2018 World RX of USA

Last updated
World RX layout of Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas - Rallycross track.png
World RX layout of Circuit of the Americas
2018 World RX of USA
Round 10 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date29-30 September 2018
Location Austin, Texas, USA
Venue Circuit of the Americas
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Heat 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
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 Norway.svg Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Third Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport

The 2018 World RX of the United States was the tenth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas. [1] [2]

Contents

Supercar

Source [3]

Heats

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
111 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 1st1st2nd4th16
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 2nd6th1st2nd15
31 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 13th2nd3rd1st14
471 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 8th3rd6th7th13
59 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 3rd12th4th6th12
613 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 5th4th10th3rd11
768 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 10th5th8th10th10
896 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 6th9th9th15th9
936 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 15th7th5th8th8
1021 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 4th8th15th5th7
1192 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 7th11th12th12th6
126 Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 11th13th7th9th5
137 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 9th10th13th13th4
144 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 12th15th11th11th3
1566 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gregoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 14th14th14th14th2

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
111 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:31.7326
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.4575
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +1.5174
471 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +2.8983
56 Flag of Latvia.svg Janis Baumanis Team Stard +6.9412
636 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition +16.1451
Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport 3:30.8226
29 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +0.4655
313 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +1.2924
468 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team+1.6053
596 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +3.5892
692 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund GC Kompetition +3.9861

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:31.1188
211 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.6005
313 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +1.6954
49 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +2.3233
55 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +8.0692
621 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +9.8361

Standings after the event

Source [4]

Pos.DriverPtsGap
WC Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 281
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 204+77
3 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 202+79
4 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 200+81
5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 195+86

Related Research Articles

The FIA World Rallycross Championship is a rallycross series organised by the FIA in conjunction with series promoter Rallycross Promoter GmbH. From the inaugural season in 2014 to 2020, IMG Motorsport fulfilled the role of promoter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timur Timerzyanov</span> Russian rallycross driver

Timur Renatovich Timerzyanov is a Russian rallycross driver, currently competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. He has won the European Rallycross Division 1A Championship in 2010 with SET Promotion and the European Rallycross Division Supercar Championship in 2012 and 2013 with Hansen Motorsport.

The World RX of Portugal is a rallycross event held in Portugal that is part of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the championship's inaugural 2014 season, at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in the northern town of Montalegre, close to the Spanish border. It was removed from the series calendar ahead of the 2019 season, marking the first time in the championship's history that the event was not run. The event was set to return in 2020 but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 12 May 2021; it was announced that the event would return in 2021 instead of the World RX of Norway as the final round of the calendar. For 2022 season Montalegre’s layout has been re-profiled, with the old joker lap now the first corner and a new, gravel joker from Turns Two to Five.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World RX of Belgium</span> Rallycross event held in Belgium

The World RX of Belgium was a Rallycross event held in Belgium for the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the 2014 season, at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet in the town of Mettet, Wallonia. From the 2019 season, the event will beheld at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and has been renamed the Spa World RX of Benelux.

The 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World RX of Latvia</span> Rallycross series held in Latvia

The 2018 World RX of Latvia was the ninth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World RX of Latvia</span> Rallycross series held in Latvia

The 2019 Neste World RX of Latvia was the ninth round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 World RX of Latvia</span> Rallycross series held in Latvia

The 2020 Neste World RX of Riga-Latvia was the fifth and sixth round of the seventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World RX of France</span>

The 2018 World RX of France was the eighth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Lohéac in the Lohéac commune of Bretagne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World RX of Germany</span> Rallycross championship

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World RX of South Africa</span> Rallycross championship event

The 2018 World RX of South Africa was the twelfth and final round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Killarney Motor Racing Complex in Cape Town, Western Cape.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi</span> Rallycross championship event

The 2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi was the first round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World RX of Catalunya</span> Rallycross championship event

The 2019 World RX of Catalunya-Barcelona was the second round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World RX of Norway</span> Rallycross championship event

The 2019 World RX of Norway was the fifth round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Lånkebanen near Hell, Nord-Trøndelag.

The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World RX of Canada</span> Edition of motorsport race

The 2019 World RX of Canada was the seventh round and final race before the summer break of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

The 2020 Capitalbox World RX of Finland was the third and fourth round of the seventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Tykkimäki amusement park in Kouvola.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 World RX of Latvia</span> Season of motor racing

The 2021 Ferratum World RX of Riga was the fourth and fifth round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was first of two double-headers of the season and held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.

The 2021 World RX of Germany was the eighth and ninth and final round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was second of two double-headers of the season and held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 World RX of Catalunya</span> Rallycross championship event

The 2022 World RX of Catalunya was the eighth and ninth round of the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was double-header held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia. Johan Kristoffersson clinched his fifth FIA World Rallycross Championship crown – and the first of the series’ new electric era – at World RX of Catalunya.

References

  1. "Austin World RX: Solberg unstoppable on Saturday". www.motorsport.com.
  2. "Austin World RX: Kristoffersson wraps up second title with win". www.motorsport.com.
  3. "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of USA | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com.
  4. "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of USA | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com.
Previous race:
2018 World RX of Latvia
FIA World Rallycross Championship
2018 season
Next race:
2018 World RX of Germany
Previous race:
-
World RX of USA Next race:
-