# 2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi

The 2019 World RX of Abu Dhabi was the first round of the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

## Supercar

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### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen MJP | Peugeot 208 | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 5th | 15 |
| 3 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 4th | 11th | 6th | 2nd | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | Ford Fiesta | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 13 |
| 5 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 6th | 5th | 12th | 3rd | 12 |
| 6 | 123 | Krisztián Szabó | EKS Sport | Audi S1 | 10th | 10th | 2nd | 6th | 11 |
| 7 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 7th | 12th | 4th | 8th | 10 |
| 8 | 14 | Rokas Baciuska | ES Motorsport - Labas GAS | Škoda Fabia | 11th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 9 |
| 9 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Hansen MJP | Peugeot 208 | 1st | 1st | 7th | DNS | 8 |
| 10 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 9th | 9th | 14th | 10th | 7 |
| 11 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | Audi S1 | 12th | 13th | 9th | 14th | 6 |
| 12 | 113 | Cyril Raymond | GCK Academy | Renault Clio RS | 15th | 14th | 10th | 7th | 5 |
| 13 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | GRX Set | Hyundai i20 | 14th | 3rd | 15th | 15th | 4 |
| 14 | 5 | Pal Try | Team Stard | Ford Fiesta | 16th | 15th | 13th | 12th | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Monster Energy RX Cartel | Audi S1 | 5th | 2nd | DQ | 13th | 2 |
| 16 | 96 | Guillaume De Ridder | GCK Academy | Renault Clio RS | DNS | 16th | 11th | 11th | 1 |
| 17 | 42 | Oliver Bennett | Oliver Bennett | Mini Cooper | 13th | DNS | 16th | DNS | |
* Note: Timmy Hansen was forced to withdraw from the event following damage sustained to his roll cage in his Q3 crash with Bakkerud.

### Semi-final 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen MJP | 4:35.450 | 6 |
| 2 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | +1.220 | 5 |
| 3 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | +5.429 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | +6.135 | 3 |
| 5 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GC Kompetition | +8.667 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | GRX Set | DNF | 1 |

### Semi-final 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | 4:41.734 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | +0.409 | 5 |
| 3 | 123 | Krisztián Szabó | EKS Sport | +1.031 | 4 |
| 4 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | +4.116 | 3 |
| 5 | 113 | Cyril Raymond | GCK Academy | +1:00.002 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Rokas Baciuska | ES Motorsport - Labas GAS | +1 lap | 1 |

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Hansen MJP | 4:39.467 | 8 |
| 2 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +0.479 | 5 |
| 3 | 33 | Liam Doran | Monster Energy RX Cartel | +0.728 | 4 |
| 4 | 123 | Krisztián Szabó | EKS Sport | +8.650 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | +12.227 | 2 |
| 6 | 44 | Timo Scheider | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | +29.617 | 1 |
* Note: Niclas Grönholm originally won the event but later inherits the victory, awarded a 3-second penalty for "pushing and overtaking".

## Standings after the event

Source
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Kevin Hansen | 30 | |
| 2 | Niclas Grönholm | 26 | +4 |
| 3 | Janis Baumanis | 20 | +10 |
| | Timo Scheider | 20 | +10 |
| 5 | Krisztián Szabó | 18 | +12 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.