World Rallycross Trois Rivieres: Davy Jeanney takes second victory

While the Frenchman made the best start in the final, took his joker on lap five and led from start to finish, it was in the first semi-final where the drama unfolded.

Jeanney's team-mate, Timmy Hansen started on pole in semi-final one having been fastest in the three of the four qualifying heats, with championship leader Petter Solberg alongside.

In the run to the first corner, Hansen and Solberg made contact, Hansen hitting the wall on the inside, breaking the front right suspension on his Peugeot.

On the exit of Turn 1, the pair made contact again, Solberg spinning into the wall on the inside while Hansen was squeezed into Reinis Nitiss.

With broken suspension, Hansen led for the following two corners, but with Nitiss alongside him over the first of the circuits jumps, Hansen landed badly, pushing Nitiss into the wall.

Both retired while Solberg would recover to finish fourth, marking the first time in World RX history the reigning champion wouldn't qualify for a place in the final.

Making a one-off appearance for the Munnich Motorsport team, Norwegian Tommy Rustad survived the first corner incident in the first semi-final to lead throughout and start on the front row of the final, while Jeanney led home Mattias Ekstrom in semi-final two.

As Jeanney led from the start of the final, Toomas Heikkinen made a move around the outside of Turn 1 to run second ahead of Rustad, who then took his joker lap, followed by Andreas Bakkerud and Ekstrom.

Up front, Heikkinen pushed Jeanney hard, while Tanner Foust ran on his own in third.

Heikkinen took his joker on lap three, losing second to Foust but coming out in front of Rustad.

Jeanney and Foust were the last to take their compulsory joker laps on the fifth tour, Jeanney maintaining the lead while Foust slotted back in third.

Heikkinen pressured Jeanney to the finish to head home Foust in a double podium for Marklund Motorsport.

Ekstrom spun out of fifth the closing stages, having earlier passed Bakkerud on the loose section.

FINAL RESULT