Wednesday, 10 April 2019

2019 World RX Round 1 Recap - World RX of Abu Dhabi

Review of Round One of the 2019 World Rallycross Championship season was the World RX of Abu Dhabi, at the Yas Marina Circuit on the outskirts of , Abu Dhabi.

In the four Heats, those were won by Timmy Hansen (winning twice) and Kevin Hansen (winning twice).

In the first semi-final that was won by Team Hansen MJP driver Kevin Hansen in his Peugeot 208. Second was All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport driver Timo Scheider in his SEAT Ibiza, he was a second behind Hansen in the end. While, third was Monster Energy RX Cartel driver Liam Doran in his Audi S1, he was five seconds behind Hansen in the end.

In the second semi-final that was won by GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm in his Hyundai i20. Second was Team STARD driver Jānis Baumanis in his Ford Fiesta, he was two and half seconds behind Grönholm in the end. While, third was EKS Sport driver Krisztián Szabó in his Audi S1, he was three seconds behind Grönholm in the end.

In the final race, Team Hansen MJP driver Kevin Hansen took the race win in his Peugeot 208. Second was GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm in his Hyundai i20, he was half a second behind Hansen in the end. While, third was Monster Energy RX Cartel driver Liam Doran in his Audi S1, he was a second behind Hansen in the end.



Next stop World RX of Barcelona - Catalunya at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for Round Two of the 2019 World Rallycross Championship season in three weeks time.

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