2018 World RX of South Africa

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
Date24-25 November 2018
LocationCape Town, South Africa
VenueKillarney Motor Racing Complex
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1France Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot Total
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 4Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final 2Norway Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Final
FirstSweden Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
SecondSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS Audi Sport
ThirdFrance 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

Source [4][5]

Heats

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 16th 1st 1st 1st 16
2 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 1st 6th 2nd 2nd 15
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 14
4 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo 4th 2nd 4th 5th 13
5 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 3rd 5th 6th 3rd 12
6 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 6th 3rd 5th 7th 11
7 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 208 7th 8th 7th 6th 10
8 92 Sweden Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 10th 7th 9th 13th 9
9 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 5th 11th 17th 8th 8
10 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 15th 10th 10th 9th 7
11 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 9th 16th 8th 11th 6
12 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 14th 9th 12th 10th 5
13 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 8th 14th 14th 12th 4
14 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 11th 12th 11th 14th 3
15 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 12th 13th 13th 15th 2
16 77 Germany René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 17th 15th 16th 16th 1
17 66 Belgium Gregoire Demoustier Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 13th DNS 15th 17th
18 42 United Kingdom Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett BMW Mini Cooper 18th DNS 18th DNS

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 4:11.770 6
2 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total +1.909 5
3 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +7.062 4
4 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team +9.078 3
5 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team Stard +19.417 2
6 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud EKS Audi Sport DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 4:09.838 6
2 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +1.939 5
3 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +3.025 4
4 92 Sweden Anton Marklund GC Kompetition +17.783 3
5 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport +17.814 2
6 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition DNF 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 4:12.787 8
2 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS Audi Sport +2.700 5
3 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot Total +3.595 4
4 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot Total +6.230 3
5 11 Norway Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden DNF 2
6 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot Total DNF 1

Standings after the event

Source[6]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
WC Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 341
2 Sweden Mattias Ekström 248 +93
3 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 37 +104
4 France Sébastien Loeb 229 +112
5 Norway Petter Solberg 227 +114
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  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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