# 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship

The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.
Johan Kristoffersson won the drivers' championship for the third consecutive year, his fifth title overall. Kristoffersson Motorsport won the teams' championship for the first time under that name.

## Calendar

On 15 December 2021, the provisional 2022 calendar was announced during the FIA World Motorsport Council decisions: The updated calendar was released on 21 March. It included one unconfirmed event. The calendar was updated again on 29 June on the FIA World Motorsport Council, in which World RX of Sweden was cancelled for RX1e, and World RX of Catalunya returned to the calendar provisionally. Another calendar update was announced on 7 July. The World RX of Germany was postponed to allow RX1e teams more time to prepare for the season.
| Rnd | Event | Date | Venue | Class | Winner | Team | Report |
| 1 | Cooper Tires Rallycross of Sweden | 2–3 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX2e | Viktor Vranckx | Bert Vranckx | Report |
| 2 | Ramudden World RX of Norway | 13–14 August | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | Ramudden World RX of Norway | 13–14 August | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX2e | Viktor Vranckx | Bert Vranckx | Report |
| 3 | Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia | 3–4 September | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia | 3–4 September | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia | 3–4 September | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga | RX2e | Patrick O'Donovan | Patrick O'Donovan | Report |
| 5 | Lusorecursos World RX of Portugal | 17–18 September | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 6 | Lusorecursos World RX of Portugal | 17–18 September | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | RX1e | Niclas Grönholm | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | Report |
| 7 | Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | 8–9 October | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 8 | Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | 8–9 October | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 8 | Benelux World RX of Spa-Francorchamps | 8–9 October | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | RX2e | Patrick O'Donovan | Patrick O'Donovan | Report |
| 9 | World RX of Catalunya | 29–30 October | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | RX1e | Timmy Hansen | Hansen World RX Team | Report |
| 10 | World RX of Catalunya | 29–30 October | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |
| 10 | World RX of Catalunya | 29–30 October | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | RX2e | Isak Sjökvist | Isak Sjökvist | Report |
| 11 | World RX of Germany | 12–13 November | Nürburgring, Nürburg | RX1e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Report |

### Calendar Changes

* World RX of Sweden was listed as the opening round of World Rallycross Championship. A further update was issued in March, with Holjes becoming an official launch event headlined by the Euro RX1 series for combustion-powered supercars. The World RallyCross Championship's electric era started at Norway's Hell track on 13-14 August after delays to allow teams to ready their new cars.

## Series News

* For the first time in world rallycross history all the categories were based on electric power.
* The RX1 class was discontinued. It was replaced by the electric RX1e class. While bodywork and liveries were different, all cars in this new class used the same powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.
* A new race weekend format was adopted for the 2022 season. The grids for heat 1 were set using a single-lap shootout SuperPole session immediately following practice. Single header events featured three heat races (down from four), and double header events featured two heat races (down from three). The grids for the heats following heat 1 were set by finishing position in the previous heat, rather than overall time. The positions per heat were determined by time. Following the heat races a 'Progression' race determined which ten drivers moved on to the semi-finals. From the semi-finals, the top 2 drivers from each semi moved on to the final, along with the highest-placed driver finishing in third. The staggered grid for the semi-finals and finals was removed in favor of a side-by-side grid. There was a maximum of five cars competing in every race.

## Entries
### RX1e

| Constructor | Team | Model | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| GCK Exclusiv-e | Guerlain Chicherit | Lancia Delta Evo-e RX | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | 11 |
| Peugeot | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 21 | Timmy Hansen | All |
| Peugeot | Hansen World RX Team | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 71 | Kevin Hansen | All |
| PWR Racing | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 12 | Klara Andersson | All |
| PWR Racing | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | PWR RX1e | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | All |
| Volkswagen | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | All |
| Volkswagen | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | All |
| Volkswagen | Gustav Bergström | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 17 | Gustav Bergström | All |
| SEAT | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | 77 | René Münnich | 2–10 |
| SEAT | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | 92 | Anton Marklund | 11 |

