2017 FIA European Rallycross Championship

The 2017 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 42nd season of the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers. The season consisted of nine rounds across three categories; Supercar, Super1600 and TouringCar. The season commencing on 1 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and culminating on 1 October in Germany at the Estering.[1]

Swede Kevin Hansen was the defending Supercar champion, Hungarian Krisztián Szabó was defending Super1600 champion and Norwegian Ben-Philip Gundersen was defending TouringCar champion.

2017 champions were Anton Marklund (Supercar), Krisztián Szabó (Super1600) and Lars Øivind Enerberg (TouringCar).

Calendar

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Round Event Venue Dates Category Final Winner Car Team
1   Euro RX of Barcelona Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1–2 April Supercar   Anton Marklund Volkswagen Polo   Marklund Motorsport
TouringCar   Philip Gehrman Ford Fiesta   Bridgestone Motorsport
2   Euro RX of Portugal Pista Automóvel de Montalegre 22–23 April Super1600   Ulrik Linnemann Peugeot 208   Linnemann Motorsport
3   Euro RX of Belgium Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet 13–14 May Super1600   Kasparas Navickas Škoda Fabia   Taurages Automobiliu Klubas VŠĮ
TouringCar   Lars Øivind Enerberg Ford Fiesta   Lars Øivind Enerberg
4   Euro RX of Great Britain Lydden Hill Race Circuit 27–28 May TouringCar   Lars Øivind Enerberg Ford Fiesta   Lars Øivind Enerberg
5   Euro RX of Norway Lånkebanen 10–11 June Supercar   Robin Larsson Audi A1   Robin Larsson
TouringCar   Lars Øivind Enerberg Ford Fiesta   Lars Øivind Enerberg
6   Euro RX of Sweden Höljesbanan 1–2 July Supercar   Anton Marklund Volkswagen Polo   Marklund Motorsport
Super1600   Artis Baumanis Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing
7   Euro RX of France Circuit de Lohéac 2–3 September Supercar   Thomas Bryntesson Ford Fiesta   JC Raceteknik
Super1600   Krisztián Szabó Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing
8   Euro RX of Latvia Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze 16–17 September Supercar   Anton Marklund Volkswagen Polo   Marklund Motorsport
Super1600   Krisztián Szabó Škoda Fabia   Volland Racing
9   Euro RX of Germany Estering 30 September–1 October Super1600   Kasparas Navickas Škoda Fabia   Taurages Automobiliu Klubas VŠĮ
TouringCar   Ben-Philip Gundersen Ford Fiesta   Ben-Philip Gundersen

Entry list

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Supercar

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Constructor Entrant Car No. Driver Rounds
Audi   Robin Larsson Audi A1 4   Robin Larsson All
  Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület 102   Tamás Kárai All
  All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 38   Mandie August 1–3
Citroën
  Ole Kristian Temte Citroën C4 30   Ole Kristian Temte All
  Firmin Cadeddu 62   Firmin Cadeddu 1–2, 4
  DA Racing[2] Citroën DS3 22   Andréa Dubourg All
  Tore Kristoffersen 32   Tore Kristoffersen All
  Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier[3] 74   Jérôme Grosset-Janin All
  All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 77   René Münnich 2–3
Ford   Oliver O'Donovan Ford Fiesta 2   Oliver O'Donovan All
  Tikkri Motorsport 23   Mart Tikkerbär 2, 5
  Ari-Pekka Niemi 37   Ari-Pekka Niemi 3
  "M.D.K" 49   "M.D.K" All
  Mats Öhman 54   Mats Öhman 2–4
  Baltijos Sportas Klaipedos m. TSK 55   Paulius Pleskovas 2–5
  Stein Egil Jenssen 61   Stein Egil Jenssen 3
  Hedströms Motorsport[4] 63   Joachim Hvaal All
  Martin Kaczmarski 69   Martin Kaczmarski 1–2, 5
  Andreas Steffen 80   Andreas Steffen 1-4
  JC Raceteknik[5] 90   Thomas Bryntesson All
91   Ola Frøshaug All
  Valdur Reinsalu|Reinsalu Sport 95   Andri Õun All
  Derek Tohill 111   Derek Tohill All
  Knut-Ove Børseth Ford Focus 70   Knut-Ove Børseth 2
Mini   #MiniSuomi Mini Countryman 12   Riku Tahko All
Mitsubishi   James Grint Mitsubishi Mirage 27   James Grint 4
Peugeot   Pailler Compétition Peugeot 208 18   Jonathan Pailler 4
20   Fabien Pailler 4
  Albatec Racing[6] 14   Jere Kalliokoski All
24   Tommy Rustad All
121   Philippe Maloigne 1
  Nabil Karam 35   Nabil Karam 4
  Speedbox Racing Team 47   Tamás Pál Kiss All
  Rodolphe Audran 56   Rodolphe Audran 4
  Patrick Guillerme 83   Patrick Guillerme 1, 4
Renault   David Olivier Renault Logan 85   David Olivier 4
SEAT   All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Seat Ibiza 38   Mandie August 4–5
77   René Münnich 1, 4–5
Volkswagen   Marklund Motorsport[7] Volkswagen Polo 19   Magda Andersson All
92   Anton Marklund All
  Hedströms Motorsport[8] 8   Peter Hedström All
53   Alexander Hvaal All
  Oud-Turnhout Rally Team 28   Jochen Coox 3
  Eklund Motorsport Volkswagen Beetle 39   Philip Gehrman 3, 5
73   Henning Solberg 1–3
Volvo   Tom Daniel Tånevik Volvo C30 16   Tom Daniel Tånevik All

