title: 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship
text: # 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship
  
  The 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 43rd season of the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers. The season consists of nine rounds across three categories; Supercar, Super1600 and TouringCar. This season is confirmed as the final season for TouringCar. The season commenced on 14 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and culminated on 13 October in Germany at the Estering.
  
  Swede Anton Marklund is the defending Supercar champion, Hungarian Krisztián Szabó the defending Super1600 champion and Norwegian Lars Øivind Enerberg the defending TouringCar champion.
  
  Steve Volders was crowned the TouringCar champion on 18 August 2018 after champion-elect Sivert Svardal was disqualified from the final round in Höljes.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  | Round | Event | Venue | Dates | Category | Final winner | Car | Team |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Euro RX of Barcelona | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 13–14 April | Supercar | Reinis Nitišs | Ford Fiesta | Set Promotion |
  | 1 | Euro RX of Barcelona | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 13–14 April | Super1600 | Artis Baumanis | Škoda Fabia | Volland Racing |
  | 2 | Euro RX of Portugal | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre | 26–27 April | Super1600 | Artis Baumanis | Škoda Fabia | Volland Racing |
  | 3 | Euro RX of Belgium | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet | 10–11 May | Supercar | Anton Marklund | Volkswagen Polo | Marklund Motorsport |
  | 3 | Euro RX of Belgium | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet | 10–11 May | TouringCar | Fredrik Salsten | Citroën DS3 | Salsten Racing |
  | 4 | Euro RX of Norway | Lånkebanen | 7–8 June | Super1600 | Jesse Kallio | Renault Twingo | Set Promotion |
  | 4 | Euro RX of Norway | Lånkebanen | 7–8 June | TouringCar | Daniel Holten | Ford Fiesta | Daniel Holten |
  | 5 | Euro RX of Sweden | Höljesbanan | 30 June–1 July | Supercar | Reinis Nitišs | Ford Fiesta | Set Promotion |
  | 5 | Euro RX of Sweden | Höljesbanan | 30 June–1 July | TouringCar | Steve Volders | Ford Fiesta | N.R. Trommelke vzw |
  | 6 | Euro RX of France | Circuit de Lohéac | 31 August–1 September | Supercar | Cyril Raymond | Peugeot 208 | Cyril Raymond |
  | 6 | Euro RX of France | Circuit de Lohéac | 31 August–1 September | Super1600 | Aydar Nuriev | Škoda Fabia | Volland Racing |
  | 7 | Euro RX of Latvia | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze | 14–15 September | Supercar | Reinis Nitišs | Ford Fiesta | Set Promotion |
  | 7 | Euro RX of Latvia | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze | 14–15 September | Super1600 | Rokas Baciuška | Audi A1 | Volland Racing |
  | 8 | Euro RX of Germany | Estering | 12–13 October | Super1600 | Aydar Nuriev | Škoda Fabia | Volland Racing |
  
  ## Entry list
  
  ### Supercar
  
  Supercar entries :
  
