HEIKKINEN WINS BELGIUM RX FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
May 18, 2015 by FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy![HEIKKINEN WINS BELGIUM RX FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW](images/articleimages/heikkinen-belgium-rx_2015-1-400.jpg)
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Elsewhere, it was a tough end to the weekend for round one winner Johan Kristoffersson who was top qualifier at the Intermediate Classification after winning heats three and four. The Volkswagen Team Sweden driver was set to win his semi-final until Kristoffersson lost his lead when he clipped a kerb with his Polo RX Supercar and dropped to fifth after incurring a front-left puncture. It was a similar story for Team Peugeot-Hansen's Timmy Hansen who lost out on a spot in the final due to a front-left puncture. EKS team-mates Mattias Ekstrom and Anton Marklund had a strong weekend with Marklund reaching the semis but narrowly missing out on a spot in the final after finishing fourth. Ekstrom lined up on the third row of today's final alongside Solberg but retired after he incurred damage to his Audi S1 EKS Quattro on lap one. Fredrik Magnussen won this weekend's TouringCar category, the Norwegian making an incredible comeback after rolling his Ford Fiesta on day one. Anders Braten and David Norgard finished second and third respectively. A win for Janis Baumanis in the S1600 category sees the Latvian lead the standings after two rounds. Second place was awarded to Russia's Nikita Misyulya while Frenchman Andrea Dubourg secured the third podium spot. Martin Anayi, World RX Managing Director for IMG Motorsport, concluded: 'It's been a fantastic weekend in Belgium; not least because of the on-track action, but the organisers have worked extremely hard to make key improvements to the circuit which has received a wealth of positive feedback from our drivers and teams. Home favourites Francois Duval and Koen Pauwels put on a fantastic show in front of the 25,000 fans that visited Mettet this weekend and it's always encouraging to see such diversity in our Championship after today's final included four different manufacturers. We've had three different winners in three events and Topi was the model of consistency this weekend after a string of quick heat times and a mature, clean drive in both his semi-final and the final. It's excellent to see Jerome take a win for French manufacturer Peugeot after he impressed on his debut with Albatec Racing. We won't see the European drivers until Germany next month but for the World Championship drivers, there will be little time to rest as we prepare for our home race at Lydden Hill next weekend.' For the full results from Ladbrokes World RX of Belgium and the overall Championship standings after round three, please visit www.fiaworldrallycross.com/results
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