2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

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.

2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018

Calendar

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
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
  • 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
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
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
  1. "FIM Cross Country-Rally World Championship - 2017 Calendar, updated 13 February". fim-live.com.
  2. "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.
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