2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi

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]

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

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   Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 2nd 6th 1st 1st 16
2 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 3rd 4th 8th 5th 15
3 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 4th 11th 6th 2nd 14
4 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard Ford Fiesta 8th 8th 3rd 4th 13
5 92   Anton Marklund GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 6th 5th 12th 3rd 12
6 123   Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport Audi S1 10th 10th 2nd 6th 11
7 7   Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team Hyundai i20 7th 12th 4th 8th 10
8 14   Rokas Baciuska ES Motorsport - Labas GAS Škoda Fabia 11th 7th 5th 9th 9
9 21   Timmy Hansen Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208 1st 1st 7th DNS 8
10 36   Guerlain Chicherit GC Kompetition Renault Mégane RS 9th 9th 14th 10th 7
11 33   Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel Audi S1 12th 13th 9th 14th 6
12 113   Cyril Raymond GCK Academy Renault Clio RS 15th 14th 10th 7th 5
13 15   Reinis Nitišs GRX Set Hyundai i20 14th 3rd 15th 15th 4
14 5   Pal Try Team Stard Ford Fiesta 16th 15th 13th 12th 3
15 13   Andreas Bakkerud Monster Energy RX Cartel Audi S1 5th 2nd DQ 13th 2
16 96   Guillaume De Ridder GCK Academy Renault Clio RS DNS 16th 11th 11th 1
17 42   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   Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP 4:35.450 6
2 44   Timo Scheider ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport +1.220 5
3 33   Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel +5.429 4
4 7   Timur Timerzyanov GRX Taneco Team +6.135 3
5 92   Anton Marklund GC Kompetition +8.667 2
6 15   Reinis Nitišs GRX Set DNF 1

Semi-final 2

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

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 71   Kevin Hansen Team Hansen MJP 4:39.467 8
2 68   Niclas Grönholm GRX Taneco Team +0.479 5
3 33   Liam Doran Monster Energy RX Cartel +0.728 4
4 123   Krisztián Szabó EKS Sport +8.650 3
5 6   Janis Baumanis Team Stard +12.227 2
6 44   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   Kevin Hansen 30
2   Niclas Grönholm 26 +4
3   Janis Baumanis 20 +10
  Timo Scheider 20 +10
5   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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