# 2018 World RX of Portugal

The 2018 World RX of Portugal was the second round of the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Montalegre, Vila Real.

## Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| 1 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 15 |
| 3 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 14 |
| 4 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 6th | 1st | 4th | 6th | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo R | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 12 |
| 6 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | Volkswagen Polo R | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 11 |
| 7 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 11th | 8th | 5th | 9th | 10 |
| 8 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 7th | 9th | 9th | 12th | 9 |
| 9 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 8th | 7th | 8th | 14th | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | STARD | Ford Fiesta | 12th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 7 |
| 11 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 4th | 11th | 15th | 10th | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | Hyundai i20 | 9th | 13th | 12th | 7th | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 13th | 12th | 13th | 11th | 4 |
| 14 | 74 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | 15th | 14th | 11th | 16th | 3 |
| 15 | 66 | Grégoire Demoustier | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 208 | 14th | 15th | 17th | 13th | 2 |
| 16 | 42 | Oliver Bennett | Oliver Bennett | MINI Cooper | 18th | 17th | 16th | 15th | 1 |
| 17 | 41 | Joaquim Santos | Bompiso Racing Team | Ford Focus | 16th | 16th | 18th | 18th | |
| 18 | 75 | Mário Barbosa | Mário Barbosa | Citroën DS3 | 17th | 18th | 14th | 17th | |

## Semi-finals
### Semi-Final 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 3:59.048 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +1.570 | 5 |
| 3 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | +3.332 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS Audi Sport | +3.832 | 3 |
| 5 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | GRX Taneco Team | +4.141 | 2 |
| 6 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | DNF | 1 |

### Semi-Final 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | 4:14.812 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | +0.398 | 5 |
| 3 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +0.774 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | STARD | +4.957 | 3 |
| 5 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | +5.455 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | GRX Taneco Team | +10.491 | 1 |

## Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | 4:16.859 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot Total | +2.253 | 5 |
| 3 | 11 | Petter Solberg | PSRX Volkswagen Sweden | +3.938 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | EKS Audi Sport | +6.642 | 3 |
| 5 | 36 | Guerlain Chicherit | GC Kompetition | +9.566 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot Total | +21.244 | 1 |

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 53 | |
| 2 | Andreas Bakkerud | 44 | +9 |
| 3 | Petter Solberg | 43 | +10 |
| 4 | Sébastien Loeb | 39 | +14 |
| 5 | Mattias Ekström | 36 | +17 |
| 5 | Timmy Hansen | 36 | +17 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.