Bakkerud on Q1 pole position for World RX of Abu Dhabi

PHOTO CREDIT: FIA World RX Media. 

The Q1 Grid Draw for the World RX of Abu Dhabi has taken place at the Yas Marina Circuit today. 

Monster Energy RX Cartel's Andreas Bakkerud will start on pole position for the first qualifying race of the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship. Team STARD’s Pal Try and Xite Racing's Oliver Bennett will also start in race one.

GC Kompetition’s Guerlain Chicherit will start on pole position in race two, next to Kevin Hansen. 

GRX Taneco’s Timur Timerzyanov will start next to his teammate Reinis Nitiss in race three, while Timmy Hansen will take pole in race four.

Full Q1 Grid:

RACE 1
Andreas Bakkerud
Pal Try
Oliver Bennett

RACE 2
Guerlain Chicherit
Kevin Hansen
Timo Scheider
Cyril Raymond

RACE 3
Timur Timerzyanov
Reinis Nitiss
Guillaume De Ridder
Krisztian Szabo
Anton Marklund

RACE 4
Timmy Hansen
Niclas Gronholm
Janis Baumanis
Rokas Baciuska
Liam Doran