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2021 World RX of Germany

{{Short description|Rallycross championship}}

File:Nürburgring World RX rallycross track.png]]

{{Infobox World RX event report

|flag=GER|round_no=8

|season_no=9

|year=2021

|date=27 November

|location=Nürburg, Germany

|circuit=Nürburgring

|heat1_winner={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|heat1_team=KYB EKS JC

|heat2_winner={{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|heat2_team=GRX-SET World RX Team

|heat3_winner=none

|heat3_team=none

|semi1_winner={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|semi1_team=KYB EKS JC

|semi2_winner={{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

|semi2_team=Volland Racing KFT

|final_first={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|final_first_team=KYB EKS JC

|final_second={{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

|final_second_team=Volland Racing KFT

|final_third={{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Szabó

|final_third_team=GRX-SET World RX Team

}}

{{Infobox World RX event report

|flag=GER

|round_no=9

|season_no=9

|year=2021

|date=28 November

|location=Nürburg, Germany

|circuit=Nürburgring

|heat1_winner={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|heat1_team=KYB EKS JC

|heat2_winner={{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|heat2_team=KYB EKS JC

|heat3_winner={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|heat3_team=KYB EKS JC

|semi1_winner={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|semi1_team=KYB EKS JC

|semi2_winner={{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|semi2_team=Hansen World RX Team

|final_first={{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|final_first_team=GRX-SET World RX Team

|final_second={{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|final_second_team=Hansen World RX Team

|final_third={{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|final_third_team=KYB EKS JC

}}

The 2021 World RX of Germany was the eighth and ninth and final round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was second of two double-headers (two races in a weekend) of the season and held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg.{{Cite web|last=Wilde|first=Dominik|title=Kristoffersson's Nurburgring win cuts Hansen’s lead|url=https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/kristofferssons-nurburgring-win-cuts-hansens-lead/}}{{Cite web|last=Wilde|first=Dominik|title=Hansen disqualified, World RX title race tightens|url=https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/hansen-disqualified-world-rx-title-race-tightens/}}{{Cite web|last=Wilde|first=Dominik|title=Kristoffersson claims World RX crown on countback|url=https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/world-rx/kristoffersson-claims-world-rx-crown-on-countback/}}

World RX1 Championship Race 1

Source{{Cite web|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/world-rallycross-championship/2021/world-rx-of-germany/info|title=Classifications R1}}{{Cite web|url=https://fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com/results/2021-world-rx-of-germany|title=2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics}}

= Heats =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Car

!{{Tooltip|Q1|Qualifying 1 Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Q2|Qualifying 2 Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Q3|Qualifying 3 Position}}

!Pts

1

|1

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|KYB EKS JC

|Audi S1

|1st

|3rd

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|16

2

|95

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

|Volland Racing KFT

|Audi S1

|2nd

|2nd

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|15

3

|68

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|GRX-SET World RX Team

|Hyundai i20

|6th

|1st

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|14

4

|21

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

|Peugeot 208

|3rd

|5th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|13

5

|23

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Kristian Szabo

|GRX-SET World RX Team

|Hyundai i20

|8th

|4th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|12

6

|27

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Davy Jeanney

|Davy Jeanney

|Hyundai i20

|7th

|7th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|11

7

|36

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit

|Unkorrupted

|Renault Mégane RS

|5th

|9th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|10

8

|91

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|KYB EKS JC

|Audi S1

|4th

|10th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|9

9

|9

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

|Peugeot 208

|9th

|6th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|8

10

|73

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Kárai

|Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület

|Audi S1

|10th

|8th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|7

11

|31

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Kristensson

|Team SKÅAB

|Ford Fiesta MK8

|12th

|11th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|6

12

|92

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Marklund

|Hedströms Motorsport

|Hyundai i20

|4th

|10th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

|9

style="background:#ffcccc;" |13

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |2

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|IRL}} Ollie O'Donovan

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Oliver O'Donovan

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Ford Fiesta

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |13th

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |12th

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |4

style="background:#918989;" |*

| style="background:#918989;" |84

| style="background:#918989;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier

| style="background:#918989;" |Hervé Knapick

| style="background:#918989;" |Citroën DS3

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|DNS|Did Not Start}}

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|DNS|Did Not Start}}

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|C*|Cancelled}}

| style="background:#918989;" |{{Abbr|NC|Non-classified}}

  • Note: Qualifying was shortened to just two rounds due to a combination of delays for track preparation in the icy and snowy conditions, and a stoppage after a hefty crash for ‘Knapick’ in Q1.

= Semi-finals =

; Semi-Final 1

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Pts

1

|1

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|KYB EKS JC

|3:39.927

|6

2

|68

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|GRX-SET World RX Team

| + 2.100

|5

3

|23

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Szabó

|GRX-SET World RX Team

| + 6.654

|4

style="background:#ffcccc;" |4

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |36

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Unkorrupted

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 12.793

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |3

style="background:#ffcccc;" |5

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |9

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Hansen World RX Team

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 13.764

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |2

style="background:#ffcccc;" |6

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |31

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Kristensson

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Team SKÅAB

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 2 laps

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |1

; Semi-Final 2

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Pts

1

|95

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

|Volland Racing KFT

|3:42.148

|6

2

|91

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|KYB EKS JC

| + 6.038

|5

3

|21

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

| + 6.203

|4

style="background:#ffcccc;" |4

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |27

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Davy Jeanney

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Davy Jeanney

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 9.559

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |3

style="background:#ffcccc;" |5

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |92

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Marklund

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Peter Hedström

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 9.847

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |2

style="background:#ffcccc;" |6

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |73

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Kárai

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 17.530

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |1

= Final =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Pts

style="background:#ffffbf;" |1

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |1

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |KYB EKS JC

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |3:44.666

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |8

style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |95

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |{{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |Volland Racing KFT

