World RX layout of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
2021 World RX of Benelux
Round 6 of 0 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date9-10 October 2021
LocationFrancorchamps, Liège Province
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Netherlands Kevin Abbring
Unkorrupted
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 3Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat 4Netherlands Kevin Abbring
Unkorrupted
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Semi-final 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
SecondSweden Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
ThirdHungary 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]

World RX1 Championship

Source[3][4]

Heats

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 69 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted Renault Mégane RS 1st 11th 5th 1st 16
2 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Audi S1 2nd 1st 4th 7th 15
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 14
4 9 Sweden Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 13
5 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 8th 12th 1st 2nd 12
6 23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team Hyundai i20 6th 5th 8th 4th 11
7 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 3rd 7th 6th 9th 10
8 91 Belgium Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC Audi S1 9th 4th 10th 6th 9
9 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport Hyundai i20 7th 8th 7th 8th 8
10 18 Finland Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen Ford Fiesta MK8 10th 6th 9th 10th 7
11 84 France Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick Citroën DS3 12th 10th 11th 11th 6
12 2 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 11th 9th 12th 12th 5

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9 Sweden Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team 3:15.734 6
2 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport + 1.712 5
3* 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.490 4
4 84 France Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Hervé Knapick + 10.270 3
5 69 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Unkorrupted +17.334 and 2 laps 2
6 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport DNF 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
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:13.105 6
2 23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 2.648 5
3 91 Belgium Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 3.974 4
4 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX Team + 4.973 3
5 84 Finland Juha Rytkönen Juha Rytkönen + 5.674 2
6 2 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan + 2 laps 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 3:10.857 8
2 9 Sweden Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 2.601 5
3 23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó GRX-SET World RX Team + 5.338 4
4 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team + 5.663 3
5 91 Belgium Enzo Ide KYB EKS JC + 6.119 2
6 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Hedströms Motorsport + 6.648 1

Standings after the event

Source[5]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Sweden Timmy Hansen 151
2 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 139 +12
3 Sweden Kevin Hansen 136 +15
4 Finland Niclas Grönholm 123 +28
5 Hungary Krisztián Szabó 108 +43
6 Netherlands Kevin Abbring 97 +54
  • Note: Only the top six positions are included.

References

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