# 2018 World RX of Barcelona

The 2018 World RX of Barcelona was the first round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia.

## Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo R | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 16 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 17th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo R | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 14 |
| 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 1st | 7th | 9th | 4th | 13 |
| 5 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 12 |
| 6 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 16th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 10 |
| 8 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | STARD | Ford Fiesta | 7th | 9th | 6th | 11th | 9 |
| 9 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 10th | 12th | 7th | 9th | 8 |
| 10 | 74 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 6th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 7 |
| 11 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 8th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 6 |
| 12 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 12th | 3rd | 14th | 14th | 5 |
| 13 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 4th | 17th | 17th | 8th | 4 |
| 14 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 11th | 16th | 13th | 10th | 3 |
| 15 | 42 | Oliver Bennett | Oliver Bennett | MINI Cooper | 14th | 13th | 12th | 15th | 2 |
| 16 | 66 | Grégoire Demoustier | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 208 | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 1 |
| 17 | 84 | "Knapick" | "Knapick" | Citroën DS3 | 13th | 15th | 16th | 17th | |

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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:42.350 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +2.886 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +3.127 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | +5.656 | 3 |
| 5 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | +6.177 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | +9.799 | 1 |

### Semi-Final 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | 4:43.579 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb‡ | Team Peugeot Total | +3.573 | 5 |
| 3 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +5.107 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | STARD | +5.621 | 3 |
| 5 | 74 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | GC Kompetition | +6.284 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | DNF | 1 |
    ‡ Loeb initially qualified 13th, however was promoted to a semi-final position following the withdrawal of Kevin Hansen.

## Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:36.568 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | +1.215 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +2.389 | 4 |
| 4 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +7.099 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +11.264 | 2 |
| DSQ | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | | |

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 27 | |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | 24 | +3 |
| 3 | Andreas Bakkerud | 20 | +7 |
| 4 | Mattias Ekström | 19 | +8 |
| 5 | Niclas Grönholm | 18 | +9 |