2018 World RX of Germany

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World RX layout of Estering Estering Circuit.svg
World RX layout of Estering
2018 World RX of Germany
Round 11 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date13-14 October 2018
Location Buxtehude, Germany
VenueEstering Buxtehude
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Heat 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot Total
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-Final 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Final
First Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Third Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport

The 2018 World RX of Germany was the eleventh round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Estering in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Supercar

Source [4] [5]

Heats

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 2nd1st6th3rd16
213 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 6th2nd2nd2nd15
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 7th4th3rd1st14
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 4th6th1st4th13
511 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 1st3rd5th8th12
668 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 5th7th4th6th11
771 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 3rd5th8th10th10
89 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 8th9th10th5th9
992 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 9th11th9th11th8
1096 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 10th12th7th12th7
116 Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 12th8th12th17th6
124 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 13th13th13th13th5
1336 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 11th10th14th18th4
1464 Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil LarsenKjetil Larsen Volkswagen Polo 18th16th15th14th3
1542 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett BMW Mini Cooper 17th14th17th15th2
1677 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 15th17th18th16th1
1766 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gregoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 19th18th16th19th
18113 Flag of France.svg Cyril Raymond Cyril Raymond Peugeot 208 16th19th19th20th
1933 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS DQ15th11th7th
207 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 14th20thDQ9th

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:36.9406
211 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.5295
371 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +4.3194
46 Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Baumanis Team Stard +8.8473
592 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund GC Kompetition DNF2
621 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total DQ

Note: Timmy Hansen was disqualified for a contact with Anton Marklund. [6]

Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport 3:36.0216
213 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +1.7825
368 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team+4.7304
496 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +5.8463
54 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE +7.7942
69 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total DNF1

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:33.5688
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +1.8495
313 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +3.0824
468 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team+5.0303
511 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden DNF2
671 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total DNF1

Standings after the event

Source [7]

Pos.DriverPtsGap
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 311
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 228+83
3 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 224+87
4 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 221+90
5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 205+106

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