2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya

The 2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya was the first round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.^[1][2] The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia. The first round of the RX3 class in the 2021 FIA European Rallycross Championship was also held at the event.^[3]

Rallycross layout of the Circuit de Catalunya

2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya
Round 1 of 9 in the 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date	23–24 July 2021
Location	Montmeló, Barcelona
Venue	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Results
Heat winners Heat 1 Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Heat 2 Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Heat 3 Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Heat 4 Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC Semi-final winners Semi-final 1 Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Semi-final 2 Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Final First Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Second Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX Team Third Johan Kristoffersson KYB EKS JC

Heats

World RX1 Championship

World RX1 Championship classification
Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	QP	CP
1	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208	50	45	45	45	185	16
2	9	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208	45	42	42	34	163	15
3	44	Timo Scheider	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Seat Ibiza	42	40	38	42	162	14
4	68	Niclas Grönholm	GRX-SET World RX Team	Hyundai i20	39	39	40	40	158	13
5	23	Krisztián Szabó	GRX-SET World RX Team	Hyundai i20	37	38	39	39	153	12
6	1	Johan Kristoffersson	KYB EKS JC	Audi S1	0[a][4]	50	50	50	150	11
7	77	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Seat Ibiza	35	36	36	37	144	10
8	69	Kevin Abbring	Unkorrupted	Renault Mégane RS	40	32	33	38	143	9
9	18	Juha Rytkönen	Juha Rytkönen	Ford Fiesta	36	37	34	35	142	8
10	91	Enzo Ide	KYB EKS JC	Audi S1	38	31	37	27	133	7
11	73	Tamás Kárai	Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület	Audi S1	34	27	35	36	132	6
12	42	Oliver Bennett	Oliver Bennett	Mini Cooper	32	35	32	32	131	5
13	38	Mandie August	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Seat Ibiza	33	33	31	33	130	4
14	50	Attila Mózer	Nyirád Motorsport KFT	Ford Fiesta	31	34	29	31	125	3
15	83	Patrick Guillerme	Patrick Guillerme	Hyundai i20	30	27	27	30	114	2
16	17	Dan Öberg	Hedströms Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo	0[b][5]	30	30	29	89	1

RX2e Championship

World RX2e Championship classification
Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	QP	CP
1	96	Guillaume De Ridder	Guillaume De Ridder	OMSE QEV RX2e	50	50	50	50	200	16
2	35	Fraser McConnell	Olsbergs MSE	OMSE QEV RX2e	45	42	45	45	177	15
3	47	Jesse Kallio	Olsbergs MSE	OMSE QEV RX2e	42	45	40	42	169	14
4	5	Pablo Suárez	Ruben Fernandez Gil	OMSE QEV RX2e	37	38	42	40	157	13
5	88	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	OMSE QEV RX2e	40	40	35	39	154	12
6	13	Patrick O'Donovan	Patrick O'Donovan	OMSE QEV RX2e	38	33	39	38	148	11
7	55	José-Luis García Molina	G4 Motors SA	OMSE QEV RX2e	36	37	38	37	148	10
8	21	Damien Meunier	Damien Meunier	OMSE QEV RX2e	39	39	33	33	144	9
9	77	Mark Flaherty	Mark Flaherty	OMSE QEV RX2e	35	36	37	35	143	8
10	36	Jan Oscar Ortfeldt	Jan Oscar Ortfeldt	OMSE QEV RX2e	34	35	36	36	141	7

European RX3 Championship

European RX3 Championship classification
Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	QP	CP
1	95	Yury Belevskiy	Volland Racing KFT.	Audi A1	50	50	45	50	195	16
2	22	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT.	Audi A1	45	45	50	45	185	15
3	11	Jan Černý	Pajrs S.R.O.	Škoda Citigo	39	39	37	42	157	14
4	89	Timur Shigabutdinov	Volland Racing KFT.	Audi A1	42	32	40	40	154	13
5	6	Damian Litwinowicz	Damian Litwinowicz	Audi A1	38	42	36	37	153	12
6	54	Marat Knyazev	Volland Racing KFT.	Audi A1	40	33	42	34	149	11
7	18	Zsolt Szíjj Jolly	Speedy Motorsport	Audi A1	37	40	39	32	148	10
8	14	Kasparas Navickas	Kreda	Škoda Fabia	36	38	35	35	144	9
9	23	Radosław Raczkowski	Automax Motorsport	Škoda Fabia	30	35	38	39	142	8
10	61	Jiři Šusta	Josef Šusta	Škoda Fabia	33	36	34	38	141	7
11	20	Siim Saluri	RS Racing Team	Renault Twingo	34	37	33	36	140	6
12	96	Marcel Suchý	JihoČesky Autoklub V AČR	Škoda Fabia	35	34	32	33	134	5
13	86	Lukas Ney	ADAC Team Weser-Ems E.V.	Škoda Fabia	0[c]	31	31	31	93	4

