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INFORMATION

ROUND TEN: SOUTH AFRICANOVEMBER 9-10, 2019

FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – MEDIA INFORMATION

Rallycross is head-to-head short, sharp racing on mixed surfaces (dirt and asphalt) contained within

amphitheatre venues. High profile drivers are equipped with RX Supercars with over 600bhp and

the ability to accelerate from 0-60mph in less than two seconds – faster than an F1 car. Race

meetings include four action-packed qualifying heats (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4) with the most successful

drivers progressing through to semi-finals and a final.

HISTORY OF RALLYCROSS

Rallycross was invented by Robert Reed, who was the producer on ITV’s World of Sport programme

at the time. The first event took place at Lydden Hill on 4 February back in 1967, where it quickly

became a staple of Saturday afternoon sports in the UK with both ITV and BBC broadcasting

rallycross. The popularity of rallycross soon spread, with the first event on the European mainland

held in Holland in 1969, with the Scandinavian rallycross debut taking place in Sweden two years

later.


The FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy debuted World RX debuted in

2014 with a calendar including events in Argentina, Turkey, Canada and throughout Europe.

Building on the success of World RX’s first five seasons and the burgeoning momentum behind the

series, the 2019 calendar will incorporate 10 rounds across four continents. Along the way, it will visit

some of the world’s most historic rallycross tracks, while introducing two exciting new challenges in

the shape of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit and the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in

Belgium. Following its successful debut last year, Silverstone’s Speedmachine Festival returns on May

25-26.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

ABOUT RALLYCROSS

Each event is made up of open practice sessions, four rounds of timed qualifying

races, two knock out semi-finals and one final. The qualifying races are run over four

laps with a maximum of five cars starting abreast.

Note that this year marks the introduction of Reverse Grids in Q2 and Q3. A draw will

determine ahead of those qualifying races to determine the order.

- Q1. Starting positions in the races are determined by a draw that is carried out

beforehand.

- Q2. Race starters determined according to timed classification of Q1, but could

be reversed as described above. This follows the same format until Q3, with Q4

reverting to the timed classification of Q3.

After the qualifying races, there will be an Intermediate Classification according to

each driver’s total points scored in the four qualifiers

SEMI-FINALS

There will be six starters arranged on a two-by-two grid and each semi-final will be

run over six laps. The top 12 scoring drivers in the intermediate classification will

qualify for the semi-finals. The winner, second and third placed drivers in each semi-

final will qualify for the final.

FINALS

Finals will also have six starters, arranged over three rows and will be run over six

laps.

The semi-final winner with the highest number of points in the event will start on the

‘pole’ side of the grid, followed by the other semi-final winner. The same procedure

will be used between the two second-placed drivers and two third-placed drivers.

The winner of the final will be the winner of the event. Positions one to six in the final

classification will be according to the result of the final. The remaining drivers will be

classified according to points scored in the event.


EVENTS JOKER LAPS

An alternative section of track that can add at least two seconds to the lap time,

and through which every driver must pass once in each qualifying race, semi-final

and final. Failure to take the Joker Lap is penalised by 30-seconds in the qualifying

heats, and by being classified last and loss of points in a semi-final or final.

POINTS

Drivers score Championship points at three stages of the event.

The top 16 drivers after the four qualifiers (Intermediate Classification) score points

starting from 16 for the best placed, down to one point for 16th place.

The top 12 progress to two six car semi-finals in which points from six for the winner to

one for sixth place are awarded. The top three from each semi-final then enter the

final.

Scoring for the finals are as follows:

1st: 8 points

2nd: 5 points

3rd: 4 points

4th: 3 points

5th: 2 points

6th: 1 point

Maximum score in an event is 30 points (16+6+8). All points scored in all 12 rounds

count.

The Teams’ Championship will include all points scored by the two team drivers at

all events. Teams may change their drivers during the year.There will be six starters

arranged on a two-by-two grid and each semi-final will be run over six laps. The top

12 scoring drivers in the intermediate classification will qualify for the semi-finals. The

winner, second and third placed drivers in each semi-final will qualify for the final.

