2017 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 14° Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
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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
Statistics
Crews	53 at start, 41 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport World Rally Team

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 Pavel Dresler 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 Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 21 OneBet Jipocar World Rally Team WRC Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC D 22 Jean-Michel Raoux WRC Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat 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	Pavel Dresler	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