2021 FIA European Rallycross Championship

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2021 FIA European Rallycross Championship

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The 2021 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 46th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consisted of two classes: RX1 and RX3.
The championship began on 22 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, and ended on 4 September at Circuit de Lohéac in France.

## Calendar

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The championship consisted of 6 events across Europe, with RX1 competing at four rounds and RX3 competing at five.
The initial calendar was released on 16 December. It included one unconfirmed event.[1] A revised calendar was released on 26 March.[2] Another calendar revision was published on 12 May.[3]

Rnd | Event  | Date  | Venue  | Class  | Winner  | Team

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1  |  Euro RX of Barcelona - Catalunya  | 23–24 July  | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | RX3 |  Yury Belevskiy  |  Volland Racing KFT
2  |  Euro RX of Sweden  | 20–22 August  | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX1 |  Thomas Bryntesson  |  Thomas Bryntesson
RX3 |  Yury Belevskiy  |  Volland Racing KFT
3  |  Euro RX of France  | 3–5 September  | Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac | RX1 |  René Münnich |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
RX3 |  Kobe Pauwels |  Volland Racing KFT
4  |  Euro RX of Latvia  | 18–19 September  | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga | RX1 |  Janis Baumanis |  ES Motorsport
5  |  Euro RX of Benelux  | 8–10 October  | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps | RX1 |  Andreas Bakkerud |  ES Motorsport
RX3 |  Yury Belevskiy  |  Volland Racing KFT
6  |  Euro RX of Portugal  | 16–17 October  | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | RX3 |  Yury Belevskiy  |  Volland Racing KFT

### Calendar Changes

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* After being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Euro RX of Benelux, Euro RX of Norway and Euro RX of France were all set to return to the championship on the initial calendar. The Euro RX of Norway was not included in the 12 May revision of the calendar.[3]
* The Euro RX of Finland was set to return to the championship for the first time since 2014 on the initial calendar, but was not included in the 12 May revision.[3]
* After being on the calendar in 2020, the Euro RX of Riga - Latvia was not included in the initial calendar, but was later added to the calendar in the May 12 revision.[3]
* After being on the original 2020 calendar, then being cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Euro RX of Portugal, Euro RX of Russia and Euro RX of Germany were not included in the initial calendar. The Euro RX of Portugal and the Euro RX of Germany were reintroduced on the revised calendar.[3]

## Series News

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* The Supercar and Super1600 classes were renamed to RX1 and RX3 respectively.[4]

## Entries

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### RX1

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Constructor  | Team  | Car  | No. | Driver  | Rounds  | Ref

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Audi |  Kárai Motorsport Sportgyesület  | Audi S1 | 73  |  Tamás Kárai  | All  | [5]
Citroën |  Ydeo Competition  | Citroën DS3 | 35  |  Benoît Fretin  | 2  | [6]
Stéphane De Ganay  | 47  |  Stéphane De Ganay  | 2,4  | [6]
David Meslier  | 68  |  David Meslier  | 2  | [6]
Romuald Delauney  | 76  |  Romuald Delauney  | 1-2  | [7]
Ford |  Oponeo  | Ford Fiesta | 44  |  Dariusz Topolewski  | All  | [8]
88  |  Marcin Gagacki  | All  | [5]
Nyírad Motorsport KFT  | 50  |  Attila Mózer  | 2-4  | [6]
TSK Baltijos Sportas  | 55  |  Paulius Pleskovas  | All  | [5]
Hyundai |  Hedströms Motorsport  | Hyundai i20 | 8  |  Peter Hedström | 3  | [9]
Patrick Guillerme  | 83  |  Patrick Guillerme  | 1-2, 4  | [5]
Hans-Jøran Østreng  | 85  |  Hans-Jøran Østreng  | All  | [7]
Peugeot |  Jonathan Pailler  | Peugeot 208 | 18  |  Jonathan Pailler  | All  | [10]
Fabien Pailler  | 20  |  Fabien Pailler  | All  | [10]
Pascal Lambec  | 19  |  Pascal Lambec  | 1-2  | [7]
Ándrea Dubourg  | 23  |  Ándrea Dubourg  | All  | [11]
Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | 87  |  Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | 1-2  | [11]
Emmanuel Anne  | 29  |  Emmanuel Anne  | 2  | [6]
Laurent Bouliou  | 95  |  Laurent Bouliou  | 2  | [6]
Anthony Pelfrene  | 112  |  Anthony Pelfrene  | 2  | [6]
Renault |  CsuCsu  | Renault Clio | 7  |  Csucsu | All  | [5]
SEAT |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 38  |  Mandie August  | All  | [5]
77  |  René Münnich | 1-2, 4  | [5]
Škoda |  ES Motorsport  | Škoda Fabia | 6  |  Janis Baumanis | All  | [12]
13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | 2-4  | [9]
GFS Motorsport Egyesület / ES K&N  | 13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | 1  | [13]
Edijs Ošs  | 80  |  Edijs Ošs  | 3  | [9]
Volkswagen |  Eklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Beetle | 75  |  Per Eklund | 1  | [14]
David Nordgaard  | Volkswagen Polo | 9  |  David Nordgaard  | 1  | [7]
KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team  | 11  |  Aleš Fučik  | 1, 3  | [5]
Hedströms Motorsport | 12  |  Anders Michalak  | 1, 3-4  | [7]
92  |  Anton Marklund | 1  | [15][7]
Thomas Bryntesson  | 16  |  Thomas Bryntesson  | 1, 3  | [16]
Sivert Svardal  | 24  |  Sivert Svardal  | All  | [7]

