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.
World RX1 Championship Race 1
Source
Heats
DriverTeamCarPts11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JCAudi S11st2nd2nd16268 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i203rd5th1st1535 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza5th1st3rd1449 Kevin HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2082nd4th6th13521 Timmy HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2084th3rd4th12644 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza6th9th7th11723 Kristian SzaboGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i207th8th8th10869 Kevin AbbringUnkorruptedRenault Mégane RS8th11th5th9991 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JCAudi S110th6th9th81018 Juha RytkönenJuha RytkönenFord Fiesta MK89th7th11th71117 Dan ÖbergHedströms MotorsportVolkswagen Polo11th10th10th6
Semi-finals
Semi-Final 1
DriverTeamTimePts11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC5:00.535 6221 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team + 0.8795323 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team + 4.6464417 Dan ÖbergHedströms Motorsport + 38.445355 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport2691 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JC3
Semi-Final 2
DriverTeamTimePts168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team4:59.3306244 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 1.490539 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team + 6.1844469 Kevin AbbringUnkorrupted + 7.0493518 Juha RytkönenJuha Rytkönen + 12.6082
Final DriverTeamTimePts168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team4:59.3508221 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team + 4.641539 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team + 6.0344423 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team + 7.209351 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC + 1:21.714*2644 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport1
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
Source
Heats
DriverTeamCarPts168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i206th1st1st1621 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JCAudi S12nd2nd4th15321 Timmy HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2084th4th2nd1445 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza1st3rd10th13544 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza3rd6th3rd1269 Kevin HansenHansen World RX TeamPeugeot 2089th5th5th11769 Kevin AbbringUnkorruptedRenault Mégane RS5th8th9th10823 Kristian SzaboGRX-SET World RX TeamHyundai i2011th6th6th9991 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JCAudi S18th9th7th81018 Juha RytkönenJuha RytkönenFord Fiesta MK87th10th8th71117 Dan ÖbergHedströms MotorsportVolkswagen Polo10th11th6
Semi-finals
Semi-Final 1
DriverTeamTimePts168 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team4:59.8446221 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team + 1.42853*44 Timo ScheiderALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 1.7564491 Enzo IdeKYB EKS JC + 6.3383569 Kevin AbbringUnkorrupted + 6.3532617 Dan ÖbergHedströms Motorsport + 21.1433
Semi-Final 2
DriverTeamTimePts11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC4:59.282625 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 0.474539 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team + 4.15744*23 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team + 6.8443518 Juha RytkönenJuha Rytkönen + 7.5102
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 DriverTeamTimePts11 Johan KristofferssonKYB EKS JC4:59.3168268 Niclas GrönholmGRX-SET World RX Team + 0.9205321 Timmy HansenHansen World RX Team + 2.149445 Mattias EkströmALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport + 2.274359 Kevin HansenHansen World RX Team + 5.5252623 Krisztián SzabóGRX-SET World RX Team + 8.1611
Standings after the event
Source DriverGap1 Timmy Hansen1302 Kevin Hansen113 +173 Johan Kristoffersson110 +204 Niclas Grönholm107 +235 Krisztián Szabó88 +426 Kevin Abbring79 +51
Note: Only the top six positions are included.
References
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