Super1600

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Constructor Entrant Car No. Driver Rounds
Alfa Romeo   Tedak Racing Alfa Romeo MiTo 43   Davide Medici 4
45   Max Vercelli 2
  Luciano Visintin 69   Luciano Visintin 4
Citroën   Hélder Ribeiro Citroën C2 22   Hélder Ribeiro 1
  Damien Meunier 25   Damien Meunier 4
  Nuno Araújo 26   Nuno Araújo 1
  Jimmy Terpereau 37   Jimmy Terpereau 1–5
  Marius Bermingrud 51   Marius Bermingrud 6
  Maximilien Eveno 75   Maximilien Eveno 4
  Ada Marie Hvaal 97   Ada Marie Hvaal 2–3
  Oud-Turnhout Rally Team Citroën DS3 13   Davy van den Branden 2
  Antonio Sousa 28   Antonio Sousa 1
Ford   LS Racing Czech National Team Ford Fiesta 5   Ondřej Smetana All
  Schomaker-Racing 72   Sven Seeliger 2, 6
  Marió Barbosa 76   Marió Barbosa 1–2, 4
  Marió Texeira 77   Marió Texeira 1
  Reinsalu Sport Ford Ka 29   Arvo Kask 3, 5
Opel   Lars Christian Lote Rosland Opel Corsa 80   Lars-Christian Rosland All
Peugeot   Jihocesky Autocklub V ACR Peugeot 207 30   Marcel Suchý 3–6
  Linnemann Motorsport Peugeot 208 2   Ulrik Linnemann All
12   Daniel Nielsen 6
  Espen Isaksætre 8   Espen Isaksætre 3, 5
  Emmanuel Martin 39   Emmanuel Martin 4
  Grégory Fosse 40   Grégory Fosse 4
  Veverka Czech National Team 66   Václav Veverka All
  Rudolf Schafer 73   Rudolf Schafer 1–2, 4
Renault   Anthony Jan Renault Clio 35   Anthony Jan 4
  Marcel Snoeijers Renault Mégane 50   Marcel Snoeijers 5–6
  Set Promotion Renault Twingo 11   Jussi-Petteri Leppihalme All
46   Mārtiņš Lapiņš 5
89   Timur Shigaboutdinov All
  RS Racing Team 20   Siim Saluri All
  TT Motorsport 33   Arnis Odiņš 3, 5–6
34   Juris Spikis 2–3, 5–6
  Enzo Libner 36   Enzo Libner 4
Škoda   Diana Czech National Team Škoda Fabia 3   Pavel Vimmer All
  Taurages Automobiliu Klubas VŠĮ 6   Kasparas Navickas All
  Zdeněk Kučera 9   Zdeněk Kučera All
  Ligur Racing 10   Janno Ligur All
  Volland Racing 14   Rokas Baciuska 4–5
15   Gergely Marton All
17   Artis Baumanis All
23   Krisztián Szabó All
  Josef Šusta 16   Josef Šusta All
  Speedy Motorsport 18   Zsolt Szíjj 1–3
  Patrice Durand 27   Patrice Durand 4
  Reinsalu Sport 47   Andre Krug 4–5
  Nyirád Motorsport 48   Attila Mózer 5
Suzuki   Julien Hardonnière Suzuki Swift 41   Julien Hardonnière 4
  TQS Hungary 52   Marcell Kovács 6
Volkswagen   Anders Bjørland Hansen Volkswagen Polo 4   Anders Bjørland Hansen 1–5
  Edijs Ošs 49   Edijs Ošs 5
  Nationale Renstal Trommelke Vzw 94   Nick Vanalken 2

