FIA World Rallycross

GC Kompetition have confirmed that the “British Bomb” Liam Doran has been signed to drive the second Prodrive built Renault Megane RS RX for the 2018 World RX of France

GC Kompetition have announced that former FIA European Rallycross Championship driver Jerome Grosset-Janin will no longer drive for them with immediate effect

The FIA World Rallycross Championship has announced that it has delayed the move to introduce Electric Supercars until 2021, giving Manufacturers and Teams a further twelve months to prepare for the move.

The 2018 World RX of Canada signalled the beginning of the second half of the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship and also a noticeable change in both the running order and the gaps between the various teams. The Checkered Flag takes a closer look at the weekend’s talking points.

Kevin Hansen upped his level of performance at the 2018 World RX of Canada as he learns more about the latest evolution of the Peugeot 208 WRX in the 2018 season, however his drive went unrewarded.

Timmy Hansen enjoyed the new evolution of the Peugeot 208 WRX in Canada, pushing hard during the event to chase eventual winner Johan Kristoffersson

After an intensive testing programme in Latvia during the mid season break, Sebastien Loeb found more pace in the newest evolution of the Peugeot 208 WRX in Canada

The 2018 World RX of Canada was a weekend of highs and lows for Timur Timerzyanov, however the Russian driver showed that he was up to the challenge of the Trois-Rivieres Street Circuit

With the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship back in action in Canada, Niclas Gronholm wasted no time in taking the fight to the bigger teams for the second half of the season

Andreas Bakkerud has been the closest contender to runaway Championship leader Johan Kristoffersson so far in the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship. However that changed in Canada

Mattias Ekstrom was back in the hunt for the podium at the 2018 World RX of Canada and showed in the Supercar Final that EKS Audi Sport had improved their pace over the mid season break.

Johan Kristoffersson has shown that on the Sunday of a World RX weekend, he is in devastating form. The 2018 World RX of Canada proved to be no exception as the Swedish driver took win number six in the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship

Petter Solberg was in the running for the win at the 2018 World RX of Canada, however despite his luck changing on Sunday, the Norwegian driver was able to salvage the fastest lap in the Supercar Final

After finishing the first day of the 2018 World RX of Canada in ninth place, Johan Kristoffersson fought back on Sunday to take the win in the Supercar Final.

Sebastien Loeb has started the second part of the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship in dominant fashion after wining the first two Qualifying sessions in the 2018 World RX of Canada