2017 Rally Sweden

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.

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

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. 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 John Kennard 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 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
8 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Craig Breen Scott Martin 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
14 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Mads Østberg Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta WRC M
15 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën DS3 WRC M
16 Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Valeriy Gorban Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works WRC M
37 FWRT WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
Source:[1]
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

Classification

Event standings
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:36:03.6 0.0 30
2 2 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:36:32.8 +29.2 18
3 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:37:03.1 +59.5 19
4 6 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:38:15.1 +2:11.5 12
5 8 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:38:54.8 +2:51.2 10
6 3 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:41:30.2 +5:26.6 8
7 4 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:41:34.8 +5:31.2 7
8 15 Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:43:18.3 +7:14.7 4
9 32 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:45:14.7 +9:11.1 2
10 31 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:46:06.5 +10:02.9 1
12 7 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:46:32.3 +10:28.7 2
13 5 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:47:35.1 +11:31.5 3
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.) 32 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:45:14.7 25
2 (10.) 31 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:46:06.5 +51.8 18
3 (11.) 34 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Printsport Oy Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:46:22.1 +1:07.4 15
4 (14.) 40 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:48:27.1 +3:12.4 12

Special stages
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1
(9–10 Feb)		 SS1 Super Special Stage Karlstad 1 1.90 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:34.1 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2 / Röjden 1 18.47 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:37.3 Thierry Neuville
SS3 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:10.3
SS4 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 12:52.3 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 / Röjden 2 18.47 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:25.7 Thierry Neuville
SS6 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:06.4
SS7 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:04.0
SS8 Torsby 1 16.43 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 9:24.8
Leg 2
(11 Feb)		 SS9 Knon 1 31.60 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 13:45.5
SS10 Hagfors 1 15.87 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 8:03.0
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.27 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 8:20.7
SS12 Knon 2 31.60 km
Stage cancelled
SS13 Hagfors 2 15.87 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 7:50.9 Thierry Neuville
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.27 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:07.5
SS15 Super Special Stage Karlstad 2 1.90 km Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:33.9 Jari-Matti Latvala
Leg 3
(12 Feb)		 SS16 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.9
SS17 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.3
SS18 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] 16.43 km 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. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 8:51.1 5
2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 8:52.3 +1.2 4
3 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:52.6 +1.5 3
4 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 8:54.1 +3.0 2
5 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:58.8 +7.7 1

Championship standings after the rally

References
  1. "Rally Sweden Entry List" (PDF). rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. "Latvala Triumphs in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "Latvala leads in Sweden after late drama". wrc.com. WRC. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. "Tidemand's home run". wrc.com. WRC. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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