Rally Sweden 2017
| Racing data | |
|---|---|
| 2nd of 13 races of the 2017 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally Sweden |
| Date: | 9-12 February 2017 |
| Begin: | Karlstad |
| Exams: | 17 tests over 371.74 km |
| Distance: | well km |
| Covering: | Ice / snow |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC
|
| Second: |
 Ott Tänak M-Sport World Rally Team
|
| Third: |
 Sébastien Ogier M-Sport World Rally Team
|
The 65th Rally Sweden took place from February 9 to 12, 2017. 331.74 kilometers were driven, spread over 17 special stages. The 12th special stage had to be canceled (31.6 km).
background
Teams and drivers
The M-Sport team started with three vehicles, namely Sébastien Ogier , Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans in their private DMACK car. The Citroen Abu Dhabi World Rally Team also started with three cars, Kris Meeke and Craig Breen sat in the new C3 WRC, Stéphane Lefebvre had to start in the older DS3 WRC. As in Monte Carlo, the Hyundai World Rally Team started with three cars each for Thierry Neuville , Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon . The Toyota Gazoo Team started with two Toyota Yaris WRCs with drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Juho Hänninen . Mads Östberg reported a 2017 car (Ford Fiesta WRC) for the first time at the Rally Sweden, with the newly founded private team from Adapta.
report
At the second rally after the comeback and after a 17-year break, Toyota celebrated its first victory in the WRC . Jari-Matti Latvala won the Rally Sweden after a strong performance on the final day. At the finish line the Finn had a lead of 29.1 seconds over Ott Tänak (M-Sport-Ford) after 17 special stages . Third place went to the reigning world champion Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport-Ford).
Latvala's victory in the only snow rally of the WRC season was no accident. He was one of the fastest drivers from the start and only had to admit defeat to Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) on the first two days of the race . After Neville's accident at the spectator test on Saturday evening, Latvala inherited the lead, but went into Sunday with a lead of just 3.8 seconds. Latvala drove the best time in the first two special stages on the final day and went into the final power stage with a cushion of 20 seconds on Tänak. The Finn didn't let anything burn up there.
Tänak, who had gone into the final day hoping for his first WRC victory, had to admit that Latvala was stronger at Rally Sweden.
Ogier had to make do with third place this weekend after winning the season opener at the Monte Carlo Rally 2017 . On the first day he had to go out on the track as the first starter, he had lost almost half a minute on Latvala and was unable to significantly reduce the gap on the following two days. A spin during the first special stage on Sunday finally thwarted the reigning world champion's chance of winning.
In the Citroën warehouse, the team leader lost a result among the top five. Kris Meeke got off the road on the 14th special stage and landed in a snow wall, from which he was only able to free himself after more than eight minutes with the help of some spectators. After this loss of time, he couldn't go beyond 12th place.
Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + Power Stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | |||||||||
| 1 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Miikka Anttila
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 2: 36: 03.6 | 25 + 5 | ||||
| 2 |
Ott Tanak
|
 Martin Järveoja
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 2: 32: 32.8 | 00: 29.2 | 18th | |||
| 3 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 2: 37: 03.1 | 00: 59.5 | 15 + 4 | |||
| 4th |
 Dani Sordo
|
Marc Marti
|
Hyundai i20 WRC | 2: 38: 15.1 | 02: 11.5 | 12 | |||
| 5 |
 Craig Breen
|
 Scott Martin
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 2: 38: 54.8 | 02: 51.2 | 10 | |||
| 6th |
Elfyn Evans
|
Daniel Barritt
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 2: 41: 30.2 | 05: 26.6 | 8th | |||
| 7th |
 Hayden Paddon
|
John Kennard
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 2: 41: 34.8 | 05: 31.2 | 6 + 1 | |||
| 8th |
Stéphane Lefebvre
|
Gabin Moreau
|
Citroën C3 WRC | 2: 43: 18.3 | 07: 14.7 | 4th | |||
| 9 |
 Pontus Tidemand
|
Jonas Andersson
