# 2018 World RX of Germany

The 2018 World RX of Germany was the eleventh round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Estering in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony.

## Supercar

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### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 16 |
| 2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 15 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 14 |
| 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 4th | 6th | 1st | 4th | 13 |
| 5 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 12 |
| 6 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 11 |
| 7 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 10th | 10 |
| 8 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 8th | 9th | 10th | 5th | 9 |
| 9 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 9th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 8 |
| 10 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 10th | 12th | 7th | 12th | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | Ford Fiesta | 12th | 8th | 12th | 17th | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5 |
| 13 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 11th | 10th | 14th | 18th | 4 |
| 14 | 64 | Kjetil Larsen | Kjetil Larsen | Volkswagen Polo | 18th | 16th | 15th | 14th | 3 |
| 15 | 42 | Oliver Bennett | Oliver Bennett | BMW Mini Cooper | 17th | 14th | 17th | 15th | 2 |
| 16 | 77 | René Münnich | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Seat Ibiza | 15th | 17th | 18th | 16th | 1 |
| 17 | 66 | Gregoire Demoustier | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 208 | 19th | 18th | 16th | 19th | |
| 18 | 113 | Cyril Raymond | Cyril Raymond | Peugeot 208 | 16th | 19th | 19th | 20th | |
| 19 | 33 | Liam Doran | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | DQ | 15th | 11th | 7th | |
| 20 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 14th | 20th | DQ | 9th | |
* Note: Liam Doran was disqualified from Q1 for having briefly touch the launch control button by mistake in turn 1. Timur Timerzyanov had the same issue, touching the button during his battle with Cyril Raymond in Q3.

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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 3:36.940 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +0.529 | 5 |
| 3 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +4.319 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Janis Baumanis | Team Stard | +8.847 | 3 |
| 5 | 92 | Anton Marklund | GC Kompetition | DNF | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | DQ | |
Note: Timmy Hansen was disqualified for a contact with Anton Marklund.

#### Semi-Final 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | 3:36.021 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +1.782 | 5 |
| 3 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +4.730 | 4 |
| 4 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | +5.846 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | +7.794 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | DNF | 1 |

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 3:33.568 | 8 |
| 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | +1.849 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +3.082 | 4 |
| 4 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +5.030 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | DNF | 2 |
| 6 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | DNF | 1 |

## Standings after the event

Source
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| WC | Johan Kristoffersson | 311 | |
| 2 | Mattias Ekström | 228 | +83 |
| 3 | Andreas Bakkerud | 224 | +87 |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | 221 | +90 |
| 5 | Sébastien Loeb | 205 | +106 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.