Lydden Hill World Rallycross Saturday agenda cancelled after paddock fireplace

On Friday morning a fire broke out at the Kent word which has wrecked Special ONE Racing’s entire paddock equipment and vehicles, including every Loeb and crew-mate Guerlain Chicherit’s Lancia Delta Evo-E RX machines. No one was as soon as injured in the fireplace.

On account of an ongoing investigation into the fireplace the World Rallycross word action and races scheduled for Saturday were cancelled, with a overview under methodology to mediate if action can resume on Sunday at Lydden Hill.

Both the WRX’s RX2e championship and the British Rallycross 5 Nations series were unaffected by the blaze and their respective schedules will continue as deliberate on every Saturday and Sunday.

An announcement from World Rallycross organisers study: “Following a fire in the provider achieve of the Special ONE Racing crew at Lydden Hill Go Circuit in Kent, England right this moment time (Friday, 21 July), the FIA World Rallycross Championship races scheduled for the next day (Saturday, 22 July) will not take achieve while investigations continue regarding the clarification for the fireplace.

“The fireside started accurate ahead of 08:45, with fireplace crews working exhausting to carry it under management and extinguish it as impulsively as that you just would additionally imagine. Regrettably, all of the Special ONE Racing achieve was as soon as burnt down, including every of their RX1e vehicles. There were no accidents and no other racing vehicles were affected.

Sebastien Loeb, Special ONE Racing

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“The venue was as soon as not originate to the final public as there was as soon as no word action scheduled for the day.

“This incident doesn’t include an tag on the FIA RX2e Championship or Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy, which will continue as deliberate. A resolution regarding Sunday’s scheduled World RX races will be made on Saturday.”

Loeb, who has returned to the WRX series this season after a 5-yr absence, is contesting the 2023 marketing campaign with the GCK-supported Special One squad working Lancias and is currently eighth in the drivers’ standings after the gap three rounds.

Five-time and reigning champion Johan Kristoffersson leads the WRX championship attributable to successful all three opening rounds.