2021 World RX of Latvia

Season of motor racing

World RX layout of Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze 2021 World RX of Latvia

Round 4 of 9 in the
2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date| 18 September 2021
Location| Riga, Latvia
Venue| Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
| Heat winners

Heat 1|  Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Heat 2|  Mattias Ekström
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Heat 3|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1|  Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Semi-final 2|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Final
First|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Second|  Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
Third|  Kevin Hansen
Hansen World RX Team
2021 World RX of Latvia

Round 5 of 9 in the
2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date| 19 September 2020
Location| Riga, Latvia
Venue| Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
| Heat winners

Heat 1|  Mattias Ekström
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Heat 2|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Heat 3|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Semi-final 2|  Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Final
First|  Johan Kristoffersson
KYB EKS JC
Second|  Niclas Grönholm
GRX-SET World RX Team
Third|  Timmy Hansen
Hansen World RX Team

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

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### Heats

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

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 1st  | 2nd  | 2nd  | 16
2  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 3rd  | 5th  | 1st  | 15
3  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 5th  | 1st  | 3rd  | 14
4  | 9  |  Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 2nd  | 4th  | 6th  | 13
5  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th  | 3rd  | 4th  | 12
6  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 6th  | 9th  | 7th  | 11
7  | 23  |  Kristian Szabo  | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 7th  | 8th  | 8th  | 10
8  | 69  |  Kevin Abbring | Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 8th  | 11th  | 5th  | 9
9  | 91  |  Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 10th  | 6th  | 9th  | 8
10  | 18  |  Juha Rytkönen  | Juha Rytkönen  | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 9th  | 7th  | 11th  | 7
11  | 17  |  Dan Öberg  | Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 11th  | 10th  | 10th  | 6

### Semi-finals

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

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | 5:00.535  | 6
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 0.879  | 5
3  | 23  |  Krisztián Szabó  | GRX-SET World RX Team | \+ 4.646  | 4
4  | 17  |  Dan Öberg  | Hedströms Motorsport | \+ 38.445  | 3
5  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 2
6  | 91  |  Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | DNF | 3

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

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1  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.330  | 6
2  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | \+ 1.490  | 5
3  | 9  |  Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 6.184  | 4
4  | 69  |  Kevin Abbring | Unkorrupted | \+ 7.049  | 3
5  | 18  |  Juha Rytkönen  | Juha Rytkönen  | \+ 12.608  | 2

### Final

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

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1  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.350  | 8
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 4.641  | 5
3  | 9  |  Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 6.034  | 4
4  | 23  |  Krisztián Szabó  | GRX-SET World RX Team | \+ 7.209  | 3
5  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | \+ 1:21.714*  | 2
6  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | 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

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Source[5][6]

### Heats

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

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1  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 6th  | 1st  | 1st  | 16
2  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 2nd  | 2nd  | 4th  | 15
3  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th  | 4th  | 2nd  | 14
4  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 1st  | 3rd  | 10th  | 13
5  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 3rd  | 6th  | 3rd  | 12
6  | 9  |  Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 9th  | 5th  | 5th  | 11
7  | 69  |  Kevin Abbring | Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 5th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10
8  | 23  |  Kristian Szabo  | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 11th  | 6th  | 6th  | 9
9  | 91  |  Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 8th  | 9th  | 7th  | 8
10  | 18  |  Juha Rytkönen  | Juha Rytkönen  | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 7th  | 10th  | 8th  | 7
11  | 17  |  Dan Öberg  | Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 10th  | 11th  | DNS | 6

### Semi-finals

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

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1  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | 4:59.844  | 6
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 1.428  | 5
3*  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | \+ 1.756  | 4
4  | 91  |  Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | \+ 6.338  | 3
5  | 69  |  Kevin Abbring | Unkorrupted | \+ 6.353  | 2
6  | 17  |  Dan Öberg  | Hedströms Motorsport | \+ 21.143  | 3

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

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | 4:59.282  | 6
2  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | \+ 0.474  | 5
3  | 9  |  Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 4.157  | 4
4*  | 23  |  Krisztián Szabó  | GRX-SET World RX Team | \+ 6.844  | 3
5  | 18  |  Juha Rytkönen  | 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

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

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1  | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | 4:59.316  | 8
2  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | \+ 0.920  | 5
3  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 2.149  | 4
4  | 5  |  Mattias Ekström | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | \+ 2.274  | 3
5  | 9  |  Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | \+ 5.525  | 2
6  | 23  |  Krisztián Szabó  | GRX-SET World RX Team | \+ 8.161  | 1

## Standings after the event

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Pos. | Driver  | Pts | Gap

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1  |  Timmy Hansen | 130  |
2  |  Kevin Hansen | 113  | +17
3  |  Johan Kristoffersson | 110  | +20
4  |  Niclas Grönholm | 107  | +23
5  |  Krisztián Szabó  | 88  | +42
6  |  Kevin Abbring | 79  | +51

* Note: Only the top six positions are included.

## References

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1. ^ Ridge, Hal. "Latvia WRX: Gronholm survives contact to win first leg".
2. ^ Ridge, Hal. "Latvia WRX: Kristoffersson beats Gronholm to score first win of 2021".
3. ^ "Classifications R1".
4. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga | FIA Results and Statistics".
5. ^ "Classifications R2".
6. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga | FIA Results and Statistics".
7. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Ferratum World RX of Riga Standings | FIA Results and Statistics".

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*[DNF]: Did not finish
*[DNS]: Did not start