2017 Rally Italia Sardegna

2017 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
*14° Rally Italia Sardegna 2017*
2017 Rally d'Italia Sardegna; 14° Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
Round 7 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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	Rally podium
Host country	Italy
Rally base	Alghero
Dates run	8 – 11 June 2017
Stages	19 (312.66 km; 194.28 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Overall winner	Ott Tänak; Martin Järveoja; M-Sport World Rally Team
Crews	53 at start, 41 at finish

The 2017 Rally Italia Sardegna was the seventh round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 14th running of the Rally d'Italia Sardegna. It was won by Ott Tänak and co-driver Martin Järveoja which was their first win in the WRC. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second, with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul finished in third position.^[1]

Championship leaders Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, Tänak and Järveoja's teammates at M-Sport, finished fifth, helping the team extend their lead in the championship for manufacturers.^[2]

Jan Kopecký and his co-driver won the WRC-2 category.^[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	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën C3 WRC	M
9	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	WRC	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	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	Ola Fløene	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
20	Yazeed Racing	WRC	Yazeed Al Rajhi		Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
21	OneBet Jipocar World Rally Team	WRC	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	D
22		WRC			Citroën DS3 WRC	D
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

Classification[]

Event standings[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
1	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:25:15.1	0.0	25
2	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:25:27.4	+12.3	19
3	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:26:22.8	+1:07.7	17
4	12	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:27:28.0	+2:12.9	17
5	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:28:40.4	+3:25.3	13
6	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:28:53.6	+3:38.5	8
7	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:31:46.9	+6:31.8	6
8	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:33:22.9	+8:07.8	4
9	81	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5		3:36:30.9	+11:15.8	2
10	34	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:36:36.5	+11:21.4	1
12	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:42:17.9	+17:02.8	4

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1 (8 June)	SS1	Ittiri Arena Show	2.00 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:01.8	Thierry Neuville
Leg 2 (9 June)	SS2	Terranova 1	14.54 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:14.1	Kris Meeke
	SS3	Monte Olia 1	19.05 km	Juho Hänninen	Toyota Yaris WRC	13:25.8	Juho Hänninen
	SS4	Tula 1	15.00 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:51.2	Kris Meeke
	SS5	Tergu - Osilo 1	14.14 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:06.3	Hayden Paddon
	SS6	Terranova 2	14.54 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:59.5
	SS7	Monte Olia 2	19.05 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	13:04.9
	SS8	Tula 2	15.00 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:38.5
	SS9	Tergu - Osilo 2	14.14 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:53.2
Leg 3 (10 June)	SS10	Coiluna - Loelle 1	14.95 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:00.8
	SS11	Monti di Ala' 1	28.52 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	17:02.8
	SS12	Monte Lerno 1	28.11 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	17:54.5
	SS13	Coiluna - Loelle 2	14.95 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:52.0	Ott Tänak
	SS14	Monti di Ala' 2	28.52 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	16:48.1
	SS15	Monte Lerno 2	28.11 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	17:35.8
Leg 4 (11 June)	SS16	Cala Flumini 1	14.06 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:58.3
	SS17	Sassari - Argentiera 1	6.96 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:10.0
	SS18	Cala Flumini 2	14.06 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:46.9
	SS19	Sassari - Argentiera 2 [Power Stage]	6.96 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:10.5

Power Stage[]

The Power Stage was a 6.96 km (4.3 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:10.5		5
2	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:10.9	+0.4	4
3	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	5:11.8	+1.3	3
4	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:12.4	+1.9	2
5	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:12.8	+2.3	1

Championship standings after the rally[]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Ogier	141
	2	Thierry Neuville	123
1	3	Ott Tänak	108
1	4	Jari-Matti Latvala	107
	5	Dani Sordo	70

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	234
2	Hyundai Motorsport	194
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	143
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	97

References[]

^ "Tänak claims first win". wrc.com. WRC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Wilson: It's just the beginning". wrc.com. WRC. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Kopecký cruises home". wrc.com. WRC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Rally Italia Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. Rallylink. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

External links[]

The official website of the World Rally Championship

[1] "Tänak claims first win". wrc.com. WRC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[2] "Wilson: It's just the beginning". wrc.com. WRC. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[3] "Kopecký cruises home". wrc.com. WRC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[Rally_Italia_Entry_List-4] "Rally Italia Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. Rallylink. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

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