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The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

Johan Kristoffersson won the drivers' championship for the third consecutive year, his fifth title overall. Kristoffersson Motorsport won the teams' championship for the first time under that name.[1]

## Calendar

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On 15 December 2021, the provisional 2022 calendar was announced during the FIA World Motorsport Council decisions:[2][3] The updated calendar was released on 21 March. It included one unconfirmed event.[4] The calendar was updated again on 29 June on the FIA World Motorsport Council, in which World RX of Sweden was cancelled for RX1e, and World RX of Catalunya returned to the calendar provisionally.[5] Another calendar update was announced on 7 July. The World RX of Germany was postponed to allow RX1e teams more time to prepare for the season.[6]

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

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1  |  Cooper Tires Rallycross of Sweden | 2–3 July  | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX2e |  Viktor Vranckx  |  Bert Vranckx  | Report
2  |  Ramudden World RX of Norway | 13–14 August  | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX1e |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report
RX2e |  Viktor Vranckx  |  Bert Vranckx
3  |  Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia | 3–4 September  | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga | RX1e |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report
4  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport
RX2e |  Patrick O'Donovan  |  Patrick O'Donovan
5  |  Lusorecursos World RX of Portugal | 17–18 September  | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | RX1e |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report
6  |  Niclas Grönholm |  Construction Equipment Dealer Team
7  |  Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | 8–9 October  | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | RX1e |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report
8  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport
RX2e |  Patrick O'Donovan  |  Patrick O'Donovan
9  |  World RX of Catalunya | 29–30 October  | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | RX1e |  Timmy Hansen |  Hansen World RX Team | Report
10  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport
RX2e |  Isak Sjökvist  |  Isak Sjökvist
11  |  World RX of Germany | 12–13 November  | Nürburgring, Nürburg | RX1e |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report

### Calendar Changes

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* World RX of Sweden was listed as the opening round of World Rallycross Championship. A further update was issued in March, with Holjes becoming an official launch event headlined by the Euro RX1 series for combustion-powered supercars. The World RallyCross Championship's electric era started at Norway's Hell track on 13-14 August after delays to allow teams to ready their new cars.[7]

## Series News

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* For the first time in world rallycross history all the categories were based on electric power.[8]
* The RX1 class was discontinued. It was replaced by the electric RX1e class. While bodywork and liveries were different, all cars in this new class used the same powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[9]
* A new race weekend format was adopted for the 2022 season. The grids for heat 1 were set using a single-lap shootout SuperPole session immediately following practice. Single header events featured three heat races (down from four), and double header events featured two heat races (down from three). The grids for the heats following heat 1 were set by finishing position in the previous heat, rather than overall time. The positions per heat were determined by time. Following the heat races a 'Progression' race determined which ten drivers moved on to the semi-finals. From the semi-finals, the top 2 drivers from each semi moved on to the final, along with the highest-placed driver finishing in third. The staggered grid for the semi-finals and finals was removed in favor of a side-by-side grid. There was a maximum of five cars competing in every race.[10]

## Entries

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### RX1e

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Constructor[a] | Team  | Model  | No. | Drivers  | Rounds  | Ref

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GCK Exclusiv-e |  Guerlain Chicherit | Lancia Delta Evo-e RX | 36  |  Guerlain Chicherit | 11  | [11]
Peugeot |  Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | All  | [12]
71  |  Kevin Hansen | All  | [12]
PWR Racing |  Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e  | 12  |  Klara Andersson | All  | [13]
68  |  Niclas Grönholm | All  | [13]
Volkswagen |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | All  | [14]
52  |  Ole Christian Veiby | All  | [15]
Gustav Bergström  | 17  |  Gustav Bergström  | All  | [15]
SEAT |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | 77  |  René Münnich | 2–10  | [16]
92  |  Anton Marklund | 11  | [17]

### RX2e

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

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QEV Technologies  |  Patrick O'Donovan  | ZEROID X1[18] | 00  |  Patrick O'Donovan[b] | All  | [19]
Catie Munnings | 3  |  Catie Munnings | 1  | [20]
QEV Motorsport  | 5  |  Pablo Suárez  | All  | [19]
7  |  Carlos Checa Carrera | 5  | [21]
23  |  Nick Heidfeld | 5  | [21]
26  |  Roberts Vitols  | 3  | [22]
28  |  Filip Thorén  | 1, 3  | [19]
34  |  Lance Woolridge | 2  | [23]
Aksel Lund Svindal | 9  |  Aksel Lund Svindal | 2  | [23]
Escuderia Mollerussa  | 12  |  Pepe Arqué  | 5  | [21]
Bert Vranckx  | 13  |  Viktor Vranckx  | All  | [23]
Kristoffersson Motorsport | 14  |  Nils Andersson  | All  | [24]
Acciona Sainz XE Team | 44  |  Laia Sanz | 1–2, 5  | [19]
Mark Flaherty  | 77  |  Mark Flaherty  | 1–2  | [19]
Isak Sjökvist  | 82  |  Isak Sjökvist  | All  | [19]
ACA Esport  | 97  |  Raul Ferre  | All  | [19]

