2017 Rally Australia

The 2017 Rally Australia (formally the 26. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2017) was the 13th and final round of the 2017 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 17 November and 19 November 2017, and was based in Coffs Harbour, Australia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners.[1]

2017 Rally Australia
26. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2017
Round 13 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
← Previous event
Top 3 crews on the podium
Host country Australia
Rally base Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Dates run17 – 19 November 2017
Stages21 (318.16 km; 197.70 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Motorsport
Crews33 at start, 25 at finish

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 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau 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 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle 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 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
21 Jourdan Serderidis WRC Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 WRC M
31 Kalle Rovanperä WRC-2 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Ford Fiesta R5 M
Source:[2]
Key
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Registered to score points
in WRC Trophy
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Classification

Event standings
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Difference
to 1st to prev.
1 5 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:35:44.8 0.0 0.0
2 2 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:36:07.3 +22.5 +22.5
3 4 Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:36:43.9 +59.1 +36.6
4 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:38:12.5 +2:27.7 +1:28.6
5 3 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:38:50.4 +3:05.6 +37.9
6 11 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:39:34.3 +3:49.5 +43.9
7 9 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:58:43.2 +22:58.4 +19:08.9
8 68 Nathan Quinn Ben Searcy Nathan Quinn Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N/A 3:00:48.2 +25:03.4 +2:05.0
9 61 Richie Dalton John Allen Richie Dalton Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:01:24.4 +25:39.6 +36.2
10 71 Dean Herridge Samuel Hill Dean Herridge Subaru Impreza STI N/A 3:05:37.1 +29:52.3 +4:12.7
Source:[3]

Special stages
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally Leader
Leg 1 SS1 Pilbara 1 9.71 km Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:17.2 Andreas Mikkelsen
SS2 Eastbank 1 18.92 km Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:56.3
SS3 Sherwood 1 26.59 km Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:51.1
SS4 Pilbara 2 9.71 km Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:14.0
SS5 Eastbank 2 18.92 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:48.8
SS6 Sherwood 2 26.59 km Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:38.1
SS7 SSS Destination NSW 1 1.27 km Ott Tänak
Thierry Neuville		 Ford Fiesta WRC
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC		 1:02.4
SS8 SSS Destination NSW 2 1.27 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:00.9
Leg 2 SS9 Nambucca 48.89 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 26:53.6
SS10 Newry 1 20.86 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 12:10.7 Thierry Neuville
SS11 SSS Raceway 1.37 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:15.3
SS12 Welshs Creek 33.49 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:44.8
SS13 Argents Hill 12.33 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:42.4
SS14 Newry 2 20.86 km
Stage cancelled
SS15 SSS Destination NSW 3 1.27 km Thierry Neuville
Craig Breen		 Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC		 1:02.3 Thierry Neuville
SS16 SSS Destination NSW 4 1.27 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:01.8
Leg 3 SS17 Pilbara Reverse 1 10.03 km Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 5:23.1
SS18 Bucca 31.90 km Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:57.4
SS19 Wedding Bells 1 6.44 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55.5
SS20 Pilbara Reverse 2 10.03 km
Stage cancelled
SS21 Wedding Bells 2 [Power Stage] 6.44 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32.6 Thierry Neuville

Power Stage

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

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32.6 5
2 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32.7 +0.1 4
3 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 3:34.3 +1.6 3
4 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:34.7 +2.1 2
5 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 3:35.1 +2.5 1

Championship standings after the rally
  • Bold text indicates 2017 World Champions.

References
  1. "Sunday in Australia: Neuville Secures Fourth Win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. "Rally Australia 2017 Entry List" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com.au. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. "Rally Australia Results". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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