CAR SPECIFICATIONS

WORLD/EURO RX SUPERCAR

Headline category. Hot hatches/superminis turned

into the ultimate racecars by the addition of

turbocharged, two-litre, 600bhp engines and four-

wheel drive. They accelerate from 0-

60mph(100km/h) in 1.9 seconds – faster than an F1

car

Capacity: 2050cc turbocharged (with 45mm

restrictor)

Power: 600bhp

Torque: 900Nm

0-100km/h: 1.9s

Min weight: 1300kg inc. driver

Gearbox: free (manual shift, no driver aids, no

paddle shift, etc). Typically five or six-speed

sequential

Wheels: 17in diameter, max 250mm width

Tyres: Cooper Tire 205/260-17 or 225/640-17 dry

(moulded tread) or 210/635 R17 wet (moulded

tread) control tyres. One compound of each.

Fuel: P1 Racing Fuel 102 octane FIA-spec control

fuelRallycross

RX2

Spec category for identical 310bhp, mid-

engined, four-wheel drive racecars built by

Olsbergs MSE. Guest support category at

selected World RX events. Past champions

include Cyril Raymond and Kevin Hansen

Four-wheel drive, 2.4l engine

Capacity: 2400cc naturally aspirated

Power: 320bhp

Torque: 350Nm

Min weight: 1100kg (inc driver)

Gearbox: 6 speed sequential SADEV gearbox

Wheels: 8” by 17” lightweight KMC wheel rims

Tyres: Cooper Tire

Fuel: P1 Racing Fuel 102 octane FIA-spec control

fuel


SUPER1600

Front-wheel drive ‘hot hatches’ using 1600cc engines.

Many of the top Supercar drivers have developed

from here, including Timur Timerzyanov and Andreas

Bakkerud.

Front-wheel drive, 1600cc

Capacity: 1600cc naturally aspirated

Power: 220bhp

Torque: 190Nm

0-100km/h: 4.6s

Min weight: 1000kg (inc driver)

Gearbox: free, typically five-speed sequential

Wheels: 17in diameter, max 250mm width

Tyres: Cooper Tire 205/620-17 ACB11 dry (moulded

tread) or 210/635 R17 wet (moulded tread) control

tyres. One compound of each.

Fuel: P1 Racing Fuel 102 octane FIA-spec control fuel

ABOUT COOPER TIRES

Cooper Tire Europe is sole tyre supplier and Associate Partner to World RX. The company

has a very long and extremely successful history in the rallycross arena and is the

rallycross tyre of choice for competitors across the world, having supplied tyres to

European Rallycross Champions for the past two decades.

Cooper’s supremacy is thanks to its unique rallycross tyre composition, which offers

unrivalled levels of grip and traction on both tarmac and gravel, to provide the best all-

round performance. For competitors to tackle the changing surfaces, from tarmac to

gravel, they need a tyre which is capable of handling both rough and smooth surfaces.

Meeting this unique challenge is something that Cooper excels at and particularly

prides itself on www.coopertire.com

A rallycross tyre needs to have several elements to cope with the demands placed on it. It

needs a pattern that conforms to the technical regulations and a compound suitable for both

gravel and asphalt surfaces. It needs a complex construction that gives unrivalled

performance with the strength to take the punishment that these surfaces give when tackled

with a 600bhp car. Unsurprisingly, this isn’t easy!

ABOUT THE TYRES


ALLOCATION

Tyre use is restricted to 12 dry and 12 wet tyres for each driver, per event. From the driver’sthird round, the allocation must include at least four drys and four wets from a previous event

http://www.coopertire.com/


CIRCUIT


USEFUL INFORMATION

TIME ZONE

Cape Town is located in SAST (South African Standard Time) i.e.

GMT +2 hour.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN CAPE TOWN

Approximate predictions:

Saturday, 9 November Sunrise Sunset

05:20 19:30

Sunday, 10 November Sunrise Sunset

05:20 19:30

CURRENCY

ZAR (South African Rand) is the currency used in Cape Town

where 1 GBP is equivalent to R19. There are bills of R10, R20,

R50, R100, R200. Current exchange rates is EUR 1 : ZAR 17,

fluctuations are frequent

TELEPHONES

Most International mobile phones for roaming need to be on a

US frequency. Please contact your provider directly to enable

international calling.

How to dial:

For International calls, + country code + area code + number

Country Code for USA: +27

Area Code: Cape Town (0)21


WEATHER FORECAST

Courtesy of Accuweather

The World RX of SA will be at the

beginning of November.

