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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "FIM Cross Country-Rally World Championship - 2017 Calendar, updated 13 February". fim-live.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sport: FIM Website". www.fim-live.com.
  3. ^ "2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Appendices" (PDF). fim-live.com.
  4. ^ "2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Appendices" (PDF). fim-live.com.
  5. ^ "Rankings – Riders". FIM. Retrieved 23 January 2021.