2017 Rally Poland

2017 Rally Poland
*74th Rally Poland 2017*
2017 Rally Poland; 74th Rally Poland 2017
Round 8 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Poland
Rally base	Mikołajki
Dates run	29 June – 2 July 2017
Stages	22 (318.74 km; 198.06 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Nicolas Gilsoul; Hyundai Motorsport
Crews	49 at start, 40 at finish

The 2017 Rally Poland was the eighth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 74th running of the Rally Poland. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the rally.^[2]

Ole Christian Veiby won the WRC-2 category for the first time, with WRC-2 championship leader Pontus Tidemand finishing second.^[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	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	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	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
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
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
22	Jourdan Serderidis	WRC	Jourdan Serderidis		Citroën DS3 WRC	M
23		WRC			Citroën DS3 WRC	D
31	Škoda Motorsport II	WRC-2	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32		WRC-2	Benito Guerra Jr.		Škoda Fabia R5	D
33		WRC-2	Simone Tempestini		Citroën DS3 R5	M
34		WRC-2	Ole Christian Veiby		Škoda Fabia R5	M
35	Gus Greensmith	WRC-2	Gus Greensmith		Ford Fiesta R5	M
36		WRC-2			Ford Fiesta R5	M
38		WRC-2		Maciej Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5	M
39		WRC-2	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	M
40	Quentin Gilbert	WRC-2	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Škoda Fabia R5	D
41		WRC-2			Ford Fiesta R5	M
42		WRC-2			Ford Fiesta R5	P
43		WRC-2			Hyundai i20 R5	M
44	Yoann Bonato	WRC-2	Yoann Bonato		Citroën DS3 R5	M
45		WRC-2		Kuldar Sikk	Škoda Fabia R5	M
46	Drive DMACK Trophy Team	WRC-2			Ford Fiesta R5	D
61		WRC-3			Peugeot 208 R2	M
62		WRC-3			Citroën DS3 R3T	M
63		WRC-3			Citroën DS3 R3T	M
71	Nil Solans	WRC-3 JWRC	Nil Solans		Ford Fiesta R2	D
72		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
73		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
74		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
75		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
76		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
77		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
78		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
79		WRC-3 JWRC			Ford Fiesta R2	D
80		WRC-3 JWRC		Tomi Tuominen	Ford Fiesta R2	D
91	M-Sport World Rally Team		Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Ford Fiesta R5	M
92	Pierre-Louis Loubet		Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Ford Fiesta R5	M
93					Ford Fiesta R2	M
94					Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	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	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:40:46.1	0.0	26
2	4	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:42:10.0	+1:23.9	18
3	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:43:06.9	+2:20.8	19
4	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:43:33.5	+2:47.4	12
5	9	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:43:57.9	+3:11.8	12
6	15	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:44:02.9	+3:16.8	8
7	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:44:25.7	+3:39.6	6
8	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:45:25.2	+4:39.1	4
9	7	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:45:29.6	+4:43.5	5
10	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:45:39.8	+4:53.7	1
20	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:08:47.1	+28:01.0	5
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.)	34	Ole Christian Veiby			Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:53:39.3		25
2 (13.)	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:54:12.2	+32.9	18
3 (15.)	40	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:57:59.6	+4:20.3	15
4 (17.)	32	Benito Guerra Jr.			Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:00:44.2	+7:04.9	12
5 (18.)	44	Yoann Bonato		Yoann Bonato	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:01:02.2	+7:22.9	10
6 (19.)	42				Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:01:56.2	+8:16.9	8
7 (22.)	35	Gus Greensmith		Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:15:38.3	+21:59.0	6
8 (23.)	43				Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	3:15:58.2	+22:18.9	4
9 (32.)	36				Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:29:50.0	+36:10.7	2
10 (36.)	33	Simone Tempestini			Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:52:33.7	+58:54.4	1
Source:^[5]

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	SSS Mikołajki Arena 1	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.4	Elfyn Evans
	SS2	Chmielewo 1	6.52 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:22.9	Thierry Neuville
	SS3	Wieliczki 1	15.05 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:33.0	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS4	Świętajno 1	19.60 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:47.3
	SS5	Stare Juchy 1	14.14 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:54.8
	SS6	Chmielewo 2	6.52 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Wieliczki 2	15.05 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:47.9	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS8	Świętajno 2	19.60 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:03.3	Ott Tänak
	SS9	Stare Juchy 2	13.50 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:07.4	Thierry Neuville
	SS10	SSS Mikołajki Arena 2	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.3
Leg 2	SS11	Baranowo 1	15.55 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:02.2
	SS12	Pozezdrze 1	21.24 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:39.8	Ott Tänak
	SS13	Gołdap 1	14.75 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:24.1	Ott Tänak
	SS14	Kruklanki 1	19.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:08.5	Thierry Neuville
	SS15	Baranowo 2	15.55 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:47.9	Thierry Neuville
	SS16	Pozezdrze 2	21.24 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:23.4	Ott Tänak
	SS17	Gołdap 2	14.75 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:20.8	Ott Tänak
	SS18	Kruklanki 2	19.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:02.1	Thierry Neuville
	SS19	SSS Mikołajki Arena 3	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.4	Thierry Neuville
Leg 3	SS20	Orzysz 1	11.15 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:10.3	Ott Tänak
	SS21	Paprotki 1	18.68 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:58.1	Thierry Neuville
	SS22	Orzysz 2	11.15 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:02.6
	SS23	Paprotki 2 [Power Stage]	18.68 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:57.5

Power Stage[]

The Power Stage was a 18.68 km (11.6 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	8:57.5		5
2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:02.4	+4.9	4
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën C3 WRC	9:02.8	+5.3	3
4	Stéphane Lefebvre		Citroën C3 WRC	9:03.8	+6.3	2
5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	9:03.9	+6.4	1

Championship standings after the rally[]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Ogier	160
	2	Thierry Neuville	149
1	3	Jari-Matti Latvala	112
1	4	Ott Tänak	108
	5	Dani Sordo	82

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	259
2	Hyundai Motorsport	237
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	153
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	117

References[]

^ "74th Rally Poland Itinerary" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Victory for Neuville". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Maiden win for Veiby". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "74th Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Rally Poland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

External links[]

The official website of the World Rally Championship

[1] "74th Rally Poland Itinerary" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[2] "Victory for Neuville". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[3] "Maiden win for Veiby". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[4] "74th Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[5] "Rally Poland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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