2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship explained

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	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	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	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	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	2^23	4^17	1^31	4^16	7^13	100
2	Kevin Benavides	16^5	5^14	2^25	1^30	2^23	97
3	Matthias Walkner	3^19	3^20	6^13	5^14	1^29	95
4	Paulo Gonçalves	4^16	2^23	3^19	2^24	Ret^3	85
5	Sam Sunderland	1^31	1^30	4^16	Ret^4	Ret^3	84
6	Antoine Meo	6^13	7^12			4^16	41
7	Xavier De Soultrait			5^14	3^19		33
8	Pierre Alexandre Renet	5^15	6^13	Ret^3			31
9	Adrien Van Beveren			8^11	9^10	18^6	27
10	David McBride	10^9	11^8	12^7		Ret^3	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIM Cross Country-Rally World Championship - 2017 Calendar, updated 13 February. fim-live.com.
2. Web site: Sport: FIM Website. www.fim-live.com.
3. Web site: 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Appendices . PDF. fim-live.com.
4. Web site: 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Appendices . PDF. fim-live.com.
5. Web site: Rankings – Riders. 23 January 2021. FIM.