2021 World RX of Benelux
# 2021 World RX of Benelux

The 2021 Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps was the sixth round of the eighth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Belgium.

## World RX1 Championship

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### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 69 | Kevin Abbring | Unkorrupted | Renault Mégane RS | 1st | 11th | 5th | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 7th | 15 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 13 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 8th | 12th | 1st | 2nd | 12 |
| 6 | 23 | Krisztián Szabó | GRX-SET World RX Team | Hyundai i20 | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 11 |
| 7 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 9th | 10 |
| 8 | 91 | Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | Audi S1 | 9th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 9 |
| 9 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Hedströms Motorsport | Hyundai i20 | 7th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8 |
| 10 | 18 | Juha Rytkönen | Juha Rytkönen | Ford Fiesta MK8 | 10th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 7 |
| 11 | 84 | Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier | Hervé Knapick | Citroën DS3 | 12th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 6 |
| 12 | 2 | Ollie O'Donovan | Oliver O'Donovan | Ford Fiesta | 11th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 5 |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-Final 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | 3:15.734 | 6 |
| 2 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Hedströms Motorsport | + 1.712 | 5 |
| 3* | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 2.490 | 4 |
| 4 | 84 | Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier | Hervé Knapick | + 10.270 | 3 |
| 5 | 69 | Kevin Abbring | Unkorrupted | +17.334 and 2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DNF | 1 |

* Note: Semi-Final 1 race winner Timmy Hansen was handed a five-second penalty, as the driver to hit Kevin Abbring at the Raidillon hairpin.

**Semi-Final 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | 3:13.105 | 6 |
| 2 | 23 | Krisztián Szabó | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 2.648 | 5 |
| 3 | 91 | Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | + 3.974 | 4 |
| 4 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 4.973 | 3 |
| 5 | 84 | Juha Rytkönen | Juha Rytkönen | + 5.674 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Ollie O'Donovan | Oliver O'Donovan | + 2 laps | 1 |

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | KYB EKS JC | 3:10.857 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 2.601 | 5 |
| 3 | 23 | Krisztián Szabó | GRX-SET World RX Team | + 5.338 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 5.663 | 3 |
| 5 | 91 | Enzo Ide | KYB EKS JC | + 6.119 | 2 |
| 6 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Hedströms Motorsport | + 6.648 | 1 |

## Standings after the event

Source

| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Timmy Hansen | 151 | |
| 2 | Johan Kristoffersson | 139 | +12 |
| 3 | Kevin Hansen | 136 | +15 |
| 4 | Niclas Grönholm | 123 | +28 |
| 5 | Krisztián Szabó | 108 | +43 |
| 6 | Kevin Abbring | 97 | +54 |

* Note: Only the top six positions are included.