The weather at the time of year is

generally dry, hot and windy.

Average temperatures at the end

of November:

Minimum 15 ºC

Maximum 25 ºC

https://www.accuweather.com/en/lv/riga/225780/weather-forecast/225780


TRAVEL INFORMATION

From Cape Town via N1

Drive along N1, Exit 10 and N7. Take exit 17 from N7

14 min (16.6 km)

Continue on Plattekloof Rd/M14 to your destination

From Cape Town International Airport

Take Airport Ring Rd and Airport Approach Rd to Settlers Way/N2 in Kanana7 min (4.0 km)

Drive along M5, Exit 10 and N7. Take exit 17 from N717 min (22.3 km)

Continue on Plattekloof Rd/M14 to your destination

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO KILLARNEY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY


MEDIA WELCOME CENTRE Located at Ticket Verification at Gate 2

Opening times:

Wednesday, November 6: 08:00-18:00Thursday, November 7: 08:00-19:00Friday, November 8: 08:00-19:00Saturday November 9: 07:30-18:00Sunday, September 10: 07:30-15:00


MEDIA CENTRE

Opening times:

Friday, November 8:

10:15-20:00 (please note that the drivers’

briefing will take place in the media centre

from 09:30-10:15)

Saturday, November 9:

8:00-last journalist leaves

Sunday, November 10:

8:00-last journalist leaves


KEY MEDIA ACTIVITIES

PRESS CONFERENCES/Photo opportunities

Thursday, November 7

12:00: World RX race car parade, autograph signing - V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Friday, November 8

12:00: Draw for Q1 grid positions for World RX and RX2 – Media Centre

Saturday, November 9

12:15: Monster Energy Riot

16:10: World RX press conference. Top three drivers after Q2

Sunday, November 10

13:30: Monster Energy Rig Riot

16:15: World RX press conference. Top three drivers from race

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PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHY BRIEFINGS


08:30: Permanent Photographers/videographers’ briefing – Media Centre

08:45: Non-permanent Photographers/videographers’ briefing – Media Centre

Sunday, November 10

08:15: Photographers/videographers’ briefing – Media Centre

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AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS


16:35: Location tbc

Sunday, November 10

13:15: Location tbc


ENTRY LISTS


Full standings available here

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS – TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS – DRIVERS

https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/standings

DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

PERMANENT TEAMS

TEAM HANSEN MJP

Name: Timmy Hansen

#21

2019 Car: Peugeot 208 WRX

Date of birth: 21/05/1992

Nationality: Swedish

Oldest son of Kenneth Hansen, the most successful rallycross driver to date with 14 FIA European Rallycross titles to his name, Timmy Hansen has gone

on to establish himself as a master of the discipline in his own right.

Despite his roots, Hansen began his motorsport career in circuit racing before focusing on rallycross in 2012. After finishing third overall in the 2013 FIA

European Rallycross Championship, Hansen progressed to the FIA World Rallycross Championship at the wheel of a Peugeot 208 WRX and scored his

and the car’s maiden success in the World RX of Italy on his way to fourth in the championship. A successful 2015 World RX season yielded three more

wins (Norway, France, Turkey) and the runner-up spot in the series behind Petter Solberg.

In 2016, Hansen was joined at Team Peugeot-Hansen by nine-time WRC Champion Sebastien Loeb. Hansen won at World RX of Canada and

achieved four more podiums in 2017. Hansen entered into a fifth consecutive season with the French manufacturer in 2018, but the first since

Peugeot’s decision to take its World RX effort in-house. Utilising resources from the firm’s winning Dakar Rally programme, Hansen competed alongside

Loeb under the Team Peugeot Total banner picking up two podiums and finishing sixth in the championship.

Name: Kevin Hansen

#71

2019 Car: Peugeot 208 WRX



Kevin Hansen, younger brother of World RX driver Timmy Hansen and son of rallycross legend Kenneth Hansen, started his career in karting in 2005

before becoming World Champion in ROK Junior in 2010.

In 2012, Hansen won the JRX Series as well as Junior Championships in Britain and Sweden before stepping up to RX2 in 2014 where he finished runner-

up. In 2015, he went one better and won the RX2 series before reaching the final at the season-closing World RX of Argentina on his Supercar debut.

