2021 World RX of Latvia
Season of motor racing
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Round 4 of 9 in the 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 18 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 World RX of Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Round 5 of 9 in the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 19 September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Ferratum World RX of Riga was the fourth and fifth round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was first of two double-headers (two races in a weekend) of the season and held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.[1][2]
World RX1 Championship Race 1
Source[3][4]
Heats
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Pts |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 16 |
2 | 68 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 15 |
3 | 5 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 14 |
4 | 9 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 13 |
5 | 21 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 12 |
6 | 44 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 6th | 9th | 7th | 11 |
7 | 23 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 7th | 8th | 8th | 10 |
8 | 69 | ![]() | Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 8th | 11th | 5th | 9 |
9 | 91 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 10th | 6th | 9th | 8 |
10 | 18 | ![]() | Juha Rytkönen | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 9th | 7th | 11th | 7 |
11 | 17 | ![]() | Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 11th | 10th | 10th | 6 |
Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | 5:00.535 | 6 |
2 | 21 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 0.879 | 5 |
3 | 23 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 4.646 | 4 |
4 | 17 | ![]() | Hedströms Motorsport | + 38.445 | 3 |
5 | 5 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 2 |
6 | 91 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | DNF | 3 |
- Semi-Final 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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1 | 68 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.330 | 6 |
2 | 44 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 1.490 | 5 |
3 | 9 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 6.184 | 4 |
4 | 69 | ![]() | Unkorrupted | + 7.049 | 3 |
5 | 18 | ![]() | Juha Rytkönen | + 12.608 | 2 |
Final
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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1 | 68 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.350 | 8 |
2 | 21 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 4.641 | 5 |
3 | 9 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 6.034 | 4 |
4 | 23 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 7.209 | 3 |
5 | 1 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | + 1:21.714* | 2 |
6 | 44 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 1 |
- Note: Johan Kristoffersson loose one lap after side-to-side contact with Niclas Grönholm in the run to the first corner.
World RX1 Championship Race 2
Source[5][6]
Heats
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Pts |
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1 | 68 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 6th | 1st | 1st | 16 |
2 | 1 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 15 |
3 | 21 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 14 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 13 |
5 | 44 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 12 |
6 | 9 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 9th | 5th | 5th | 11 |
7 | 69 | ![]() | Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 5th | 8th | 9th | 10 |
8 | 23 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 11th | 6th | 6th | 9 |
9 | 91 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 8th | 9th | 7th | 8 |
10 | 18 | ![]() | Juha Rytkönen | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 7th | 10th | 8th | 7 |
11 | 17 | ![]() | Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 10th | 11th | DNS | 6 |
Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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1 | 68 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.844 | 6 |
2 | 21 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 1.428 | 5 |
3* | 44 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 1.756 | 4 |
4 | 91 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | + 6.338 | 3 |
5 | 69 | ![]() | Unkorrupted | + 6.353 | 2 |
6 | 17 | ![]() | Hedströms Motorsport | + 21.143 | 3 |
- Semi-Final 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | 4:59.282 | 6 |
2 | 5 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 0.474 | 5 |
3 | 9 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 4.157 | 4 |
4* | 23 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 6.844 | 3 |
5 | 18 | ![]() | Juha Rytkönen | + 7.510 | 2 |
- Note: Timo Scheider’s Munnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza’s propshaft failed during his pre-launch on the way to the Final grid, so first reserve driver Krisztián Szabó took his place.
Final
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | KYB EKS JC | 4:59.316 | 8 |
2 | 68 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 0.920 | 5 |
3 | 21 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 2.149 | 4 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 2.274 | 3 |
5 | 9 | ![]() | Hansen World RX Team | + 5.525 | 2 |
6 | 23 | ![]() | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 8.161 | 1 |
Standings after the event
Source[7]
Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
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1 | ![]() | 130 | |
2 | ![]() | 113 | +17 |
3 | ![]() | 110 | +20 |
4 | ![]() | 107 | +23 |
5 | ![]() | 88 | +42 |
6 | ![]() | 79 | +51 |
- Note: Only the top six positions are included.
References
- ^ Ridge, Hal. "Latvia WRX: Gronholm survives contact to win first leg".
- ^ Ridge, Hal. "Latvia WRX: Kristoffersson beats Gronholm to score first win of 2021".
- ^ "Classifications R1".
- ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga | FIA Results and Statistics".
- ^ "Classifications R2".
- ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga | FIA Results and Statistics".
- ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga Standings | FIA Results and Statistics".
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