2022 World RX of Latvia
# 2022 World RX of Latvia

The 2022 Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia was the second and third round of the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was first double-header (two races in a weekend) of the season and held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.

## World RX1e Championship Race 1

Source

### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 3rd | 1st |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 1st | 5th |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 2nd | 3rd |
| 4 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 5th | 2nd |
| 5 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 4th | 4th |
| 6 | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 6th | 6th |
| 7 | 12 | Klara Andersson | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 7th | 7th |
| 8 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | 8th | 8th |

### Progression

**Race 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | 4:12.651 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 0.798 |
| 3 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 1.192 |
| 4 | 12 | Klara Andersson | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 18.213 |

**Race 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:11.333 |
| 2 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 2.626 |
| 3 | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | + 3.327 |
| 4 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 9.647 |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-Final 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | 4:12.732 | |
| 2 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 0.384 | |
| 3(6) | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 7.836 | 10 |
| 4(7) | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 3 laps | 9 |

**Semi-Final 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:12.302 | |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 3.605 | |
| 3* | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | + 4.236 | |
| 4(8) | 12 | Klara Andersson | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 6.843 | 8 |

* Note: Gustav Bergström progressed to the Final race as one of two placed trird Semi-Finals drivers with better result in Progression Round.

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:10.054 | 20 |
| 2 | 21 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 2.082 | 16 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 4.057 | 13 |
| 4 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 3.400 | 12 |
| 5 | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | + 7.403 | 11 |

## World RX1e Championship Race 2

Source

### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 1st | 2nd |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 4th | 1st |
| 3 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 2nd | 5th |
| 4 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 3rd | 3rd |
| 5 | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 8th | 4th |
| 6 | 12 | Klara Andersson | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 7th | 6th |
| 7 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | 6th | 7th |
| 8 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 5th | DNF |

### Progression

**Race 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:09.770 |
| 2 | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 1.822 |
| 3 | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | + 3.759 |
| 4 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 8.976 |

**Race 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | 4:16.293 |
| 2 | 12 | Klara Andersson | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 4.989 |
| DNF | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 3 laps |
| DNF | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 3 laps |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-Final 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:32.348 | |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 5.337 | |
| 3(6) | 17 | Gustav Bergström | Gustav Bergström | + 13.680 | 10 |
| 4(7) | 12 | Klara Andersson | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 13.882 | 9 |

**Semi-Final 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 4:31.898 | |
| 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 4.220 | |
| 3* | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 9.181 | |
| 4(8) | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | + 16.803 | 8 |

* Note: Ole Christian Veiby progressed to the Final race as one of two placed trird Semi-Finals drivers with better result in Progression Round.

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:19.030 | 20 |
| 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 0.285 | 16 |
| 3 | 21 | Ole Christian Veiby | Kristoffersson Motorsport | + 1.657 | 13 |
| 4 | 52 | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | + 2.139 | 12 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | + 2.567 | 11 |

## Standings after the event

Source

| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 60 | |
| 2 | Kevin Hansen | 41 | +19 |
| 3 | Timmy Hansen | 41 | +19 |
| 4 | Ole Christian Veiby | 38 | +22 |
| 5 | Niclas Grönholm | 31 | +29 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.
