World RX – Ken Block dominates day one in South Africa

Ken Block played the card of consistency to get to the forefront of the provisional ranking of the final of the World Championship of Rallycross in Cape Town, South Africa. The American driver took 5th and 2nd places in the first two qualifying heats to finish in the lead this Saturday.

At the wheel of his Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS RX, Ken Block precedes Janis Baumanis (Ford Fiesta – STARD), winner in Q2. World champion Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen Polo GTi – PSRX VW Sweden) remains in ambush in third position, tied on points with Timmy Hansen (Peugeot 208 WRX – Team Peugeot-Hansen), best time in Q1.

Andreas Bakkerud (Ford Focus RS RX – Hoonigan Racing Division) follows in fifth position ahead of Toomas Heikkinen (Audi S1 ​​– EKS RX), Kevin Hansen (Peugeot 208 – Team Peugeot-Hansen), Timo Scheider (Ford Fiesta – MJP Racing Team Austria) , Petter Solberg (Volkswagen Polo GTi – PSRX VW Sweden), Mattias Ekström (Audi S1 ​​– EKS RX) (5″ penalty for pushing Timo Scheider), Jean-Baptiste Dubourg (Peugeot 208 – DA Racing) and Oliver Eriksson (Ford Fiesta – Olsbergs MSE).

Many drivers suffered punctures, including Petter Solberg, and Sébastien Loeb (Peugeot 208 WRX – Team Peugeot-Hansen), relegated to 14th position before the last two qualifying rounds and the final stages tomorrow.

Ranking after Q2