17-Year-Old vs the 8x World Champion | Euro RX of Latvia 2026

Can 17 year old Joni Turpeinen absorb the pressure from 8x World Champion Johan Kristoffersson, or can Andreas Bakkerud spoil the party? Find out in this incredible Qualifying 2 race from Latvia. ▶️ SUBSCRIBE to ensure you don't miss a video from the FIA Rallycross YouTube channel. Subscribe: youtube.com/@fiarallycross?sub_confirmation=1 Watch Live: youtube.com/@fiarallycross/live 📱 Follow FIA Rallycross on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/fiarallycross TikTok: https://tiktok.com/fiarallycross Twitter: https://twitter.com/fia_rallycross Facebook: https://facebook.com/fiarallycross 🌐 Website: https://fia-rallycross.com 📅 2026 Calendar FIA Euro RX 9-10 May: Biķernieki, Latvia 30-31 May: Nyirád, Hungary 4-5 July: Höljes, Sweden 18-19 July: Mondello Park, Ireland 29-30 August: Lohéac, France 12-13 September: Lousada, Portugal FIA Rallycross World Cup 5-6 December: Jakarta, Indonesia New videos every week: race highlights, full session replays, driver interviews, and behind-the-scenes content from the paddock. FIA Rallycross is the pinnacle of mixed-surface motorsport — short, fast, side-by-side rally car racing on tracks combining dirt and asphalt. Since 1967, rallycross has thrilled motorsport fans with epic wheel-to-wheel battles, and in 2014 the discipline was elevated to FIA World Championship status. The series features an international field of the world's most versatile drivers, including World Champions Johan Kristoffersson and Timmy Hansen, and European Champions Andreas Bakkerud, Patrick O'Donovan, and Kevin Hansen. Series alumni include Petter Solberg, Sébastien Loeb, Mattias Ekström, and Ken Block. Rallycross 4WD RX1 Supercars produce over 600bhp and accelerate from 0-60mph in less than two seconds — faster than an F1 car. Drivers go flat-out on hybrid circuits combining tarmac, gravel, and the iconic joker lap, in a knockout format of Qualifying, Semi-Finals, and Finals. #FIARallycross #EuroRX #WorldRX #Rallycross #Motorsport #Racing