The World RX of Portugal was 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. The event was set to return in 2020 but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. 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.
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 Timur Timerzyanov Timur Timerzyanov Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Reinis Nitišs Petter Solberg Petter Solberg 2015 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 Johan Kristoffersson Mattias Ekström Petter Solberg Mattias Ekström Johan Kristoffersson Petter Solberg Petter Solberg 2017 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Petter Solberg Andreas Bakkerud Petter Solberg Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström 2018 Sébastien Loeb Timmy Hansen Andreas Bakkerud Andreas Bakkerud Johan Kristoffersson Timmy Hansen Johan Kristoffersson2020Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 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 Johan Kristoffersson Johan KristofferssonNo 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 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Niclas Grönholm Johan Kristoffersson Year Heat 1 Race 1 winner Heat 1 Race 2 winner Heat 2 Race 1 winner Heat 2 Race 2 winner Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner 2024 Johan Kristoffersson Niclas Grönholm Niclas Grönholm Kevin Hansen Kevin Hansen Niclas Grönholm Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Timmy Hansen Timmy Hansen Kevin Hansen Kevin Hansen Ole Christian Veiby Kevin Hansen Year Semi-Final 1 winner Semi-Final 2 winner Final winner 2025 Niclas Grönholm Johan Kristoffersson Niclas Grönholm
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
References
External links Circuito Internacional de Montalegre