In 2016, Hansen moved up to Supercar full-time to contest the FIA European Rallycross Championship where he dominated by winning four out of the

five events and becoming Euro RX Champion.

For 2017, Hansen made the next step by moving up to World RX to compete in all 12 rounds of the World Championship as the third entry for Team

Peugeot-Hansen. He reached the final in Germany and secured eighth place in the overall standings. Hansen continued to drive a Peugeot 208 in

2018 as an individual entry under the Team Peugeot Total banner, putting in some impressive performances on his way to eighth in the championship.


GRX TANECO

Name: Niclas Gronholm

#68

2018 Car: Hyundai i20


Nationality: Finnish

Niclas Gronholm, son of two-time World Rally Champion Marcus, is a former Finnish Rallycross Champion entering his third season of FIA World

Rallycross Championship competition. At just 22-years-old, he is one of the youngest permanent Supercar drivers in World RX.

In 2014, Gronholm finished third in the autocross class of the Finnish Championship and in 2015 he drove an Olsbergs MSE run Ford Fiesta Supercar with

which he won the Finnish Championship. In 2016, he contested a full World RX campaign with Olsbergs MSE – picking up a best finish of 11th in Sweden

– as well as all rounds of RallyX on Ice in Sweden and the 2016 Finnish Rallycross Championship,

In 2017, Gronholm competed as an independent as part of the GRX (Gronholm RallyX) team managed by his father, securing his first final

appearance and a career best result of fifth place in Germany. In 2018, Gronholm remained with GRX and had an incredibly successful year, finishing

seventh overall – the most successful of any privateer driver/team. The Hyundai will be considered a front runner for the 2019 Championships.

Name: Timur Timerzyanov

#7



Nationality: Russian

Timur Timerzyanov made his racing debut after choosing motorsport over a burgeoning career in gymnastics, the Russian switching first to karting

before pursuing rallycross as his chosen discipline. Success came quickly for Timerzyanov with his first European title coming in the Super1600 category

in 2010 prior to a move into the Supercar category the following year.

Joining Namus Hansen Motorsport, Timerzyanov secured back-to-back Euro RX titles driving a Citroen DS3 in 2012 and 2013 prior to the series evolving

into the World Championship.

One of the most experienced rallycross drivers on the grid, Timerzyanov continued to notch up podiums during stints with Namus OMSE (2015), MJP

Team Austria (2016) and Team STARD (2017) but embarked on a fresh challenge with the GRX TANECO outfit in 2018, driving a Hyundai i20 alongside

Niclas Gronholm and finishing 10th in the championship.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

GC KOMPETITION

Name: Guerlain Chicherit

#36

Car: Renault Megane RS RX


Nationality: French

Guerlain Chicherit stepped up to the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2018 with his own GC Kompetition team driving the new Prodrive-developed

Renault Megane RS.

A professional skier and four-time world champion in freeriding, Chicherit holds the record for becoming the first man in history to complete an

unassisted backflip in a car. More recently Chicherit has focused his attentions on motorsport having amassed several starts in the Dakar Rally over the

last decade.

Chicherit made his World RX debut in the JRM Mini RX Countryman in 2015 and undertook a handful of appearances on the international stage in

preparation for a full-time attack with his own two-car GC Kompetition outfit in 2018. In his first full year, Chicherit achieved a personal best finish of fifth

place in Portugal and placed 11th in the championship. With more experience for the whole team, he will be looking to improve on that for 2019.

Name: Anton Marklund

#92




Swedish rallycross driver Anton Marklund started his racing career at the age of 15. After four years competing nationally, Marklund raced in a European

Championship for the first time in 2011 in the rear-wheel drive TouringCar category, where in 2012 he secured his first European title.

In 2013, Marklund switched to Supercars and raced in the European championship as well as competing in X-games. Over the following three years

Marklund was asked to drive in the FIA World Rallycross Championship for different teams, scoring a personal best second place in Canada in 2014.

