2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship

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The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship will be the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

Calendar[]

On 15 December 2021, the provisional 2022 calendar was announced during the FIA World Motorsport Council decisions:[1][2]

Rnd Event Date Venue Class Winner Team
1 Sweden World RX of Sweden 2–3 July Höljesbanan, Höljes RX1
RX2e
2 Germany World RX of Germany 30–31 July Nürburgring, Nürburg RX1
RX2e
3-4 Norway World RX of Norway 13–14 August Lånkebanen, Hell RX1
RX2e
5-6 Latvia World RX of Riga - Latvia 3–4 September Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga RX1
RX2e
7-8 Portugal World RX of Portugal 17–18 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre RX1
RX2e
9-10 Belgium World RX of Benelux 8–9 October Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot RX1
RX2e
11-12 South Africa World RX of South Africa November (TBA) Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town RX1

Series News[]

  • For the first time in world rallycross history all the categories will be based on electric power.[3]
  • The RX1 class was discontinued. It was replaced by the electric RX1e class. While bodywork and liveries will be different, all cars in this new class will be using the same powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[4]
  • A new race weekend format will be adopted for the 2022 season. The grids for heat 1 will now be set using a single-lap shootout SuperPole session immediately following practice. Single header events will feature three heat races (down from four), and double header events will feature two heat races (down from three). The grids for the heats following heat 1 will now be set by finishing position in the previous heat, rather than overall time. The positions per heat are still going to be determined by time. Following the heat races a 'Progression' race will determine which ten drivers move on to the semi-finals. From the semi-finals, the top 2 drivers from each semi moves on to the final, along with the highest-placed driver finishing in third. The staggered grid for the semi-finals and finals has been removed in favor of a side-by-side grid. There will be a maximum of five cars competing in every race.[5]

Entries[]

RX1e[]

Constructor[a] Team Model No. Drivers Rounds Ref
GCK Exclusiv-e France GCK Motorsport Lancia Delta Evo-e[6] TBA TBA TBA [6]
TBA TBA TBA
Peugeot Sweden Hansen Motorsport Peugeot 208[7] TBA Sweden Timmy Hansen TBA [7]
TBA Sweden Kevin Hansen TBA
Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS Volkswagen Polo[8] TBA Sweden Johan Kristoffersson TBA [8]
TBA TBA TBA [9]
TBA TBA TBA
TBA Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport TBA TBA TBA TBA [10]
TBA TBA TBA
TBA Lithuania TBA TBA TBA TBA [11]
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA [4]
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA

Notes[]

  1. ^ All the cars in the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship are powered by the same electric powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fan Favourites Return To The Calendar For First Season Of World RX's Electric Era". FIA World Rallycross. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Pryson, Mike (2021-09-30). "FIA World Rallycross Moving Forward with All-Electric Series in 2022". Autoweek. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  4. ^ a b c "The future starts here: 14-car grid to electrify World RX action in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  5. ^ "Format changes set to enhance the racing in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  6. ^ a b "Back to the Future: GCK revives iconic Lancia Delta Integrale for 2022 World RX return". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  7. ^ a b "Hansen Motorsport commits to multi-year future in World RX's electric era". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  8. ^ a b "The Drive for Five: Reigning champion Kristoffersson commits to title defence with Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  9. ^ "Kristoffersson's team commits three cars for first electric World Rallycross season". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  10. ^ "Two-car World RX entry for ALL-INKL.COM Muennich Motorsport in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  11. ^ "European Champions ESmotorsport to step up to World RX in 2022". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

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