2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship

The 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 43rd season of the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers. The season consists of nine rounds across three categories; Supercar, Super1600 and TouringCar. This season is confirmed as the final season for TouringCar.[1] The season commenced on 14 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and culminated on 13 October in Germany at the Estering.[2]

Swede Anton Marklund is the defending Supercar champion, Hungarian Krisztián Szabó the defending Super1600 champion and Norwegian Lars Øivind Enerberg the defending TouringCar champion.

Steve Volders was crowned the TouringCar champion on 18 August 2018 after champion-elect Sivert Svardal was disqualified from the final round in Höljes.[3]

Calendar edit

Round Event Venue Dates Category Final winner Car Team
1   Euro RX of Barcelona Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 13–14 April Supercar   Reinis Nitišs Ford Fiesta   Set Promotion
Super1600   Artis Baumanis Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing
2   Euro RX of Portugal Pista Automóvel de Montalegre 26–27 April Super1600   Artis Baumanis Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing
3   Euro RX of Belgium Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet 10–11 May Supercar   Anton Marklund Volkswagen Polo   Marklund Motorsport
TouringCar   Fredrik Salsten Citroën DS3   Salsten Racing
4   Euro RX of Norway Lånkebanen 7–8 June Super1600   Jesse Kallio Renault Twingo   Set Promotion
TouringCar   Daniel Holten Ford Fiesta   Daniel Holten
5   Euro RX of Sweden Höljesbanan 30 June–1 July Supercar   Reinis Nitišs Ford Fiesta   Set Promotion
TouringCar   Steve Volders Ford Fiesta   N.R. Trommelke vzw
6   Euro RX of France Circuit de Lohéac 31 August–1 September Supercar   Cyril Raymond Peugeot 208   Cyril Raymond
Super1600   Aydar Nuriev Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing
7   Euro RX of Latvia Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze 14–15 September Supercar   Reinis Nitišs Ford Fiesta   Set Promotion
Super1600   Rokas Baciuška Audi A1   Volland Racing
8   Euro RX of Germany Estering 12–13 October Super1600   Aydar Nuriev Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing

Entry list edit

Supercar edit

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Supercar entries
Constructor Entrant Car No. Drivers Rounds
Audi   Nyirád Motorsport Audi A1 50   Attila Mózer All
  Kárai Motorsport Egyesület 102   Tamás Kárai All
  EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 123   Krisztián Szabó 4-5
Citroën   Mário Barbosa Citroën DS3 75   Mário Barbosa 1–2,4
Ford   Knut Ove Børseth Ford Focus 70   Knut Ove Børseth 3
  Set Promotion Ford Fiesta 15   Reinis Nitišs All
  M.D.K. 49   M.D.K. 1-4
  Mats Ӧhman 54   Mats Ӧhman 1-3
  TSK Baltijos Sportas 55   Paulius Pleskovas All
  Joni-Pekka Rajala 60   Joni-Pekka Rajala 5
  Derek Tohill 111   Derek Tohill All
  JC Raceteknik 90   Thomas Bryntesson All
91   Ola Frøshaug All
Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo 69   Sondre Evjen 5
Peugeot   Dubourg Auto Peugeot 208 18   Magda Andersson 2–5
23   Andréa Dubourg All
  Andrew Scott 23   Andrew Scott 3
  Fabien Pailler 20   Fabien Pailler 4
  Florent Béduneau 39   Florent Béduneau All
  Rodolphe Audran 56   Rodolphe Audran All
  Patrick Guillerme 83   Patrick Guillerme 1–2, 4
  Cyril Raymond 113   Cyril Raymond 2-5
Renault   G-Fors Renault Clio 14   Jere Kalliokoski All
87   Jean-Baptiste Dubourg All
  Lukas Walfridson 48   Lukas Walfridson All
SEAT   ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 77   René Münnich All
Audi Audi S3 38   Mandie August 3
Škoda   KRTZ Mot ACCR Czech Team Škoda Fabia 99   Aleš Fučík All
Volkswagen   Eklund Motorsport Volkswagen Beetle 76   Philip Gehrman All
86   Anders Bråten All
  Peter Hedström Volkswagen Polo 8   Peter Hedström All
  Hedströms Motorsport 37   Daniel Thorén 5
  Speedy Motorsport 10   Lukács Kornél All
  Kjetil Larsen 64   Kjetil Larsen All
  Ulrik Linnemann 72   Ulrik Linnemann All
  Marklund Motorsport 92   Anton Marklund All
  Dennis Rømer 27   Dennis Rømer 3