  | Constructor | Entrant | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Audi | Nyirád Motorsport | Audi A1 | 50 | Attila Mózer | All |
  | Audi | Kárai Motorsport Egyesület | Audi A1 | 102 | Tamás Kárai | All |
  | Audi | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 123 | Krisztián Szabó | 4-5 |
  | Citroën | Mário Barbosa | Citroën DS3 | 75 | Mário Barbosa | 1–2,4 |
  | Ford | Knut Ove Børseth | Ford Focus | 70 | Knut Ove Børseth | 3 |
  | Ford | Set Promotion | Ford Fiesta | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | All |
  | Ford | M.D.K. | Ford Fiesta | 49 | M.D.K. | 1-4 |
  | Ford | Mats Ӧhman | Ford Fiesta | 54 | Mats Ӧhman | 1-3 |
  | Ford | TSK Baltijos Sportas | Ford Fiesta | 55 | Paulius Pleskovas | All |
  | Ford | Joni-Pekka Rajala | Ford Fiesta | 60 | Joni-Pekka Rajala | 5 |
  | Ford | Derek Tohill | Ford Fiesta | 111 | Derek Tohill | All |
  | Ford | JC Raceteknik | Ford Fiesta | 90 | Thomas Bryntesson | All |
  | Ford | JC Raceteknik | Ford Fiesta | 91 | Ola Frøshaug | All |
  | Volkswagen | JC Raceteknik | Volkswagen Polo | 69 | Sondre Evjen | 5 |
  | Peugeot | Dubourg Auto | Peugeot 208 | 18 | Magda Andersson | 2–5 |
  | Peugeot | Dubourg Auto | Peugeot 208 | 23 | Andréa Dubourg | All |
  | Peugeot | Andrew Scott | Peugeot 208 | 23 | Andrew Scott | 3 |
  | Peugeot | Fabien Pailler | Peugeot 208 | 20 | Fabien Pailler | 4 |
  | Peugeot | Florent Béduneau | Peugeot 208 | 39 | Florent Béduneau | All |
  | Peugeot | Rodolphe Audran | Peugeot 208 | 56 | Rodolphe Audran | All |
  | Peugeot | Patrick Guillerme | Peugeot 208 | 83 | Patrick Guillerme | 1–2, 4 |
  | Peugeot | Cyril Raymond | Peugeot 208 | 113 | Cyril Raymond | 2-5 |
  | Renault | G-Fors | Renault Clio | 14 | Jere Kalliokoski | All |
  | Renault | G-Fors | Renault Clio | 87 | Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | All |
  | Renault | Lukas Walfridson | Renault Clio | 48 | Lukas Walfridson | All |
  | SEAT | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 77 | René Münnich | All |
  | Audi | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | 38 | Mandie August | 3 |
  | Škoda | KRTZ Mot ACCR Czech Team | Škoda Fabia | 99 | Aleš Fučík | All |
  | Volkswagen | Eklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Beetle | 76 | Philip Gehrman | All |
  | Volkswagen | Eklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Beetle | 86 | Anders Bråten | All |
  | Volkswagen | Peter Hedström | Volkswagen Polo | 8 | Peter Hedström | All |
  | Volkswagen | Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 37 | Daniel Thorén | 5 |
  | Volkswagen | Speedy Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 10 | Lukács Kornél | All |
  | Volkswagen | Kjetil Larsen | Volkswagen Polo | 64 | Kjetil Larsen | All |
  | Volkswagen | Ulrik Linnemann | Volkswagen Polo | 72 | Ulrik Linnemann | All |
  | Volkswagen | Marklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 92 | Anton Marklund | All |
  | Volkswagen | Dennis Rømer | Volkswagen Polo | 27 | Dennis Rømer | 3 |
  
  ### Super1600
  
  Super1600 entries :
  
