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2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi

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Rallycross layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi
Round 1 of 10 in the
2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date5-6 April 2019
LocationYas Island, Abu Dhabi
VenueYas Marina Circuit
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
Heat 2Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
Heat 3Sweden Kevin Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
Heat 4Sweden Kevin Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Kevin Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
Semi-final 2Finland Niclas Grönholm
GRX Taneco
Final
FirstSweden Kevin Hansen
Team Hansen MJP
SecondFinland Niclas Grönholm
GRX Taneco
ThirdUnited Kingdom Liam Doran
Monster Energy RX Cartel

The 2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi was the first round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3]

Supercar

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Source [4][5]

Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 2nd 6th 1st 1st 16
2 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 3rd 4th 8th 5th 15
3 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 4th 11th 6th 2nd 14
4 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 8th 8th 3rd 4th 13
5 92 Sweden Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 6th 5th 12th 3rd 12
6 123 Hungary Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport Audi S1 10th 10th 2nd 6th 11
7 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 7th 12th 4th 8th 10
8 14 Lithuania Rokas Baciuska ES Motorsport - Labas GAS Škoda Fabia 11th 7th 5th 9th 9
9 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 1st 1st 7th DNS 8
10 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 9th 9th 14th 10th 7
11 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel Audi S1 12th 13th 9th 14th 6
12 113 France Cyril Raymond GCK Academy Renault Clio RS 15th 14th 10th 7th 5
13 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs GRX Set Hyundai i20 14th 3rd 15th 15th 4
14 5 Norway Pal Try Team Stard Ford Fiesta 16th 15th 13th 12th 3
15 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Monster Energy RX Cartel Audi S1 5th 2nd DQ 13th 2
16 96 Belgium Guillaume De Ridder GCK Academy Renault Clio RS DNS 16th 11th 11th 1
17 42 United Kingdom Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett Mini Cooper 13th DNS 16th DNS
  • Note: Timmy Hansen was forced to withdraw from the event following damage sustained to his roll cage in his Q3 crash with Bakkerud.

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP 4:35.450 6
2 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport +1.220 5
3 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel +5.429 4
4 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team +6.135 3
5 92 Sweden Anton Marklund GC Kompetition +8.667 2
6 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs GRX Set DNF 1

Semi-final 2

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team 4:41.734 6
2 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team Stard +0.409 5
3 123 Hungary Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport +1.031 4
4 36 France Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition +4.116 3
5 113 France Cyril Raymond GCK Academy +1:00.002 2
6 14 Lithuania Rokas Baciuska ES Motorsport - Labas GAS +1 lap 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP 4:39.467 8
2 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team +0.479 5
3 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel +0.728 4
4 123 Hungary Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport +8.650 3
5 6 Latvia Janis Baumanis Team Stard +12.227 2
6 44 Germany Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport +29.617 1
  • Note: Niclas Grönholm originally won the event but later inherits the victory, awarded a 3-second penalty for "pushing and overtaking".

Standings after the event

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Source[6]

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Sweden Kevin Hansen 30
2 Finland Niclas Grönholm 26 +4
3 Latvia Janis Baumanis 20 +10
Germany Timo Scheider 20 +10
5 Hungary Krisztián Szabó 18 +12
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Abu Dhabi World RX: Hansen leads Bakkerud after Q2".
  2. ^ "Abu Dhabi World RX: Gronholm scores maiden win in opener".
  3. ^ "Kevin Hansen inherits Abu Dhabi win after Niclas Gronholm penalty".
  4. ^ "2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Abu Dhabi | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ "Classifications". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2018-08-21. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ "2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Abu Dhabi | FIA Results and Statistics".
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