2017 Rally Sweden
Native name65. Rally Sweden 2017
Round2
Championship2017 World Rally Championship
Previous round2017 Monte Carlo Rally
Next round2017 Rally Mexico
RallybaseTorsby, Värmland
Startdate9
Enddate12 February 2017
Stages17
Stagekm305.83
SurfaceSnow
Driver 1Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila
Team 1Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Teamsstart41
Teamsfinish32

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.

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
1M-Sport World Rally TeamWRCSébastien OgierJulien IngrassiaFord Fiesta WRC
2M-Sport World Rally TeamWRCOtt TänakMartin JärveojaFord Fiesta WRC
3M-Sport World Rally TeamWRCElfyn EvansDaniel BarrittFord Fiesta WRC
4Hyundai MotorsportWRCHayden PaddonJohn KennardHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
5Hyundai MotorsportWRCThierry NeuvilleNicolas GilsoulHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
6Hyundai MotorsportWRCDani SordoMarc MartíHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
7Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTWRCKris MeekePaul NagleCitroën C3 WRC
8Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTWRCCraig BreenScott MartinCitroën C3 WRC
10Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTWRCJari-Matti LatvalaMiikka AnttilaToyota Yaris WRC
11Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTWRCJuho HänninenKaj LindströmToyota Yaris WRC
14M-Sport World Rally TeamWRCMads ØstbergOla FløeneFord Fiesta WRC
15Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTWRCStéphane LefebvreGabin MoreauCitroën DS3 WRC
16Eurolamp World Rally TeamWRCValeriy GorbanSergei LarensMini John Cooper Works WRC
37FWRTWRCLorenzo BertelliSimone ScattolinFord Fiesta RS WRC
Source:[1]
Key
IconClass
WRCWRC 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
110Jari-Matti LatvalaMiikka AnttilaToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota Yaris WRCWRC2:36:03.60.030
22Ott TänakMartin JärveojaM-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta WRCWRC2:36:32.8+29.218
31Sébastien OgierJulien IngrassiaM-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta WRCWRC2:37:03.1+59.519
46Dani SordoMarc MartíHyundai MotorsportHyundai i20 Coupe WRCWRC2:38:15.1+2:11.512
58Craig BreenScott MartinCitroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën C3 WRCWRC2:38:54.8+2:51.210
63Elfyn EvansDaniel BarrittM-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta WRCWRC2:41:30.2+5:26.68
74Hayden PaddonJohn KennardHyundai MotorsportHyundai i20 Coupe WRCWRC2:41:34.8+5:31.27
815Stéphane LefebvreGabin MoreauCitroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC2:43:18.3+7:14.74
932Pontus TidemandJonas AnderssonŠkoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5WRC-22:45:14.7+9:11.12
1031Teemu SuninenMikko MarkkulaM-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-22:46:06.5+10:02.91
127Kris MeekePaul NagleCitroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën C3 WRCWRC2:46:32.3+10:28.72
135Thierry NeuvilleNicolas GilsoulHyundai MotorsportHyundai i20 Coupe WRCWRC2:47:35.1+11:31.53
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.)32Pontus TidemandJonas AnderssonŠkoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5WRC-22:45:14.725
2 (10.)31Teemu SuninenMikko MarkkulaM-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-22:46:06.5+51.818
3 (11.)34Ole Christian VeibyStig Rune SkjærmoenPrintsport OyŠkoda Fabia R5WRC-22:46:22.1+1:07.415
4 (14.)40Eric CamilliBenjamin VeillasM-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-22:48:27.1+3:12.412

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally leader
Leg 1
(9–10 Feb)		SS1Super Special Stage Karlstad 11.90 kmJari-Matti LatvalaToyota Yaris WRC1:34.1Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2/ Röjden 118.47 kmThierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 Coupe WRC9:37.3Thierry Neuville
SS3Hof-Finnskog 121.26 kmThierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 Coupe WRC10:10.3
SS4Svullrya 124.88 kmJari-Matti LatvalaToyota Yaris WRC12:52.3Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5/ Röjden 218.47 kmThierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 Coupe WRC9:25.7Thierry Neuville
SS6Hof-Finnskog 221.26 kmThierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 Coupe WRC10:06.4
SS7Svullrya 224.88 kmThierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 Coupe WRC13:04.0
SS8Torsby 116.43 kmOtt TänakFord Fiesta WRC9:24.8
Leg 2
(11 Feb)		SS9Knon 131.60 kmOtt TänakFord Fiesta WRC13:45.5
SS10Hagfors 115.87 kmOtt TänakFord Fiesta WRC8:03.0
SS11Vargåsen 114.27 kmOtt TänakFord Fiesta WRC8:20.7
SS12Knon 231.60 km
Stage cancelled
SS13Hagfors 215.87 kmJari-Matti LatvalaToyota Yaris WRC7:50.9Thierry Neuville
SS14Vargåsen 214.27 kmThierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 Coupe WRC8:07.5
SS15Super Special Stage Karlstad 21.90 kmDani SordoHyundai i20 Coupe WRC1:33.9Jari-Matti Latvala
Leg 3
(12 Feb)		SS16Likenäs 121.19 kmJari-Matti LatvalaToyota Yaris WRC11:06.9
SS17Likenäs 221.19 kmJari-Matti LatvalaToyota Yaris WRC11:06.3
SS18Torsby 2 [Power Stage]16.43 kmJari-Matti LatvalaToyota Yaris WRC8:51.1

Power Stage

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

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.
1Jari-Matti LatvalaMiikka AnttilaToyota Yaris WRC8:51.15
2Sébastien OgierJulien IngrassiaFord Fiesta WRC8:52.3+1.24
3Thierry NeuvilleNicolas GilsoulHyundai i20 Coupe WRC8:52.6+1.53
4Kris MeekePaul NagleCitroën C3 WRC8:54.1+3.02
5Hayden PaddonJohn KennardHyundai i20 Coupe WRC8:58.8+7.71

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
11Jari-Matti Latvala48
12Sébastien Ogier44
3Ott Tänak33
4Dani Sordo25
5Craig Breen20
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos.ManufacturerPoints
1M-Sport World Rally Team73
2Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT53
3Hyundai Motorsport40
4Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT26

References

  1. ^ "Rally Sweden Entry List". rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 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.