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.[1] The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia.

Rallycross layout of the Circuit de Catalunya
| 2018 World RX of Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 1 of 12 in the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 14–15 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montmeló, Catalonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heats
    
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 | 
References
    
- "Results - 2018 World RX of Barcelona". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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