2015 World RX of Great Britain

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World RX layout of Lydden Hill Race Circuit Lydden Hill - Rallycross.svg
World RX layout of Lydden Hill Race Circuit
2015 World RX of Great Britain
Round 4 of 13 in the
2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date23–24 May 2015
Location Wootton, Kent
Venue Lydden Hill Race Circuit
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
S D RX
Heat 2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
S D RX
Heat 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
S D RX
Semi-Final 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Final
First Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
S D RX
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Team Sweden

The 2015 World RX of Great Britain was the 4th round of the second season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [1] The event was held at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit in Wootton, Kent.

Contents

Heats

Alx Danielsson, Manfred Stohl, Andreas Bakkerud, Janis Baumanis and Tanner Foust WRX Great Britain 2015 001.jpg
Alx Danielsson, Manfred Stohl, Andreas Bakkerud, Jānis Baumanis and Tanner Foust
Anton Marklund and Liam Doran Anton Marklund (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro) (17412868053).jpg
Anton Marklund and Liam Doran
Pos.No.DriverTeamCarH1H2H3H4Pts
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg SDRX Citroën DS3 1st1st13th6th16
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 7th3rd6th1st15
33 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo 2nd2nd5th7th14
413 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 13th6th2nd3rd13
515 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 5th7th4th12th12
6177 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 9th15th1st14th11
717 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 3rd27th15th2nd10
837 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 16th10th7th10th9
999 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud Volkswagen Team Sweden Volkswagen Polo 10th5th10th18th8
107 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 12th11th18th4th7
114 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Racing Team Audi A1 26th9th9th5th6
1221 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 24th14th3rd9th5
1345 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 6th8th22nd13th4
1492 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund EKS RX Audi S1 27th4th12th11th3
1557 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 4th12th8th28th2
1634 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 15th21st14th8th1
1733 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran SDRX Citroën DS3 28th13th11th13th
1842 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov Namus OMSE Ford Fiesta 8th16th28th15th
1971 Flag of France.svg Marc LaboulleMarc Laboulle Citroën C4 17th18th16th21st
20199 Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Baumanis Hansen Talent Development Peugeot 208 14th29th19th19th
2150 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin ProcterKevin Procter Ford Fiesta 19th25th17th23rd
222 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 23rd17th27th20th
2381 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Binks Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 20th23rd20th24th
2426 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Scott Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 18th20th24th25th
2551 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian GodfreyJulian Godfrey Ford Fiesta 29th22nd23rd17th
2655 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 21st28th21st27th
2791 Flag of Norway.svg Guttorm LindefjellCircleX Ford Focus 25th26th25th22nd
2831 Flag of Austria.svg Max Pucher World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 22nd24th26th26th
2977 Flag of Sweden.svg Alx Danielsson All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 11th19th29th29th

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg SDRX 4:30.3816
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Team Sweden +1.2805
315 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +3.1454
417 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +3.3803
599 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud Volkswagen Team Sweden +6.8192
64 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Racing Team +11.3611

Semi-final 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
110 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX 4:27.3006
213 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +3.4175
337 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks JRM Racing +4.0004
421 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Team Peugeot-Hansen +4.8223
5177 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Team Peugeot-Hansen +5.2892
67 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl World RX Team Austria +24.4701

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg SDRX 4:25.0648
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX +0.3335
33 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Team Sweden +2.6284
413 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Olsbergs MSE +2.8763
515 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +4.2342
637 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks JRM Racing DNF1

Championship standings after the event

Pos.DriverPoints
1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 112
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 83
3 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 77
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen 63
5 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs 61

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References

  1. "Results - 2015 World RX of Great Britain". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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