In 2017, Marklund decided to focus on the European Championship and to combine it with racing the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, to develop as

a driver. Later in 2017, he became FIA European Rallycross Champion for the second time. Remaining in the FIA European Rallycross Championship in

2018, Marklund placed second at the year’s end and became champion in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. Marklund also completed the last

three rounds of the FIA World RX season with GCK, and remains with the French squad for the 2019 season.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

GCK Academy

Name: Cyril Raymond

#113

Car: Renault Clio


Nationality: French

Another to have cut his teeth in kart racing, Raymond turned his attention to rallycross in 2013

when he started in the Twingo Cup run within the French championship. Winning the one-make series, Raymond received the prize of a drive in the

French Championship’s Super1600 class the following year. Claiming his second championship win in as many years provided the springboard to

international competition.

After a single RX2 event in 2015 – in which he placed second at Barcelona – Raymond returned to the World RX feeder series in 2016, winning two of

the seven events and claiming the title. Defending the title in 2017, Raymond won six of the seven events to add another championship title to his cv.

In the 2018 season Raymond drove a Peugeot 208 in the FIA European Rallycross Championship for Supercar. Missing the opening round of the series,

Raymond nonetheless challenged for the title, winning his home event in France, and ending the year third in the championship.

Name: Guillaume De Ridder

#96

Car: Renault Clio


Nationality: Belgian

Entering his third season of rallycross Guillaume De Ridder began his career as a junior kart racer and has a Belgian KF2 championship title to his credit

from a decade in karting.

In 2013 the Belgian switched his attention to rallying where he drove in the Ford Fiesta Sport Trophy. Moving to the Group N category in 2014, De Ridder

won the class in the Belgian Rally Championship. After further rallying in Belgium and France in 2015 and 2016, De Ridder switched to rallycross in 2017

when he raced in the RX2 series. Placing third in the first year, De Ridder was in the title battle until the last round of the 2018 season in which he

ultimately placed second.

Moving from the feeder series to step into World RX, De Ridder will race a Supercar for the first time this year.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

GCK Academy

Name: Rokas Baciuska

#14



Nationality: Lithuanian

The current FIA European Rallycross Championship in Super1600, Rokas Baciuska is a former kart racer who has enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence

in rallycross. Making two Super1600 starts in 2017 he made it to the final in France and placed second in Latvia.

Returning for a full season in 2018, the Lithunanian teenager won the championship after being in the final at all six events and winning the penultimate

round in Latvia.

He made his World RX debut with ESmotorsport in Abu Dhabi before switching to the GCK squad from the fifth round in Norway.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

Monster Energy RX Cartel

Name: Andreas Bakkerud

#13Car: Audi S1


Nationality: Norwegian

Norwegian racer Andreas Bakkerud competed in karting from the age of eight until 15 when he switched disciplines to rallycross. He was second in the

Norwegian Championship in 2009 before stepping up to the Super1600 European Championship in 2010 and going on to secure back-to-back titles for

the Set Promotion team in 2011 and 2012.

From here, Bakkerud graduated to Supercar machinery in the 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship with Monster Energy and LD Motorsport,

finishing fourth overall driving a Citroen DS3 and winning in Sweden and France. In 2014 he moved to Ford Olsbergs MSE for the inaugural FIA World

Rallycross Championship, winning two events and playing a pivotal role in spurring the team towards the FIA Teams’ Championship title.

Retained by Olsbergs MSE in 2015, Bakkerud claimed another win at World RX of Italy before switching to Ken Block’s Hoonigan Racing Division team for

2016. Completing a hat-trick of victories in Norway, Sweden and Argentina on his way to third overall in the Ford Focus RS RX Supercar, Bakkerud would

add four more podiums to his career tally in 2017 when he secured another top six championship finish.

Bakkerud was the first driver – and remains one of only two drivers – in World RX history to have amassed maximum points through each stage of an

event weekend after winning all four qualifying sessions, the semi-final and the final at World RX of Norway in 2016.

2018 saw Bakkerud take on a new challenge by joining Mattias Ekstrom’s Audi Sport-backed EKS RX team at the wheel of an Audi S1. He took five

podiums in the season, including second in the World RX of Great Britain at SpeedMachine, earning him third place in the championship.

Name: Liam Doran

#33

Car: Audi S1


Nationality: British

Liam Doran progressed through the ranks of British rallycross before making his first International starts in 20-09. Moving from his family team to race with

Hansen Motorsport in the European Championship in 2010, Doran made took his first win in Finland of the same year and added a second victory in

Poland.

