2017 World RX of South Africa

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World RX layout of Killarney Motor Racing Complex 2017 World RX of South Africa

Round 12 of 12 in the
2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date| 11–12 November 2017
Location| Cape Town, Western Cape
Venue| Killarney Motor Racing Complex
Results
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Heat 1|  Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 2|  Jānis Baumanis
STARD
Heat 3|  Johan Kristoffersson
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Heat 4|  Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
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|  Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Third|  Mattias Ekström
EKS RX

The 2017 World RX of South Africa was the twelfth and final round of the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Killarney Motor Racing Complex in Cape Town, Western Cape.

## Supercar

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Kevin Hansen, Toomas Heikkinen, Niclas Grönholm and Reinis Nitišs. Sébastien Loeb leads Johan Kristoffersson whilst Mattias Ekström takes the Joker Lap The event featured an all-Swedish podium, with Kristoffersson taking his seventh and final win of the 2017 season

### Heats

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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  | 9th  | 1st  | 2nd  | 16
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 1st  | 14th  | 3rd  | 1st  | 15
3  | 1  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 8th  | 10th  | 2nd  | 8th  | 14
4  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 6th  | 11th  | 6th  | 4th  | 13
5  | 13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 4th  | 5th  | 11th  | 9th  | 12
6  | 43  |  Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 5th  | 2nd  | 14th  | 12th  | 11
7  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo GTI | 3rd  | 15th  | 5th  | 10th  | 10
8  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 14th  | 3rd  | 15th  | 3rd  | 9
9  | 6  |  Jānis Baumanis | STARD | Ford Fiesta | 12th  | 1st  | 16th  | 11th  | 8
10  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 7th  | 18th  | 4th  | 5th  | 7
11  | 57  |  Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 11th  | 4th  | 17th  | 6th  | 6
12  | 96  |  Kevin Eriksson | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 10th  | 17th  | 8th  | 7th  | 5
13  | 7  |  Timur Timerzyanov | STARD | Ford Fiesta | 9th  | 16th  | 7th  | 16th  | 4
14  | 87  |  Jean-Baptiste Dubourg | DA Racing | Peugeot 208 | 17th  | 7th  | 12th  | 15th  | 3
15  | 68  |  Niclas Grönholm | GRX | Ford Fiesta | 15th  | 12th  | 13th  | 13th  | 2
16  | 98  |  Oliver Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 16th  | 8th  | 10th  | 19th  | 1
17  | 77  |  René Münnich | Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 21st  | 6th  | 18th  | 14th  |
18  | 15  |  Reinis Nitišs | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 13th  | 20th  | 9th  | 18th  |
19  | 66  |  Grégoire Demoustier | DA Racing | Peugeot 208 | 19th  | 13th  | 21st  | 21st  |
20  | 124  |  Mark Cronje | Albatec Racing | Peugeot 208 | 18th  | 21st  | 20th  | 17th  |
21  | 59  |  Ashley Haigh-Smith | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 20th  | 19th  | 19th  | 20th  |
22  | 10  |  "Csucsu" | Speedy Motorsport | Kia Rio | 22nd  | 22nd  | 22nd  | 22nd  |

### 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 | 4:27.571  | 6
2  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +0.761  | 5
3  | 1  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +0.723  | 4
4  | 13  |  Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +1.446  | 3
5  | 6  |  Jānis Baumanis | STARD | +3.139  | 2
6  | 57  |  Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +4.261  | 1

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

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1  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | 4:26.464  | 6
2  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | MJP Racing Team Austria | +2.757  | 5
3  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +21.905  | 4
4  | 9  |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +25.118  | 3
5  | 68  |  Kevin Eriksson | MJP Racing Team Austria | +32.118  | 2
6  | 43  |  Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | DSQ |

### Final

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

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1  | 3  |  Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:23.751  | 8
2  | 21  |  Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +0.918  | 5
3  | 1  |  Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +2.951  | 4
4  | 11  |  Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +3.417  | 3
5  | 44  |  Timo Scheider | MJP Racing Team Austria | +5.438  | 2
6  | 71  |  Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | DNS | 1

## Standings after the event

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Pos | Driver  | Pts | Gap

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WC |  Johan Kristoffersson | 316  |
2  |  Mattias Ekström | 255  | +61
3  |  Petter Solberg | 252  | +64
4  |  Sébastien Loeb | 214  | +102
5  |  Timmy Hansen | 201  | +115

## References

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1. ^ "Results - 2017 World RX of South Africa". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.[permanent dead link]

## External links

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