title: World RX of Portugal
text: # World RX of Portugal
  
  The World RX of Portugal is 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 Kristoffersson |
  | 2020 | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled 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 Kristoffersson | No Q3 (Double Header) | Timmy Hansen | | Ole Christian Veiby | Johan Kristoffersson | | Johan Kristoffersson |
  | 2022 | Johan Kristoffersson | Johan Kristoffersson | No Q3 (Double Header) | 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 |
  