| 2018 World RX of Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 3 of 12 in the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 11–13 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mettet, Wallonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 World RX of Belgium was the third round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [1] The event was held at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet in Mettet, Wallonia.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:17.270 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +2.198 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | +3.524 | 4 |
| 4 | 68 |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +6.366 | 3 |
| 5 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +7.128 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | DNF | 1 |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | 4:10.869 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +6.464 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +6.795 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Jānis Baumanis | STARD | +9.551 | 3 |
| 5 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | +10.714 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 |  Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | +19.495 | 1 |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | 4:05.108 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +0.447 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +1.802 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | +1.960 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +2.095 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +3.031 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 75 | |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | 66 | +9 |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 65 | +10 |
| 4 | Andreas Bakkerud | 61 | +14 |
| 5 | Timmy Hansen | 59 | +16 |
| Mattias Ekström |
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