World RX of Portugal explained

The World RX of Portugal is a rallycross event held in Portugal that is part of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event made its debut in the championship's inaugural 2014 season, at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in the northern town of Montalegre, close to the Spanish border. It was removed from the series calendar ahead of the 2019 season, marking the first time in the championship's history that the event was not run.^[1] The event was set to return in 2020 but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On 12 May 2021; it was announced that the event would return in 2021 instead of the World RX of Norway as the final round of the calendar.^[3] For 2022 season Montalegre’s layout has been re-profiled, with the old joker lap now the first corner and a new, gravel joker from Turns Two to Five.^[4]

Past winners

Year	Heat 1 winner	Heat 2 winner	Heat 3 winner	Heat 4 winner		Semi-Final 1 winner	Semi-Final 2 winner		Final winner
2014[5]	Timur Timerzyanov	Timur Timerzyanov	Petter Solberg	Petter Solberg		Reinis Nitišs	Petter Solberg		Petter Solberg
2015[6]	Andreas Bakkerud	Petter Solberg	Timmy Hansen	Petter Solberg		Petter Solberg	Johan Kristoffersson		Johan Kristoffersson
Year	Qualifying 1 winner	Qualifying 2 winner	Qualifying 3 winner	Qualifying 4 winner		Semi-Final 1 winner	Semi-Final 2 winner		Final winner
2016[7]	Johan Kristoffersson	Mattias Ekström	Petter Solberg	Mattias Ekström		Johan Kristoffersson	Petter Solberg		Petter Solberg
2017[8]	Johan Kristoffersson	Johan Kristoffersson	Petter Solberg	Andreas Bakkerud		Petter Solberg	Mattias Ekström		Mattias Ekström
2018[9]	Sébastien Loeb	Timmy Hansen	Andreas Bakkerud	Andreas Bakkerud		Johan Kristoffersson	Timmy Hansen		Johan Kristoffersson
2020[10]	Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[11]	Timmy Hansen	Timmy Hansen	Timmy Hansen	Kevin Hansen	Timmy Hansen	Johan Kristoffersson	Niclas Grönholm
Year	Heat 1 winner	Heat 2 winner	Heat 3 winner	Progression best time		Semi-Final 1 winner	Semi-Final 2 winner		Final winner
2022[12]	Johan Kristoffersson	Johan Kristoffersson	No Q3 (Double Header)	Timmy Hansen		Ole Christian Veiby	Johan Kristoffersson		Johan Kristoffersson
	Johan Kristoffersson	Johan Kristoffersson		Timmy Hansen		Niclas Grönholm	Johan Kristoffersson		Niclas Grönholm
Year	Heat 1 winner	Heat 2 winner	Heat 3 winner	Heat 4 winner		Semi-Final 1 winner	Semi-Final 2 winner		Final winner
2023[13]	Johan Kristoffersson	Johan Kristoffersson	Johan Kristoffersson	Johan Kristoffersson		Johan Kristoffersson	Niclas Grönholm		Johan Kristoffersson

See also

• Rally de Portugal - event held as part of the World Rally Championship
• Portuguese Grand Prix – event held as part of the Formula One World Championship
• WTCR Race of Portugal – event held as part of the World Touring Car Championship and the World Touring Car Cup

External links

• Circuito Internacional de Montalegre

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Rallycross reveals 11-round 2019 calendar, Portugal dropped. Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Hal. Ridge. 25 October 2018. 28 March 2021.
2. Web site: Portugal World Rallycross round cancelled. Motorsport.com. Hal. Ridge. 15 September 2020. 28 March 2021.
3. News: Montalegre Returns On Revised Calendar. 12 May 2021. fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross. 26 March 2021. 12 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512164713/https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10759/montalegre-returns-on-revised-calendar. dead.
4. Web site: New top speeds predicted at Montalegre.
5. Web site: 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics.
6. Web site: 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics.
7. Web site: 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics.
8. Web site: 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics.
9. Web site: 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics.
10. Web site: Portugal World Rallycross round cancelled. 15 September 2020 .
11. Web site: 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship Cooper Tires World RX of Montalegre | FIA Results and Statistics.
12. Web site: 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship Lusorecursos World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics.
13. Web site: 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Montalegre FIA Results and Statistics.