# 2023 World RX of Portugal

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

Source
| 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.