The 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.
The championship was due to begin on 12 June at the Lånkebanen in Norway and end on 10 October at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium; however after calendar adjustments, it began on 23 July at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain and ended on 28 November at the Nürburgring in Germany.
2021 was the first season with the WRC Promoter GmbH as the championship promoter after succeeding IMG, subsequently formed Rallycross Promoter GmbH. Johan Kristoffersson won the Drivers' Championship for the second consecutive year, with the title also being his fourth overall. Hansen World RX Team won the Teams' Championship.
Calendar The 2021 championship was due to be contested over 10 rounds in Europe, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa.The initial calendar was released on 16 December 2020, it included two unconfirmed slots: 1 for a round in Europe, and one for a round in the Middle East/Asia. On 26 March 2021, the calendar was adjusted due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic; and the rounds in Finland, Middle East, and South Africa were removed from the calendar. On 12 May 2021; the calendar was adjusted again by cancelling World RX of Norway, postponing World RX of Sweden, and World RX of Portugal returned to the calendar as the final round. Event Date Venue Class Winner TeamReport 1 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya 23–24 July Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló RX1 Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX TeamReport RX2e Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De Ridder 2 World RX of Sweden 20–22 August Höljesbanan, Höljes RX1 Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX TeamReport RX2e Jesse Kallio Olsbergs MSE 3 Bretagne World RX of Lohéac 3–5 September Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac RX1 Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX TeamReport RX2e Dorian Deslandes Olsbergs MSE 4 Ferratum World RX of Riga 18–19 SeptemberBiķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga RX1 Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX TeamReport5 Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC 6 Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps 9–10 October Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot RX1 Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JCReport RX2e Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De Ridder 7 Cooper Tires World RX of Montalegre 16–17 October Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre RX1 Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX TeamReport 8 World RX of Germany27–28 NovemberNürburgring, NürburgRX1 Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JCReport 9 Niclas Grönholm GRX-SET World RX TeamRX2e Guillaume De Ridder Guillaume De Ridder Cancelled Races C World RX of Norway 12–13 June Lånkebanen, Hell RX1Cancelled RX2e
Calendar Changes After being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World RX of Benelux, World RX of Germany, World RX of France and all returned to the calendar. After being on the 2020 calendar, then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World RX of Russia, World RX of Finland and World RX of Abu Dhabi were not included on the initial calendar. The World RX of South Africa firstly returned to the initial calendar, however it was removed from the calendar after the adjustment of the calendar. The World RX of Riga - Latvia was firstly not included in the initial calendar, it returned to the calendar after the adjustment. However, it is still subject to the contract. On the 19th of July, it was announced that the event had been expanded to a double-header weekend, bringing the total number of championship rounds to 9. The World RX of Norway firstly returned to the initial calendar, however it was removed from the calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World RX of Portugal was firstly not included in the initial calendars, it returned to the calendar after the cancellation of World RX of Norway. The World RX of Germany was originally scheduled to hold a double header for rounds 2 and 3 of the season, but was later postponed due to the circuit aiding in the disaster relief efforts following the 2021 European floods.
Series News The FIA announced a tender process to find a new promoter to replace IMG. IMG had been the championship's promoters since its inception in 2014. On 11 February 2021, it was announced that WRC Promoter GmbH would replace IMG as the championship's promoter, subsequently formed Rallycross Promoter GmbH on 21 April 2021. The Supercar class was renamed RX1. The RX2 class was discontinued. It was replaced by the electric RX2e class.
