2017 World RX of Canada

World RX layout of Circuit Trois-Rivières 2017 World RX of Canada

Round 8 of 12 in the
2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date| 5–6 August 2017
Location| Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Venue| Circuit Trois-Rivières
Results
| Heat winners

Heat 1|  Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
Heat 2|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 3|  Mattias Ekström
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 4|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Semi-final 2|  Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Final
First|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Second|  Petter Solberg
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Third|  Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen

The 2017 World RX of Canada was the eighth round of the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.[1]

## Heats

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The race for the first corner with Nitišs, Timmy Hansen, "Csucsu", Bakkerud and Demoustier Ken Block, Timo Scheider and Timur Timerzyanov Niclas Grönholm Solberg gets the jump on team-mate Kristoffersson in the Final Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Car  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts

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1  | 3  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo GTI | 2nd  | 1st  | 2nd  | 1st  | 16
2  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo GTI | 4th  | 3rd  | 3rd  | 2nd  | 15
3  | 1  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 4th  | 7th  | 1st  | 6th  | 14
4  | 57  |  Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 1st  | 5th  | 6th  | 10th  | 13
5  | 96  |  Kevin Eriksson | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 3rd  | 6th  | 5th  | 17th  | 12
6  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 10th  | 15th  | 4th  | 4th  | 11
7  | 6  |  Jānis Baumanis | STARD | Ford Fiesta | 8th  | 8th  | 10th  | 9th  | 10
8  | 43  |  Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 5th  | 4th  | 7th  | 19th  | 9
9  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 8th  | 18th  | 14th  | 3rd  | 8
10  | 7  |  Timur Timerzyanov | STARD | Ford Fiesta | 17th  | 9th  | 10th  | 7th  | 7
11  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 13th  | 8th  | 11th  | 11th  | 6
12  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 11th  | 7th  | 13th  | 12th  | 5
13  | 13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 7th  | 20th  | 12th  | 6th  | 4
14  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX | Ford Fiesta | 12th  | 11th  | DNF | 9th  | 3
15  | 100  |  Guy Wilks | LOCO Energy World RX | Volkswagen Polo | 14th  | 12th  | 15th  | 14th  | 2
16  | 15  |  Reinis Nitišs | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 20th  | 17th  | 9th  | 13th  | 1
17  | 87  |  Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | DA Racing | Peugeot 208 | 15th  | 14th  | 17th  | 15th  |
18  | 77  |  René Münnich | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Citroën DS3 | 16th  | 13th  | 16th  | 16th  |
19  | 10  |  "Csucsu" | Speedy Motorsport | Kia Rio | 18th  | 16th  | 18th  | DNF |
20  | 66  |  Grégoire Demoustier | DA Racing | Peugeot 208 | 18th  | 19th  | 19th  | 19th  |

## Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 3  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 05:05.170  | 6
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +3.796  | 5
3  | 96  |  Kevin Eriksson | MJP Racing Team Austria | +4.942  | 4
4  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +5.927  | 3
5  | 6  |  Jānis Baumanis | STARD | +9.567  | 2
6  | 1  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | DNF | 1

Semi-Final 2
Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 05:02.028  | 6
2  | 57  |  Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +6.413  | 5
3  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +7.053  | 4
4  | 43  |  Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | +13.211  | 3
5  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | MJP Racing Team Austria | +13.905  | 2
6  | 7  |  Timur Timerzyanov | STARD | +23.287  | 1

### Final

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 3  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 05:02.704  | 8
2  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +1.072  | 5
3  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +4.498  | 4
4  | 96  |  Kevin Eriksson | MJP Racing Team Austria | +8.239  | 3
5  | 57  |  Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +20.847  | 2
6  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | DNF | 1

## RX2 International Series

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### Heats

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The start of the RX2 final Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts

