2017 Rally Poland

2017 Rally Poland 74th Rally Poland 2017
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Host country	Poland
Rally base	Mikołajki
Dates run	29 June – 2 July 2017 [1]
Stages	22 (318.74 km; 198.06 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	49 at start, 40 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport

The 2017 Rally Poland was the eighth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 74th running of the Rally Poland. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the rally. ^[2]

Ole Christian Veiby won the WRC-2 category for the first time, with WRC-2 championship leader Pontus Tidemand finishing second. ^[3]

Entry list

Notable entrants No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre 1 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M 2 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC M 3 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC D 4 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 5 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 6 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 7 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Citroën C3 WRC M 8 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M 9 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 WRC M 10 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M 11 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Juho Hänninen Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC M 12 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M 14 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Mads Østberg Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta WRC M 15 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M 21 Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Valeriy Gorban Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 22 Jourdan Serderidis WRC Jourdan Serderidis Lara Vanneste Citroën DS3 WRC M 23 Jean-Michel Raoux WRC Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Citroën DS3 WRC D 31 Škoda Motorsport II WRC-2 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M 32 Motorsport Italia srl WRC-2 Benito Guerra Jr. Daniel Cué Škoda Fabia R5 D 33 Gekon Racing WRC-2 Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 R5 M 34 Printsport WRC-2 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M 35 Gus Greensmith WRC-2 Gus Greensmith Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M 36 Pedro Heller WRC-2 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M 38 Orlen Team WRC-2 Hubert Ptaszek Maciej Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 M 39 TRT Peugeot World Rally Team WRC-2 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M 40 Quentin Gilbert WRC-2 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Škoda Fabia R5 D 41 C-Rally WRC-2 Jarosław Koltun Ireneusz Pleskot Ford Fiesta R5 M 42 Wojciech Chuchala WRC-2 Wojciech Chuchala Sebastian Rozwadowski Ford Fiesta R5 P 43 ACI Team Italia WRC-2 Fabio Andolfi Manuel Fenoli Hyundai i20 R5 M 44 Yoann Bonato WRC-2 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Citroën DS3 R5 M 45 Tehase Auto WRC-2 Raul Jeets Kuldar Sikk Škoda Fabia R5 M 46 Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Osian Pryce Dale Furniss Ford Fiesta R5 D 61 Raphaël Astier WRC-3 Raphaël Astier Frédéric Vauclare Peugeot 208 R2 M 62 Name Rua Racing WRC-3 Pancho Name Armando Zapata Citroën DS3 R3T M 63 Go+Cars Atlas Ward WRC-3 Jakub Brzeziński Robert Hundla Citroën DS3 R3T M 71 Nil Solans WRC-3 JWRC Nil Solans Miquel Ibáñez Ford Fiesta R2 D 72 Terry Folb WRC-3 JWRC Terry Folb Christopher Guieu Ford Fiesta R2 D 73 ADAC Sachsen WRC-3 JWRC Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2 D 74 Nicolas Ciamin WRC-3 JWRC Nicolas Ciamin Thibault de la Haye Ford Fiesta R2 D 75 Robert Duggan WRC-3 JWRC Robert Duggan Tom Woodburn Ford Fiesta R2 D 76 Cueks Racing WRC-3 JWRC Miko-Ove Niinemäe Martin Valter Ford Fiesta R2 D 77 Dillon Van Way WRC-3 JWRC Dillon Van Way Dai Roberts Ford Fiesta R2 D 78 Dennis Rådström WRC-3 JWRC Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 D 79 Sebastian Careaga WRC-3 JWRC Sebastian Careaga Rodrigo Sanjuan Ford Fiesta R2 D 80 Emil Lindholm WRC-3 JWRC Emil Lindholm Tomi Tuominen Ford Fiesta R2 D 91 M-Sport World Rally Team Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M 92 Pierre-Louis Loubet Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Ford Fiesta R5 M 93 Jonas Pipiras Jonas Pipiras Aisvydas Paliukenas Ford Fiesta R2 M 94 Alain Foulon Alain Foulon Gilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M Source: [4]