TouringCar

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Constructor Entrant Car No. Driver Round
BMW   Ralf Evers BMW E87 28   Ralf Evers 5
Citroën   Camilla Antonsen Citroën DS3 15   Camilla Antonsen 4
  Fredrik Salsten 17   Fredrik Salsten 5
Ford   Ben-Philip Gundersen Ford Fiesta 1   Ben-Philip Gundersen All
  David Nordgård 2   David Nordgård All
  Anders Nymoen Bråten 3   Anders Nymoen Bråten All
  Fredrik R. Magnussen 12   Fredrik R. Magnussen 4
  Trommelke 77   Steve Volders All
  Mandy Kasse 88   Mandy Kasse 2–3
  Lars Øivind Enerberg 90   Lars Øivind Enerberg All
  Bridgestone Motorsport 95   Philip Gehrman All
  Kai Arne Homme Ford Focus 78   Kai Arne Homme 1–2, 4
Mazda   Per Magne Røyrås Mazda RX-8 5   Per Magne Røyrås All
  Sivert Svardal 9   Sivert Svardal 4
  Steinar Stokke 11   Steinar Stokke All
Opel   Petter Brauten Opel Corsa 86   Petter Brauten 1–2, 4
Škoda   Bridgestone Motorsport Škoda Fabia 4   Kjetil Larsen All
  Ecurie N.E.W. Racing 22   Florent Hontoir 2
Toyota   Sören Hedlund Toyota Auris 83   Sören Hedlund 5
Volvo   OTRT Volvo C30 14   Danny de Beuckelaer 2

Championship Standings

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Supercar

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Anton Marklund was the champion in the Supercar class
Pos. Driver BAR
 
NOR
 
SWE
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
Points
1   Anton Marklund 1 2 1 4b 1 129
2   Thomas Bryntesson 7 7 7 1 6 101
3   Tamás Pál Kiss 2 5 32 2 3 90
4   Robin Larsson 8 1 8 14 2 88
5   Tommy Rustad 9 6 9 6 4 86
6   Alexander Hvaal 10 3 5 8 10c 61
7   Derek Tohill 5 10 11 5 8 59
8   Peter Hedström 29 4 2 17 12 50
9   Jérôme Grosset-Janin 11 8 18 10 7 45
10   Ola Frøshaug 13 9 4 16 9 40
11   René Münnich 4 19 3 13 17 38
12   Oliver O'Donovan 3 13 16 12 13 33
13   Jere Kalliokoski 15 11 10 15 15 25
14   Henning Solberg 6 12 14 23
15   Firmin Cadeddu 17 18 3 21
16   Magda Andersson 28 15 12 9 19 19
17   Tamás Kárai 23 23 22 25 5 16
18   Mats Ӧhman 24 6 26 11
19   Philip Gehrman 19 11 8
20   Patrick Guillerme 24 11 7
21   Martin Kaczmarski 12 24 24 7
22   Andréa Dubourg 16 16 13 21 25 6
23   Riku Tahko 14 21 21 33 14 6
24   Jonathan Pailler 7a 4
25   Knut-Ove Børseth 14 3
26   "M.D.K" 18 28 15 23 27 2
27   Tom-Daniel Tånevik 21 26 31 18 16 1
28   Joachim Hvaal 20 20 17 19 23 0
29   Mandie August 25 22 23 22 18 0
30   Philippe Maloigne 19 0
31   Paulius Pleskovas 29 24 31 20 0
32   Stein-Egil Jenssen 20 0
33   David Olivier 20 0
34   Tore Kristoffersen 26 30 25 29 21 0
35   Andreas Steffen 22 25 28 24 0
36   Andri Õun 27 27 26 30 22 0
37   Mart Tikkerbär 32 26 0
38   Jochen Coox 27 0
39   Ole-Kristian Temte 30 31 30 32 28 0
40   Ari-Pekka Niemi 29 0
41   Rodolphe Audran 34 0
42   James Grint 35 0
43   Fabien Pailler 27a -10
44   Nabil Karam 28a -10
Pos. Driver BAR
 
NOR
 
SWE
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
Points

a Loss of ten championship points for presenting a turbocharger for sealing after initial scrutineering.[9]
b Loss of five championship points for receiving his third reprimand of the season.[9]
c Loss of ten championship points – stewards decision No.10.[10]

