The FIA World Rallycross Championship (official abbreviation World RX or WRX) was a rallycross series organised and promoted by the FIA. The championship was cancelled in 2025 and was replaced with the European Rallycross Championship for the 2026 season.

Format

The series currently consists of twelve two-day events driven on closed circuits with mixed surfaces (mostly asphalt and gravel). Each event consists of:

4 Qualifying heats. In each of the 4 series there are smaller races containing 3 to 5 cars, and the driver with the fastest overall race time after 4 laps (including one Joker Lap) is declared the qualifying winner of Q1, Q2, Q3 and/or Q4. Drivers earn 'intermediate points' based on their positions. After the 4 qualifying series, the points are added up and the 12 drivers with the most points in the 'intermediate standings' move into the next round. 2 Semi-Finals. 6 cars race in each of both semi-finals, which are run over 6 laps (incl. one Joker Lap). The top 3 drivers in each semi-final move into the final round. Final. Like the semi-finals, this race is contested by 6 cars over 6 laps (incl. one Joker Lap). The winner of the final is deemed to be the event winner. However, the final winner has not necessarily claimed the most championship points from the whole event.

Categories During the first FIA World Rallycross Championship season in 2014, two classes were run, Supercar (later RX1) and the supporting RX Lites series (later RX2). RX Lites teams raced identical cars prepared by OlsbergsMSE. The World RX Championship series was introduced to distinguish it from the FIA European Rallycross Championship, which has been contested since 1976 and was renamed in March 2013.

An electric category was planned to be introduced in 2020, but it was announced in August 2018 that the introduction of a fully electric Championship would be delayed until 2021 to allow manufacturers more time to submit an interest to join following the rules change. Instead, the Projekt E class was run in 2020 as a special parallel series using a spec racer. The Projekt E spec electric rallycross car was revealed in September 2019 at the Riga Motor Museum in Latvia. FIA announced in August 2020 that RX2e would be replacing the RX2 category for the 2021 season. The top World Rallycross Championship series switched to electric cars (RX1e) in August 2022, making World RX an all-electric race series. In 2024, ICE cars were reintroduced into the top level World Rallycross Championship to race alongside the electric RX1e vehicles.

In 2025, there was one World Rallycross Championship and two European Rallycross Championships: FIA World Rallycross Championship, using electric cars from the RX1e & internal combustion engined cars from the RX1 class. FIA Euro RX1 Rallycross Championship, using cars from the RX1 class FIA Euro RX3 Rallycross Championship, using cars from the RX3 class The RX2e class was discontinued after the 2024 season. +FIA World Rallycross class summary Class Output Weight Years Power Torque RX1 2014–2021, 2024–2025 RX1e 2022–2025 RX2 2014–2020 RX2e 2021–2024 RX3 Euro only Projekt E 2020

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Internal combustion The top-level RX1 Supercars division use 2.0 L, turbocharged, four-cylinder engines, which produce approximately , and between of torque, while using a intake restrictor. The engines run of boost pressure, and completely unrestricted, are capable of making about and of torque. They are four-wheel-drive, and use a Sadev 6-speed sequential gearbox. They use launch control, and are capable of accelerating from in under 2 seconds; which is faster than a Formula One car. Fully prepared, the cars weigh about , including the driver, and with oil and fuel.

The second-tier RX2 Supercar Lites division uses a 16-valve, 2.4 L, naturally aspirated, Ford Duratec inline-four engine, making between and of torque. They are also four-wheel-drive, and also use a 6-speed sequential gearbox. They have a minimum weight of , including the driver.

The RX3 (formerly Super 1600) class uses 1.6 L (1600 cc), naturally aspirated, four-cylinder engines; generating between and between of torque. They are only two-wheel-drive (front-wheel-drive), and use either a 5- or 6-speed sequential gearbox. They weigh between including the driver, depending on how many valves per cylinder the engine has. They are capable of a time in just under 4.5 seconds.

Electric The top-level all-electric RX1e Supercar division uses two electric motors, each producing and of torque; for a total of and of instant torque. They are four-wheel-drive, weigh between , and can accelerate from in 1.8 seconds.

The second-tier all-electric RX2e division uses two electric motors, each producing and of torque; for a total of and of torque. They are also four-wheel-drive, and weigh .

Projekt E used electric powertrain kits supplied by STARD. The first car used a Ford Fiesta bodyshell; the STARD ElectRX was a three-motor, all-wheel drive car with combined output.