  | Constructor | Entrant | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfa Romeo | Andrea Carretti | Alfa Romeo MiTo | 59 | Andrea Carretti | 6 |
  | Audi | Volland Racing | Audi A1 | 14 | Rokas Baciuška | All |
  | Audi | Volland Racing | Audi A1 | 17 | Artis Baumanis | 4-6 |
  | Citroën | Hélder Ribeiro | Citroën C2 | 22 | Hélder Ribeiro | 2 |
  | Citroën | Jimmy Terpereau | Citroën C2 | 37 | Jimmy Terpereau | All |
  | Citroën | Maximilien Eveno | Citroën C2 | 75 | Maximilien Eveno | All |
  | Citroën | Morten Majormoen | Citroën C2 | 85 | Guro Majormoen | 3, 6 |
  | Citroën | Marius Bermingrud | Citroën DS3 | 51 | Marius Bermingrud | All |
  | Ford | Bompiso Racing | Ford Fiesta | 77 | Mário Teixeira | 2 |
  | Ford | LS Tech ACCR Czech Team | Ford Fiesta | 5 | Ondrej Smetana | All |
  | Ford | Reinsalu Sport | Ford Ka | 29 | Arvo Kask | 3 |
  | Peugeot | Jihočeský autoklub v AČR | Peugeot 207 | 96 | Marcel Suchý | All |
  | Peugeot | Espen Isaksćtre | Peugeot 208 | 8 | Espen Isaksćtre | All |
  | Peugeot | Veverka ACCR Czech Team | Peugeot 208 | 66 | Václav Veverka | 1-5 |
  | Peugeot | Ulrik Linnemann | Peugeot 208 | 86 | Jan Skala | 3 |
  | Renault | Anthony Jan | Renault Clio | 35 | Anthony Jan | 4 |
  | Renault | Marcel Snoeijers | Renault Mégane | 50 | Marcel Snoeijers | 1–2, 4, 6 |
  | Renault | Rencenu Autoklubs | Renault Twingo | 7 | Marat Knyazev | All |
  | Renault | RS Racing Team | Renault Twingo | 20 | Siim Saluri | 1, 4-6 |
  | Renault | Artur Egorov | Renault Twingo | 99 | Artur Egorov | 1–2, 4-6 |
  | Renault | Set Promotion | Renault Twingo | 74 | Jesse Kallio | All |
  | Renault | Set Promotion | Renault Twingo | 89 | Timur Shigabutdinov | All |
  | Renault | Lars Christian Lote Rosland | Renault Twingo | 80 | Lars Christian Lote Rosland | 1–3, 5-6 |
  | Škoda | Diana ACCR Czech Team | Škoda Fabia | 3 | Pavel Vimmer | All |
  | Škoda | Janno Ligur | Škoda Fabia | 10 | Janno Ligur | 1-5 |
  | Škoda | Volland Racing | Škoda Fabia | 15 | Gergely Márton | All |
  | Škoda | Volland Racing | Škoda Fabia | 17 | Artis Baumanis | 1-3 |
  | Škoda | Volland Racing | Škoda Fabia | 48 | Aydar Nuriev | All |
  | Škoda | Noprosu ACCR Czech Team | Škoda Fabia | 16 | Josef Šusta | All |
  | Škoda | Speedy Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | 18 | Zsolt Szíjj | 1-5 |
  | Škoda | Yvonnick Jagu | Škoda Fabia | 31 | Yvonnick Jagu | 4 |
  | Škoda | Martins Spīķis | Škoda Fabia | 34 | Juris Spīķis | 3 |
  | Škoda | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | 38 | Mandie August | All |
  | Škoda | Arnis Odiņš | Škoda Fabia | 33 | Arnis Odiņš | 5 |
  | Volkswagen | Anders Hansen | Volkswagen Polo | 4 | Anders Hansen | 3, 5 |
  | Volkswagen | Jakub Wyszyński | Volkswagen Polo | 57 | Jakub Wyszyński | 1–2 |
  
  ### TouringCar
  
  TouringCar entries :
  
  | Constructor | Entrant | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Audi | Camilla Antonsen | Audi A1 | 15 | Camilla Antonsen | All |
  | BMW | Sondre Hansen | BMW 120 | 82 | Sondre Hansen | 3 |
  | BMW | Ralf Evers | BMW e87 | 28 | Ralf Evers | 1, 3 |
  | Citroën | Jan-Emil Wilsberg | Citroën DS3 | 8 | Jan-Emil Wilsberg | All |
  | Citroën | Salsten Racing | Citroën DS3 | 17 | Fredrik Salsten | All |
  | Ford | Anders Bråten | Ford Fiesta | 3 | Anders Bråten | 2 |
  | Ford | Daniel Holten | Ford Fiesta | 10 | Daniel Holten | All |
  | Ford | Fredrik Rolid Magnussen | Ford Fiesta | 12 | Fredrik Rolid Magnussen | All |
  | Ford | Kenneth Johansen | Ford Fiesta | 75 | Kenneth Johansen | All |
  | Ford | N.R. Trommelke vzw | Ford Fiesta | 77 | Steve Volders | All |
  | Ford | Troels Daarbak | Ford Fiesta | 93 | Tobias Daarbak | All |
  | Ford | Ole Morten Tangen | Ford Fiesta | 94 | Ole Morten Tangen | 1, 3 |
  | Ford | Peter McGarry | Ford Fiesta | 111 | Peter McGarry | 3 |
  | Mazda | Per Magne Røyrås | Mazda RX8 | 5 | Per Magne Røyrås | All |
  | Mazda | Jari Jaakkola | Mazda RX8 | 6 | Jari Jaakkola | All |
  | Mazda | Sivert Svardal | Mazda RX8 | 9 | Sivert Svardal | All |
  | Mazda | Fredrik Ågedal | Mazda RX8 | 24 | Fredrik Ågedal | 2 |
  | Mazda | Ernst Atle Larsen | Mazda RX8 | 27 | Ernst Atle Larsen | 2-3 |
  | Toyota | Sören Hedlund | Toyota Auris | 83 | Sören Hedlund | 2-3 |
  | Volkswagen | Jo van de Ven | Volkswagen Polo | 56 | Jo van de Ven | All |
  | Volvo | Daniel Lundh | Volvo C30 | 19 | Daniel Lundh | All |
  | Volvo | Oud-Turnhout Rally Team VZW | Volvo C30 | 22 | Filip Baelus | All |
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  European championship points are scored as follows:
  
  | | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th |
  | Heats | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  | Semi-finals | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Final | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  * A red background denotes drivers who did not advance from the round
  
  (key)
  
  ### Supercar
  
  | Pos. | Driver | BAR | BEL | SWE | FRA | LAT | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reinis Nitišs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 135 |
  | 2 | Anton Marklund | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 101 |
  | 3 | Cyril Raymond | | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 100 |
  | 4 | Thomas Bryntesson | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 62 |
  | 5 | Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | 3 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 61 |
  | 6 | Ulrik Linnemann | 5 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 53 |
  | 7 | René Münnich | 11 | 9 | $5^a$ | 10 | 4 | 52 |
  | 8 | Krisztián Szabó | | | | 2 | 6 | 47 |
  | 9 | Peter Hedström | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 46 |
  | 10 | Jere Kalliokoski | 17 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 43 |
  | 11 | Lukas Walfridson | 10 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 43 |
  | 12 | Andréa Dubourg | 13 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 29 |
  | 13 | Philip Gehrman | 4 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 28 |
  | 14 | Derek Tohill | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
  | 15 | Ola Frøshaug | 7 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
  | 16 | Kjetil Larsen | 14 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 15 |
  | 17 | Mário Barbosa | 24 | 25 | | 9 | | 14 |
  | 18 | Sondre Evjen | | | | | 5 | 12 |
  | 19 | Michael De Keersmaeckeer | 25 | 11 | 15 | 29 | | 12 |
  | 20 | Mats Ӧhman | 21 | 18 | 9 | | | 10 |
  | 21 | Andrew Scott | | | 10 | | | 10 |
  | 22 | Anders Bråten | 15 | 6 | 11 | 15 | $19^a$ | 7 |
  | 23 | Tamás Kárai | 12 | 16 | 16 | $11^a$ | 12 | 5 |
  | 24 | Paulius Pleskovas | 16 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 1 |
  | 25 | Joni-Pekka Rajala | | | | | 16 | 1 |
  | 26 | Magda Andersson | | 15 | $18^a$ | 7 | 22 | 0 |
  | 27 | Fabien Pailler | | | | 19 | | 0 |
  | 28 | Rodolphe Audran | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | | 0 |
  | 29 | Daniel Thorén | | | | | 20 | 0 |
  | 30 | Attila Mózer | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 0 |
  | 31 | Mandie August | | | 22 | | | 0 |
  | 32 | Aleš Fučík | 26 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 0 |
  | 33 | Dennis Romer | | | 28 | | | 0 |
  | 34 | Knut Ove Børseth | | | 30 | | | 0 |
  | 35 | Florent Béduneau | 8 | 28 | 25 | 14 | $23^a$ | -1 |
  | 36 | Patrick Guillerme | 19 | 27 | | $24^a$ | | -15 |
  | 37 | Lukács Kornél | 22 | 24 | $29^a$ | $17^a$ | $24^a$ | -60 |
  | Pos. | Driver | BAR | BEL | SWE | FRA | LAT | Points |
  