A fixture of the European Championship and World Championship until mid-2016, Doran has acquired a reputation as one of the fastest and most

flamboyant drivers in the sport. Doran also won the X-games Gold medal in 2010.

2018 saw Liam Doran make a return to the FIA World Rallycross Championship after two and a half years out of the sport. Known for his exciting driving

style, he made a big impression with drives in France, Latvia, USA and Germany.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

PERMANENT INDIVIDUALS

XITE RACING

Name: Oliver Bennett

#42

Car: BMW Mini


Nationality: BritishFormer motocross rider Oliver Bennett switched codes to rallycross after a handful of rallies. Third place in the 2017 British Championship at the end of his

first year of rallycross reflected immediate form and laid the foundation for a move to International competition in 2018.

A mixed season of World RX and ARX events with a Mini Cooper developed by his own Xite Racing team saw both driver and team grow in experience.

2019 will be the first full World Championship season for the young team and with a year under its belt the sights are set on continuing progress and

points-scoring finishes.

ALL-INKL.COM MUENNICH MOTORSPORT

Name: Timo Scheider

#44

Car: Seat Ibiza


Nationality: GermanTimo Scheider has been in motorsport since 2000 and is a two-time DTM Champion. He first raced in World RX in 2015 for Munnich Motorsport and will be

driving a full campaign for the first time in 2019. Since falling in love with rallycross after that 2015 debut, Scheider contested 11 rounds of the 2017 World

Championship and returned for three events in 2018. His best result so far was a second place finish in Barcelona for MJP Racing Team Austria in 2017

and he will be looking to better that behind the wheel of ALL-INKL.COM Munnich Motorsport’s new Seat Ibiza in 2019.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

EKS Sport

Name: Krisztian Szabo

#123

Car: Audi S1


Nationality: Hungarian

A double champion in the FIA European Rallycross Championship’s Super1600 class, Szabo is an accomplished racer who has systematically developed

his career with the goal of joining the FIA World Rallycross Championship.

As a teenager Szabo was a successful skier, in motor sport he was Hungarian Autocross champion in 2008 – when just 16-years-old. He won the FIA Junior

Buggy title in autocross in 2009 and 2010 and an adult European Championship in 2013 before making his European Rallycross Championship debut in

Italy 2014 where he finished third.

Third in the Super1600 championship in 2015, Szabo then won back-to-back Super1600 titles in 2016 and 2017. Szabo moved to Supercar in 2018 but

made just two starts in the FIA European Championship, placing second in France and sixth in Latvia racing an EKS Audi S1.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES

Team STARD

Name: Janis Baumanis

#6

Car: Ford Fiesta


Nationality: Latvian

Janis Baumanis kicked off his motorsport career in crosskarts at the age of 15 before trying his hand at rallycross for the first time in 2008 in the NEZ

Rallycross Championship. Over the next two seasons Baumanis won two championship titles in his native Latvia and one Baltic championship title,

following it up with European Super1600 and Estonian Rallycross Supercar titles in 2015.

Following a handful of World RX Supercar starts in 2014 and 2015, Baumanis received a full season campaign in 2016 as part of the World RX Team Austria

outfit, securing a final appearance and a best finish of fourth place in Barcelona. A move to Team STARD for 2017 yielded a popular run to the final on

home soil in Latvia, as well as a season’s best fifth place and 12th overall.

In 2018 Baumanis continued at the wheel of the Ford Fiesta with Team STARD finishing ninth overall. His highlight of the year was winning the Monster

Energy Supercharge award in Canada for being the quickest to react at the start. Entering his third year with STARD and with support from Ford

Performance in 2019, he will be looking for wins and podiums.

Round-by-round

GRX SET

Name: Reinis Nitiss



Nationality: Latvian

Reinis Nitiss joins GRX Taneco team as development driver for the 2019 season. He will race in selected events alongside testing duties and will make his

return to the FIA World Rallycross Championship at World RX of Abu Dhabi.

Nitiss is the 2018 FIA European Champion, which he won driving a Ford Fiesta for Set Promotion, has competed in World RX Supercars since 2014. He is

the youngest ever winner off a World RX event when he won in Hell, Norway in 2014. He was the FIA European Rallycross Champion in Super1600 in 2013.


DRIVER BIOGRAPHIES


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