2017 Rally Finland

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2017 Rally Finland
67th Neste Rally Finland 2017
Round 9 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Rally Finland 2017 - Hyundai Motorsport & Dani Sordo.jpg
Dani Sordo and Marc Martí during the rally.
Host countryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Rally base Flag of Finland.svg Jyväskylä
Dates run27 July – 30 July 2017 [1]
Stages25 (314.20 km; 195.23 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews61 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

The 2017 Rally Finland was the ninth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 67th running of the Rally Finland. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the rally, their first win in the WRC. [2]

Contents

Jari Huttunen won the WRC-2 category, his first in the series. [3]

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 the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall 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 the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al Qassimi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
9 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
12 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm 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 Torstein Eriksen Ford Fiesta WRC M
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
21 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
Source: [4]
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
JWRCRegistered to take part in
Junior World Rally championship

Classification

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
112 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC2:29:26.90.025
23 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 WRC2:30:02.9+36.022
311 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC2:30:03.2+36.316
415 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 WRC WRC2:30:28.4+1:01.512
59 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 WRC2:30:49.5+1:22.610
65 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 WRC2:31:00.0+1:33.111
72 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 WRC2:31:20.5+1:53.611
87 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 WRC2:32:39.5+3:12.64
96 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC2:33:38.4+4:11.52
1014 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC2:33:48.1+4:21.21
2110 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC2:49:42.7+20:15.82
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.)40 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:39:30.925
2 (14.)36 Flag of France.svg Quentin Gilbert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of France.svg Quentin Gilbert Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:41:48.7+2:17.818
3 (15.)42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Flag of Norway.svg Adapta Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-22:43:13.9+3:43.015
Source: [5]

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally Leader
Leg 1SS1Harju 12.31 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:44.1 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
SS2Halinen 17.65 km Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 3:39.7
SS3Urria 112.75 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 5:56.4
SS4Jukojärvi 121.31 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:06.3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5Halinen 27.65 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 3:36.5
SS6Urria 212.75 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:49.7
SS7Jukojärvi 221.31 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 9:57.2
SS8Äänekoski - Valtra 17.39 km Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 3:27.4
SS9Laukaa 111.76 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:51.0
SS10Lankamaa21.68 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:21.4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi
SS11Äänekoski - Valtra 27.39 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 3:23.4
SS12Laukaa 211.76 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:44.9
SS13Harju 22.31 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:46.9
Leg 2SS14Pihlajakoski 114.90 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 6:53.9
SS15Päijälä 122.68 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:55.5 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS16Ouninpohja 124.38 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:56.9
SS17Saalahti 14.21 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:58.4
SS18Saalahti 24.21 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:56.4
SS19Ouninpohja 224.38 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:49.8 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi
SS20Pihlajakoski 214.90 km Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 6:49.0
SS21Päijälä 222.68 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 10:42.3
Leg 3SS22Lempää 16.80 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 3:08.4
SS23Oittila 110.12 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 4:52.1
SS24Lempää 26.80 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 		Toyota Yaris WRC 3:08.3
SS25Oittila 2 [Power Stage]10.12 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 4:48.6

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 10.12 km (6.3 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 4:48.65
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 4:50.1+1.54
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:50.6+2.03
4 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 4:50.9+2.32
5 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC 4:51.3+2.71

Championship standings after the rally

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