2022 FIA European Rallycross Championship

2022 FIA European Rallycross Championship

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The 2022 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 47th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consisted of two classes: RX1 and RX3.

The championship began on 21 May at the Nyirád Racing Center in Hungary, and ended on 14 November at Nürburgring in Germany.

Calendar

The championship consisted of seven events across Europe, with RX1 competing at six rounds and RX3 competing at five.

The updated calendar was released on 21 March. It included one unconfirmed event. ^[1]

Rnd	Event	Date	Venue	Class	Winner	Team
1	Euro RX of Hungary	21–22 May	Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád	RX1	Anton Marklund	SET Promotion
				RX3	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT
2	Euro RX of Sweden	2–3 July	Höljesbanan, Höljes	RX1	Anton Marklund	SET Promotion
				RX3	Marius Solberg Hansen	MSH RX
3	Euro RX of Norway	13–14 August	Lånkebanen, Hell	RX1	Andreas Bakkerud	EKS
				RX3	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT
4	Euro RX of Latvia	3–4 September	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	RX1	Sondre Evjen	JC Raceteknik
5	Euro RX of Portugal	17–18 September	Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre	RX1	Enzo Ide	EKS
				RX3	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT
6	Euro RX of Benelux	8–9 October	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	RX1	Anton Marklund	SET Promotion
7	Euro RX of Germany	13–14 November	Nürburgring, Nürburg	RX3	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT

Entries

RX1

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Driver	Rounds	Ref
Audi	Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület	Audi A1	39	Zoltán Koncseg	1	[2]
	EKS	Audi S1	13	Andreas Bakkerud	2–3	[3]
			81	Ronalds Baldiņš	4	[4]
			91	Enzo Ide	All	[5]
	JC Raceteknik		52	Ole Christian Veiby	2	[6]
			69	Sondre Evjen	2–4	[6]
	Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület		73	Tamás Kárai	All	[2]
Citroën	Mário Barbosa	Citroën DS3	75	Mário Barbosa	5	[7]
	Hervé Knapick		84	Hervé Knapick	1, 5–6	[2]
Ford	Patrick O'Donovan	Ford Fiesta	4	Patrick O'Donovan	1	[8]
	Betomik Racing Team		5	Mika Liimatainen	6	[9]
	David Nordgaard		9	David Nordgaard	3	[10]
	Team Skåab		31	Stefan Kristensson	2, 6	[11]
	Linnemann Promotion		33	Ulrik Linnemann	All	[12]
	Oponeo		44	Dariusz Topolewski	1–3, 5–6	[2]
			88	Marcin Gagacki	All	[2]
	Nyirád Motorsport KFT		50	Attila Mózer	1–5	[2]
	TSK Baltijos Sportas		55	Paulius Pleskovas	2, 4, 6	[11]
	Frank Valle		67	Frank Valle	2–3, 6	[11]
Hyundai	Betomik Racing Team	Hyundai i20	10	Mikko Ikonen	4, 6	[13]
			18	Juha Rytkönen	6	[14]
			35	Fraser McConnell	3	[15]
	Hedströms Motorsport		14	Oliver Solberg	2	[16]
	SET Promotion		92	Anton Marklund	All	[17]
Peugeot	#YellowSquad	Peugeot 208	6	Janis Baumanis	All	[18]
	Speedbox Racing Team KFT		27	László Kiss	1	[2]
	Nyirád Motorsport KFT		51	Márk Mózer	1	[2]
	Jean Baptiste Dubourg		87	Jean Baptiste Dubourg	1–2	[2]
	José Oliveira		110	José Oliveira	5	[7]
Proton	Oliver O'Donovan	Proton Iriz	2	Oliver O'Donovan	1–2	[19]
SEAT	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	38	Mandie August	All	[2]
			77	René Münnich	1	[2]
Volkswagen	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo	3	Johan Kristoffersson	2	[20]
			26	Gustav Bergström	2	[20]
	Hedströms Motorsport		8	Peter Hedström	6	[14]
	KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team		11	Aleš Fučik	1	[2]
	Carexperience AB		12	Anders Michalak	1–3	[2]
	Dan Öberg		17	Dan Öberg	2	[11]
	Linus Östlund		21	Linus Östlund	2–3	[21]
	Sivert Svardal		24	Sivert Svardal	All	[2]
	Tom André Saetnan	Volkswagen Scirocco	30	Tom André Saetnan	2–3, 6	[6]

RX3

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Driver	Rounds	Ref
Audi	Volland Racing KFT	Audi A1	2	Rytis Rutkauskas	5	[22]
			22	Kobe Pauwels	All	[2]
			30	Nils Volland	2–5	[6]
			88	Nuno Miguel da Costa Araújo	All	[2]
	Damian Litwinowicz		6	Damian Litwinowicz	All	[23]
	Per Magne Egebø-Svardal		13	Per Magne Egebø-Svardal	1–3, 5	[2]
	Anders Hansen		14	Anders Hansen	2	[6]
	Speedy Motorsport		18	Zsolt Szíjj 'Jolly'	1	[2]
	João Ribeiro		99	João Ribeiro	All	[2]
	Zalaegerszegi Autósport Egyesület		112	Róbert Répási	1	[2]
Citroën	Jorge Machado	Citroën C2	103	Jorge Machado	4	[7]
Ford	TMC Rallysport KFT	Ford Fiesta	4	András Ferjáncz	1	[2]
	Martin Kjær		33	Martin Kjær	2, 5	[6]
	Rogério Sousa		105	Rogério Sousa	4	[7]
	OTRT	Ford Ka	7	Nick Snoeys	2	[6]
Peugeot	Espen Isaksætre	Peugeot 208	8	Espen Isaksætre	2–3, 5	[6]
	Tiago Ferreira		121	Tiago Ferreira	4	[7]
	António Sousa		129	António Sousa	4	[7]
	Joaquim Machado		146	Joaquim Machado	4	[7]
Renault	Sérgio Dias	Renault Twingo	149	Sérgio Dias	4	[7]
Škoda	PAJR S.R.O.	Škoda Citigo	11	Jan Černý	All	[2]
	Ligur Racing	Škoda Fabia	10	Janno Ligur	2	[6]
	Jens Hvaal		12	Jens Hvaal	5	[22]
	MSH RX		60	Marius Solberg Hansen	2–3	[6]
	Jiři Šusta		61	Jiři Šusta	1–3	[2]
	ADAC Weser-EMS E.V.		86	Lukas Ney	5	[22]
	Leonel Sampaio		147	Leonel Sampaio	4	[7]
	Guttorm Lindefjell		169	Guttorm Lindefjell	2	[6]
Volkswagen	KRTZ Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo	58	Dominik Senegacnik	1–4	[2]

