2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
| 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | |||
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The 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 15th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. Pablo Quintanilla won his second world title.
Calendar[edit]
The calendar for the 2017 season featured five rallies.[1]
| Round | Dates | Rally name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–6 April |  Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
|
| 2 | 17–22 April |  Qatar Cross-Country Rally
|
| 3 | 12–18 August |  Atacama Rally
|
| 4 | 25–31 August |  Desafio Ruta 40
|
| 5 | 4–10 October |  Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
|
Results[edit]
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Bike | Time | ||
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[2]
|
1 |  Sam Sunderland
|
KTM 450 Rally | 18:14:32 |
| 2 | Pablo Quintanilla
|
Husqvarna FR450 | 18:20:46 | ||
| 3 |  Matthias Walkner
|
KTM 450 Rally | 18:22:48 | ||
| 2 | Qatar Cross-Country Rally[2]
|
1 | Sam Sunderland
|
KTM 450 Rally | 15:50:18 |
| 2 |  Paulo Gonçalves
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 15:58:00 | ||
| 3 | Matthias Walkner
|
KTM 450 Rally | 16:03:29 | ||
| 3 | Atacama Rally[2]
|
1 | Pablo Quintanilla
|
Husqvarna FR450 | 12:53:49 |
| 2 | Kevin Benavides
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 12:56:12 | ||
| 3 | Paulo Gonçalves
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 13:05:40 | ||
| 4 | Desafio Ruta 40[2]
|
1 | Kevin Benavides
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 19:13:24 |
| 2 | Paulo Gonçalves
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 19:26:16 | ||
| 3 |  Xavier De Soultrait
|
Yamaha WR450F | 19:54:14 | ||
| 6 | Rallye OiLibya du Maroc[2]
|
1 | Matthias Walkner
|
KTM 450 Rally | 10:03:49 |
| 2 | Kevin Benavides
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 10:17:31 | ||
| 3 |  Ricky Brabec
|
Honda CRF 450 Rally | 10:20:47 | ||
Championship standings[edit]
- Points for final positions were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- All riders were awarded 3 bonus points for taking part in the first stage (or the prologue) of an event. No rider was required to be classified in order to score these bonus points. [3]
- Also, 1 bonus point was awarded for each stage win (except prologue). [4]
Motorbike riders' world championship[edit]
| Pos | Rider | ABU
|
QAT
|
CHL
|
ARG
|
MAR
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Quintanilla
|
223 | 417 | 131 | 416 | 713 | 100 |
| 2 | Kevin Benavides
|
165 | 514 | 225 | 130 | 223 | 97 |
| 3 | Matthias Walkner
|
319 | 320 | 613 | 514 | 129 | 95 |
| 4 | Paulo Gonçalves
|
416 | 223 | 319 | 224 | Ret3 | 85 |
| 5 | Sam Sunderland
|
131 | 130 | 416 | Ret4 | Ret3 | 84 |
| 6 | Antoine Meo
|
613 | 712 | 416 | 41 | ||
| 7 | Xavier De Soultrait
|
514 | 319 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Pierre Alexandre Renet
|
515 | 613 | Ret3 | 31 | ||
| 9 | Adrien Van Beveren
|
811 | 910 | 186 | 27 | ||
| 10 | David McBride
|
109 | 118 | 127 | Ret3 | 27 | |
| Pos | Rider | ABU
|
QAT
|
CHL
|
ARG
|
MAR
|
Points |
- A total of 67 riders scored championship points.[5]
Motorbike manufacturers' world championship[edit]
| Pos | Rider | ABU
|
QAT
|
CHL
|
ARG
|
MAR
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KTM
|
50 | 50 | 29 | 26 | 45 | 200 |
| 2 |  Honda
|
21 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 43 | 199 |
| 3 | Husqvarna
|
38 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 135 |
| 4 | Yamaha
|
5 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 72 | |
| 5 | Sherco
|
27 | 27 | ||||
| Pos | Rider | ABU
|
QAT
|
CHL
|
ARG
|
MAR
|
Points |
References[edit]
- ^ "FIM Cross Country-Rally World Championship - 2017 Calendar, updated 13 February". fim-live.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Sport: FIM Website". www.fim-live.com.
- ^ "2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Appendices" (PDF). fim-live.com.
- ^ "2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Appendices" (PDF). fim-live.com.
- ^ "Rankings – Riders". FIM. Retrieved 23 January 2021.