Norway’s Erik Sundblad Johansen and Robert Aunvik beat Marcus Johnsson and Jussi Myllymäki from Finland by just a few meters in the first heat of the 2019 UIM World Championship held in Tvedestrand today.
The 2018 UIM Class 3C European Champions held off multi World Champion Johnsson with an average speed of 78.42 knots in a Twister cat dominated class, which were perfect for the conditions.
Race 2 is scheduled for Friday at 13:00 CET with the final to be started on Saturday at the same time.
2019 UIM Class 3C World Championship
| # | Country | Driver | Co-Driver | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C55 | NOR | Erik Sundblad Johansen | Robert Aunvik | 400 | 400 | 300 | 1100 |
| C101 | FIN | Marcus Johnsson | Jussi Myllymäki | 300 | 300 | 400 | 1000 |
| C121 | SWE | Johannes Lundqvist | Mattias Lind | 95 | 225 | 169 | 489 |
| C60 | SWE | Micke Bengtsson | Rasmus Söderholm | 169 | DNF | 225 | 394 |
| C91 | NOR | Geir Einerkjær | Simen Einerkjær | 225 | 127 | DNF | 352 |
| C25 | SWE | Gustaf Lindèn | Kristina Coleman | 40 | 169 | 127 | 336 |
| C45 | SWE | Sebastian Groth | Josefin Due-Boje | 127 | DNF | 95 | 222 |
| C80 | SWE | Viktor Jansson | Sebastian Högberg | 53 | 71 | 71 | 195 |
| C56 | NOR | Thomas Grimsrud | Roy Espen Olsen | 22 | 95 | 53 | 170 |
| C30 | NOR | Andre Strand | Greger Mathiesen Lauvvik | 71 | DNF | 40 | 111 |
| C8 | NOR | Alexander Karlsen | Vidar Hoslemo | 30 | DNF | 30 | 60 |
| C66 | NOR | Per Bergan | Caroline Liltved | Driver Change | 53 | DNS | 53 |
| C66 | NOR | Inge Lund | Caroline Liltved | 17 | DNS | DNS | 17 |