Semi-finals

World RX1 Championship

Semi-Final 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	4:37.744	6
2	23	Krisztián Szabó	GRX-SET World RX Team	+ 2.729	5
3	77	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	+ 6.235	4
4	73	Tamás Kárai	Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület	+ 7.918	3
5	18	Juha Rytkönen	Juha Rytkönen	+ 9.003	2
6	44	Timo Scheider	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	+ 6 Laps	1

Semi-Final 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	9	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	4:39.275	6
2	1	Johan Kristoffersson	KYB EKS JC	+ 0.691	5
3	69	Kevin Abbring	Unkorrupted	+ 3.471	4
4	42	Oliver Bennett	Oliver Bennett	+ 3 Laps	3
5	91	Enzo Ide	KYB EKS JC	+ 3 Laps	2
6	68	Niclas Grönholm	GRX-SET World RX Team	+ 6 Laps	1

RX2e Championship

Semi-Final 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	96	Guillaume De Ridder	Guillaume De Ridder	4:48.534	6
2	47	Jesse Kallio	Olsbergs MSE	+ 0.744	5
3	88	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	+ 5.940	4
4	55	José-Luis García Molina	G4 Motors SA	+ 12.567	3
5	77	Mark Flaherty	Mark Flaherty	+ 14.360	2

Semi-Final 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	35	Fraser McConnell	Olsbergs MSE	4:52.043	6
2	5	Pablo Suárez	Ruben Fernandez Gil	+ 2.024	5
3	13	Patrick O'Donovan	Patrick O'Donovan	+ 3.260	4
4	21	Damien Meunier	Damien Meunier	+ 3.880	3
5	36	Jan Oscar Ortfeldt	Escuderia Mollerussa	+ 18.009	2

European RX3 Championship

Semi-Final 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	95	Yury Belevskiy	Volland Racing KFT.	4:58.038	6
2	6	Damian Litwinowicz	Damian Litwinowicz	+ 4.880	5
3	18	Zsolt Szíjj Jolly	Speedy Motorsport	+ 8.476	4
4	23	Radosław Raczkowski	Automax Motorsport	+ 9.914	3
5	20	Siim Saluri	RS Racing Team	+ 11.764	2
6	11	Jan Černý	Pajrs S.R.O.	+ 3 Laps	1

Semi-Final 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	22	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT.	4:57.507	6
2	54	Marat Knyazev	Volland Racing KFT.	+ 2.811	5
3	89	Timur Shigabutdinov	Volland Racing KFT.	+ 5.710	4
4	14	Kasparas Navickas	Kreda	+ 7.821	3
5	61	Jiři Šusta	Josef Šusta	+ 8.758	2
6	96	Marcel Suchý	JihoČesky Autoklub V AČR	+ 16.523	1

Finals

World RX1 Championship

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	9	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	4:35.533	8
2	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 1.141	5
3	1	Johan Kristoffersson	KYB EKS JC	+ 2.394	4
4	23	Krisztián Szabó	GRX-SET World RX Team	+ 3.499	3
5	77	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	+ 7.259	2
6	69	Kevin Abbring	Unkorrupted	+ 9.782	1

RX2e Championship

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	96	Guillaume De Ridder	Guillaume De Ridder	4:49.451	8
2	88	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	+ 4.195	5
3	13	Patrick O'Donovan	Patrick O'Donovan	+ 6.057	4
4	5	Pablo Suárez	Ruben Fernandez Gil	+ 6.515	3
5	47	Jesse Kallio	Jesse Kallio	+ 5 Laps	2
6	35	Fraser McConnell	Fraser McConnell	+ 6 Laps	1

European RX3 Championship

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	95	Yury Belevskiy	Volland Racing KFT.	4:57.759	8
2	89	Timur Shigabutdinov	Volland Racing KFT.	+ 1.069	5
3	18	Zsolt Szíjj Jolly	Speedy Motorsport	+ 6.685	4
4	22	Kobe Pauwels	Volland Racing KFT.	+ 7.142	3
5	54	Marat Knyazev	Volland Racing KFT.	+ 12.480[d]	2
6	6	Damian Litwinowicz	Damian Litwinowicz	+ 28.392	1

Standings after the event

World RX1 Championship

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Kevin Hansen	29
2	Timmy Hansen	27
3	Johan Kristoffersson	20
4	Krisztián Szabó	20
5	René Münnich	16

RX2e Championship

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Guillaume De Ridder	30
2	Fraser McConnell	22
3	Ole-Henry Steinsholt	21
4	Pablo Suárez	21
5	Jesse Kallio	21

European RX3 Championship

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Yury Belevskiy	30
2	Kobe Pauwels	24
3	Timur Shigabutdinov	22
4	Zsolt Szíjj Jolly	18
5	Marat Knyazev	18

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes

1. Johan Kristoffersson was disqualified from Q1 due to the cars data logger not being connected during the race.
2. Dan Öberg was disqualified from Q1 due to having pressed the launch button twice during the course of the race.
3. Lukas Ney did not start Q1.
4. Marat Knyazev was given a ten-second penalty for continuously pushing Kobe Pauwels in turn 1 on lap 1.