World RX of Finland

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2020 World RX - RD4 Kouvola

The World RX of Finland is a Rallycross event held in Finland for the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the 2014 season, at the Tykkimäki amusement park in the town of Kouvola.

In June 2020, an extraordinary World Motor Sport Council added an event in Kouvola (Finland) to replace the World RX of France as it was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The event was a double-header[2]

Track has also functioned as a competition of the Finnish rallycross championship series and RallyX.

Past winners[edit]

Year Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Heat 3 winner Heat 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2014[3] Latvia Reinis Nitišs Sweden Anton Marklund Sweden Anton Marklund United States Tanner Foust Latvia Reinis Nitišs United States Tanner Foust United States Tanner Foust
Year Qualifying 1 winner Qualifying 2 winner Qualifying 3 winner Qualifying 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2020[4] Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson No Q4 (Double-header) Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Juha Rytkönen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Niclas Grönholm Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Niclas Grönholm Finland Niclas Grönholm

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ridge, Hal (21 May 2020). "French World Rallycross round cancelled for 2020". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "World Rallycross confirms trio of 2020 double-headers".
  3. ^ "2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Finland | FIA Results and Statistics".
  4. ^ "2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship CapitalBox World RX of Finland | FIA Results and Statistics".