2018 World RX of France

World RX layout of Circuit de Lohéac
2018 World RX of France
Round 8 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date31 August - 1–2 September 2018
LocationLohéac, Bretagne
VenueCircuit de Lohéac
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Heat 3Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 4Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Semi-final 2Norway Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
SecondNorway Andreas Bakkerud
EKS Audi Sport
ThirdNorway Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden

The 2018 World RX of France was the eighth round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Lohéac in the Lohéac commune of Bretagne.[1][2]

Supercar

Source[3]

Heats

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R 1st 2nd 1st 1st 16
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 15
3 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 6th 1st 3rd 8th 14
4 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R 3rd 7th 9th 2nd 13
5 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 5th 6th 7th 3rd 12
6 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 8th 11th 2nd 10th 11
7 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 7th 10th 12th 4th 10
8 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 11th 12th 5th 6th 9
9 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 9th 5th 11th 13th 8
10 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 13th 4th 6th 15th 7
11 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 14th 8th 10th 7th 6
12 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 4th 9th 18th 9th 5
13 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team STARD Ford Fiesta 10th 13th 8th 14th 4
14 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen MJP Racing Team Austria Ford Fiesta 18th 14th 14th 11th 3
15 177 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan MJP Racing Team Austria Ford Fiesta 12th 18th 16th 12th 2
16 24 Norway Tommy Rustad Marklund - HTB Racing Volkswagen Polo 19th 17th 13th 19th 1
17 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 20th 16th 19th 17th
18 42 United Kingdom Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett BMW Mini Cooper 24th 15th 17th 18th
19 66 Belgium Grégoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 15th 24th 20th 16th
20 17 France Davy Jeanney Davy Jeanney Peugeot 208 17th 23rd 15th 23rd
21 62 France Gaëtan Sérazin Gaëtan Sérazin Peugeot 208 21st 20th 23rd 20th
22 2 Republic of Ireland Oliver O'Donovan Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 22nd 19th 24th 22nd
23 84 France "Knapick" Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Citroën DS3 25th 21st 21st 21st
24 29 France Emmanuel Anne Emmanuel Anne Peugeot 208 23rd 22nd 22nd 24th
25 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 16th 25th 25th 25th

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport 3:42.253 6
2 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.315 5
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +0.953 4
4 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +5.231 3
5 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition +6.737 2
6 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team +6.806 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport 3:44.473 6
2 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +1.412 5
3 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +3.913 4
4 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +6.303 3
5 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team +6.719 2
6 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran GC Kompetition +22.155 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 3:44.787 8
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport +0.340 5
3 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.784 4
4 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +1.158 3
5 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +1.423 2
6 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +1.575 1

Standings after the event

Source[4]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 224
2 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 165 +59
3 Norway Petter Solberg 160 +64
4 Sweden Timmy Hansen 158 +66
5 Sweden Mattias Ekström 157 +67
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "Motorsport.com". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. ^ "Motorsport.com". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of France". FIA Results and Statistics. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of France". FIA Results and Statistics. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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