### RX2e

| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| QEV Technologies | Patrick O'Donovan | ZEROID X1 | 00 | Patrick O'Donovan | All |
| QEV Technologies | Catie Munnings | ZEROID X1 | 3 | Catie Munnings | 1 |
| QEV Technologies | QEV Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 5 | Pablo Suárez | All |
| QEV Technologies | QEV Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 7 | Carlos Checa Carrera | 5 |
| QEV Technologies | QEV Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | 5 |
| QEV Technologies | QEV Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 26 | Roberts Vitols | 3 |
| QEV Technologies | QEV Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 28 | Filip Thorén | 1, 3 |
| QEV Technologies | QEV Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 34 | Lance Woolridge | 2 |
| QEV Technologies | Aksel Lund Svindal | ZEROID X1 | 9 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 2 |
| QEV Technologies | Escuderia Mollerussa | ZEROID X1 | 12 | Pepe Arqué | 5 |
| QEV Technologies | Bert Vranckx | ZEROID X1 | 13 | Viktor Vranckx | All |
| QEV Technologies | Kristoffersson Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 14 | Nils Andersson | All |
| QEV Technologies | Acciona Sainz XE Team | ZEROID X1 | 44 | Laia Sanz | 1–2, 5 |
| QEV Technologies | Mark Flaherty | ZEROID X1 | 77 | Mark Flaherty | 1–2 |
| QEV Technologies | Isak Sjökvist | ZEROID X1 | 82 | Isak Sjökvist | All |
| QEV Technologies | ACA Esport | ZEROID X1 | 97 | Raul Ferre | All |

## Championship standings

Points are scored as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### RX1e Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | NOR | LVA | LVA | PRT | PRT | BEL | BEL | CAT | CAT | DEU | Points |
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 183 |
| 2 | Timmy Hansen | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 136 |
| 3 | Niclas Grönholm | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 130 |
| 4 | Ole Christian Veiby | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 124 |
| 5 | Kevin Hansen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 122 |
| 6 | Gustav Bergström | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 107 |
| 7 | Klara Andersson | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 102 |
| 8 | René Münnich | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | 78 |
| 9 | Anton Marklund | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Guerlain Chicherit | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 |
| Pos. | Driver | NOR | LVA | LVA | PRT | PRT | BEL | BEL | CAT | CAT | DEU | Points |

### RX1e Team's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | No. | NOR | LVA | LVA | PRT | PRT | BEL | BEL | CAT | CAT | DEU | Points |
| 1 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 306 |
| 1 | Kristoffersson Motorsport | 52 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 306 |
| 2 | Hansen World RX Team | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 259 |
| 2 | Hansen World RX Team | 71 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 259 |
| 3 | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 232 |
| 3 | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | 68 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 232 |
| Pos. | Driver | | NOR | LVA | LVA | PRT | PRT | BEL | BEL | CAT | CAT | DEU | Points |

### RX2e Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | SWE | NOR | LVA | BEL | CAT | Points |
| 1 | Viktor Vranckx | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 83 |
| 2 | Isak Sjökvist | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 73 |
| 3 | Nils Andersson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 65 |
| 4 | Patrick O'Donovan | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 60 |
| 5 | Raul Ferre | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 58 |
| 6 | Pablo Suárez | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Filip Thorén | 6 | | 8 | 7 | | 27 |
| 8 | Laia Sanz | 7 | 8 | | | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | Roberts Vitols | | | 4 | | | 12 |
| 10 | Mark Flaherty | 10 | 10 | | | | 11 |
| 11 | Pepe Arqué | | | | | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | Lance Woolridge | | 7 | | | | 9 |
| 13 | Catie Munnings | 8 | | | | | 8 |
| 14 | Aksel Lund Svindal | | 9 | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Carlos Checa Carrera | | | | | 9 | 7 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | | | | | 10 | 6 |
| Pos. | Driver | SWE | NOR | LVA | BEL | CAT | Points |