RX2 International Series in Canada

Final – De Ridder second!

Podium for Guillaume De Ridder! Despite a start from third row in the final De Ridder managed to take a second place. Sondre Evjen and William Nilsson ends on 7:th and 8:th place in the competition.

Results Canada

1. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 
2. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL)
3. Tanner Whitten (USA)
4. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA)
5. Simon Olofsson (SWE)
6. Dan Rooke (GBR)
7. Sondre Evjen (NOR)
8. William Nilsson (SWE)  
9. Andreas Bäckman (SWE)
10. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 
11. Sandra Hultgren (SWE)
12. Cole Keatts (USA)
13. Glenn Haug (NOR)  
14. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 
15. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 
16. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR)
17. Anders Michalak (SWE)
(Preliminary)

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Semi-finals – De Ridder ready for the final!

Guillaume De Ridder is ready for the final! He will start in the third row. 
Unfortunately both Sondre Evjen and William Nilsson is outside the final. Evjen ended on fourth place in semi-final 2, while Nilsson finished fifth in semi-final 1 after a race incident.

The final i scheduled 15.00 (21.00 CEST) – follow it live on TV!

GRID: FINAL
Cyril Raymond 
Dan Rooke 
Tanner Whitten
Vasiliy Gryazin
Guillaume De Ridder
Simon Olofsson

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Intermediate results – All JC Racetekniks drivers are ready for semi-final

After all four qualifyings Guillaume De Ridder is on P5, followed by Sondre Evjen and William Nilsson on P6 and P7.

Intermediate results

1. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 16 p
2. Dan Rooke (GBR) 15 p
3. Tanner Whitten (USA) 14 p
4. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 13 p
5. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 12 p
6. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 11 p
7. William Nilsson (SWE) 10 p
8. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 9 p
9. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 8 p
10. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 7 p
11. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 6 p
12. Cole Keatts (USA) 5 p
13. Glenn Haug (NOR) 4 p
14. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 3 p
15. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 2 p
16. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 1 p
17. Anders Michalak (SWE) 0 p

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Qualifying 4

Guillaume De Ridder won his race and is P3 in Q3. Sondre Evjen is P4 after a second place in the race. William Nilsson finished third in his race and ended on 8:th place overall.

Qualifying 4

1. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 3:43.045
2. Tanner Whitten (USA) 3:45.355
3. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 3:46.709
4. Dan Rooke (GBR) 3:46.728
5. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 3:46.855
6. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 3:48.256
7. Glenn Haug (NOR) 3:48.345
8. William Nilsson (SWE) 3:48.352
9. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 3:49.320
10. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 3:50.190
11. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 3:51.404
12. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 3:51.521
13. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 3:51.550
14. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 3:51.859
15. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 3:53.105
16. Cole Keatts (USA) 3:59.738
17. Anders Michalak (SWE) DNF

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Qualifying 3 – P3 and P4 for De Ridder and Evjen

Guillaume De Ridder won his race and is P3 in Q3. Sondre Evjen is P4 after a second place in the race. William Nilsson finished third in his race and ended on 8:th place overall.

Qualifying 3

1. Dan Rooke (GBR) 3:45.026 
2. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 3:46.206 
3. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 3:47.553 
4. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 3:47.832
5. Tanner Whitten (USA) 3:49.313
6. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 3:49.967
7. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 3:50.814
8. William Nilsson (SWE) 3:51.342
9. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 3:51.677
10. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 3:51.952 
11. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 3:52.150
12. Cole Keatts (USA) 3:52.859
13. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 3:52.893
14. Glenn Haug (NOR) 3:53.897
15. Anders Michalak (SWE) 3:54.705
16. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 3:55.383
- Simon Olofsson (SWE) DNF

After three qualifyings

1. Dan Rooke (GBR) 138 p
2. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 128 p
3. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 121 p
4. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 112 p
5. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 111 p
6. William Nilsson (SWE) 110 p
7. Tanner Whitten (USA) 108 p
7. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 108 p
7. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 108 p
10. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 107 p
11. Cole Keatts (USA) 103 p
12. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 100 p
13. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 95 p
13. Anders Michalak (SWE) 95 p
15. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 94 p
16. Glenn Haug (NOR) 92 p
17. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 85 p

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Qualifying 2

Despite a race incident William Nilsson finished third in the race and ended on 4:th place overall. Unfortunately it started to rain heavily in the last race, where both Guillaume De Ridder and Sondre Evjen started. De Ridder won the race while Evjen finished 4:th - they ended on P10 and P14 overall. Q3 starts tomorrow around 09.30.

