2017 World RX of France

The 2017 World RX of France was the ninth round of the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Lohéac in the Lohéac commune of Bretagne.[1]

2017 World RX of France
Round 9 of 12 in the
2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date2–3 September 2017
LocationLohéac, Bretagne
VenueCircuit de Lohéac
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 2 Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 3 Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Heat 4 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-Final 2 Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Final
First Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Second Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Third Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen

Supercar

Heats

Nico Müller became the first Swiss to race in World RX
Timo Scheider is challenged by Nitišs and "Knapick", with JB Dubourg and Müller behind
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 3 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo GTI 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 16
2 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 15
3 1 Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 3rd 6th 1st 5th 14
4 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 5th 10th 2nd 3rd 13
5 11 Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen Polo GTI 4th 8th 8th 4th 12
6 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 7th 4th 9th 8th 11
7 43 Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 6th 3rd 5th 15th 10
8 71 Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 13th 7th 6th 7th 9
9 44 Timo Scheider MJP Racing Team Austria Ford Fiesta 9th 15th 11th 6th 8
10 6 Janis Baumanis STARD Ford Fiesta 17th 5th 7th 12th 7
11 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 12th 11th 10th 10th 6
12 15 Reinis Nitišs EKS RX Audi S1 8th 14th 13th 9th 5
13 87 Jean-Baptiste Dubourg DA Racing Peugeot 208 14th 17th 14th 11th 4
14 68 Niclas Grönholm GRX Ford Fiesta 11th 16th 16th 13th 3
15 7 Timur Timerzyanov STARD Ford Fiesta 15th 13th 22nd 13th 2
16 96 Kevin Eriksson MJP Racing Team Austria Ford Fiesta 10th 12th DNF 16th 1
17 51 Nico Müller EKS RX Audi S1 24th 9th 15th 17th
18 40 Gaëtan Sérazin Gaëtan Sérazin Peugeot 208 16th 18th 18th 21st
19 36 Guerlain Chicherit Guerlain Chicherit Renault Clio 19th 19th 19th 22nd
20 84 "Knapick" Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier Citroën DS3 21st 21st 12th DNF
21 78 Laurent Bouliou Laurent Bouliou Peugeot 208 20th 23rd 24th 18th
22 10 "Csucsu" Speedy Motorsport Kia Rio 22nd 25th 20th 20th
23 66 Grégoire Demoustier DA Racing Peugeot 208 23rd 24th 23rd 19th
24 58 Alister McRae LOCO World RX Team Volkswagen Polo 18th 20th 21st DNS
25 21 Emmanuel Anne Emmanuel Anne Peugeot 208 DNS 22nd 17th 23rd

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 3 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 04:08.345 6
2 11 Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +0.541 5
3 1 Mattias Ekström EKS RX +3.386 4
4 44 Timo Scheider MJP Racing Team Austria +5.573 3
5 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +12.987 2
6 43 Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division +24.866 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen 04:12.656 6
2 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +0.335 5
3 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +1.778 4
4 6 Jānis Baumanis STARD +6.466 3
5 71 Kevin Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +37.008 2
6 15 Reinis Nitišs EKS RX +39.535 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 3 Johan Kristoffersson PSRX Volkswagen Sweden 04:08.408 8
2 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +3.581 5
3 1 Mattias Ekström EKS RX +4.586 4
4 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +7.386 3
5 11 Petter Solberg PSRX Volkswagen Sweden +38.690 3
6 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen DNF 1

Standings after the event

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Johan Kristoffersson 241
2 Petter Solberg 195 +46
3 Mattias Ekström 180 +61
4 Sébastien Loeb 169 +72
5 Timmy Hansen 155 +86
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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References

  1. Ridge, Hal (3 September 2017). "France WRX: Kristoffersson leads Loeb for fourth straight win". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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