2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship
The 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The season consists of twelve rounds, started on 1 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and concluded on 12 November at the Killarney Motor Racing Complex in Cape Town, South Africa.
Johan Kristoffersson was the season's Driver's Champion, claiming it at the Neste World RX of Latvia. The Teams' Championship was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden.
Calendar
On 17 October 2016 the provisional 2017 calendar was released. It once again contained twelve rounds; however the Argentine event was discontinued in favour of a new event in South Africa. Half of the rounds were supported by the RX2 category—formerly known as RX Lites.Event | Dates | Venue | Class | Winner | Team | Report | |
1 | World RX of Barcelona | 1–2 April | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | Supercar | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Report |
2 | World RX of Portugal | 22–23 April | Supercar | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Report | |
3 | 5–7 May | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | Supercar | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Report | |
4 | World RX of Belgium | 13–14 May | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | Supercar | Report | ||
4 | World RX of Belgium | 13–14 May | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | RX2 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Report |
5 | 27–28 May | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | Supercar | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Report | |
5 | 27–28 May | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | RX2 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Report | |
6 | World RX of Norway | 10–11 June | Lånkebanen, Hell | Supercar | Report | ||
6 | World RX of Norway | 10–11 June | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX2 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Report |
7 | World RX of Sweden | 1–2 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | Supercar | Report | ||
7 | World RX of Sweden | 1–2 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX2 | Dan Rooke | Team Faren | Report |
8 | World RX of Canada | 5–6 August | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | Supercar | Report | ||
8 | World RX of Canada | 5–6 August | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | RX2 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Report |
9 | World RX of France | 2–3 September | Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac | Supercar | Report | ||
9 | World RX of France | 2–3 September | Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac | RX2 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Report |
10 | World RX of Latvia | 16–17 September | Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga | Supercar | Report | ||
11 | World RX of Germany | Estering, Buxtehude | Supercar | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Report | |
12 | World RX of South Africa | 11–12 November | Supercar | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Report | |
12 | World RX of South Africa | 11–12 November | RX2 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Report |
Entries
Supercar
RX2 International Series
- All of the RX2 cars are designed and produced by Avitas Motorsport in cooperation with Olsbergs MSE.
Championship Standings
FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers
Driver | BAR | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT | GER | RSA | Points | |
1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 316 | |
2 | Mattias Ekström | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 255 | |
3 | Petter Solberg | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 252 |
4 | Sébastien Loeb | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 214 |
5 | Timmy Hansen | 5 | 4a | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9h | 2 | 2 | 201 |
6 | Andreas Bakkerud | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 194 |
7 | Toomas Heikkinen | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 125 |
8 | Kevin Hansen | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 115 |
9 | Ken Block | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7f | 14 | 14 | 8 | 112 |
10 | Timo Scheider | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 109 | |
11 | Kevin Eriksson | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 101 |
12 | Jānis Baumanis | 15 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 98 |
13 | Timur Timerzyanov | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 78 |
14 | Reinis Nitišs | 10 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 71 |
15 | Guy Wilks | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 21 | ||||
16 | Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | ||
17 | Nico Müller | 17 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||
18 | Sebastian Eriksson | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||
19 | Andrew Jordan | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||
20 | Niclas Grönholm | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14e | 14 | 12i | 5j | 15k | 4 |
21 | Robin Larsson | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||
22 | François Duval | 15 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||||
23 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||
24 | Oliver Eriksson | 17 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||
25 | "Knapick" | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
26 | Dieter Depping | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||
27 | René Münnich | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
28 | Martin Kaczmarski | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
29 | "M.D.K." | 17 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||
30 | Davy Jeanney | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
31 | Gaëtan Sérazin | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
32 | Guerlain Chicherit | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
33 | Laurent Bouliou | 20 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
34 | Oliver O'Donovan | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||
35 | Mark Cronje | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||
36 | Andreas Steffen | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||
37 | Ashley Haigh-Smith | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||
38 | Joaquim Santos | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||
39 | Oliver Bennett | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||
40 | Tamás Kárai | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||
41 | Alister McRae | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||
42 | "Csucsu" | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24c | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 20 | -9 | |
43 | Joni-Pekka Rajala | 18 | 19d | 19 | -10 | |||||||||
44 | Grégoire Demoustier | 19 | 21b | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | -10 | |||||
45 | Emmanuel Anne | 25g | -10 | |||||||||||
Driver | BAR | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT | GER | RSA | Points |
a Ten championship points deducted for use of an unregistered tyre in Q3.
b Ten championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering.
c Ten championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering.
d Ten championship points deducted for use of a third turbocharger in the competition.
e Fifteen championship points deducted for use of a fourth engine seal.
f Five championship points deducted for receiving his third reprimand in the championship.
g Ten championship points deducted for presenting a turbocharger for sealing after initial scrutineering.
h Fifteen championship points deducted for use of a fourth engine in the championship.
i Ten championship points deducted for use of a new turbo seal after initial scrutineering.
j Fifteen championship points deducted for use of more than three engine seals in the season.
k Ten championship points deducted for use of a seventh turbocharger in the season.
FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams
RX2 International Series
Driver | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | RSA | Points | |
1 | Cyril Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 198 |
2 | Dan Rooke | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 154 |
3 | Guillaume De Ridder | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 138 |
4 | Tanner Whitten | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 105 |
5 | William Nilsson | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 98 |
6 | Simon Olofsson | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 98 |
7 | Vasily Gryazin | 7 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 94 |
8 | Sondre Evjen | 6 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 93 |
9 | Glenn Haug | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 76 |
10 | Andreas Bäckman | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 69 |
11 | Thomas Holmen | 11 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 67 |
12 | Simon Wågø Syversen | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 47 |
13 | Anders Michalak | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 45 |
14 | Stein Frederic Akre | 19 | 5 | 14 | 22 | ||||
15 | Jessica Bäckman | 16 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 21 |
16 | Sandra Hultgren | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 19 | |
17 | Marcus Höglund | 10 | 9 | 18 | |||||
18 | Linus Östlund | 10 | 10 | ||||||
19 | Tejas Hirani | 12 | 8 | ||||||
20 | Guerlain Chicherit | 15 | 12 | 8 | |||||
21 | Cole Keatts | 12 | 7 | ||||||
22 | Santosh Berggren | 13 | 21 | 4 | |||||
23 | Tony Sormbroen | 13 | 4 | ||||||
24 | Ben-Philip Gundersen | 15 | 2 | ||||||
25 | Jonathan Walfridsson | 17 | 18 | 0 | |||||
26 | Hampus Rådström | 20 | 0 |