Super1600 edit

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Super1600 entries
Constructor Entrant Car No. Drivers Rounds
Alfa Romeo   Andrea Carretti Alfa Romeo MiTo 59   Andrea Carretti 6
Audi   Volland Racing Audi A1 14   Rokas Baciuška All
17   Artis Baumanis 4-6
Citroën   Hélder Ribeiro Citroën C2 22   Hélder Ribeiro 2
  Jimmy Terpereau 37   Jimmy Terpereau All
  Maximilien Eveno 75   Maximilien Eveno All
  Morten Majormoen 85   Guro Majormoen 3, 6
  Marius Bermingrud Citroën DS3 51   Marius Bermingrud All
Ford   Bompiso Racing Ford Fiesta 77   Mário Teixeira 2
  LS Tech ACCR Czech Team 5   Ondrej Smetana All
  Reinsalu Sport Ford Ka 29   Arvo Kask 3
Peugeot   Jihočeský autoklub v AČR Peugeot 207 96   Marcel Suchý All
  Espen Isaksćtre Peugeot 208 8   Espen Isaksćtre All
  Veverka ACCR Czech Team 66   Václav Veverka 1-5
  Ulrik Linnemann 86   Jan Skala 3
Renault   Anthony Jan Renault Clio 35   Anthony Jan 4
  Marcel Snoeijers Renault Mégane 50   Marcel Snoeijers 1–2, 4, 6
  Rencenu Autoklubs Renault Twingo 7   Marat Knyazev All
  RS Racing Team 20   Siim Saluri 1, 4-6
  Artur Egorov 99   Artur Egorov 1–2, 4-6
  Set Promotion 74   Jesse Kallio All
89   Timur Shigabutdinov All
  Lars Christian Lote Rosland 80   Lars Christian Lote Rosland 1–3, 5-6
Škoda   Diana ACCR Czech Team Škoda Fabia 3   Pavel Vimmer All
  Janno Ligur 10   Janno Ligur 1-5
  Volland Racing 15   Gergely Márton All
17   Artis Baumanis 1-3
48   Aydar Nuriev All
  Noprosu ACCR Czech Team 16   Josef Šusta All
  Speedy Motorsport 18   Zsolt Szíjj 1-5
  Yvonnick Jagu 31   Yvonnick Jagu 4
  Martins Spīķis 34   Juris Spīķis 3
  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 38   Mandie August All
  Arnis Odiņš 33   Arnis Odiņš 5
Volkswagen   Anders Hansen Volkswagen Polo 4   Anders Hansen 3, 5
  Jakub Wyszyński 57   Jakub Wyszyński 1–2

TouringCar edit

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TouringCar entries
Constructor Entrant Car No. Drivers Rounds
Audi   Camilla Antonsen Audi A1 15   Camilla Antonsen All
BMW   Sondre Hansen BMW 120 82   Sondre Hansen 3
  Ralf Evers BMW e87 28   Ralf Evers 1, 3
Citroën   Jan-Emil Wilsberg Citroën DS3 8   Jan-Emil Wilsberg All
  Salsten Racing 17   Fredrik Salsten All
Ford   Anders Bråten Ford Fiesta 3   Anders Bråten 2
  Daniel Holten 10   Daniel Holten All
  Fredrik Rolid Magnussen 12   Fredrik Rolid Magnussen All
  Kenneth Johansen 75   Kenneth Johansen All
  N.R. Trommelke vzw 77   Steve Volders All
  Troels Daarbak 93   Tobias Daarbak All
  Ole Morten Tangen 94   Ole Morten Tangen 1, 3
  Peter McGarry 111   Peter McGarry 3
Mazda   Per Magne Røyrås Mazda RX8 5   Per Magne Røyrås All
  Jari Jaakkola 6   Jari Jaakkola All
  Sivert Svardal 9   Sivert Svardal All
  Fredrik Ågedal 24   Fredrik Ågedal 2
  Ernst Atle Larsen 27   Ernst Atle Larsen 2-3
Toyota   Sören Hedlund Toyota Auris 83   Sören Hedlund 2-3
Volkswagen   Jo van de Ven Volkswagen Polo 56   Jo van de Ven All
Volvo   Daniel Lundh Volvo C30 19   Daniel Lundh All
  Oud-Turnhout Rally Team VZW 22   Filip Baelus All

Championship standings edit

European championship points are scored as follows:

Position
Round 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
Heats 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Semi-finals 6 5 4 3 2 1
Final 8 5 4 3 2 1
  • A red background denotes drivers who did not advance from the round

(key)

