World RX of Portugal

The World RX of Portugal is a rallycross event held in Portugal that is part of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the championship's inaugural 2014 season, at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in the northern town of Montalegre, close to the Spanish border. It was removed from the series calendar ahead of the 2019 season, marking the first time in the championship's history that the event was not run.[1] The event was set to return in 2020 but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 12 May 2021; it was announced that the event would return in 2021 instead of the World RX of Norway as the final round of the calendar.[3] For 2022 season Montalegre’s layout has been re-profiled, with the old joker lap now the first corner and a new, gravel joker from Turns Two to Five.[4]

World RX layout of Pista Automóvel de Montalegre

Past winners
Year Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Heat 3 winner Heat 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2014[5] Russia Timur Timerzyanov Russia Timur Timerzyanov Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg Latvia Reinis Nitišs Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg
2015[6] Norway Andreas Bakkerud Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Timmy Hansen Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Year Qualifying 1 winner Qualifying 2 winner Qualifying 3 winner Qualifying 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2016[7] Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Mattias Ekström Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg
2017[8] Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Norway Petter Solberg Norway Andreas Bakkerud Norway Petter Solberg Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Mattias Ekström
2018[9] France Sébastien Loeb Sweden Timmy Hansen Norway Andreas Bakkerud Norway Andreas Bakkerud Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
2020[10] Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[11] Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Kevin Hansen Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Niclas Grönholm
Year Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Heat 3 winner Progression best time Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2022[12] Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson No Q3 (Double Header) Sweden Timmy Hansen Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Timmy Hansen Finland Niclas Grönholm Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Niclas Grönholm
Year Heat 1 winner Heat 2 winner Heat 3 winner Heat 4 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner
2023[13] Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Finland Niclas Grönholm Sweden Johan Kristoffersson

See also

References
  1. Ridge, Hal (25 October 2018). "World Rallycross reveals 11-round 2019 calendar, Portugal dropped". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. Ridge, Hal (15 September 2020). "Portugal World Rallycross round cancelled". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "Montalegre Returns On Revised Calendar". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. "New top speeds predicted at Montalegre".
  5. "2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
  6. "2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
  7. "2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
  8. "2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
  9. "2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
  10. "Portugal World Rallycross round cancelled". 15 September 2020.
  11. "2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Cooper Tires World RX of Montalegre | FIA Results and Statistics".
  12. "2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship Lusorecursos World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
  13. "2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Montalegre FIA Results and Statistics".
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