2017 Rally Finland
67th Neste Rally Finland 2017
Round 9 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Dani Sordo and Marc Martí during the rally.
Host country Finland
Rally baseFinland Jyväskylä
Dates run27 July – 30 July 2017[1]
Stages25 (314.20 km; 195.23 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews61 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

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 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC D
4 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport WRC New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport WRC Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
8 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
9 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
10 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC M
12 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
14 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Ford Fiesta WRC M
15 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
21 Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Estonia Sergei Larens 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 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:29:26.9 0.0 25
2 3 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:30:02.9 +36.0 22
3 11 Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:30:03.2 +36.3 16
4 15 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:30:28.4 +1:01.5 12
5 9 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:30:49.5 +1:22.6 10
6 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:31:00.0 +1:33.1 11
7 2 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:31:20.5 +1:53.6 11
8 7 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:32:39.5 +3:12.6 4
9 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:33:38.4 +4:11.5 2
10 14 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:33:48.1 +4:21.2 1
21 10 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:49:42.7 +20:15.8 2
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.) 40 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:39:30.9 25
2 (14.) 36 France Quentin Gilbert Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Quentin Gilbert Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:41:48.7 +2:17.8 18
3 (15.) 42 United Kingdom Tom Cave United Kingdom James Morgan Norway 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 Estonia Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:44.1 Estonia Ott Tänak
SS2 Halinen 1 7.65 km Finland Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 3:39.7
SS3 Urria 1 12.75 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 5:56.4
SS4 Jukojärvi 1 21.31 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:06.3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 Halinen 2 7.65 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 3:36.5
SS6 Urria 2 12.75 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:49.7
SS7 Jukojärvi 2 21.31 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 9:57.2
SS8 Äänekoski - Valtra 1 7.39 km Finland Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 3:27.4
SS9 Laukaa 1 11.76 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:51.0
SS10 Lankamaa 21.68 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:21.4 Finland Esapekka Lappi
SS11 Äänekoski - Valtra 2 7.39 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 3:23.4
SS12 Laukaa 2 11.76 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:44.9
SS13 Harju 2 2.31 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:46.9
Leg 2 SS14 Pihlajakoski 1 14.90 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 6:53.9
SS15 Päijälä 1 22.68 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:55.5 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS16 Ouninpohja 1 24.38 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:56.9
SS17 Saalahti 1 4.21 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:58.4
SS18 Saalahti 2 4.21 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:56.4
SS19 Ouninpohja 2 24.38 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:49.8 Finland Esapekka Lappi
SS20 Pihlajakoski 2 14.90 km Finland Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 6:49.0
SS21 Päijälä 2 22.68 km United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 10:42.3
Leg 3 SS22 Lempää 1 6.80 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 3:08.4
SS23 Oittila 1 10.12 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 4:52.1
SS24 Lempää 2 6.80 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Juho Hänninen 		Toyota Yaris WRC 3:08.3
SS25 Oittila 2 [Power Stage] 10.12 km Estonia 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 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 4:48.6 5
2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 4:50.1 +1.5 4
3 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:50.6 +2.0 3
4 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 4:50.9 +2.3 2
5 Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC 4:51.3 +2.7 1

Championship standings after the rally

References

  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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