Points system Points on season 2025 are scored as follows: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18thFinal points252017151413121110987654321Heat ranking321

2022-2024 World Championship Points are scored as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15thPoints 20 16 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

2014-2021 World Championship points were scored as follows: Points Scale Position 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

A red background denotes drivers who did not advance from the round

Drivers

Events

Champions

+ FIA World Rallycross Champions (Supercar / RX1 / RX1e) Season Championship for Drivers Championship for Teams Driver Team Car Team Car 2014 Petter Solberg PSRX Citroën DS3 Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 2015 Petter Solberg SDRX Citroën DS3 Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 2016 Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 EKS RX Audi S1 2017 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo GTI PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo GTI 2018 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo R 2019 Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 2082020 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS Volkswagen Polo KYB Team JC Audi S12021 Johan Kristoffersson EKS KYB JC Audi S1 Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 2082022 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e2023 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS Volkswagen Polo RX1e Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS Volkswagen Polo RX1e2024 Johan Kristoffersson KMS - HORSE Powertrain Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX KMS - HORSE Powertrain Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX2025 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e

+ FIA RX Lites / RX2 / RX2e Champions Season Championship for Drivers Driver Team Car 2014 Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE OMSE RX Lite Car 2015 Kevin Hansen Hansen Junior Team OMSE RX Lite Car 2016 Cyril Raymond Cyril RaymondOMSE RX Lite Car 2017 Cyril Raymond Cyril RaymondOMSE RX2 Car 2018 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSEOMSE RX2 Car 2019 Oliver Eriksson Olsbergs MSE OMSE RX2 Car 2020 Henrik Krogstad Olsbergs MSE OMSE RX2 Car2021 Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De RidderZEROID X1 2022 Viktor Vranckx Bert VranckxZEROID X12023 Nils Andersson Team EZEROID X12024 Nils Andersson Team EZEROID X1

Promotion From the inaugural season in 2014 to 2020, IMG Motorsport fulfilled the role of promoter. Following this, Rallycross Promoter GmbH (founded by Red Bull and KW25) was the series promoter until withdrawing at the end of 2024. After tendering for a new promoter the FIA confirmed in March 2025 that they would promote the series in house.

Statistics Event wins by driver

Key Driver is a World Champion

WinsDriverFirst winLast win48 Johan Kristoffersson 2015 World RX of Portugal 2025 World RX of Turkey 114 Timmy Hansen 2014 World RX of Italy 2024 World RX of Benelux 12 Mattias Ekström 2014 World RX of Sweden 2020 World RX of Latvia10 Petter Solberg 2014 World RX of Portugal 2017 World RX of Great Britain 9 Niclas Grönholm2019 World RX of Norway2025 World RX of Portugal 7 Andreas Bakkerud 2014 World RX of Great Britain 2019 World RX of Canada4 Kevin Hansen2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi2024 World RX of Portugal3 Ole Christian Veiby2024 World RX of Turkey2025 World RX of Turkey 22 Davy Jeanney2015 World RX of Germany2015 World RX of Canada Toomas Heikkinen 2014 World RX of Belgium 2015 World RX of Belgium Sébastien Loeb 2016 World RX of Latvia 2018 World RX of Belgium1 Reinis Nitišs2014 World RX of Norway Tanner Foust2014 World RX of Finland Robin Larsson2015 World RX of Argentina Kevin Eriksson2016 World RX of Germany Timur Timerzyanov2019 World RX of Belgium Sebastian Eriksson2019 World RX of Sweden Timo Scheider2023 World RX of South Africa Juha Rytkönen2024 World RX of Turkey

Event podiums by driver PodiumsDriver64 Johan Kristoffersson49 Timmy Hansen30 Petter Solberg Andreas Bakkerud 27 Mattias Ekström24 Kevin Hansen 21 Niclas Grönholm 17 Sébastien Loeb15 Ole Christian Veiby8 Toomas Heikkinen Reinis Nitišs6 Robin Larsson Timur Timerzyanov Timo Scheider4 Anton Marklund Gustav Bergström 3 Davy Jeanney Klara Andersson 2 Ken Block Tanner Foust Kevin Eriksson Jānis Baumanis Krisztián Szabó Juha Rytkönen1 Mitchell deJong Andrew Jordan Liam Doran Jean-Baptiste Dubourg Jerome Grosset-Janin Joni Wiman Richard Göransson Sebastian Eriksson Kevin Abbring Yury Belevskiy Patrick O'Donovan Jankó Wieszt

Event wins by car WinsCar50 Volkswagen Polo21 Peugeot 20816 Audi S19 Citroën DS37 Hyundai i206 Ford Fiesta4 ZEROID X13 Ford Focus PWR RX1e1 Audi A1

Event wins by manufacturer WinsManufacturer50 Volkswagen21 Peugeot17 Audi9 Citroën Ford7 Hyundai4 QEV Technologies3 PWR Racing

See also FIA European Rallycross Championship Dirt Rally, the first videogame to be an officially licensed FIA World Rallycross Championship game.

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