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 .[ 1] Half of the rounds were supported by the RX2 category—formerly known as RX Lites.
Rnd.
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
Pista Automóvel de Montalegre , Montalegre
Supercar
Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Report
3
World RX of Hockenheim
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
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Cyril Raymond
Olsbergs MSE
5
World RX of Great Britain
27–28 May
Lydden Hill Race Circuit , Wootton
Supercar
Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Cyril Raymond
Olsbergs MSE
6
World RX of Norway
10–11 June
Lånkebanen , Hell
Supercar
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Cyril Raymond
Olsbergs MSE
7
World RX of Sweden
1–2 July
Höljesbanan , Höljes
Supercar
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Dan Rooke
Team Faren
8
World RX of Canada
5–6 August
Circuit Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières
Supercar
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Cyril Raymond
Olsbergs MSE
9
World RX of France
2–3 September
Circuit de Lohéac , Lohéac
Supercar
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Cyril Raymond
Olsbergs MSE
10
World RX of Latvia
16–17 September
Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze , Riga
Supercar
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
11
World RX of Germany
30 September–1 October
Estering , Buxtehude
Supercar
Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Report
12
World RX of South Africa
11–12 November
Killarney Motor Racing Complex , Cape Town
Supercar
Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Report
RX2
Cyril Raymond
Olsbergs MSE
Entries
The permanent entrants of the 2017 Supercar season
Petter Solberg moved across to PSRX Volkswagen Sweden , partnering with team owners Tommy and Johan Kristoffersson
Reinis Nitišs (foreground) moved to EKS, while "Csucsu" made his WorldRX debut
Manfred Stohl split with World RX Team Austria (foreground) and entered his own team, STARD (background)
Supercar
Permanent Entries
Constructor
Entrant
Car
Driver
Rounds
Audi
EKS RX [ 2]
Audi S1
1
Mattias Ekström
1–6, 8–12
15
Reinis Nitišs
All
45
Per-Gunnar Andersson [ 3]
7
51
Nico Müller [ 4]
9–10
57
Toomas Heikkinen
All
Ford
Hoonigan Racing Division [ 5]
Ford Focus RS
13
Andreas Bakkerud
All
43
Ken Block
All
GRX [ 6]
Ford Fiesta
68
Niclas Grönholm
All
MJP Racing Team Austria [ 7]
44
Timo Scheider
1–4, 6–12
96
Kevin Eriksson
All
MJP Pirtek Racing
177
Andrew Jordan [ 8]
5
STARD [ 9]
6
Jānis Baumanis
All
7
Timur Timerzyanov
All
Kia
Speedy Motorsport [ 10]
Kia Rio
10
"Csucsu"
All
Peugeot
DA Racing [ 11]
Peugeot 208
15
Davy Jeanney [ 12]
11
66
Grégoire Demoustier
1–2, 4–5, 8–9, 12
67
François Duval [ 13]
10
87
Jean-Baptiste Dubourg
1–9, 12
Team Peugeot-Hansen [ 14]
9
Sébastien Loeb
All
21
Timmy Hansen
All
71
Kevin Hansen
All
Volkswagen
LOCO World RX Team [ 15]
Volkswagen Polo
58
Alister McRae [ 16]
9
100
Guy Wilks
1–8
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden [ 17]
Volkswagen Polo GTI
3
Johan Kristoffersson
All
11
Petter Solberg
All
94
Dieter Depping [ 18]
11
Non-permanent entries
Constructor
Entrant
Car
Driver
Rounds
Audi
Robin Larsson
Audi A1
4
Robin Larsson
3
Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület
102
Tamás Kárai
4
Citroën
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport [ 19]
Citroën DS3
77
René Münnich
5, 8
Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier [ 20]
84
"Knapick"
1, 6–7, 9–10
Ford
Oliver O'Donovan [ 21]
Ford Fiesta
2
Oliver O'Donovan
5
Oliver Bennett
42
Oliver Bennett
5
M.D.K.
49
"M.D.K."
4–5
Martin Kaczmarski
69
Martin Kaczmarski
2–5, 11
Andreas Steffen
80
Andreas Steffen
11
Olsbergs MSE [ 22]
59
Ashley Haigh-Smith
12
93
Sebastian Eriksson
7, 11
98
Oliver Eriksson
7, 12
Bompiso Racing Team
Ford Focus
41
Joaquim Santos
2
Mitsubishi
Vaaranmara Racing
Mitsubishi Mirage
60
Joni-Pekka Rajala
6–7, 10
Peugeot
Emmanuel Anne
Peugeot 208
21
Emmanuel Anne
9
Gaëtan Sérazin
40
Gaëtan Sérazin
9
Albatec Racing [ 23]
67
François Duval
4
124
Mark Cronje
12
Laurent Bouliou
78
Laurent Bouliou
6, 9
Renault
Guerlain Chicherit [ 24]
Renault Clio [broken anchor ]
36
Guerlain Chicherit
1, 3–4, 6, 9
SEAT
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport [ 19]
Seat Ibiza Cupra
77
René Münnich
2–3, 11–12
* Entries in grey denote one-car teams which are ineligible to score teams championship points.
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
(key )
a Ten championship points deducted for use of an unregistered tyre in Q3.[ 25]
b Ten championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering.[ 25]
c Ten championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering.[ 26]
d Ten championship points deducted for use of a third turbocharger in the competition.[ 27]
e Fifteen championship points deducted for use of a fourth engine seal.[ 28]
f Five championship points deducted for receiving his third reprimand in the championship.[ 29]
g Ten championship points deducted for presenting a turbocharger for sealing after initial scrutineering.[ 29]
h Fifteen championship points deducted for use of a fourth engine in the championship.[ 30]
i Ten championship points deducted for use of a new turbo seal after initial scrutineering.[ 30]
j Fifteen championship points deducted for use of more than three engine seals in the season.[ 31]
k Ten championship points deducted for use of a seventh turbocharger in the season.[ 32]
FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams
RX2 International Series
(key )
References
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