Qualifying 2

1. Dan Rooke (GBR) 3:46.334
2. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 3:48.336
3. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 3:51.759
4. William Nilsson (SWE) 3:53.909
5. Cole Keatts (USA) 3:55.047
6. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 3:55.521
7. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 3:55.946
8. Anders Michalak (SWE) 3:57.948
9. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 4:00.896
10. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 4:04.375
11. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 4:05.195
12. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 4:08.623
13. Glenn Haug (NOR) 4:08.759
14. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 4:08.886
15. Tanner Whitten (USA) 4:11.574
16. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 4:16.618
- Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) DNF

After two qualifyings

1. Dan Rooke (GBR) 88 p
2. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 83 p
3. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 81 p
4. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 79 p
5. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 75 p
6. William Nilsson (SWE) 74 p
6. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 74 p
8. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 71 p
8. Cole Keatts (USA) 71 p
10. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 70 p
11. Tanner Whitten (USA) 68 p
12. Anders Michalak (SWE) 66 p
12. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 66 p
14. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 65 p
15. Glenn Haug (NOR) 64 p
16. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 61 p
17. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 54 p

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Qualifying 1

Guillaume De Ridder won his race in Q1 with almost seven seconds, which gave him P2 overall. Sondre Evjen ended on second place in the race and P4 overall, while William Nilsson got stock in traffic – finishing third in the race with a 10:th time.

Qualifying 1

1. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 3:46.497
2. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 3:50.335
3. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 3:51.902
4. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 3:52.210
5. Tanner Whitten (USA) 3:53.143
6. Dan Rooke (GBR) 3:53.206
7. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 3:55.320
8. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 3:56.091
9. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 3:56.343
10. William Nilsson (SWE) 3:56.879
11. Glenn Haug (NOR) 3:57.222
12. Cole Keatts (USA) 3:58.277
13. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 3:58.285
14. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 3:58.397
15. Anders Michalak (SWE) 3:58.812
16. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 4:09.943
- Thomas Holmen (NOR) DNF

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Free practice

We are in the very rainy town Trois-Riviéres. In the first practice William Nilsson got a 4:th time, followed by Sondre Evjen on 5:th place – Guillaume De Ridder finished 7:th. Under the second practice the track started to dry up – but it's still very slippery and muddy after the heavy rain earlier. Guillaume De Ridder was the fastest driver, followed by William Nilsson on second place. Sondre Evjen got a 6:th time.

Q1 starts 15:30 (21.30 Swedish time).

Free practice 1

1. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 53.366
2. Tanner Whitten (USA) 54.361
3. Simon Olofsson (SWE) 54.438
4. William Nilsson (SWE) 54.637
5. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 54.791
6. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 54.877
7. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 54.916
8. Cole Keatts (USA) 55.173
9. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 55.401
10. Thomas Holmen (NOR) 55.412
11. Dan Rooke (GBR) 55.572
12. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 55.589
13. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 55.699
14. Glenn Haug (NOR) 55.767
15. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 56.059
16. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 56.423
17. Anders Michalak (SWE) 57.544

Free practice 2

1. Guillaume De Ridder (BEL) 55.962
2. William Nilsson (SWE) 56.858
3. Dan Rooke (GBR) 56.952
4. Glenn Haug (NOR) 57.897
5. Simon Wågø Syversen (NOR) 57.897
6. Sondre Evjen (NOR) 58.215
7. Cole Keatts (USA) 58.648
8. Tanner Whitten (USA) 59.621
9. Vasiliy Gryazin (LVA) 59.781
10. Jessica Bäckman (SWE) 59.786
11. Andreas Bäckman (SWE) 59.878
12. Cyril Raymond (FRA) 59.922
13. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA) 1:00.731
14. Anders Michalak (SWE) 1:07.508
15. Sandra Hultgren (SWE) 1:02.949
16. Simon Olofsson (SWE) DNF
17. Thomas Holmen (NOR) DNF

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Next up: Canada

We have crossed the Atlantic sea and for a race weekend in Canada at Grand Prix De Trois-Rivieres. It’s our first RX2-competition outside Europe and we are really exited. Our drivers are: William Nilsson, Sondre Evjen and Guillaume De Ridder.

Time table – Local time

Saturday August 5

09.15 Free practice 1
10.55 Free practice 2
14.00 Qualifying 1
16.30 Qualifying 2

Sunday August 6

08.25 Warm-up
09.30 Qualifying 3
11.15 Qualifying 4
13.00 Semi-finals
15.00 Final

Entry list

William Nilsson
Simon Wågø Syversen
Glenn Haug
Tanner Whitten
Anders Michalak
Cyril Raymond
Andreas Bäckman
Jessica Bäckman
Guerlain Chicherit
Dan Rooke
Sandra Hultgren
Simon Olofsson
Cole Keatts
Vasiliy Gryazin
Thomas Holmen
Sondre Evjen
Guillame De Ridder

Championship standings: RX2 International Series

1. Cyril Raymond 108 p
2. Dan Rooke 102 p
3. Guillaume De Ridder 68 p
4. Tanner Whitten 60 p
5. Glenn Haug 59 p
6. Simon Olofsson 57 p
7. Sondre Evjen 45 p
8. William Nilsson 42 p
9. Andreas Bäckman 40 p
10. Thomas Holmen 38 p