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1  | 13  |  Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | 1st  | 11th  | 2nd  | 1st  | 16
2  | 40  |  Dan Rooke  | Dan Rooke  | 6th  | 1st  | 1st  | 4th  | 15
3  | 11  |  Tanner Whitten  | Olsbergs MSE | 5th  | 14th  | 5th  | 2nd  | 14
4  | 55  |  Vasily Gryazin  | Sports Racing Technologies  | 3rd  | 12th  | 6th  | 2nd  | 13
5  | 96  |  Guillaume De Ridder  | Guillaume De Ridder  | 2nd  | 10th  | 3rd  | 15th  | 12
6  | 69  |  Sondre Evjen  | JC Raceteknik | 4th  | 13th  | 4th  | 6th  | 11
7  | 6  |  William Nilsson  | JC Raceteknik | 10th  | 4th  | 8th  | 8th  | 10
8  | 52  |  Simon Olofsson  | Simon Olofsson  | 8th  | 2nd  | DNF | 9th  | 9
9  | 19  |  Andreas Bäckman  | Olsbergs MSE | 15th  | 3rd  | 7th  | 10th  | 8
10  | 51  |  Sandra Hultgren  | Sandra Hultgren  | 7th  | 6th  | 11th  | 11th  | 7
11  | 9  |  Jessica Bäckman  | Olsbergs MSE | 16th  | 7th  | 9th  | 12th  | 6
12  | 53  |  Cole Keatts  | Olsbergs MSE | 12th  | 5th  | 12th  | 16th  | 5
13  | 9  |  Glenn Haug  | Glenn Haug  | 11th  | 15th  | 14th  | 7th  | 4
14  | 56  |  Thomas Holmen  | Bard Holmen  | DNF | 16th  | 13th  | 3rd  | 3
15  | 36  |  Guerlain Chicherit | Olsbergs MSE | 13th  | 9th  | 16th  | 13th  | 2
16  | 8  |  Simon Wågø Syversen  | Set Promotion | 9th  | DNF | 10th  | 14th  | 1
17  | 12  |  Anders Michalak  | Anders Michalak  | 14th  | 8th  | 15th  | DNF |

### Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 13  |  Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | 5:28.870  | 6
2  | 11  |  Tanner Whitten  | Olsbergs MSE | +5.169  | 5
3  | 96  |  Guillaume De Ridder  | Guillaume De Ridder  | +9.188  | 4
4  | 26  |  Jessica Bäckman  | Olsbergs MSE | +11.542  | 3
5  | 6  |  William Nilsson  | JC Raceteknik | +11.722  | 2
6  | 19  |  Andreas Bäckman  | Olsbergs MSE | +27.976  | 1

Semi-Final 2
Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 40  |  Dan Rooke  | Dan Rooke  | 5:27.878  | 6
2  | 55  |  Vasily Gryazin  | Sports Racing Technologies  | +2.544  | 5
3  | 52  |  Simon Olofsson  | Simon Olofsson  | +5.263  | 4
4  | 69  |  Sondre Evjen  | JC Raceteknik | +5.657  | 3
5  | 53  |  Cole Keatts  | Olsbergs MSE | +9.658  | 2
6  | 51  |  Sandra Hultgren  | Sandra Hultgren  | +10.184  | 1

### Final

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Pts

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1  | 13  |  Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | 5:24.379  | 8
2  | 96  |  Guillaume De Ridder  | Guillaume De Ridder  | +6.859  | 5
3  | 11  |  Tanner Whitten  | Olsbergs MSE | +8.619  | 4
4  | 55  |  Vasily Gryazin  | Sports Racing Technologies  | +18.609  | 3
5  | 52  |  Simon Olofsson  | Simon Olofsson  | +21.517  | 2
6  | 40  |  Dan Rooke  | Dan Rooke  | DNF | 1

## Standings after the event

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Supercar standings
| Pos  | Pilot  | Pts | Gap

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1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | 211  |
2  |  Petter Solberg | 176  | +35
3  |  Mattias Ekström | 158  | +53
4  |  Sébastien Loeb | 144  | +67
5  |  Timmy Hansen | 135  | +76

RX2 standings
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1  |  Cyril Raymond | 138  |
2  |  Dan Rooke  | 124  | +14
3  |  Guillaume De Ridder  | 89  | +49
4  |  Tanner Whitten  | 83  | +55
5  |  William Nilsson  | 75  | +63

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## References

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1. ^ "Kristoffersson wins #canadarx". FIA World Rallycross. 6 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

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*[DNF]: Did not finish