World RX of Germany

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The World RX of Germany is a Rallycross event held in Germany for the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the 2014 season, at the Estering circuit in the town of Buxtehude, Lower Saxony,[1] before being moved to the Nürburgring, Nürburg in 2020.[2] The World RX of Germany is held annually in Germany and is one of the major events on the World RX calendar.

World RX layout of Nürburgring, used in 2021–present
World RX layout of Estering, used in 2014–2018

Past winners[edit]

Year Venue Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Heat 3 winner Heat 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2014[3] Estering-Buxtehude Sweden Robin Larsson Sweden Mattias Ekström Norway Andreas Bakkerud Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Robin Larsson Norway Petter Solberg
2015[4] Estering-Buxtehude France Davy Jeanney France Davy Jeanney France Davy Jeanney Norway Petter Solberg France Davy Jeanney Norway Petter Solberg France Davy Jeanney
Year Venue Qualifying 1 winner Qualifying 2 winner Qualifying 3 winner Qualifying 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2016[5] Estering-Buxtehude Latvia Jānis Baumanis Sweden Mattias Ekström Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Kevin Eriksson
2017[6] Estering-Buxtehude Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Timmy Hansen Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Mattias Ekström
2018[7] Estering-Buxtehude Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
2020 Nürburgring Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2021[9] Nürburgring Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Niclas Grönholm No Q3 (Weather conditions) No Q4 (Double Header) Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Switzerland Yury Belevskiy Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Belgium Enzo Ide Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Kevin Hansen Finland Niclas Grönholm
Year Venue Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Heat 3 winner Progression best time Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2022[10] Nürburgring Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Kevin Hansen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Around the outside: Recollections of Germany 'epic' Estering". FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  2. ^ Wilde, Dominik (2020-03-04). "Nürburgring reveals new World RX track". DirtFish. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. ^ "2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  4. ^ "2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  5. ^ "2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  6. ^ "2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  7. ^ "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  8. ^ "World RX's Nürburgring finale canceled". DirtFish. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  9. ^ "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".
  10. ^ "2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Germany | FIA Results and Statistics".