Super1600

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Pos. Driver POR
 
BEL
 
SWE
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
GER
 
Points
1   Krisztián Szabó 2 8 2 1 1 6 137
2   Artis Baumanis 3 5 1 5 8 3 127
3   Jussi-Petteri Leppihalme 6 3 5 9 3 2 121
4   Kasparas Navickas 4 1 8 24 7 1 110
5   Ulrik Linnemann 1 6 11 3 12 9 93
6   Janno Ligur 8 2 3 11 4 4 92
7   Timur Shigaboutdinov 5 4 4 8 9 12 88
8   Josef Šusta 19 11 9 7 13 5 58
9   Gergely Marton 11 14 6 4 6 15 54
10   Ondřej Smetana 7 9 12 15 11 7 53
11   Rokas Baciuska 6 2 44
12   Václav Veverka 12 12 14 31 15 8 30
13   Jimmy Terpereau 13 7 10 18 18 29
14   Maximilien Eveno 2 26
15   Juris Spikis 10 19 5 13 25
16   Pavel Vimmer 9 20 17 12 20 11 25
17   Siim Saluri 10 13 21 16 21 10 24
18   Espen Isaksætre 7 17 16
19   Arnis Odiņš 15 10 13
20   Enzo Libner 10 10
21   Anders Bjørland Hansen 21 15 13 14 16 10
22   Julien Hardonnière 13 4
23   Zdeněk Kučera 14 19 24 23 19 18 3
24   Sven Seelinger 18 14 3
25   Mārtiņš Lapiņš 14 3
26   Rudolf Schafer 15 16 22 3
27   Lars-Christian Rosland 20 17 16 19 25 19 1
28   Zsolt Szíjj 16 24 18 1
29   Marcell Kovács 16 1
30   Mário Barbosa 17 21 21 0
31   Damien Meunier 17 0
32   Mário Teixeira 18 0
33   Ada Marie Hvaal 25 20 0
34   Marius Bermingrud 20 0
35   Patrice Durand 20 0
36   Marcel Snoeijers 27 21 0
37   Arvo Kask 22 22 0
38   Marcel Suchý 23 27 26 22 0
39   Nuno Araújo 22 0
40   Davy Van Den Branden 22 0
41   Andre Krug 26 23 0
42   Hélder Ribeiro 23 0
43   Daniel Nielsen 23 0
44   Nick Vanalken 23 0
45   Edijs Ošs 24 0
46   Antonio Sousa 24 0
47   Davide Medici 25 0
48   Max Vercelli 26 0
49   Attila Mózer 28 0
50   Grégory Fosse 28 0
51   Anthony Jan 29 0
52   Luciano Visintin 30 0
53   Emmanuel Martin 32 0
Pos. Driver POR
 
BEL
 
SWE
 
FRA
 
LAT
 
GER
 
Points

TouringCar

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Pos. Driver BAR
 
BEL
 
GBR
 
NOR
 
GER
 
Points
1   Lars Øivind Enerberg 6 1 1 1 7 123
2   Anders Nymoen Bråten 4 2 5 8 3 107
3   Philip Gehrman 1 3 8 2 4 104
4   Steve Volders 8 5 2 6 5 91
5   David Nordgård 3 12 6 4 2 86
6   Kjetil Larsen 5 9 3 9 6 82
7   Ben-Phillip Gundersen 10 7 4 7 1 79
8   Steinar Stokke 9 4 7 5 9 60
9   Per Magne Røyrås 2 13 9 10 12 49
10   Fredrik R. Magnussen 3 23
11   Mandy Kasse 6 10 22
12   Kai Arne Homme 7 14 13 21
13   Danny De Beuckelaer 8 12
14   Fredrik Salsten 8 10
15   Sören Hedlund 10 9
16   Petter Brauten DSQ 10 14 8
17   Florent Hontoir 11 8
18   Ralf Evers 11 8
19   Camilla Antonsen 11 8
20   Sivert Svardal 12 7
Pos. Driver BAR
 
BEL
 
GBR
 
NOR
 
GER
 
Points

References

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  1. ^ "WORLD RX ANNOUNCES DRAFT 2017 CALENDAR". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Championnats du monde et d'Europe pour le Team DA". www.daracing.fr. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ "GROSSET JANIN SWITCHES EURO RX TEAM". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "HVAAL BROTHERS AND HEDSTROM JOIN FORCES". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. ^ "BRYNTESSON GRADUATES TO SUPERCAR". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ^ "RUSTAD REMAINS WITH ALBATEC FOR EURO RX". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ^ "ANDERSSON CONFIRMED FOR EURO RX IN 2017". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. ^ "HVAAL BROTHERS AND HEDSTROM JOIN FORCES". www.fiaworldrallycross.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Kristoffersson takes four wins in a row". FIA World Rallycross. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Kristoffersson is crowned new World RX champion". FIA World Rallycross. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.