2017 Rally Finland

2017 Rally Finland
*67th Neste Rally Finland 2017*
2017 Rally Finland; 67th Neste Rally Finland 2017
Round 9 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	27 July – 30 July 2017
Stages	25 (314.20 km; 195.23 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Overall winner	Esapekka Lappi; Janne Ferm; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews	61 at start, 42 at finish

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]

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

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	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	Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	Citroën C3 WRC	M
9	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
12	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	WRC	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
14	M-Sport World Rally Team	WRC	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
15	M-Sport World Rally Team	WRC	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
21	Eurolamp World Rally Team	WRC	Valeriy Gorban		Mini John Cooper Works WRC	M
Source:^[4]

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
JWRC	Registered to take part in Junior World Rally championship

Classification[]

Event standings[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	12	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:29:26.9	0.0	25
2	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:30:02.9	+36.0	22
3	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:30:03.2	+36.3	16
4	15	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:30:28.4	+1:01.5	12
5	9	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:30:49.5	+1:22.6	10
6	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:31:00.0	+1:33.1	11
7	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:31:20.5	+1:53.6	11
8	7	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:32:39.5	+3:12.6	4
9	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:33:38.4	+4:11.5	2
10	14	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:33:48.1	+4:21.2	1
21	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:49:42.7	+20:15.8	2
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.)	40	Jari Huttunen			Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:39:30.9		25
2 (14.)	36	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:41:48.7	+2:17.8	18
3 (15.)	42	Tom Cave		Adapta	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	2:43:13.9	+3:43.0	15
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	Harju 1	2.31 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.1	Ott Tänak
	SS2	Halinen 1	7.65 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:39.7
	SS3	Urria 1	12.75 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:56.4
	SS4	Jukojärvi 1	21.31 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:06.3	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS5	Halinen 2	7.65 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:36.5
	SS6	Urria 2	12.75 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:49.7
	SS7	Jukojärvi 2	21.31 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:57.2
	SS8	Äänekoski - Valtra 1	7.39 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:27.4
	SS9	Laukaa 1	11.76 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:51.0
	SS10	Lankamaa	21.68 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:21.4	Esapekka Lappi
	SS11	Äänekoski - Valtra 2	7.39 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:23.4
	SS12	Laukaa 2	11.76 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:44.9
	SS13	Harju 2	2.31 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:46.9
Leg 2	SS14	Pihlajakoski 1	14.90 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:53.9
	SS15	Päijälä 1	22.68 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:55.5	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS16	Ouninpohja 1	24.38 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:56.9
	SS17	Saalahti 1	4.21 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	1:58.4
	SS18	Saalahti 2	4.21 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	1:56.4
	SS19	Ouninpohja 2	24.38 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:49.8	Esapekka Lappi
	SS20	Pihlajakoski 2	14.90 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:49.0
	SS21	Päijälä 2	22.68 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:42.3
Leg 3	SS22	Lempää 1	6.80 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:08.4
	SS23	Oittila 1	10.12 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:52.1
	SS24	Lempää 2	6.80 km	Jari-Matti Latvala Juho Hänninen	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:08.3
	SS25	Oittila 2 [Power Stage]	10.12 km	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.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:48.6		5
2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:50.1	+1.5	4
3	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:50.6	+2.0	3
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:50.9	+2.3	2
5	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:51.3	+2.7	1

Championship standings after the rally[]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Thierry Neuville	160
1	2	Sébastien Ogier	160
1	3	Ott Tänak	119
1	4	Jari-Matti Latvala	114
	5	Dani Sordo	84

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	285
2	Hyundai Motorsport	251
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	193
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	135

References[]

^ "The Itinerary of Neste Rally Finland 2017". nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "Ice-cool Lappi nets first win". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "Debut win for Huttunen". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "Neste Rally Finland - Updated Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "2017 Rally Finland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

External links[]

The official website of the World Rally Championship

[1] "The Itinerary of Neste Rally Finland 2017". nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[2] "Ice-cool Lappi nets first win". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[3] "Debut win for Huttunen". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[4] "Neste Rally Finland - Updated Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[5] "2017 Rally Finland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

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