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

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.