2017 Monte Carlo Rally

2017 Monte Carlo Rally
*85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo*
2017 Monte Carlo Rally; 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run	19 – 22 January 2017
Stages	17 (382.65 km; 237.77 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; M-Sport World Rally Team
Crews	73 at start, 54 at finish

The 2017 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2017. It marks the eighty-fifth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is the first round of the 2017 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.^[1]

The rally will be the first round in which 2017-specification World Rally Cars compete,^[2] and will see the return of Toyota and Citroën to the championship, with the Toyota Yaris WRC and Citroën C3 WRC respectively.^[3]^[4]

Report[]

Hayden Paddon withdrew from the rally after a fatal accident involving a spectator on the opening stage. Paddon lost control after hitting a patch of black ice, which spun him into an embankment and rolled the car. The spectator was hit after Paddon initially lost control. The stage was stopped while medical attention was sought and the car retrieved, but the spectator could not be revived. Although Paddon was eligible to re-enter the rally under Rally-2 regulations, the team chose to withdraw his car from the event.^[5]

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	Stéphane Lefebvre		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	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	WRC	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
20		WRC	Jourdan Serderidis		Citroën DS3 WRC	M
31	Škoda Motorsport	WRC-2	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32	Škoda Motorsport	WRC-2	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Fabia R5	M
33		WRC-2			Škoda Fabia R5	P
34		WRC-2	Armin Kremer		Škoda Fabia R5	D
35		WRC-2	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Ford Fiesta R5	M
36		WRC-2	Yoann Bonato		Citroën DS3 R5	M
38		WRC-2	Emil Bergkvist		Citroën DS3 R5	M
39	M-Sport World Rally Team	WRC-2	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Ford Fiesta R5	M
40		WRC-2	Bryan Bouffier	Denis Giraudet	Ford Fiesta R5	M
41		WRC-2	Giandomenico Basso	Simone Scattolin	Ford Fiesta R5	M
42		WRC-2		Michele Ferrara	Ford Fiesta R5	D
43	Sébastien Loeb Racing	WRC-2			Peugeot 208 T16	M
61	Renault Sport Racing Team	WRC-3			Renault Clio RS R3T	M
63	Renault Sport Racing Team	WRC-3			Renault Clio RS R3T	M
65	Renault Sport Racing Team	WRC-3			Renault Clio RS R3T	M
67	Renault Sport Racing Team	WRC-3			Renault Clio RS R3T	M
69		WRC-3			Peugeot 208 R2	D
71		WRC-3			Peugeot 208 R2	M
Source:^[6]^[7]

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	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:00:03.6		25
2	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	4:02:18.6	+2:15.0	18
3	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:03:01.4	+2:57.8	15
4	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:03:39.4	+3:35.8	13
5	14	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	4:03:51.4	+3:47.8	10
6	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:06:48.6	+6:45.0	10
7	31	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:09:36.3	+9:32.7	6
8	32	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:13:01.7	+12:32.7	4
9	8	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	4:14:47.4	+14:43.8	6
10	40	Bryan Bouffier	Denis Giraudet		Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:16:13.0	+16:09.4	1
15	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:30:56.1	+30:52.5	5
16	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	4:32:20.4	+32:16.8	3
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.)	31	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:09:36.3		25
2 (8.)	32	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:13:01.7	+3:25.4	18
3 (10.)	40	Bryan Bouffier	Denis Giraudet		Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:16:13.0	+6:36.7	15
4 (12.)	39	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:19:32.1	+9:55.8	12
5 (13.)	35	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul		Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:21:13.1	+11:36.8	10
6 (17.)	38	Emil Bergkvist			Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	4:36:48.1	+27:11.8	8
7 (18.)	42		Michele Ferrara		Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:39:47.1	+30:10.8	6
WRC-3 standings
1 (19.)	71	Raphael Astier			Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:39:55.8		25
2 (21.)	67			Renault Sport Racing Team	Renault Clio RS R3T	WRC-3	4:49:18.3	+9:22.5	18
3 (23.)	63			Renault Sport Racing Team	Renault Clio RS R3T	WRC-3	4:49:55.8	+10:00.0	15
4 (25.)	65			Renault Sport Racing Team	Renault Clio RS R3T	WRC-3	4:51:45.4	+11:49.6	12
Source:^[8]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1 (19 Jan)	SS1	Entrevaux - Val de Chalvagne - Ubraye	21.25 km	Stage cancelled
Leg 1 (19 Jan)	SS2	Bayons - Breziers 1	25.49 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:01.1	Thierry Neuville
Leg 2 (20 Jan)	SS3	Agnieres en Devoluy - Le Motty 1	24.63 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	19:17.8
	SS4	Aspres les Corps - Chaillol 1	38.94 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	25:41.9
	SS5	St-Leger-les-Mélèzes – La-Bâtie-Neuve 1	17.82 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:22.2
	SS6	Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Le Motty 2	24.63 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	18:09.6
	SS7	Aspres-lès-Corps - Chaillol 2	38.94 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	24:17.8
	SS8	Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 2	17.82 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	11:05.4
Leg 3 (21 Jan)	SS9	Lardier et Valenca - Oze 1	31.17 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:02.9
	SS10	La Batie Monsaleon - Faye 1	16.78 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:15.2
	SS11	Lardier et Valenca - Oze 2	31.17 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	22:53.0
	SS12	La Batie Monsaleon - Faye 2	16.78 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:56.7
	SS13	Bayons - Breziers 2	25.49 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	14:27.5	Sébastien Ogier
Leg 4 (22 Jan)	SS14	Luceram - Col St Roch 1	5.50 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:35.7
	SS15	La Bollene Vesubie - Peira Cava 1	21.36 km	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 WRC	13:51.1
	SS16	Luceram - Col St Roch 2	5.50 km	Stage cancelled
	SS17	La Bollene Vesubie - Peira Cava 2 [Power Stage]	21.36 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	14:14.4	Sébastien Ogier

Power Stage[]

The Power Stage was a 21.36 km (13.48 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	14:14.4	0.0	5
2	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën C3 WRC	14:44.5	+30.1	4
3	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Yaris WRC	15:09.4	+55.0	3
4	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	15:28.1	+1:13.7	2
5	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:57.2	+1:42.8	1

Championship standings after the rally[]

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Ogier	25
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	18
3	Ott Tänak	15
4	Dani Sordo	13
5	Craig Breen	10

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	40
2	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	24
3	Hyundai Motorsport	20
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	10

References[]

^ "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017". speedcafe.com. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^ "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
^ "Citroën commits to WRC future". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^ "Spectator who fell in Hayden Paddon crash in the Monte Carlo rally dies". 20 January 2017.
^ "2017 Commited [sic]". acm.mc. Automobile Club Montecarlo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^ "Matton on Monte tactics". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017. Craig Breen drives a 2016-specification DS 3 WRC and while he can score driver points, he is not eligible for points in the manufacturers’ championship.
^ "World Rally Championship - Results Monte Carlo - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

External links[]

[November_calendar-1] "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[technical_regulations-2] "WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017". speedcafe.com. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[GAZOO-3] "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[ds3_out-4] "Citroën commits to WRC future". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[5] "Spectator who fell in Hayden Paddon crash in the Monte Carlo rally dies". 20 January 2017.

[Rallye_Montecarlo_Entry_List-6] "2017 Commited [sic]". acm.mc. Automobile Club Montecarlo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

[7] "Matton on Monte tactics". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017. Craig Breen drives a 2016-specification DS 3 WRC and while he can score driver points, he is not eligible for points in the manufacturers’ championship.

[8] "World Rally Championship - Results Monte Carlo - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

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