### RX3

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Constructor  | Team  | Car  | No. | Driver  | Rounds  | Ref

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Audi |  Damian Litwinowicz  | Audi A1 | 6  |  Damian Litwinowicz  | All  | [17]
Per Magne Egebø-Svardal  | 13  |  Per Magne Egebø-Svardal  | 2, 4  | [7]
Volland Racing KFT.  | 22  |  Kobe Pauwels | All  | [18]
54  |  Marat Knyazev  | All  | [19]
89  |  Timur Shigabutdinov | 1-3, 5  | [19]
95  |  Yury Belevskiy  | All  | [19]
Speedy Motorsport  | 18  |  Zsolt Szíjj Jolly  | 1-3  | [19]
Nuno Araújo  | 108  |  Nuno Araújo  | 5  | [20]
Citroën |  Maximilien Eveno  | Citroën C2 | 75  |  Maximilien Eveno  | 3  | [21]
Hélder Ribeiro  | 122  |  Hélder Ribeiro  | 5  | [20]
Ford |  Sebastian Høidalen  | Ford Fiesta | 5  |  Sebastian Høidalen  | 2  | [19]
Martin Kjær  | 91  |  Martin Kjær  | 2  | [7]
Peugeot |  Pedro Ribeiro  | Peugeot 108 | 44  |  Pedro Ribeiro  | 3, 5  | [6]
Espen Isaksætre  | Peugeot 208 | 8  |  Espen Isaksætre  | 2  | [19]
Antonio Sousa  | 129  |  Antonio Sousa  | 5  | [20]
Joaquim Machado  | 146  |  Joaquim Machado  | 5  | [20]
Renault |  Dylan Dufas  | Renault Twingo | 9  |  Dylan Dufas  | 2-3  | [7]
RS Racing Team  | 20  |  Siim Saluri  | 1  | [19]
Meunier Competition  | 28  |  Clément Picard  | 3-4  | [6]
161  |  Frédéric Moreau  | 3  | [6]
Sergio Dias  | 125  |  Sergio Dias  | 5  | [20]
Škoda |  Pajrs S.R.O.  | Škoda Citigo | 11  |  Jan Černý  | All  | [19]
Ligur Racing  | Škoda Fabia | 10  |  Janno Ligur  | 2-3  | [19]
Kreda  | 14  |  Kasparas Navickas  | 1-2  | [19]
Automax Motorsport  | 23  |  Radosław Raczkowski  | 1–4  | [19]
Alexander Hvaal  | 60  |  Marius Solberg Hansen  | 2  | [7]
Josef Šusta  | 61  |  Jiři Šusta  | 1–4  | [19]
Jérémy Lambec  | 66  |  Jérémy Lambec  | 2-3  | [7]
Maximilien Eveno  | 75  |  Maximilien Eveno  | 3  | [6]
ADAC Team Weser-Ems E.V.  | 86  |  Lukas Ney  | 1-3  | [22]
JihoČesky Autoklub V AČR  | 96  |  Marcel Suchý  | 1–2, 4  | [19]
João Ribeiro  | 99  |  João Ribeiro  | 5  | [20]
Leonel Sampaio  | 147  |  Leonel Sampaio  | 5  | [20]
Volkswagen |  KRTZ Motorsport  | Volkswagen Polo | 58  |  Dominik Senegacnik  | 2  | [7]

## Championship standings

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Points are scored as follows:

| Position

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Round  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th  | 11th  | 12th  | 13th  | 14th  | 15th  | 16th
Heats  | 16  | 15  | 14  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
Semi-Finals  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

### RX1

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| Pos. | Driver  | SWE
| FRA
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| BEL
| Points