  $^a$ Loss of fifteen championship points – stewards' decision
  
  ### Super1600
  
  | Pos. | Driver | BAR | POR | NOR | FRA | LAT | GER | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rokas Baciuška | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | 63 |
  | 2 | Aydar Nuriev | 8 | 10 | 2 | | | | 52 |
  | 3 | Artis Baumanis | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | 65 |
  | 4 | Jimmy Terpereau | 2 | 6 | 12 | | | | 47 |
  | 5 | Espen Isaksćtre | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | 44 |
  | 6 | Janno Ligur | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | 44 |
  | 7 | Gergely Márton | 3 | 14 | 5 | | | | 43 |
  | 8 | Jesse Kallio | 15 | 9 | 1 | | | | 42 |
  | 9 | Maximilien Eveno | 7 | 24 | 10 | | | | 42 |
  | 10 | Josef Šusta | 13 | 7 | 7 | | | | 36 |
  | 11 | Ondřej Smetana | 5 | 3 | 14 | | | | 34 |
  | 12 | Václav Veverka | 10 | 5 | 17 | | | | 24 |
  | 13 | Marius Bermingrud | 18 | 11 | 9 | | | | 24 |
  | 14 | Zsolt Szíjj | 11 | 12 | 25 | | | | 9 |
  | 15 | Pavel Vimmer | 12 | 17 | 16 | | | | 9 |
  | 16 | Jan Skala | | | 11 | | | | 8 |
  | 17 | Timur Shigabutdinov | 16 | 13 | 24 | | | | 5 |
  | 18 | Jakub Wyszyński | 14 | 15 | | | | | 5 |
  | 19 | Anders Hansen | | | 13 | | | | 4 |
  | 20 | Marat Knyazev | 17 | 23 | 15 | | | | 2 |
  | 21 | Lars Christian Lote Rosland | 22 | 16 | 21 | | | | 1 |
  | 22 | Juris Spīķis | | | 18 | | | | 0 |
  | 23 | Artur Egorov | 19 | 18 | | | | | 0 |
  | 23 | Marcel Suchý | 20 | 25 | 19 | | | | 0 |
  | 25 | Mandie August | 21 | 19 | 22 | | | | 0 |
  | 26 | Arvo Kask | | | 20 | | | | 0 |
  | 27 | Marcel Snoeijers | 23 | 20 | | | | | 0 |
  | 28 | Hélder Ribeiro | | 21 | | | | | 0 |
  | 29 | Mário Teixeira | | 22 | | | | | 0 |
  | 30 | Guro Majormoen | | 23 | | | | | 0 |
  | 31 | Siim Saluri | 24 | | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos. | Driver | BAR | POR | NOR | FRA | LAT | GER | Points |
  
  ### TouringCar
  
  | Pos. | Driver | BEL | NOR | SWE | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Steve Volders | 2 | 3 | 8 | 60 |
  | 2 | Fredrik Rolid Magnussen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 59 |
  | 3 | Daniel Holten | 9 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
  | 4 | Jan-Emil Wilsberg | 7 | 2 | 9 | 52 |
  | 5 | Camilla Antonsen | 6 | 10 | 5 | 44 |
  | 6 | Daniel Lundh | 3 | 7 | 16 | 41 |
  | 7 | Tobias Daarbak | 11 | 9 | 3 | 39 |
  | 8 | Per Magne Røyrås | 4 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
  | 9 | Sivert Svardal | 5 | 5 | DQ $^a$ | 33 |
  | 10 | Fredrik Salsten | 1 | 11 | 17 | 32 |
  | 11 | Sondre Hansen | | | 2 | 23 |
  | 12 | Sören Hedlund | | 12 | 7 | 22 |
  | 13 | Anders Bråten | | 6 | | 20 |
  | 14 | Fredrik Ågedal | | 8 | | 15 |
  | 15 | Ernst Atle Larsen | | 14 | 10 | 10 |
  | 16 | Ole Morten Tangen | 10 | | DQ $^a$ | 10 |
  | 17 | Ralf Evers | 12 | | 13 | 9 |
  | 18 | Peter McGarry | | | 11 | 6 |
  | 19 | Jari Jaakkola | DQ $^a$ | 16 | 12 | 6 |
  | 20 | Filip Baelus | DQ $^a$ | 15 | 14 | 5 |
  | 21 | Jo van de Ven | 14 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
  | 22 | Kenneth Johansen | 13 | 18 | DQ $^a$ | 4 |
  | Pos. | Driver | BEL | NOR | SWE | Points |
  
  $^a$ Disqualified by stewards' decision
  
  