The 2017 World RX of Latvia was the tenth round of the fourth season of the

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. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of

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Johan Kristoffersson Johan David Kristoffersson (born 6 December 1988) is a Swedish racecar driver. He is a five time World Champion having won the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2018 he won a record breaking 11 out of 12 eve ...

secured the drivers' title, after winning the event. Kristoffersson's closest rival for the title, teammate

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, was involved in a first lap crash with Jānis Baumanis in semi-final 2. The semi-final was red-flagged as Solberg was taken to a hospital in Riga. At the hospital it was determined that he had broken two

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s and his left

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Heats

Semi-finals

;Semi-Final 1 ;Semi-Final 2

Final

Standings after the event

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

External links

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