2021 World RX of Benelux

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2021 World RX of Benelux
Round 6 of 0 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date9-10 October 2021
Location Francorchamps, Liège Province
Venue Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring
Unkorrupted
Heat 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 3 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring
Unkorrupted
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Semi-Final 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Final
First Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Third Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó
GRX-SET World RX Team

The 2021 Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps was the sixth round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Belgium. [1] [2]

Contents

World RX1 Championship

Source [3] [4]

Heats

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
169 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 1st11th5th1st16
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 2nd1st4th7th15
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 5th2nd2nd3rd14
49 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 4th3rd3rd5th13
568 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 8th12th1st2nd12
623 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 6th5th8th4th11
744 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 3rd7th6th9th10
891 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 9th4th10th6th9
992 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport Hyundai i20 7th8th7th8th8
1018 Flag of Finland.svg Juha RytkönenJuha Rytkönen Ford Fiesta MK8 10th6th9th10th7
1184 Flag of France.svg Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick Citroën DS3 12th10th11th11th6
122 Flag of Ireland.svg Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 11th9th12th12th5

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team 3:15.7346
292 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport + 1.7125
3*21 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.4904
484 Flag of France.svg Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick+ 10.2703
569 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted +17.334 and 2 laps2
644 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport DNF1
Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:13.1056
223 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 2.6485
391 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 3.9744
468 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 4.9733
584 Flag of Finland.svg Juha RytkönenJuha Rytkönen+ 5.6742
62 Flag of Ireland.svg Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan+ 2 laps1

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:10.8578
29 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.6015
323 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 5.3384
421 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 5.6633
591 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 6.1192
692 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport + 6.6481

Standings after the event

Source [5]

Pos.DriverPtsGap
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen 151
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 139+12
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen 136+15
4 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm 123+28
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó108+43
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring 97+54

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