# 2020 World RX of Latvia

The 2020 Neste World RX of Riga-Latvia was the fifth and sixth round of the seventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event, originally planned as a "normal event", later became a double header (two races in a weekend)

## Supercar Race 1

Source

### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Pts |
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 16 |
| 2 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 15 |
| 3 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | KYB Team JC | Audi S1 | 5th | 5th | 1st | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | Robin Larsson | KYB Team JC | Audi S1 | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 12 |
| 6 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 3rd | 8th | 7th | 11 |
| 7 | 123 | Kristian Szabo | GRX Set | Hyundai i20 | 10th | 2nd | 13th | 10 |
| 8 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | Renault Mégane RS | 7th | 16th | 5th | 9 |
| 9 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Monster Energy RX Cartel | Renault Mégane RS | 9th | 14th | 8th | 8 |
| 10 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 8th | 9th | 16th | 7 |
| 11 | 15 | Reinis Nitiss | ES Motorsport - Eigesa WRX Team | Skoda Fabia | 11th | 12th | 11th | 6 |
| 12 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 12th | 10th | 12th | 5 |
| 13 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 17th | 7th | 10th | 4 |
| 14 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GCK Bilstein | Renault Mégane RS | 16th | 11th | 9th | 3 |
| 15 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | Unkorrupted | Renault Clio RS | 13th | 13th | 14th | 2 |
| 16 | 14 | Rokas Baciuska | Unkorrupted | Renault Clio RS | 15th | 15th | 15th | 1 |
| 17 | 11 | Jani Paasonen | Ferratum Team | Ford Fiesta | 14th | 17th | DNS | |
Note : René Münnich withdrawn from semi Final to allow his more experienced teammate Timo Scheider to participate

### Semi-finals
#### Semi-Final 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekstrom | KYB Team JC | 5:04.092 | 6 |
| 2 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +0.148 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen | +2.165 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Monster Energy RX Cartel | +4.305 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Reinis Nitiss | ES Motorsport - Eisega WRX Team | +6.741 | 2 |
| 6 | 123 | Kristian Szabo | GRX Set | +6.996 | 1 |

#### Semi-Final 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 5:02.654 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Larsson | KYB Team JC | +1.511 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen | +2.133 | 4 |
| 4 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | +5.208 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | +5.566 | 2 |
| 6 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | DNF | 1 |

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 5:01.073 | 8 |
| 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | KYB Team JC | +3.468 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen | +4.323 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen | +4.633 | 3 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +10.908 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Robin Larsson | KYB Team JC | +35.316 | 1 |

## Supercar Race 2

Source

### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | KYB Team JC | Audi S1 | 1st | 1st | 6th | 16 |
| 2 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 15 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Monster Energy RX Cartel | Renault Mégane RS | 6th | 3rd | 10th | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 13 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 5th | 5th | 7th | 12 |
| 6 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 7th | 7th | 8th | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | Robin Larsson | KYB Team JC | Audi S1 | 2nd | 15th | 1st | 10 |
| 8 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 11th | 4th | 14th | 9 |
| 9 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 9th | 8th | 4th | 8 |
| 10 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GCK Bilstein | Renault Mégane RS | 10th | 9th | 11th | 7 |
| 11 | 15 | Reinis Nitiss | ES Motorsport - Eigesa WRX Team | Skoda Fabia | 13th | 11th | 13th | 6 |
| 12 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | Renault Mégane RS | 12th | 13th | 9th | 5 |
| 13 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 16th | 10th | 12th | 4 |
| 14 | 123 | Kristian Szabo | GRX Set | Hyundai i20 | 8th | 16th | 5th | 3 |
| 15 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | Unkorrupted | Renault Clio RS | 15th | 12th | 16th | 2 |
| 16 | 11 | Jani Paasonen | Ferratum Team | Ford Fiesta | 17th | 14th | 17th | 1 |
| 17 | 14 | Rokas Baciuska | Unkorrupted | Renault Clio RS | 14th | 17th | 15th | |

### Semi-finals
#### Semi-Final 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekstrom | KYB Team JC | 5:01.505 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Larsson | KYB Team JC | +2.395 | 5 |
| 3 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +2.791 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Kevin Hansen‡ | Team Hansen | +3.197 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | +4.320 | 2 |
| 6 | 123 | Kristian Szabo | GRX Set | +5.596 | 1 |

#### Semi-Final 2

(Red Flagged - Only 5 laps)‡
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 4:10.779 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen | +2.708 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud‡ | Monster Energy RX Cartel | +3.727 | 4 |
| 4 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GRX Bilstein | +6.299 | 3 |
| 5 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | +6.559 | 2 |
| DQ | 44 | Timo Scheider‡ | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | DQ | - |
‡ The semi-final 2 was red-flagged due to the crash of Andreas Bakkerud. Timo Scheider, who finish the semi-final in third, was declared responsible for the incident and was disqualified. Neither Andreas Bakkerud nor his car was able to resume the competition. As a result, his place in the final was filled by Kevin Hansen.

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | KYB Team JC | 5:01.264 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | +0.728 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Robin Larsson | KYB Team JC | +3.388 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen | +3.814 | 3 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +4.647 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen | +5.075 | 1 |

## Standings after the event

Source
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 166 | |
| 2 | Mattias Ekström | 149 | +17 |
| 3 | Niclas Grönholm | 117 | +49 |
| 4 | Timmy Hansen | 111 | +55 |
| 5 | Robin Larsson | 101 | +65 |
| 6 | Kevin Hansen | 96 | +70 |
* Note: Only the top six positions are included.