2017 Rally Catalunya 53. RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2017
Round 11 of the 2017 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger during the rally.
Host country	Spain
Rally base	Salou
Dates run	5 – 8 October 2017
Stages	19 (312.02 km; 193.88 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and gravel
Statistics
Crews	70 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

The 2017 Rally Catalunya was the eleventh round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 53rd running of the Rally de España. The rally was won by Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle, their fifth win in the World Rally Championship and first win on tarmac.^[1]

Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula won the WRC-2 category, their first win of the season.^[2]

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 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger 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 Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 WRC M 9 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson 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 20 Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Valeriy Gorban Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 21 Jean-Michel Raoux WRC Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Citroën DS3 WRC D 22 Jourdan Serderidis WRC Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 WRC M Source:[3]

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

Classification

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	7	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:01:21.1	0.0	29
2	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:01:49.1	+28.0	21
3	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:01:54.1	+33.0	17
4	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:02:15.2	+54.1	13
5	14	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:03:47.3	+2:26.2	10
6	8	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:04:04.1	+2:43.0	8
7	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:05:58.5	+4:37.4	6
8	32	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:09:43.8	+8:22.7	4
9	31	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:10:15.6	+8:54.5	2
10	83	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Printsport	Škoda Fabia R5		3:10:25.9	+9:04.8	1
15	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:15:40.4	+14:19.3	5
WRC-2 standings
1 (8.)	32	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:09:43.8	0.0	25
2 (9.)	31	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:10:15.6	+31.8	18
3 (12.)	34	Benito Guerra	Daniel Cué	Motorsport Italia SRL	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:14:22.7	+4:38.9	15
Source:[4]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	Caseres 1 (gravel)	12.50 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:16.7	Ott Tänak
	SS2	Bot 1 (gravel)	6.50 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	4:04.5
	SS3	Terra Alta 1 (gravel & tarmac)	38.95 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:55.0	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS4	Caseres 2 (gravel)	12.50 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:08.1	Mads Østberg
	SS5	Bot 2 (gravel)	6.50 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	3:57.7	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS6	Terra Alta 2 (gravel & tarmac)	38.95 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	24:18.9
Leg 2	SS7	El Montmell 1 (tarmac)	24.40 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	12:22.0	Kris Meeke
	SS8	El Pont d'Armentera 1 (tarmac)	21.29 km	Juho Hänninen	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:54.6
	SS9	Savallà 1 (tarmac)	14.12 km	Juho Hänninen	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:25.3
	SS10	El Montmell 2 (tarmac)	24.40 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:25.3
	SS11	El Pont d'Armentera 2 (tarmac)	21.29 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:59.6
	SS12	Savallà 2 (tarmac)	14.12 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:30.0
	SS13	Salou (tarmac)	2.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:33.8
Leg 3	SS14	L'Albiol 1 (tarmac)	6.28 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	4:00.9
	SS15	Riudecanyes 1 (tarmac)	16.35 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:20.2
	SS16	Santa Marina 1 (tarmac)	14.50 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	8:09.5
	SS17	L'Albiol 2 (tarmac)	6.28 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	3:58.6
	SS18	Riudecanyes 2 (tarmac)	16.35 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:19.5
	SS19	Santa Marina 2 (tarmac) [Power Stage]	14.50 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:07.8

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 14.50 km (9.0 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:07.8		5
2	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	8:11.3	+3.5	4
3	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:12.0	+4.2	3
4	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:12.6	+4.8	2
5	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:14.6	+6.8	1

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 198 1 2 Ott Tänak 161 1 3 Thierry Neuville 160 4 Jari-Matti Latvala 123 5 Dani Sordo 94

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 358 2 Hyundai Motorsport 275 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 225 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 198