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 2: 45: 14.7 | 09: 11.1 | 2 | |||
| 10 |
Teemu Suninen
|
Mikko Markkula
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 2: 46: 06.5 | 10: 02.9 | 1 | |||
| 12 |
Kris Meeke
|
Paul Nagle
|
Citroën C3 WRC | 2: 46: 32.3 | 10: 28.7 | 0 + 2 | |||
| 13 |
Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
|
Hyundai i20 WRC | 2: 47: 35.1 | 11: 31.5 | 0 + 3 | |||
| WRC2 | |||||||||
| 1 (9) |
Pontus Tidemand
|
Jonas Andersson
|
Škoda Fabia R5 | 2: 45: 14.7 | 25th | ||||
| 2 10 |
Teemu Suninen
|
Mikko Markkula
|
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2: 46: 06.5 | 00: 51.8 | 18th | |||
| 3 (11) |
 Ole Christian Veiby
|
Stig rune Skjærmoen
|
Škoda Fabia R5 | 2: 46: 22.1 | 01: 07.4 | 15th | |||
| 4 (12) |
Eric Camili
|
Benjamin Veillas
|
Ford Fiesta R5 | 2: 48: 27.1 | 02: 12.4 | 12 | |||
Special stages
| Day | WP | Surname | length | winner | automobile | time | leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 Feb 10 |
WP1 |
Karlstad 1
|
1.90 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 01: 34.1 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
| WP2 |
Röjden 1
|
18.47 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 09: 37.3 |
Thierry Neuville
|
|
| WP3 |
Hof-Finnskog 1
|
21.26 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10: 10.3 | ||
| WP4 |
Svullrya 1
|
24.88 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 12: 52.3 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
|
| WP5 |
Röjden 2
|
18.47 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 09: 25.7 |
Thierry Neuville
|
|
| WP6 |
Hof-Finnskog 2
|
21.26 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10: 06.4 | ||
| WP7 |
Svullrya 2
|
24.88 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13: 04.0 | ||
| WP8 |
Torsby 1
|
16.43 km |
Ott Tanak
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 09: 24.8 | ||
| Day 2 Feb 11 |
WP9 |
Knon 1
|
31.60 km |
Ott Tanak
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 13: 45.5 | |
| WP10 |
Hagfors 1
|
15.87 km |
Ott Tanak
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 08: 03.0 | ||
| WP11 |
Vargåsen 1
|
14.27 km |
Ott Tanak
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 08: 20.7 | ||
| WP12 |
Knon 2
|
31.60 km |
WP canceled
|
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| WP13 |
Hagfors 2
|
15.87 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 07: 50.9 |
Thierry Neuville
|
|
| WP14 |
Vargåsen 2
|
14.27 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 08: 07.5 | ||
| WP15 |
Karlstad 2
|
1.90 km |
Dani Sordo
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 01: 33.9 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
|
| Day 3 Feb 12 |
WP16 |
Likenäs 1
|
21.19 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 11: 06.9 | |
| WP17 |
Likenäs 2
|
21.19 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 11: 06.3 | ||
| WP18 |
Torsby 2 Power Stage
|
16.43 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 08: 51.1 | ||
Winner special stages
| WP | number | driver | automobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3, 5-7, 14th | 6th |
Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai i20 WRC |
| 1, 4, 13, 16-18 | 6th |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Toyota Yaris WRC |
| 8-11 | 4th |
Ott Tanak
|
M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC |
| 15th | 1 |
Dani Sordo
|
Hyundai i20 WRC |
Drivers' Championship after the rally
| Item | driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
48 |
| 2 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
44 |
| 3 |
Ott Tanak
|
33 |
| 4th |
Dani Sordo
|
25th |
| 5 |
Craig Breen
|
20th |
Team world championship
| Item | team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M-Sport WRT
|
73 |
| 2 |
Toyota Racing WRT
|
53 |
| 3 |
 Hyundai Motorsport
|
40 |
| 4th |
Citroën WRT
|
26th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Rally Sweden: 65th Rally Sweden 2017 , accessed on June 28, 2020
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Rally Sweden: Entry list , accessed on June 28, 2020
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Mads Östberg's WRC return: Fight against time , accessed on June 28, 2020
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Rally Sweden: First Toyota victory by Jari-Matti Latvala , accessed on June 28, 2020
- ↑ www.ewrc-results.com: 65th Rally Sweden 2017 , accessed on June 29, 2020