]
Points system
World Championship points are scored as follows:
| Points Scale | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | |||||||||||||
| Heats | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- A red background denotes drivers who did not advance from the round
Drivers
Events
Results
Records correct up to and including the 2019 World RX of South Africa.
Champions
| Season | Championship for Drivers | Championship for Teams | ||||
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| Driver | Team | Car | Team | Car | ||
| 2014 |  | | Citroën DS3 | | Ford Fiesta ST | |
| 2015 | | | Citroën DS3 | | Peugeot 208 | |
| 2016 | | | Audi S1 | | Audi S1 | |
| 2017 | | | Volkswagen Polo GTI | | Volkswagen Polo GTI | |
| 2018 | | | Volkswagen Polo R | | Volkswagen Polo R | |
| 2019 | |
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Peugeot 208 | |
Peugeot 208 | |
| Season | RX Lites/RX2 Champions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Team | Car | |
| 2014 | | | OMSE RX Lite Car |
| 2015 | | | OMSE RX Lite Car |
| 2016 |  | | OMSE RX Lite Car |
| 2017 | | | OMSE RX2 Car |
| 2018 | | | OMSE RX2 Car |
| 2019 | | | OMSE RX2 Car |
Statistics
Event wins by driver
The drivers champion of the first two seasons, Petter Solberg
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2016 champion Mattias Ekström
2017-2018 champion Johan Kristoffersson
Key
| Driver is a World Champion | |
| Bold | Driver has competed in the 2019 season |
Event podiums by driver
Event wins by car
| Wins | Car |
|---|---|
| 24 |  |
| 14 | |
| 11 | |
| 9 | |
| 6 |  |
| 3 | |
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See also
- FIA European Rallycross Championship
- Dirt Rally, the first videogame to be an officially licensed FIA World Rallycross Championship game.[7]
References
- "FIA World Rallycross Championship". Fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Ridge, Hal. "World Rallycross to introduce electric cars as early as 2020". Autosport.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "World Rallycross set to add electric cars in future". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "World Rallycross delays electric switch until 2021". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Lindroos, Pontus (August 1, 2020). "FIA eRX2 Championship Unveiled".
- Ridge, Hal (2019-09-13), First Projekt E electric rallycross car unveiled at Latvian WRX, autosport.com, retrieved 2019-09-17
- Scammell, David (2 July 2015). "DiRT Rally partners with FIA World Rallycross Championship for World RX update". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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