2015 World RX of Barcelona

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Rallycross layout of the Circuit de Catalunya Circuito Cataluna Rallycross.svg
Rallycross layout of the Circuit de Catalunya
2015 World RX of Barcelona
Round 10 of 13 in the
2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date19–20 September 2015
Location Montmeló, Barcelona
Venue Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
S D RX
Heat 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Team Sweden
Heat 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi-final 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Team Sweden
Final
First Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
S D RX
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Team Sweden
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

The 2015 World RX of Barcelona was the tenth round of the second season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [1] The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia.

Contents

Reigning champion and championship leader Petter Solberg took his third victory of the season, [2] to extend his championship lead to 35 points over Timmy Hansen. Hansen, who had finished as top qualifier for the fourth meeting in succession – including two heat wins – also won a semi-final but could only finish third in the final, behind compatriot Johan Kristoffersson.

In the supporting round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship, Kristoffersson's teammate Ole Christian Veiby took his first victory after on-the-road winner Tommy Rustad, the championship leader, was disqualified after a breach of the championship regulations. [3] Veiby finished ahead of compatriot Alexander Hvaal with Joni-Pekka Rajala of Finland completing the podium.

Heats

Tord Linnerud WRX 2015 Barcelona 005.jpg
Tord Linnerud
Andreas Bakkerud, Mattias Ekstrom, Davy Jeanney and Johan Kristoffersson WRX 2015 Barcelona 003.jpg
Andreas Bakkerud, Mattias Ekström, Davy Jeanney and Johan Kristoffersson
Anton Marklund, Philippe Maloigne, Henning Solberg and Lukas Walfridson Anton Marklund (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro) (21533806096).jpg
Anton Marklund, Philippe Maloigne, Henning Solberg and Lukas Walfridson
World Championship classification
Pos.No.DriverTeamCarH1H2H3H4Pts
121 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 1st6th6th1st16
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo 2nd5th1st5th15
310 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 4th2nd5th4th14
417 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 3rd21st7th3rd13
54 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Racing Team Audi A1 6th16th4th7th12
61 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg SDRX Citroën DS3 10th1st32nd2nd11
715 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 7th3rd17th10th10
857 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 15th7th9th6th9
913 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 5th9th15th11th8
1042 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov Namus OMSE Ford Fiesta ST 13th20th10th13th7
1134 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 38th4th2nd12th6
1299 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo 16th10th19th22nd5
137 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 18th33rd11th8th4
1488 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Eklund Motorsport Volkswagen Beetle 28th19th23rd17th3
1592 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund EKS RX Audi S1 26th18th25th23rd2
1644 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 39th11th24th18th1
1755 Flag of Sweden.svg Alx Danielsson All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 20th37th8th26th
1833 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran SDRX Citroën DS3 35th13th14th37th
1931 Flag of Austria.svg Max Pucher World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 25th27th29th34th
2084 Flag of France.svg "Knapick" Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Citroën DS3 32nd32nd18th35th
2179 Flag of France.svg Christophe JouetChristophe Jouet Citroën DS3 27th38th40th40th
2249 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark FlahertyMark Flaherty Ford Focus 34th39th41st41st
European Championship classification
124 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad HTB Racing-Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 9th8th12th9th16
274 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 8th36th3rd14th15
311 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Salsten Hansen Talent Development Peugeot 208 11th29th13th15th14
452 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo 21st15th16th20th13
560 Flag of Finland.svg Joni-Pekka Rajala Eklund Motorsport Saab 9-3 12th12th20th33rd12
620 Flag of France.svg Fabien PaillerPailler Compétition Peugeot 208 14th25th27th21st11
718 Flag of France.svg Jonathan PaillerPailler Compétition Peugeot 208 19th24th30th19th10
8102 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás KáraiRacing-Com Škoda Fabia 17th17th35th25th9
928 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Hvaal JC Raceteknik Citroën DS3 23rd22nd21st31st8
108 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström Hedströms Motorsport Ford Fiesta 24th30th31st16th7
1172 Flag of France.svg Philippe MaloignePhilippe Maloigne Citroën C4 29th26th22nd27th6
122 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 31st23rd26th36th5
1387 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Dubourg Jean-Baptiste Dubourg Citroën C4 22nd14th36th38th4
1448 Flag of Sweden.svg Lukas WalfridsonHelmia Motorsport Renault Clio 30th28th37th24th3
1512 Flag of Finland.svg Riku TahkoST Motorsport BMW MINI Countryman 36th31st34th30th2
1680 Flag of Italy.svg Christian GiaroloChristian Giarolo Ford Fiesta 33rd34th38th32nd1
1727 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Grint Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 37th40th28th29th
1822 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Koen PauwelsKoen Pauwels Ford Fiesta 41st41st33rd28th
1947 Flag of Sweden.svg Ramona Karlsson Ramona RX Volkswagen Scirocco 40th35th39th39th
2014 Flag of Norway.svg Frode HolteFrode Holte Motorsport Hyundai i20 42nd42nd42nd42nd

Semi-finals

World Championship

Semi-final 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
121 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen 4:49.3816
24 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Racing Team +2.0665
334 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport +4.1284
413 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +4.7273
510 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX +5.1922
615 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +5.6971

Semi-final 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Team Sweden 4:45.8636
21 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg SDRX +4.4155
317 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Team Peugeot-Hansen +6.2874
457 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport +6.9853
542 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov Namus OMSE +8.0592
699 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud Volkswagen Team Sweden +14.6331

European Championship

Semi-final 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
124 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad HTB Racing-Marklund Motorsport 3:16.7726
260 Flag of Finland.svg Joni-Pekka Rajala Eklund Motorsport +2.2935
328 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Hvaal JC Raceteknik +4.4674
418 Flag of France.svg Jonathan PaillerPailler Compétition+6.5743
572 Flag of France.svg Philippe MaloignePhilippe Maloigne+8.5392
611 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Salsten Hansen Talent Development DNF1

Semi-final 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
152 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Team Sweden 4:55.2336
274 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin Albatec Racing +0.7725
32 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan +6.5074
4102 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás KáraiRacing-Com+11.4513
520 Flag of France.svg Fabien PaillerPailler Compétition+48.1692
68 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström Hedströms Motorsport EX0

Finals

World Championship

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg SDRX 4:51.0518
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Team Sweden +2.6735
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.8584
417 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Team Peugeot-Hansen +5.7443
534 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport +5.9592
64 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Racing Team DNF1

European Championship

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
152 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Team Sweden 4:53.2308
228 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Hvaal JC Raceteknik +2.3425
360 Flag of Finland.svg Joni-Pekka Rajala Eklund Motorsport +4.0714
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan +5.4793
574 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin Albatec Racing 2
624 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad HTB Racing-Marklund Motorsport DSQ0

Standings after the event

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