2017 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2017 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2017. It marks the eighty-fifth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is the first round of the 2017 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.^[1]

2017 Monte Carlo Rally 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
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Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run	19 – 22 January 2017
Stages	17 (382.65 km; 237.77 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Statistics
Crews	73 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport World Rally Team

The rally was the first round in which 2017-specification World Rally Cars compete,^[2] and will see the return of Toyota and Citroën to the championship, with the Toyota Yaris WRC and Citroën C3 WRC respectively.^[3][4]

Report

Hayden Paddon withdrew from the rally after a fatal accident involving a spectator on the opening stage. Paddon lost control after hitting a patch of black ice, which spun him into an embankment and rolled the car. The spectator was hit after Paddon initially lost control. The stage was stopped while medical attention was sought and the car retrieved, but the spectator could not be revived. Although Paddon was eligible to re-enter the rally under Rally-2 regulations, the team chose to withdraw his car from the event.^[5]

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 John Kennard 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 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 14 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC M 20 J-Motorsport WRC Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 WRC M 31 Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Škoda Fabia R5 M 32 Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M 33 Motorsport Italia SRL WRC-2 Max Rendina Emanuele Inglesi Škoda Fabia R5 P 34 BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team WRC-2 Armin Kremer Pirmin Winklhofer Škoda Fabia R5 D 35 D-Max Racing WRC-2 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 M 36 CHL Sport Auto WRC-2 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Citroën DS3 R5 M 38 J-Motorsport WRC-2 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M 39 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M 40 Gemini Clinic Rally Team WRC-2 Bryan Bouffier Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta R5 M 41 BRC WRC-2 Giandomenico Basso Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta R5 M 42 D-Max Racing WRC-2 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara Ford Fiesta R5 D 43 Sébastien Loeb Racing WRC-2 Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux Peugeot 208 T16 M 61 Renault Sport Racing Team WRC-3 Cédric Althaus Jessica Bayard Renault Clio RS R3T M 63 Renault Sport Racing Team WRC-3 Charles Martin Mathieu Duval Renault Clio RS R3T M 65 Renault Sport Racing Team WRC-3 Surhayen Pernia Penate Rogelio Renault Clio RS R3T M 67 Renault Sport Racing Team WRC-3 Luca Panzani Federico Grilli Renault Clio RS R3T M 69 Vieffecorse WRC-3 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Peugeot 208 R2 D 71 CHL Sport Auto WRC-3 Raphael Astier Frédéric Vauclare Peugeot 208 R2 M Source:[6][7]

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
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:00:03.6		25
2	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	4:02:18.6	+2:15.0	18
3	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:03:01.4	+2:57.8	15
4	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:03:39.4	+3:35.8	13
5	14	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	4:03:51.4	+3:47.8	10
6	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:06:48.6	+6:45.0	10
7	31	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:09:36.3	+9:32.7	6
8	32	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:13:01.7	+12:32.7	4
9	8	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	4:14:47.4	+14:43.8	6
10	40	Bryan Bouffier	Denis Giraudet	Gemini Clinic Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:16:13.0	+16:09.4	1
15	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:30:56.1	+30:52.5	5
16	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	4:32:20.4	+32:16.8	3
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.)	31	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:09:36.3		25
2 (8.)	32	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:13:01.7	+3:25.4	18
3 (10.)	40	Bryan Bouffier	Denis Giraudet	Gemini Clinic Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:16:13.0	+6:36.7	15
4 (12.)	39	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:19:32.1	+9:55.8	12
5 (13.)	35	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	D-Max Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:21:13.1	+11:36.8	10
6 (17.)	38	Emil Bergkvist	Joakim Sjöberg	J-Motorsport	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	4:36:48.1	+27:11.8	8
7 (18.)	42	Andrea Crugnola	Michele Ferrara	D-Max Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:39:47.1	+30:10.8	6
WRC-3 standings
1 (19.)	71	Raphael Astier	Frédéric Vauclare	CHL Sport Auto	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:39:55.8		25
2 (21.)	67	Luca Panzani	Federico Grilli	Renault Sport Racing Team	Renault Clio RS R3T	WRC-3	4:49:18.3	+9:22.5	18
3 (23.)	63	Charles Martin	Mathieu Duval	Renault Sport Racing Team	Renault Clio RS R3T	WRC-3	4:49:55.8	+10:00.0	15
4 (25.)	65	Surhayen Pernia	Penate Rogelio	Renault Sport Racing Team	Renault Clio RS R3T	WRC-3	4:51:45.4	+11:49.6	12
Source:[8]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1 (19 Jan)	SS1	Entrevaux - Val de Chalvagne - Ubraye	21.25 km	Stage cancelled
	SS2	Bayons - Breziers 1	25.49 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:01.1	Thierry Neuville
Leg 2 (20 Jan)	SS3	Agnieres en Devoluy - Le Motty 1	24.63 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	19:17.8
	SS4	Aspres les Corps - Chaillol 1	38.94 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	25:41.9
	SS5	St-Leger-les-Mélèzes – La-Bâtie-Neuve 1	17.82 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:22.2
	SS6	Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Le Motty 2	24.63 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	18:09.6
	SS7	Aspres-lès-Corps - Chaillol 2	38.94 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	24:17.8
	SS8	Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 2	17.82 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	11:05.4
Leg 3 (21 Jan)	SS9	Lardier et Valenca - Oze 1	31.17 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:02.9
	SS10	La Batie Monsaleon - Faye 1	16.78 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:15.2
	SS11	Lardier et Valenca - Oze 2	31.17 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	22:53.0
	SS12	La Batie Monsaleon - Faye 2	16.78 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:56.7
	SS13	Bayons - Breziers 2	25.49 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	14:27.5	Sébastien Ogier
Leg 4 (22 Jan)	SS14	Luceram - Col St Roch 1	5.50 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:35.7
	SS15	La Bollene Vesubie - Peira Cava 1	21.36 km	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 WRC	13:51.1
	SS16	Luceram - Col St Roch 2	5.50 km	Stage cancelled
	SS17	La Bollene Vesubie - Peira Cava 2 [Power Stage]	21.36 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	14:14.4	Sébastien Ogier

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 21.36 km (13.48 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	14:14.4	0.0	5
2	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën C3 WRC	14:44.5	+30.1	4
3	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Yaris WRC	15:09.4	+55.0	3
4	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	15:28.1	+1:13.7	2
5	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:57.2	+1:42.8	1

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 25 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 18 3 Ott Tänak 15 4 Dani Sordo 13 5 Craig Breen 10

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 40 2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 24 3 Hyundai Motorsport 20 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 10

References

1. "FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
2. "WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017". speedcafe.com. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
3. "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. "Citroën commits to WRC future". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
5. "Spectator who fell in Hayden Paddon crash in the Monte Carlo rally dies". 20 January 2017.
6. "2017 Commited [sic]". acm.mc. Automobile Club Montecarlo. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
7. "Matton on Monte tactics". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017. Craig Breen drives a 2016-specification DS 3 WRC and while he can score driver points, he is not eligible for points in the manufacturers' championship.
8. "World Rally Championship - Results Monte Carlo - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

External links

• Official website
• The official website of the World Rally Championship