2018 World RX of South Africa

Rallycross championship event

World RX layout of Killarney Motor Racing Complex 2018 World RX of South Africa

Round 12 of 12 in the
2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date| 24-25 November 2018
Location| Cape Town, South Africa
Venue| Killarney Motor Racing Complex
Results
| Heat winners

Heat 1|  Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot Total
Heat 2|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 4|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final 2|  Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Final
First|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Second|  Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
Third|  Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot Total

The 2018 World RX of South Africa was the twelfth and final round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Killarney Motor Racing Complex in Cape Town, Western Cape.[1][2][3]

## Supercar[edit]

Source [4][5]

### Heats[edit]

Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Car  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 16th  | 1st  | 1st  | 1st  | 16
2  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 1st  | 6th  | 2nd  | 2nd  | 15
3  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 2nd  | 4th  | 3rd  | 4th  | 14
4  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 4th  | 2nd  | 4th  | 5th  | 13
5  | 13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 3rd  | 5th  | 6th  | 3rd  | 12
6  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 6th  | 3rd  | 5th  | 7th  | 11
7  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 7th  | 8th  | 7th  | 6th  | 10
8  | 92  |  Anton Marklund | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 10th  | 7th  | 9th  | 13th  | 9
9  | 6  |  Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | Ford Fiesta | 5th  | 11th  | 17th  | 8th  | 8
10  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 15th  | 10th  | 10th  | 9th  | 7
11  | 7  |  Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team  | Hyundai i20 | 9th  | 16th  | 8th  | 11th  | 6
12  | 36  |  Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 14th  | 9th  | 12th  | 10th  | 5
13  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team  | Hyundai i20 | 8th  | 14th  | 14th  | 12th  | 4
14  | 96  |  Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 11th  | 12th  | 11th  | 14th  | 3
15  | 4  |  Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 12th  | 13th  | 13th  | 15th  | 2
16  | 77  |  René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 17th  | 15th  | 16th  | 16th  | 1
17  | 66  |  Gregoire Demoustier | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 208 | 13th  | DNS | 15th  | 17th  |
18  | 42  |  Oliver Bennett | Oliver Bennett  | BMW Mini Cooper | 18th  | DNS | 18th  | DNS |

### Semi-finals[edit]

Semi-Final 1
Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:11.770  | 6
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +1.909  | 5
3  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +7.062  | 4
4  | 7  |  Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team  | +9.078  | 3
5  | 6  |  Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | +19.417  | 2
6  | 13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | DNF | 1

Semi-Final 2
Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:09.838  | 6
2  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | +1.939  | 5
3  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | +3.025  | 4
4  | 92  |  Anton Marklund | GC Kompetition | +17.783  | 3
5  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | +17.814  | 2
6  | 36  |  Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | DNF | 1

### Final[edit]

Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:12.787  | 8
2  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | +2.700  | 5
3  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | +3.595  | 4
4  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +6.230  | 3
5  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | DNF | 2
6  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | DNF | 1

## Standings after the event[edit]

Source[6]

Pos. | Driver  | Pts | Gap

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1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | 341  |
2  |  Mattias Ekström | 248  | +93
3  |  Andreas Bakkerud | 237  | +104
4  |  Sébastien Loeb | 229  | +112
5  |  Petter Solberg | 227  | +114

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "South Africa World RX: Loeb leads after Saturday".
2. ^ "South Africa World RX: Kristoffersson topples Loeb in qualifying".
3. ^ "South Africa World RX: Kristoffersson ends title year with win".
4. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of South Africa | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
5. ^ "Classifications". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
6. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of South Africa | FIA Results and Statistics".

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*[DNS]: Did Not Start
*[DNF]: Did Not Finish