## Championship standings

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Points are scored as follows:

Position  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th  | 11th  | 12th  | 13th  | 14th  | 15th

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Points  | 20  | 16  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### RX1e Driver's Championship

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Pos. | Driver  | NOR
| LVA
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| BEL
| CAT
| DEU
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1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 183
2  |  Timmy Hansen | 2  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 136
3  |  Niclas Grönholm | 5  | 7  | 5  | 7  | 1  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 2  | 130
4  |  Ole Christian Veiby | 3  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 124
5  |  Kevin Hansen | 7  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 7  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 5  | 122
6  |  Gustav Bergström  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 5  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 107
7  |  Klara Andersson | 4  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 7  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 6  | 102
8  |  René Münnich | 8  | 6  | 8  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 8  | 8  |  | 78
9  |  Anton Marklund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 8
10  |  Guerlain Chicherit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | 7
Pos. | Driver  | NOR
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| BEL
| CAT
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### RX1e Team's Championship

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Pos. | Driver  | No.  | NOR
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1  |  Kristoffersson Motorsport | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 306
52  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 4
2  |  Hansen World RX Team | 21  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 259
71  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 7  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 5
3  |  Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 12  | 4  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 7  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 6  | 232
68  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 7  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 2
Pos. | Driver  |  | NOR
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### RX2e Driver's Championship

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Pos. | Driver  | SWE
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1  |  Viktor Vranckx  | 1  | 1[c] | 3  | 2  | 2  | 83
2  |  Isak Sjökvist  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 1  | 73
3  |  Nils Andersson  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 65
4  |  Patrick O'Donovan  | 9[d] | 6[e] | 1  | 1  | 7  | 60
5  |  Raul Ferre  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 58
6  |  Pablo Suárez  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 56
7  |  Filip Thorén  | 6  |  | 8  | 7  |  | 27
8  |  Laia Sanz | 7  | 8  |  |  | 8  | 25
9  |  Roberts Vitols  |  |  | 4  |  |  | 12
10  |  Mark Flaherty  | 10[f] | 10  |  |  |  | 11
11  |  Pepe Arqué  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 10
13  |  Lance Woolridge |  | 7  |  |  |  | 9
13  |  Catie Munnings | 8  |  |  |  |  | 8
14  |  Aksel Lund Svindal |  | 9  |  |  |  | 7
15  |  Carlos Checa Carrera |  |  |  |  | 9  | 7
16  |  Nick Heidfeld |  |  |  |  | 10  | 6
Pos. | Driver  | SWE
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## Notes

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1. ^ All the cars in the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship are powered by the same electric powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[9]
2. ^ Patrick O'Donovan is an Irish driver competing under a British license.
3. ^ Viktor Vranckx was penalized 2 championship points.
4. ^ Patrick O'Donovan was penalized 1 championship point.
5. ^ Patrick O'Donovan was penalized 5 championship points.
6. ^ Mark Flaherty was penalized 1 championship point.

## References

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1. ^ "King Kristoffersson: Super Swede is crowned in Catalunya". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
2. ^ "Fan Favourites Return To The Calendar For First Season Of World RX's Electric Era". FIA World Rallycross. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
3. ^ "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
4. ^ "UPDATED CALENDAR ISSUED FOR 2022 WORLD RX CAMPAIGN". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
5. ^ "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
6. ^ "World RX's electric era to start in Norway next month". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
7. ^ Newbold, James. "Delayed 2022 electric World RX season to begin in Norway in August".
8. ^ Pryson, Mike (2021-09-30). "FIA World Rallycross Moving Forward with All-Electric Series in 2022". Autoweek. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
9. ^ a b "The future starts here: 14-car grid to electrify World RX action in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
10. ^ "Format changes set to enhance the racing in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
11. ^ "Lancia Delta Evo-e RX set for Nürburgring World RX debut". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
12. ^ a b "Hansen Motorsport commits to multi-year future in World RX's electric era". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
13. ^ a b "Klara Andersson and Niclas Grönholm join forces in groundbreaking gender-equal line-up at CE Dealer Team". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
14. ^ "The Drive for Five: Reigning champion Kristoffersson commits to title defence with Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
15. ^ a b "Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS completes 2022 World RX driver line-up". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
16. ^ "World RX Entry List - Ramudden World RX of Norway 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
17. ^ "Euro RX1 Champion Marklund returns to World RX at Nürburgring". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
18. ^ RX2e. "The drivers test the car ahead of the 2023 season – RX2e". Retrieved 2023-04-20.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
19. ^ a b c d e f g "Entries revealed for RX2e's season two curtain-raiser". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
20. ^ "Catie Munnings joins RX2e field for Höljes' 'Magic Weekend'". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
21. ^ a b c "FIA World Rallycross Championship". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
22. ^ "[RX2e-02] RX2e - List of Drivers allowed to Start" (PDF). 2022-09-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
23. ^ a b c "Olympic skiing hero Svindal to make rallycross debut in Hell". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
24. ^ "Andersson 'ready to raise the bar' as he signs up to full season of RX2e with KMS". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

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