Entries RX1 Constructor Team Car Drivers Rounds Audi KYB EKS JCAudi S11 Johan KristofferssonAll91 Enzo IdeAll Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület73 Tamás Kárai1, 8-9 Volland Racing KFT95 Yury Belevskiy8-9Citroën Hervé KnapickCitroën DS384 Hervé Knapick3, 6, 8-9Ford Ollie O'DonovanFord Fiesta2 Ollie O'Donovan3, 6-9 Juha Rytkönen18 Juha Rytkönen1-2, 4-6 Team SKÅAB31 Stefan Kristensson8-9 Nyirád Motorsport KFT50 Attila Mozer1-2Hyundai Hedströms MotorsportHyundai i208 Peter Hedström292 Anton Marklund6, 8-9 GRX-SET World RX Team 23 Krisztián SzabóAll 68 Niclas GrönholmAll Davy Jeanney27 Davy Jeanney8-9 Patrick Guillerme83 Patrick Guillerme1Mini Oliver BennettMini Cooper42 Oliver Bennett1Peugeot Hansen World RX TeamPeugeot 208 9 Kevin Hansen All 21 Timmy Hansen All Renault UnkorruptedRenault Mégane R.S. 36 Guerlain Chicherit8-9 69 Kevin Abbring1-6SEAT ALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza5 Mattias Ekström4-538 Mandie August1 44 Timo Scheider1, 3-677 René Münnich1 Volkswagen Hedströms MotorsportVolkswagen Polo17 Dan Öberg1, 4-5
RX2e Constructor Team Car Drivers Rounds QEV Technologies Ann LuijtenZEROID X1 2 Kobe Pauwels 5 Ruben Fernandez Gil5 Pablo Suárez1 Monlau Competición2-5 Olsbergs MSE11 Dorian Deslandes312 Klara Andersson4-528 Filip Thorén4-535 Fraser McConnell 1-247 Jesse KallioAll82 Isak Sjökvist2-5121 Conner Martell3-4 Patrick O'Donovan13 Patrick O'DonovanAll Kristoffersson Motorsport 14 Nils Andersson 2-3 RN Kaspersky Racing Team15 Reinis Nitišs3 Linus Östlund18 Linus Östlund2 Damien Meunier21 Damien Meunier1-2 XITE Energy Racing22 Christine Giampaoli Zonca4 Jan Oscar Ortfeldt36 Jan Oscar Ortfeldt 1 Acciona Sainz XE Team44 Laia Sanz4 G4 Motors SA55 José-Luis García Molina1 Mark Flaherty77 Mark Flaherty1 Ole-Henry Steinsholt88 Ole-Henry Steinsholt1 Guillaume De Ridder96 Guillaume De RidderAll Escuderia Mollerussa 112 Pepe Arqué 5 Cyril Raymond113 Cyril Raymond3 EKS JC170 Isak Reiersen2
Championship Standings World Championship points are scored as follows: Position Round 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
RX1 Driver's Championship Driver BAR SWE FRA LAT BEL PRT GER Points 1 Johan Kristoffersson377511613 217 2 Timmy Hansen211234254 217 3 Niclas Grönholm883128141 197 4 Kevin Hansen122352392 191 5 Krisztián Szabó455463437 162 6 Enzo Ide 1048995566 125 7 Kevin Abbring634887 97 8 Timo Scheider76679 75 9 Juha Rytkönen 96101010 52 10 Mattias Ekström74 37 11 Ollie O'Donovan91271313 37 12 Yury Belevskiy29 36 13 Anton Marklund6128 33 14 Guerlain Chicherit75 27 15 Tamás Kárai 111011 25 16 Davy Jeanney810 20 17 Hervé Knapick1011NCWD 18 18 René Münnich 5 16 19 Stefan Kristensson1112 14 20 Attila Mózer 1410 13 21 Peter Hedström911 22 Oliver Bennett 12 8 23 Dan Öberg 161111 7 24 Mandie August 13 4 25 Patrick Guillerme 15 2 Driver BAR SWE FRA LAT BEL PRT GER Points
RX1 Team's Championship TeamNo. BAR SWE FRA LAT BEL PRT GER Points 1 Hansen World RX Team9 122352392 40821 211234254 2 GRX-SET World RX Team23 455463437 35968 883128141 3 KYB EKS JC1 377511613 34291 1048995566 Driver BAR SWE FRA LAT BEL PRT GER Points
RX2e Driver's Championship Driver BAR SWE FRA BEL GER Points 1 Guillaume De Ridder 14311 134 2 Jesse Kallio 51422 123 3 Pablo Suárez 4101053 76 4 Patrick O'Donovan 36977 76 5 Isak Sjökvist3635 72 6 Fraser McConnell 62 49 7 Klara Andersson48 35 8 Dorian Deslandes130 9 Nils Andersson78 29 10 Conner Martell5926 11 Reinis Nitišs224 12 Filip Thorén69 23 13 Damien Meunier 8 9 23 14 Ole Henry Steinsholt 2 21 15 Kobe Pauwels4 21 16 Linus Östlund5 19 17 Pepe Arqué6 18 18 Cyril Raymond716 19 Jose-Luis Garcia Molina 7 13 20 Christine Giampaoli Zonca813 21 Isak Reiersen8 13 22 Mark Flaherty 9 10 23 Jan Oscar Ortfeldt 10 9 24 Laia Sanz109 Driver BAR SWE FRA BEL GER Points
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