Nitiss takes maiden World RX win at Hell

Nitiss takes maiden World RX win at Hell

Latvia's Reinis Nitiss has won World RX of Norway, round three of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, after a near-perfect performance at the wheel of his Ford Fiesta Supercar.

The 18-year-old now leads the Championship over Norway's Petter Solberg who finished runner-up in front of a home crowd. World RX debutant Ken Block took the third step of the podium - and the Euro RX win - after a stunning performance in his Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta.

Over 13,000 spectators attended the first Scandinavian round of the season as the home crowd cheered on Norwegian favourites including Ford Olsbergs MSE driver Andreas Bakkerud and round one winner, Solberg.

Nitiss (pictured left after his win) now leads Solberg by three points. Solberg, who drove his Citroen DS3 Supercar to second place, was full of praise for Hell RX winner Nitiss, who is more than 20 years his junior.

As well as securing third in World RX, American Gymkhana star Block was also crowned the winner of the FIA European Rallycross Championship of which there were 23 entries.

World RX of Finland, round four of the season, will take place at Kouvola from 28-29 June.

DRIVER POINTS AFTER ROUND 3, WORLD RX OF NORWAY
1. Reinis Nitiss, 72 points
2. Petter Solberg, 69 points
3. Toomas ‘Topi’ Heikkinen, 59 points
4. Andreas Bakkerud, 57 points
5. Timur Timerzyanov, 41 points

TEAM POINTS AFTER ROUND 3, WORLD RX OF NORWAY
1. Ford Olsbergs MSE, 128 points
2. Volkswagen Marklund, 99 points
3. PSRX, 78 points
4. Team Peugeot-Hansen, 78 points
5. Monster Energy World RX Team, 18 points
6. Albatec Racing, 14 points