Tommi Hallman continues his spectacular run of type right here at Lydden Hill Race Circuit, topping the leaderboard within the RX2e class of the 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship. He narrowly missed out on a clear sweep, coming second in warmth 4 after an important battle with championship chief Nils Andersson.
Warmth 3
Robert Vitols recovered from a DNF in warmth 2 to take his warmth race win in warmth 3. Catie Munnings, racing for #YellowSquad, recovered from a primary nook incident to battle again for second. The battle for the general lead remains to be between Nils Andersson, reigning champion Viktor Vranckx, and newcomer Hallman. Hallman and Andersson had been battling for the lead of their warmth race, with Hallman having simply sufficient tempo to make sure Andersson got here out of his joker lap behind him. Vranckx robust weekend continued when a entrance left puncture put him out of competition for a warmth race win. Hallman and Andersson took the highest two positions in warmth 3.
Warmth 4
Vranckx fought again within the closing spherical of heats, pushing exhausting and taking victory in his closing race. Nonetheless, his unlucky weekend continues, as he was given a 12 second penalty by the stewards after contact with Pablo Suárez at flip 1. He nonetheless has work to do to take the highest spot, as his time was 5 seconds slower than the last word quickest warmth time. Munnings continued her spectacular type, as soon as once more recovering from a troublesome begin to battle again to 3rd in her race.
However it was within the closing race that probably the most motion occurred. Hallman was shuffled again into fourth place after the primary run by Talladega. He elected to go for his joker lap immediately on lap 2, giving him some clear air to push and shut the hole to Andersson, who had taken a commanding lead. Hallman pushed as exhausting as he may, virtually dropping it on a number of events and drifting spectacularly across the Talladega drift. Andersson jokered on the penultimate lap, popping out simply forward of Hallman, and the due pushed one another exhausting to the road. Hallman completed second, 0.8 seconds behind Andersson.
Vitols’ weekend could be over, nonetheless, following injury to his steering on the final lap of his race. He pulled off to the facet of the observe simply earlier than the soar along with his entrance proper wheel bend at a really unusual angle.
The semi-finals and closing will observe between 2 and 4pm GMT.
