Topi Heikkinen topped qualifying for round five of the 2019 Titans RX season, the first time he has done so since the season opener.
The Finn won his Q1 heat while also setting the fastest overall race time, a performance he repeated in Q3. His only challenger at the top was series points leader Kevin Hansen who, swept the board in Q2.
Both drivers were comfortably ahead of the rest of the field, with local wildcard driver Armindo Araujo starring on his rallycross debut to finish third, albeit 13 and 15 points adrift of Hansen and Heikkinen respectively.
Craig Breen made it two rally drivers in the top five with fourth. The Irishman was consistenly one of the fastest drivers across all three rounds, and also claimed a heat race win in Q1.
Timmy Hansen rounded out the top five, contact with Breen in Q3 harming his final race time and his chances of finishing higher up the board.
‚CsuCsu‘ and Andrew Jordan ended sixth and seventh respectively, ahead of Ivan Ares, another wildcard driver and rallycross debutante.
Despite overheating issues in Q1 caused by contanct, Jerome Grosset-Janin advanced, finishing ninth overall, ahead of Ronny C’Rock.
Although he retired from his Q3 race, Oliver Webb also advanced into the semi-finals, ending the morning 11th overall. Reini Sampl was the final driver to make it into semis, and was the only driver to complete his Q3 heat which proved to be highly attritional.
After running wide at the first corner, Tamara Molinaro was collected by Tom Coronel. The incident left Molinaro with broken right rear suspension, while Coronel was also forced to retire. Webb later withdrew from the race after also sustaining suspension damage after being hit by Coronel at the first turn.
The tough end to Q3 left Molinaro and Coronel down in 13th and 14th overall, with Perry McCarthy in 15th. The Brit began the day on the backfoot with a wiring issue preventing him from getting enough practice time.
TitansRX round 5 qualifying results
| Q1 RP | Q1 QP | Q2 RP | Q2 QP | Q3 RP | Q3 QP | Total | ||
| 1. | Topi Heikkinen | 30 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 174 |
| 2. | Kevin Hansen | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 172 |
| 3. | Armindo Arajuo | 15 | 21 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 149 |
| 4. | Craig Breen | 30 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 148 |
| 5. | Timmy Hansen | 25 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 142 |
| 6. | ‚CsuCsu‘ | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 141 |
| 7. | Andrew Jordan | 25 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 129 |
| 8. | Ivan Ares | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 126 |
| 9. | Jerome Grosset-Janin | 15 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 126 |
| 10. | Ronny C’Rock | 20 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 111 |
| 11. | Oliver Webb | 15 | 19 | 25 | 19 | DNF | 15 | 93 |
| 12. | Reini Sampl | 10 | 16 | DNF | 15 | 30 | 20 | 91 |
| Eliminated after Q3 | ||||||||
| 13. | Tamara Molinaro | 20 | 22 | 10 | 20 | DNF | 15 | 87 |
| 14. | Tom Coronel | 10 | 18 | 20 | 18 | DNF | 15 | 81 |
| 15. | Perry McCarthy | 10 | 17 | 15 | 17 | DNF | 15 | 74 |
