2017 Tour de Corse 60. Che Guevara Energy Drink Tour de Corse 2017 | |||
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Round 4 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country | France | ||
Rally base | Ajaccio, Corsica | ||
Dates run | 6 – 9 April 2017 | ||
Stages | 10 (316.80 km; 196.85 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport | ||
Crews | 78 at start, 58 at finish |
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [1]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 5 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 3:22:53.4 | 0.0 | 26 |
2 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 3:23:48.1 | +54.7 | 22 |
3 | 6 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 3:23:49.4 | +56.0 | 17 |
4 | 10 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC | 3:24:03.0 | +1:09.6 | 17 |
5 | 8 | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 3:24:03.1 | +1:09.7 | 13 |
6 | 4 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 3:25:09.7 | +2:16.3 | 8 |
7 | 32 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jæger | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 3:31:04.1 | +8:10.7 | 6 |
8 | 34 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:32:10.4 | +9:17.0 | 4 |
9 | 84 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Stéphane Sarrazin | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:32:17.0 | +9:23.6 | 2 | |
10 | 44 | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | Yohan Rossel | Citroën DS3 R5 | WRC-2 | 3:35:50.5 | +12:57.1 | 1 |
Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally Leader |
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Leg 1 (7 Apr) | SS1 | Pietrosella – Albitreccia 1 | 31.20 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C3 WRC | 19:56.5 | Kris Meeke |
SS2 | Plage du Liamone – Sarrola Carcopino 1 | 29.12 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C3 WRC | 18:22.3 | ||
SS3 | Pietrosella – Albitreccia 2 | 31.20 km | Sébastien Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 19:52.1 | ||
SS4 | Plage du Liamone – Sarrola Carcopino 2 | 29.12 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C3 WRC | 18:20.4 | ||
Leg 2 (8 Apr) | SS5 | La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 | 48.71 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 32:19.6 | |
SS6 | Novella 1 | 17.27 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:13.1 | ||
SS7 | La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 | 48.71 km | Sébastien Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 32:15.9 | Thierry Neuville | |
SS8 | Novella 2 | 17.27 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:17.7 | ||
Leg 3 (9 Apr) | SS9 | Antisanti – Poggio di Nazza | 53.78 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 32:34.6 | |
SS10 | Porto Vecchio – Palombaggia [Power Stage] | 10.42 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:02.2 | ||
The Power Stage was a 10.42 km (6.5 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts. |
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1 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:02.2 | 5 | |
2 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC | 6:03.0 | +0.8 | 4 |
3 | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 6:04.3 | +2.1 | 3 |
4 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 6:06.8 | +4.6 | 2 |
5 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 6:08.6 | +6.4 | 1 |
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