2017 Rally Sweden

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2017 Rally Sweden
65. Rally Sweden 2017
Round 2 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host countryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Rally base Flag of Sweden.svg Torsby, Värmland
Dates run9 12 February 2017
Stages17 (305.83 km; 190.03 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow
Results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews41 at start, 32 at finish

The 2017 Rally Sweden (formally known as the Rally Sweden 2017 [1] ) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 10 and 12 February 2017. It marked the sixty-fifth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.

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Toyota's driver Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally ahead of M-Sport drivers Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier who finished second and third, respectively. The win for Toyota was their first after their return to the WRC after a 17 year absence. [2]

Latvala had inherited the lead after rally leader Thierry Neuville had crashed out on the final stage of leg 2. The Belgian had a lead of 43.3 seconds before ripping a wheel off in the second run of the Karlstad stage, promoting Latvala to first place. [3]

Local driver Pontus Tidemand won the WRC-2 category, finishing ahead of Teemu Suninen. [4]

Entry list

Notable entrants
No.EntrantClassDriverCo-driverCarTyre
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC D
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
8 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
10 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC M
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta WRC M
15 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Citroën DS3 WRC M
16 Flag of Ukraine.svg Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriy Gorban Flag of Estonia.svg Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works WRC M
37 Flag of Italy.svg FWRT WRC Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
Source: [1]
Key
IconClass
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRCMajor entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRCRegistered to score points
in WRC Trophy
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Classification

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
110 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC2:36:03.60.030
22 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC2:36:32.8+29.218
31 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC2:37:03.1+59.519
46 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC2:38:15.1+2:11.512
58 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC2:38:54.8+2:51.210
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC2:41:30.2+5:26.68
74 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC2:41:34.8+5:31.27
815 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC2:43:18.3+7:14.74
932 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:45:14.7+9:11.12
1031 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:46:06.5+10:02.91
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC2:46:32.3+10:28.72
135 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC2:47:35.1+11:31.53
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.)32 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:45:14.725
2 (10.)31 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:46:06.5+51.818
3 (11.)34 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Oy Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:46:22.1+1:07.415
4 (14.)40 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:48:27.1+3:12.412

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally leader
Leg 1
(910 Feb)
SS1 Flag of Sweden.svg Super Special Stage Karlstad 11.90 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:34.1 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2 Flag of Sweden.svg / Flag of Norway.svg Röjden 118.47 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:37.3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
SS3 Flag of Norway.svg Hof-Finnskog 121.26 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:10.3
SS4 Flag of Norway.svg Svullrya 124.88 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 12:52.3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 Flag of Sweden.svg / Flag of Norway.svg Röjden 218.47 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:25.7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
SS6 Flag of Norway.svg Hof-Finnskog 221.26 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:06.4
SS7 Flag of Norway.svg Svullrya 224.88 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:04.0
SS8 Flag of Sweden.svg Torsby 116.43 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 9:24.8
Leg 2
(11 Feb)
SS9 Flag of Sweden.svg Knon 131.60 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 13:45.5
SS10 Flag of Sweden.svg Hagfors 115.87 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 8:03.0
SS11 Flag of Sweden.svg Vargåsen 114.27 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 8:20.7
SS12 Flag of Sweden.svg Knon 231.60 km
Stage cancelled
SS13 Flag of Sweden.svg Hagfors 215.87 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 7:50.9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
SS14 Flag of Sweden.svg Vargåsen 214.27 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:07.5
SS15 Flag of Sweden.svg Super Special Stage Karlstad 21.90 km Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:33.9 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
Leg 3
(12 Feb)
SS16 Flag of Sweden.svg Likenäs 121.19 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.9
SS17 Flag of Sweden.svg Likenäs 221.19 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.3
SS18 Flag of Sweden.svg Torsby 2 [Power Stage]16.43 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:51.1

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 16.43 km (10.2 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.
1 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 8:51.15
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 8:52.3+1.24
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:52.6+1.53
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 8:54.1+3.02
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:58.8+7.71

Championship standings after the rally

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