Gymkhana Grid
{{Short description|Gymkhana car race}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Gymkhana Grid
| sport = Gymkhana
| inaugural = 2010
| owner = Ken Block
| country = Worldwide
}}
Gymkhana Grid is a gymkhana car race held annually in different venues around the world since 2010.[https://www.motortrend.com/features/2010-gymkhana-grid-ken-block-invitational-flashback/ When The Rodeo Came To Town - Remembering The Gymkhana Grid Ken Block Invitational] - Bob Hernandez, Super Street / Motor Trend, 10 August 2020
It was co-founded by racecar driver Ken Block, clothing brand DC Shoes and promoter Chris Willard. However, the 2011 edition was cancelled after business conflicts and Willard left the organization.[https://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/04/dc-shoes-aiming-to-shut-down-gymkhana-grid-events-for-trademark/ DC Shoes aiming to shut down Gymkhana GRID events for trademark infringement] - Drew Phillips, Autoblog, 4 October 2011
The racecourse is symmetrical, so drivers make a timed run on each one. The driver with best aggregate times advances to the next round of the bracket. Courses have tight corners, which encourage drivers to apply drifting techniques, and feature obstacles such as barrels, tyres, ship containers and tanks.
The event features several rallycross and drifting champions and also amateur racers, sometimes split in different classes. Likewise, each event had all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive classes, except at the X Games Los Angeles 2013 where there was a single AWD class.
From 2013 to 2016, there were qualifier events held in different venues in Europe.
Winners
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! Edition !! Venue !colspan=2| AWD !colspan=2| RWD ! {{tooltip|Ref|References}} |
| 2010
| {{flagicon|USA}} Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale | {{flagicon|USA}} Tanner Foust || Ford Fiesta | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daijiro Yoshihara || Nissan S13 |
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| 2012
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Santa Pod Raceway, Podington | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dmitrij Sribnyj || Subaru Impreza | {{flagicon|NED}} Remmo Niezen || BMW E30 |
| 2013 (X Games) | {{flagicon|USA}} Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale | {{flagicon|USA}} Tanner Foust || Ford Fiesta | - || - Jeremy Korzeniewski, Autoblog, 4 August 2013 |
| 2013
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ciudad del Rock, Arganda del Rey | {{flagicon|ESP}} Nani Roma || Mini | {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Fink || Nissan S13 |
| 2014
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ciudad del Rock, Arganda del Rey | {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Block || Ford Fiesta | {{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Woodham || Nissan S14 |
| 2015
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Santa Pod Raceway, Podington | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dmitrij Sribnyj || Subaru Impreza | {{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Woodham || Nissan S14 |
| 2016
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Marathon, Greece | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg || Citroën Xsara | {{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Woodham || Nissan S14 |
| 2017
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Carnival City, Brakpan | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson || Volkswagen Polo | {{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Woodham || Nissan S14 |
| 2018
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Carnival City, Brakpan | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Kristoffersson || Volkswagen Polo | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daigo Saito || Chevrolet Corvette |
| 2019
| {{flagicon|POL}} Ptak Warsaw Expo, Warsaw | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg || Volkswagen Polo | {{flagicon|LTU}} Mantas Šliogeris || Mazda MX-5 |
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.gymkhanagrid.com/ Official website]