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1  |  Andreas Bakkerud | 3  | 4  | 7  | 1  | 90
2  |  Fabien Pailler  | 8  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 86
3  |  Janis Baumanis | 20  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 69
4  |  Jonathan Pailler  | 5  | 9  | 10  | 4  | 60
5  |  Ándrea Dubourg  | 9  | 2  | 4  | 14  | 57
6  |  René Münnich | 10  | 1  |  | 8  | 53
7  |  Tamás Kárai  | 4  | 3  | 13  | 5  | 52
8  |  Thomas Bryntesson  | 1  |  | 8  |  | 46
9  |  Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | 2  | 8  |  |  | 35
10  |  Csucsu | 6  | 19  | 6  | 12  | 30
11  |  Hans-Jøran Østreng  | 13  | 16  | 11  | 11  | 22
12  |  Peter Hedström |  |  | 3  |  | 21
13  |  Anders Michalak  | 12  |  | 9  | 16  | 20
14  |  Mandie August  | 14  | 10  | 17  | 10  | 20
15  |  Sivert Svardal  | 17  | 17  | 5  | 17  | 18
16  |  Romuald Delauney  | 15  | 7  |  |  | 15
17  |  Anton Marklund | 7  |  |  |  | 15
18  |  Marcin Gagacki  | 18[a] | 12  | 19  | 7  | 14
19  |  Stéphane De Ganay  |  | 11  |  | 13  | 13
20  |  Attila Mózer  |  | 14  | 12  | 15  | 12
21  |  Dariusz Topolewski  | 19  | 24  | 18  | 9  | 11
22  |  Paulius Pleskovas  | 24  | 20  | 16  | 6  | 10
23  |  David Nordgaard  | 11  |  |  |  | 9
24  |  Emmanuel Anne  |  | 13  |  |  | 7
25  |  Aleš Fučik  | 16  |  | 14  |  | 4
26  |  Edijs Ošs  |  |  | 15  |  | 2
27  |  Laurent Bouliou  |  | 15  |  |  | 2
28  |  Patrick Guillerme  | 21  | 25  |  | 18  | 0
29  |  David Meslier  |  | 18  |  |  | 0
30  |  Benoît Fretin  |  | 21  |  |  | 0
31  |  Per Eklund | 22  |  |  |  | 0
32  |  Anthony Pelfrene  |  | 22  |  |  | 0
33  |  Pascal Lambec  | 23  | 23  |  |  | 0
Pos. | Driver  | SWE
| FRA
| BEL
| POR
| Points
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

### RX3

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Pos. | Driver  | BAR
| SWE
| FRA
| BEL
| POR
| Points

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1  |  Yury Belevskiy  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 147
2  |  Kobe Pauwels | 4  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 115
3  |  Marat Knyazev  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 114
4  |  Jan Cerny  | 7  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 88
5  |  Timur Shigabutdinov | 2  | 7  | 3  |  | 6  | 72
6  |  Damian Litwinowicz  | 6  | 6  | 15  | 3  | 4  | 72
7  |  Radoslaw Raczkowski  | 9  | 14  | 8  | 10  |  | 36
8  |  Zsolt Szíjj Jolly  | 3  | 17  | 7  |  |  | 33
9  |  Janno Ligur  |  | 5  | 10  |  |  | 31
10  |  Clément Picard  |  |  | 12  | 5  |  | 24
11  |  Kasparas Navickas  | 8  | 9  |  |  |  | 24
12  |  Jiri Susta  | 10  | 13  | 9  | 7[b] |  | 21
13  |  Nuno Araújo  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 16
14  |  Maximilien Eveno  |  |  | 6  |  |  | 16
15  |  Marcel Suchý  | 12  | 19  |  | 9  |  | 16
16  |  João Ribeiro  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 15
17  |  Espen Isaksætre  |  | 8  |  |  |  | 13
18  |  Per Magne Egebø-Svardal  |  | 21  |  | 8  |  | 11
19  |  Marius Solberg Hansen  |  | 10  |  |  |  | 11
20  |  Leonel Sampaio  |  |  |  |  | 9  | 10
21  |  Joaquim Machado  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 9
22  |  Sergio Dias  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 8
23  |  Siim Saluri  | 11  |  |  |  |  | 8
24  |  Jérémy Lambec  |  | 18  | 11  |  |  | 7
25  |  Sebastian Høidalen  |  | 11  |  |  |  | 7
26  |  Lukas Ney  | 13  | 20  | 14  |  |  | 7
27  |  Martin Kjær  |  | 12  |  |  |  | 6
28  |  Antonio Sousa  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 6
29  |  Dylan Dufas  |  | 15  | 13  |  |  | 6
30  |  Pedro Ribeiro  |  |  | 16  |  | 13  | 4
31  |  Hélder Ribeiro  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 3
32  |  Dominik Senegacnik  |  | 16  |  |  |  | 1
33  |  Frédéric Moreau  |  |  | 17  |  |  | 0
Pos. | Driver  | BAR
| SWE
| FRA
| BEL
| POR
| Points

## Notes

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1. ^ Marcin Gagacki was deducted 10 championship points for the use of a third turbo in one event.
2. ^ Jiri Susta was deducted 15 championship points for the use of a third engine over the season.

## References

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