2021 World RX of Benelux explained

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]}

World RX1 Championship

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Heats

		Driver	Team	Car					Pts
1	69	Kevin Abbring	Unkorrupted	Renault Mégane RS	1st	11th	5th	1st	16
2	1	Johan Kristoffersson	KYB EKS JC	Audi S1	2nd	1st	4th	7th	15
3	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208	5th	2nd	2nd	3rd	14
4	9	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	13
5	68	Niclas Grönholm	GRX-SET World RX Team	Hyundai i20	8th	12th	1st	2nd	12
6	23	Krisztián Szabó	GRX-SET World RX Team	Hyundai i20	6th	5th	8th	4th	11
7	44	Timo Scheider	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	3rd	7th	6th	9th	10
8	91	Enzo Ide	KYB EKS JC	Audi S1	9th	4th	10th	6th	9
9	92	Anton Marklund	Hedströms Motorsport	Hyundai i20	7th	8th	7th	8th	8
10	18	Juha Rytkönen	Juha Rytkönen	Ford Fiesta MK8	10th	6th	9th	10th	7
11	84	Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier	Hervé Knapick	Citroën DS3	12th	10th	11th	11th	6
12	2	Ollie O'Donovan	Oliver O'Donovan	Ford Fiesta	11th	9th	12th	12th	5

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1

		Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	9	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	3:15.734	6
2	92	Anton Marklund	Hedströms Motorsport	+ 1.712	5
3*	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 2.490	4
4	84	Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier	Hervé Knapick	+ 10.270	3
5	69	Kevin Abbring	Unkorrupted	+17.334 and 2 laps	2
6	44	Timo Scheider	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport		1

• Note: Semi-Final 1 race winner Timmy Hansen was handed a five-second penalty, as the driver to hit Kevin Abbring at the Raidillon hairpin.

Semi-Final 2

		Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	KYB EKS JC	3:13.105	6
2	23	Krisztián Szabó	GRX-SET World RX Team	+ 2.648	5
3	91	Enzo Ide	KYB EKS JC	+ 3.974	4
4	68	Niclas Grönholm	GRX-SET World RX Team	+ 4.973	3
5	84	Juha Rytkönen	Juha Rytkönen	+ 5.674	2
6	2	Ollie O'Donovan	Oliver O'Donovan	+ 2 laps	1

Final

		Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	KYB EKS JC	3:10.857	8
2	9	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 2.601	5
3	23	Krisztián Szabó	GRX-SET World RX Team	+ 5.338	4
4	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 5.663	3
5	91	Enzo Ide	KYB EKS JC	+ 6.119	2
6	92	Anton Marklund	Hedströms Motorsport	+ 6.648	1

Standings after the event

Source^[5]

	Driver		Gap
1	Timmy Hansen	151
2	Johan Kristoffersson	139	+12
3	Kevin Hansen	136	+15
4	Niclas Grönholm	123	+28
5	Krisztián Szabó	108	+43
6	Kevin Abbring	97	+54

• Note: Only the top six positions are included.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ridge. Hal. Spa WRX: Kristoffersson leads opening day after surviving contact.
2. Web site: Ridge. Hal. Spa victory lifts Kristoffersson into World Rallycross title fight.
3. Web site: Classifications.
4. Web site: 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | FIA Results and Statistics.
5. Web site: 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps Standings | FIA Results and Statistics.