Supercar edit

Pos. Driver BAR
 
BEL
 
SWE
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
Points
1   Reinis Nitišs 1 2 1 6 1 135
2   Anton Marklund 2 1 14 3 3 101
3   Cyril Raymond 3 4 1 2 100
4   Thomas Bryntesson 18 8 2 4 11 62
5   Jean-Baptiste Dubourg 3 13 7 12 7 61
6   Ulrik Linnemann 5 5 24 8 15 53
7   René Münnich 11 9 5a 10 4 52
8   Krisztián Szabó 2 6 47
9   Peter Hedström 6 4 6 27 26 46
10   Jere Kalliokoski 17 10 19 5 8 43
11   Lukas Walfridson 10 12 3 18 14 43
12   Andréa Dubourg 13 7 8 16 17 29
13   Philip Gehrman 4 17 20 20 10 28
14   Derek Tohill 9 14 13 13 13 25
15   Ola Frøshaug 7 20 12 22 18 19
16   Kjetil Larsen 14 19 17 21 9 15
17   Mário Barbosa 24 25 9 14
18   Sondre Evjen 5 12
19   Michael De Keersmaeckeer 25 11 15 29 12
20   Mats Ӧhman 21 18 9 10
21   Andrew Scott 10 10
22   Anders Bråten 15 6 11 15 19a 7
23   Tamás Kárai 12 16 16 11a 12 5
24   Paulius Pleskovas 16 23 27 23 27 1
25   Joni-Pekka Rajala 16 1
26   Magda Andersson 15 18a 7 22 0
27   Fabien Pailler 19 0
28   Rodolphe Audran 20 21 26 26 0
29   Daniel Thorén 20 0
30   Attila Mózer 23 22 21 25 21 0
31   Mandie August 22 0
32   Aleš Fučík 26 26 23 28 25 0
33   Dennis Romer 28 0
34   Knut Ove Børseth 30 0
35   Florent Béduneau 8 28 25 14 23a -1
36   Patrick Guillerme 19 27 24a -15
37   Lukács Kornél 22 24 29a 17a 24a -60
Pos. Driver BAR
 
BEL
 
SWE
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
Points

a Loss of fifteen championship points – stewards' decision

Super1600 edit

Pos. Driver BAR
 
POR
 
NOR
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
GER
 
Points
1   Rokas Baciuška 4 4 3 63
2   Aydar Nuriev 8 10 2 52
3   Artis Baumanis 1 1 4 65
4   Jimmy Terpereau 2 6 12 47
5   Espen Isaksćtre 6 2 8 44
6   Janno Ligur 9 8 6 44
7   Gergely Márton 3 14 5 43
8   Jesse Kallio 15 9 1 42
9   Maximilien Eveno 7 24 10 42
10   Josef Šusta 13 7 7 36
11   Ondřej Smetana 5 3 14 34
12   Václav Veverka 10 5 17 24
13   Marius Bermingrud 18 11 9 24
14   Zsolt Szíjj 11 12 25 9
15   Pavel Vimmer 12 17 16 9
16   Jan Skala 11 8
17   Timur Shigabutdinov 16 13 24 5
18   Jakub Wyszyński 14 15 5
19   Anders Hansen 13 4
20   Marat Knyazev 17 23 15 2
21   Lars Christian Lote Rosland 22 16 21 1
22   Juris Spīķis 18 0
23   Artur Egorov 19 18 0
23   Marcel Suchý 20 25 19 0
25   Mandie August 21 19 22 0
26   Arvo Kask 20 0
27   Marcel Snoeijers 23 20 0
28   Hélder Ribeiro 21 0
29   Mário Teixeira 22 0
30   Guro Majormoen 23 0
31   Siim Saluri 24 0
Pos. Driver BAR
 
POR
 
NOR
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
GER
 
Points

TouringCar edit

Pos. Driver BEL
 
NOR
 
SWE
 
Points
1   Steve Volders 2 3 8 60
2   Fredrik Rolid Magnussen 8 4 1 59
3   Daniel Holten 9 1 4 58
4   Jan-Emil Wilsberg 7 2 9 52
5   Camilla Antonsen 6 10 5 44
6   Daniel Lundh 3 7 16 41
7   Tobias Daarbak 11 9 3 39
8   Per Magne Røyrås 4 13 6 38
9   Sivert Svardal 5 5 DQ a 33
10   Fredrik Salsten 1 11 17 32
11   Sondre Hansen 2 23
12   Sören Hedlund 12 7 22
13   Anders Bråten 6 20
14   Fredrik Ågedal 8 15
15   Ernst Atle Larsen 14 10 10
16   Ole Morten Tangen 10 DQ a 10
17   Ralf Evers 12 13 9
18   Peter McGarry 11 6
19   Jari Jaakkola DQ a 16 12 6
20   Filip Baelus DQ a 15 14 5
21   Jo van de Ven 14 17 15 5
22   Kenneth Johansen 13 18 DQ a 4
Pos. Driver BEL
 
NOR
 
SWE
 
Points

a Disqualified by stewards' decision

See also edit

2018 in rallycross

References edit

  1. ^ "European TouringCar Rallycross canned for 2019". www.motorsport-news.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 EVENT CALENDAR". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship". Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  4. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/SCE_official_BEL_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/SCE_official_SWE_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/S1600_official_ESP_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/S1600_official_POR_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/S1600_official_NOR_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/TC_official_BEL_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/TC_official_NOR_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ http://media.imgukaa3.dyndns.info/results/TC_official_SWE_2018.pdf[permanent dead link]