The 2022 Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps was the sixth and seventh round of the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was double-header (two races in a weekend) held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Belgium. [1][2]
World RX1e Championship Race 1
Heats
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 2nd | 1st |
| 2 | 68 |  Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 1st | 2nd |
| 3 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 3rd | 3rd |
| 4 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 4th | 4th |
| 5 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 7th | 5th |
| 6 | 12 | Klara Andersson
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 6th | 6th |
| 7 | 52 |  Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 5th | DNS |
| 8 | 77 |  René Münnich
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | DNF | DNS |
Progression
- Race 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | 2:48.887 |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 0.753 |
| 3 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | + 5.058 |
| DNF | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 1 lap |
- Race 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | 2:49.448 |
| 2 | 77 | René Münnich
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 9.433 |
| DNF | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 2 laps |
| DNS | 12 | Klara Andersson
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 5 laps |
Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ*(7) | 12 | Klara Andersson
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 2:53.618 | 9 |
| 1 | 21 | Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | 2:55.607 | |
| 2 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | DNF | |
| 3(6) | 77 | René Münnich
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 10 |
- Note: Klara Andersson was disqualified from the semi-final after being deemed at fault for a first corner collision with Timmy Hansen, Bergström and René Münnich.
- Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 2:45.761 | |
| 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 0.378 | |
| 3* | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 0.426 | |
| 4(8) | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 1.557 | 8 |
- Note: Johan Kristoffersson progressed to the Final race as one of two placed trird Semi-Finals drivers with better result in Progression Round.
Final
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | 2:45.670 | 20 |
| 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 4.837 | 16 |
| 3 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | + 5.757 | 13 |
| 4 | 52 | Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 8.546 | 12 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 12.091 | 11 |
World RX1e Championship Race 2
Heats
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 1st | 4th |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 7th | 1st |
| 3 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 3rd | 2nd |
| 4 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 2nd | 7th |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 6th | 3rd |
| 6 | 12 | Klara Andersson
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 4th | 5th |
| 7 | 77 | René Münnich
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | 5th | DNF |
| 8 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | DNF | 6th |
Progression
- Race 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | 2:46.017 |
| 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 2.110 |
| 3 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 3.707 |
| 4 | 77 | René Münnich
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 8.418 |
- Race 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | 2:47.180 |
| 2 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | + 3.526 |
| 3 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 4.082 |
| 4 | 12 | Klara Andersson
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 4.768 |
Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 2:45.994 | |
| 2 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | + 3.502 | |
| 3(6) | 12 | Klara Andersson
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 10.544 | 10 |
| 4(7) | 21 | Timmy Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 10.956 | 9 |
- Note: Klara Andersson was disqualified from the semi-final after being deemed at fault for a first corner collision with Timmy Hansen, Bergström and René Münnich.
- Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | 2:46.357 | |
| 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 1.363 | |
| 3* | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 2.814 | |
| 4(8) | 77 | René Münnich
|
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 8 |
- Note: Ole Christian Veiby progressed to the Final race as one of two placed trird Semi-Finals drivers with better result in Progression Round.
Final
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | 2:46.354 | 20 |
| 2 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm
|
Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 3.995 | 16 |
| 3 | 17 | Gustav Bergström
|
Gustav Bergström | + 4.932 | 13 |
| 4 | 71 | Kevin Hansen
|
Hansen World RX Team | + 9.305 | 12 |
| 5 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
Kristoffersson Motorsport | DNF | 11 |
Standings after the event
Source[7]
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
131 | |
| 2 | Kevin Hansen
|
90 | +41 |
| 3 | Ole Christian Veiby
|
89 | +42 |
| 4 | Niclas Grönholm
|
87 | +44 |
| 5 | Timmy Hansen
|
87 | +44 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "Kristoffersson benefits from hansen heartbreak in Belgium".
- ^ "Kristoffersson blows the doors off his rivals on scintillating Spa day".
- ^ "Classifications R1".
- ^ "2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | FIA Results and Statistics".
- ^ "Classifications R1".
- ^ "2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | FIA Results and Statistics".
- ^ "2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps Standings | FIA Results and Statistics".
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