2023 World RX of Portugal

World RX layout of Pista Automóvel de Montalegre

2023 World RX of Portugal
Round 1 of 10 in the 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date	3-4 June 2023
Location	Montalegre, Vila Real
Venue	Pista Automóvel de Montalegre
Results
Heat winners Heat 1 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Heat 2 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Heat 3 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Heat 4 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Semi-final winners Semi-final 1 Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Semi-final 2 Niclas Grönholm Construction Equipment Dealer Team Final First Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson Motorsport Second Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team Third Niclas Grönholm Construction Equipment Dealer Team

The 2023 World RX of Portugal was the first round of the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the new configuration of Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Montalegre, Vila Real for the second year in a row.

World RX1e Championship

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Heats

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo RX1e	1st	1st	1st	1st	3
2	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	PWR RX1e	5th	2nd	2nd	7th	2
3	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208 RX1e	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	1
4	96	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo RX1e	2nd	4th	5th	5th
5	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	Peugeot 208 RX1e	4th	7th	3rd	3rd
6	12	Klara Andersson	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	PWR RX1e	8th	6th	6th	4th
7	9	Sébastien Loeb	Special ONE Racing	Lancia Delta Evo-E RX	7th	3rd	10th	8th
8	44	Timo Scheider	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza RX1e	10th	9th	7th	6th
9	17	Gustav Bergström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo RX1e	6th	8th	9th	10th
10	36	Guerlain Chicherit	Special ONE Racing	Lancia Delta Evo-E RX	9th	10thd	8th	9th

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	3:30.470
2	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 3.084
3	9	Sébastien Loeb	Special ONE Racing	+ 10.115
4(7)	21	Timmy Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	DNF	9
5(10)	17	Gustav Bergström	Kristoffersson Motorsport	DNF	6

Best reaction: #71 00.435 Best lap: #1 0:40.310 Best joker: #21 0:03.387 Best 0.lap: #1 00:03.3710

Semi-Final 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	3:29.081
2	12	Klara Andersson	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 1.640
3	96	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	+ 2.424
4(8)	36	Guerlain Chicherit	Special ONE Racing	+ 4.001	8
5(9)	44	Timo Scheider	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	+ 7.692	7

Best reaction: #96 00.416 Best lap: #68 0:40.080 Best joker: #68 0:44.154 Best 0.lap: #96 00:03.3720

Final

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Pts
1	1	Johan Kristoffersson	Kristoffersson Motorsport	3:30.364	20
2	71	Kevin Hansen	Hansen World RX Team	+ 4.728	16
3	68	Niclas Grönholm	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 4.907	13
4	96	Ole Christian Veiby	Kristoffersson Motorsport	+ 5.373	12
5	12	Klara Andersson	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	+ 6.655	11
6	9	Sébastien Loeb	Special ONE Racing	+ 8.884	10

Best reaction: #12 00.422 Best lap: #1 0:39.864 Best joker: #12 0:44.530 Best 0.lap: #68 00:03.4810

Standings after the event

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Pos.	Driver	Pts	Gap
1	Johan Kristoffersson	23
2	Kevin Hansen	16	+7
3	Niclas Grönholm	15	+8
4	Ole Christian Veiby	12	+11
5	Klara Andersson	11	+12

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

1. "Standing after Heat 4" (PDF).
2. "Result of Semi-Finals" (PDF).
3. "Result of the Final" (PDF).
4. "2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal | FIA Results and Statistics".
5. "2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Portugal Standings" (PDF).

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