Championship standings

Points are scored as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	20	16	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

RX1 Driver's Championship

Pos. Driver HUN SWE NOR LVA POR BLX Points 1 Anton Marklund 1 1 4 2 4 1 100 2 Janis Baumanis 4 6 3 9 2 3 71 3 Enzo Ide 2 13 13 3 1 11 60 4 Sivert Svardal 5 10 9 5 6 4 57 5 Tamás Karai 8 14 6 6 7 5 50 6 Sondre Evjen 7 2 [lower-alpha 1] 1 40 7 Ulrik Linnemann 3 20 18 10 3 12 36 8 Andreas Bakkerud 3 1 33 9 Marcin Gagacki 11 12 14 8 5 15 31 10 Mandie August 9 16 16 11 12 7 25 11 Anders Michalak 7 9 10 22 12 Mikko Ikonen 4 9 19 13 Jean Baptiste Dubourg 14 2 18 14 Juha Rytkönen 2 16 15 Attila Mózer 18 22 7 13 13 15 16 Johan Kristoffersson 4 12 17 Oliver Solberg 5 11 18 Fraser McConnell 5 11 19 Aleš Fučik 6 10 20 Peter Hedström 6 10 21 Linus Östlund 11 11 10 22 Ronalds Baldiņš 7 9 23 Stefan Kristensson 24 8 8 24 Mário Barbosa 8 8 25 Ole Christian Veiby 8 8 26 Frank Valle 21 8 8 27 José Oliveira 9 7 28 Dariusz Topolewski 20 23 15 10 7 29 Hervé Knapick 17 11 14 6 30 Mika Liimatainen 10 6 31 Patrick O'Donovan 10 6 32 David Nordgaard 12 4 33 Márk Mózer 12 4 34 László Kiss 13 3 35 Oliver O'Donovan 15 15 2 36 Zoltán Koncseg 16 0 37 Tom André Saetnan 19 17 0 38 Gustav Bergström 18 0 39 René Münnich 19 0 40 Dan Öberg 25 0 41 Paulius Pleskovas 17 12 13 [lower-alpha 2] -8 Pos. Driver HUN SWE NOR LVA POR BLX Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

RX3 Driver's Championship

Pos.	Driver	HUN	SWE	NOR	POR	GER	Points
1	Kobe Pauwels	1	2	1	1	1	96
2	Damian Litwinowicz	4	5	3	2	3	65
3	Jan Černý	2	14	4	4	5	53
4	João Ribeiro	3	3	6	5	11	52
5	Nuno Miguel da Costa Araújo	7	11	9	3	6	44
6	Nils Volland		10	2	6	7	41
7	Dominik Senegacnik	8	7	10	9		30
8	Marius Solberg Hansen		1	7			29
9	Espen Isaksætre		6	5		10	27
10	Jiři Šusta	9	8	8			23
11	Jens Hvaal					2	16
12	Martin Kjær		13			4	15
13	Per Magne Egebø-Svardal	5	12	11 [lower-alpha 3]		8	13
14	Janno Ligur		4				12
15	Zsolt Szíjj 'Jolly'	6					10
16	Jorge Machado				7		9
17	Joaquim Machado				8		8
18	Nick Snoeys		9				7
19	Rytis Rutkauskas					9	7
20	António Sousa				10		6
21	Róbert Répási	10					6
22	Sérgio Dias				11		5
23	András Ferjáncz	11					5
24	Rogério Sousa				12		4
25	Lukas Ney					12	4
26	Tiago Ferreira				13		3
27	Leonel Sampaio				14		2
28	Anders Hansen		15				1
29	Guttorm Lindefjell		16				0
Pos.	Driver	HUN	SWE	NOR	POR	GER	Points

Notes

1. Sondre Evjen was penalized 5 championship points.
2. Paulius Pleskovas was penalized 15 championship points.
3. Per Magne Egebø-Svardal was penalized 15 championship points.

References

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2. "Champions and home heroes headline Hungary entry list". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
3. "Guess who's Bakk, Bakk again... Reigning champ returns to Euro RX1 for Höljes and Hell". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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5. "Ide ready to 'fight for the top places' as he signs up for full season in Euro RX1". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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15. "McConnell ready to 'send it in Hell' as he promises to bring 'Jamaican flair' to Euro RX1 party". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
16. "Solberg sets sights on victory at the 'Magic Weekend'". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
17. "Marklund targeting another European title after joining forces with SET Promotion". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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External links

• Official website