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" | + 4.644

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |5

style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |23

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Szabó

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |GRX-SET World RX Team

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" | + 5.077

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |4

4

|68

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|GRX-SET World RX Team

| + 5.751

|3

style="background:#918989;" |*

| style="background:#918989;" |21

| style="background:#918989;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

| style="background:#918989;" |Hansen World RX Team

| style="background:#918989;" |{{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}

| style="background:#918989;" |

style="background:#918989;" |*

| style="background:#918989;" |91

| style="background:#918989;" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

| style="background:#918989;" |KYB EKS JC

| style="background:#918989;" |{{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}

| style="background:#918989;" |

  • Note: Timmy Hansen (originally finished second) and Enzo Ide (did not finish) have been disqualified from the Final following their involvement in a lap one incident that took Niclas Grönholm out of victory contention.

World RX1 Championship Race 2

Source{{Cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/events/world-rallycross-championship/season-2021/world-rx-germany/classifications-race-2|title=Classifications R2}}{{Cite web|url=https://fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com/results/2021-world-rx-of-germany|title=2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics}}

= Heats =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Car

!{{Tooltip|Q1|Qualifying 1 Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Q2|Qualifying 2 Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Q3|Qualifying 3 Position}}

!Pts

1

|1

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|KYB EKS JC

|Audi S1

|1st

|3rd

|1st

|16

2

|21

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

|Peugeot 208

|2nd

|2nd

|3rd

|15

3

|91

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|KYB EKS JC

|Audi S1

|7th

|1st

|8th

|14

4

|68

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|GRX-SET World RX Team

|Hyundai i20

|5th

|6th

|2nd

|13

5

|23

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Kristian Szabo

|GRX-SET World RX Team

|Hyundai i20

|3rd

|5th

|6th

|12

6

|9

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

|Peugeot 208

|8th

|4th

|4th

|11

7

|95

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

|Volland Racing KFT

|Audi S1

|6th

|9th

|5th

|10

8

|92

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Marklund

|Hedströms Motorsport

|Hyundai i20

|4th

|10th

|10th

|9

9

|36

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit

|Unkorrupted

|Renault Mégane RS

|10th

|8th

|7th

|8

10

|27

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Davy Jeanney

|Davy Jeanney

|Hyundai i20

|9th

|7th

|9th

|7

11

|73

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Kárai

|Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület

|Audi S1

|11th

|12th

|11th

|6

12

|31

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Kristensson

|Team SKÅAB

|Ford Fiesta MK8

|12th

|11th

|13th

|5

style="background:#ffcccc;" |13

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |2

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|IRL}} Ollie O'Donovan

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Oliver O'Donovan

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Ford Fiesta

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |13th

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |13th

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |12th

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |4

= Semi-finals =

; Semi-Final 1

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Pts

1

|1

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|KYB EKS JC

|3:40.482

|6

2

|91

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|KYB EKS JC

| + 1.542

|5

3

|36

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit

|Unkorrupted

| + 3.395

|4

style="background:#ffcccc;" |4

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |23

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Szabó

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |GRX-SET World RX Team

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 5.805

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |3

style="background:#ffcccc;" |5

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |73

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Kárai

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 12.968

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |2

style="background:#918989;" |

| style="background:#918989;" |95

| style="background:#918989;" |{{flagicon|CHE}} Yury Belevskiy

| style="background:#918989;" |Volland Racing KFT

| style="background:#918989;" |{{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}

| style="background:#918989;" |

; Semi-Final 2

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Pts

1

|9

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

|3:47.220

|6

2

|68

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|GRX-SET World RX Team

| + 2.946

|5

3

|21

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

| + 3.651

|4

style="background:#ffcccc;" |4

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |92

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Marklund

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Peter Hedström

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 4.170

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |3

style="background:#ffcccc;" |5

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |31

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Kristensson

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Team SKÅAB

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 15.952

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |2

style="background:#ffcccc;" |6

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |27

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Davy Jeanney

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |Davy Jeanney

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | + 3 laps

| style="background:#ffcccc;" |1

= Final =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Pts

style="background:#ffffbf;" |1

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |68

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |GRX-SET World RX Team

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |3:40.557

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |8

style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |9

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |Hansen World RX Team

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" | + 4.031

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |5

style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |1

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |KYB EKS JC

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" | + 4.259

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |4

4

|21

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

|Hansen World RX Team

| + 5.480

|3

5

|36

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit

|Unkorrupted

| + 8.759

|2

6

|91

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|KYB EKS JC

| + 16.091

|1

Standings after the event

Source{{Cite web|url=https://fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com/results/2021-world-rx-of-germany/standings|title=2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany Standings | FIA Results and Statistics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!Driver

!{{tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!Gap

style="background:#ffffbf;" |{{Tooltip|WC|World Champion}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |217

|style="background:#ffffbf;" |

style="background:#dfdfdf;" |2

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Timmy Hansen

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |217

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" |

style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Niclas Grönholm

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |197

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" | +20

4

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kevin Hansen

|191

| +26

5

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Szabó

|162

| +55

6

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Ide

|125

| +92

  • Note: Only the top six positions are included.

References

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