2017 World RX calendar announced

With a month to go until the 2016 season finale of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, the calendar for the next season was already announced this Monday (17), which includes the same number of 12 rounds but with some venue and date changes.

The inclusion of South Africa was the only point that was confirmed for 2017, and it was just a matter of time to confirm if the African round would substitute the Argentina round at Rosario, with the event to be held on November 25^th being the last World RX one there as well in South America.

Outside of this, the 2017 season will start two weeks earlier, as Barcelona is moved from its mid-September date to the start of the season on April 2^nd, while the Latvian round will be moved to September and the German round at Estering will also be moved from the middle to early October.

The gap of one month between the last European round and the season finale is still there, but with some of the events being moved to earlier dates, the South African event at Cape Town will be held on November 12^th, meaning the season will also end two weeks before previous years.

The announced calendar still needs confirmation from the World Motor Sport Council, which should come in their next meeting in December, as it is for a number of categories sanctioned by FIA.

Barcelona RX (Spain) – April 1^st-2^nd

Montalegre RX (Portugal) – April 22^nd-23^rd

Hockenheim RX (Germany) – May 4^th-6^th

Mettet RX (Belgium) – May 13^th-14^th

Lydden Hill RX (Great Bretain) – May 27^th-28^th

Hell RX (Norway) – June 10^th-11^th

Höljes RX (Sweden) – July 1^st-2^nd

Trois Rivières RX (Canada) – August 5^th-6^th

Lohéac RX (France) – September 2^nd-3^rd

Riga RX (Latvia) – September 16^th-17^th

Estering RX (Germany) - September 30^th-October 1^st

Cape Town RX (South Africa) – November 11^th-12^th

PHOTO: FIA World Rallycross Championship