2017 World RX of Portugal
The 2017 World RX of Portugal was the second round of the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Montalegre, Vila Real.
World RX layout of Circuito Montalegre
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| Round 2 of 12 in the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 22–23 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montalegre, Vila Real | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Supercar
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden drivers Johan Kristoffersson (pictured) and Petter Solberg dominated the heats
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Grégoire Demoustier showed signs of improvement following his debut in the previous event
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Defending champion Ekström made it two wins from as many starts in the 2017 season, beating Loeb (left) and Kristoffersson
Heats
Semi-finals
- Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Petter Solberg |
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 3:57.377 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 |  Johan Kristoffersson |
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +1.438 | 5 |
| 3 | 15 |  Reinis Nitišs |
EKS RX | +3.881 | 4 |
| 4 | 71 | Kevin Hansen |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +5.631 | 3 |
| 5 | 43 |  Ken Block |
Hoonigan Racing Division | +6.002 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 |  Timur Timerzyanov |
STARD | +7.189 | 1 |
- Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mattias Ekström |
EKS RX | 3:58.543 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 |  Sébastien Loeb |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +0.739 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +1.937 | 4 |
| 4 | 57 |  Toomas Heikkinen |
EKS RX | +4.787 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis |
STARD | +48.971 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud |
Hoonigan Racing Division | DNF | 1 |
Final
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mattias Ekström |
EKS RX | 3:59.345 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +0.567 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson |
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +0.909 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +1.729 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs |
EKS RX | +2.590 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Petter Solberg |
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +31.143 | 1 |
Standings after the event
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias Ekström |
58 | |
| 2 | Johan Kristoffersson |
44 | +14 |
| 3 | Petter Solberg |
42 | +16 |
| 4 | Andreas Bakkerud |
30 | +28 |
| 5 |  Timo Scheider |
28 | +30 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- "Results - 2017 World RX of Portugal". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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