Key Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points WRC Registered to score points in WRC Trophy WRC-2 Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship JWRC Registered to take part in Junior World Rally championship

Classification

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:40:46.1	0.0	26
2	4	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:42:10.0	+1:23.9	18
3	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:43:06.9	+2:20.8	19
4	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:43:33.5	+2:47.4	12
5	9	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:43:57.9	+3:11.8	12
6	15	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:44:02.9	+3:16.8	8
7	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:44:25.7	+3:39.6	6
8	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:45:25.2	+4:39.1	4
9	7	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:45:29.6	+4:43.5	5
10	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:45:39.8	+4:53.7	1
20	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:08:47.1	+28:01.0	5
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.)	34	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Printsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:53:39.3		25
2 (13.)	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:54:12.2	+32.9	18
3 (15.)	40	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:57:59.6	+4:20.3	15
4 (17.)	32	Benito Guerra Jr.	Daniel Cué	Motorsport Italia srl	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:00:44.2	+7:04.9	12
5 (18.)	44	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Yoann Bonato	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:01:02.2	+7:22.9	10
6 (19.)	42	Wojciech Chuchała	Sebastian Rozwadowski	Wojciech Chuchała	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:01:56.2	+8:16.9	8
7 (22.)	35	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:15:38.3	+21:59.0	6
8 (23.)	43	Fabio Andolfi	Manuel Fenoli	ACI Team Italia	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	3:15:58.2	+22:18.9	4
9 (32.)	36	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:29:50.0	+36:10.7	2
10 (36.)	33	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	Gekon Racing	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:52:33.7	+58:54.4	1
Source: [5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	SSS Mikołajki Arena 1	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.4	Elfyn Evans
	SS2	Chmielewo 1	6.52 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:22.9	Thierry Neuville
	SS3	Wieliczki 1	15.05 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:33.0	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS4	Świętajno 1	19.60 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:47.3
	SS5	Stare Juchy 1	14.14 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:54.8
	SS6	Chmielewo 2	6.52 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Wieliczki 2	15.05 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:47.9	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS8	Świętajno 2	19.60 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:03.3	Ott Tänak
	SS9	Stare Juchy 2	13.50 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:07.4	Thierry Neuville
	SS10	SSS Mikołajki Arena 2	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.3
Leg 2	SS11	Baranowo 1	15.55 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:02.2
	SS12	Pozezdrze 1	21.24 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:39.8	Ott Tänak
	SS13	Gołdap 1	14.75 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:24.1
	SS14	Kruklanki 1	19.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:08.5	Thierry Neuville
	SS15	Baranowo 2	15.55 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:47.9
	SS16	Pozezdrze 2	21.24 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:23.4	Ott Tänak
	SS17	Gołdap 2	14.75 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:20.8
	SS18	Kruklanki 2	19.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:02.1	Thierry Neuville
	SS19	SSS Mikołajki Arena 3	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.4
Leg 3	SS20	Orzysz 1	11.15 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:10.3	Ott Tänak
	SS21	Paprotki 1	18.68 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:58.1	Thierry Neuville
	SS22	Orzysz 2	11.15 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:02.6
	SS23	Paprotki 2 [Power Stage]	18.68 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:57.5

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 18.68 km (11.6 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:57.5		5
2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:02.4	+4.9	4
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën C3 WRC	9:02.8	+5.3	3
4	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën C3 WRC	9:03.8	+6.3	2
5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	9:03.9	+6.4	1

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 160 2 Thierry Neuville 149 1 3 Jari-Matti Latvala 112 1 4 Ott Tänak 108 5 Dani Sordo 82

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 259 2 Hyundai Motorsport 237 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 153 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 117

References

1. "74th Rally Poland Itinerary" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
2. "Victory for Neuville". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
3. "Maiden win for Veiby". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
4. "74th Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
5. "Rally Poland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

External links

• The official website of the World Rally Championship