2017 Rally Poland

2017 Rally Poland
*74th Rally Poland 2017*
2017 Rally Poland; 74th Rally Poland 2017
Round 8 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Poland
Rally base	Mikołajki
Dates run	29 June – 2 July 2017
Stages	22 (318.74 km; 198.06 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	49 at start, 40 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Nicolas Gilsoul; Hyundai Motorsport

The 2017 Rally Poland was the eighth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 74th running of the Rally Poland. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the rally.^[2]

Ole Christian Veiby won the WRC-2 category for the first time, with WRC-2 championship leader Pontus Tidemand finishing second.^[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	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	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	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
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
15	M-Sport World Rally Team	WRC	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
21	Eurolamp World Rally Team	WRC	Valeriy Gorban	Sergei Larens	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	M
22	Jourdan Serderidis	WRC	Jourdan Serderidis	Lara Vanneste	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
23	Jean-Michel Raoux	WRC	Jean-Michel Raoux	Laurent Magat	Citroën DS3 WRC	D
31	Škoda Motorsport II	WRC-2	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32	Motorsport Italia srl	WRC-2	Benito Guerra Jr.	Daniel Cué	Škoda Fabia R5	D
33	Gekon Racing	WRC-2	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	Citroën DS3 R5	M
34	Printsport	WRC-2	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Škoda Fabia R5	M
35	Gus Greensmith	WRC-2	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R5	M
36	Pedro Heller	WRC-2	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Ford Fiesta R5	M
38	Orlen Team	WRC-2	Hubert Ptaszek	Maciej Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5	M
39	TRT Peugeot World Rally Team	WRC-2	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	M
40	Quentin Gilbert	WRC-2	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Škoda Fabia R5	D
41	C-Rally	WRC-2	Jarosław Koltun	Ireneusz Pleskot	Ford Fiesta R5	M
42	Wojciech Chuchala	WRC-2	Wojciech Chuchala	Sebastian Rozwadowski	Ford Fiesta R5	P
43	ACI Team Italia	WRC-2	Fabio Andolfi	Manuel Fenoli	Hyundai i20 R5	M
44	Yoann Bonato	WRC-2	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Citroën DS3 R5	M
45	Tehase Auto	WRC-2	Raul Jeets	Kuldar Sikk	Škoda Fabia R5	M
46	Drive DMACK Trophy Team	WRC-2	Osian Pryce	Dale Furniss	Ford Fiesta R5	D
61	Raphaël Astier	WRC-3	Raphaël Astier	Frédéric Vauclare	Peugeot 208 R2	M
62	Name Rua Racing	WRC-3	Pancho Name	Armando Zapata	Citroën DS3 R3T	M
63	Go+Cars Atlas Ward	WRC-3	Jakub Brzeziński	Robert Hundla	Citroën DS3 R3T	M
71	Nil Solans	WRC-3 JWRC	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibáñez	Ford Fiesta R2	D
72	Terry Folb	WRC-3 JWRC	Terry Folb	Christopher Guieu	Ford Fiesta R2	D
73	ADAC Sachsen	WRC-3 JWRC	Julius Tannert	Jürgen Heigl	Ford Fiesta R2	D
74	Nicolas Ciamin	WRC-3 JWRC	Nicolas Ciamin	Thibault de la Haye	Ford Fiesta R2	D
75	Robert Duggan	WRC-3 JWRC	Robert Duggan	Tom Woodburn	Ford Fiesta R2	D
76	Cueks Racing	WRC-3 JWRC	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Martin Valter	Ford Fiesta R2	D
77	Dillon Van Way	WRC-3 JWRC	Dillon Van Way	Dai Roberts	Ford Fiesta R2	D
78	Dennis Rådström	WRC-3 JWRC	Dennis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Ford Fiesta R2	D
79	Sebastian Careaga	WRC-3 JWRC	Sebastian Careaga	Rodrigo Sanjuan	Ford Fiesta R2	D
80	Emil Lindholm	WRC-3 JWRC	Emil Lindholm	Tomi Tuominen	Ford Fiesta R2	D
91	M-Sport World Rally Team		Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Ford Fiesta R5	M
92	Pierre-Louis Loubet		Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Ford Fiesta R5	M
93	Jonas Pipiras		Jonas Pipiras	Aisvydas Paliukenas	Ford Fiesta R2	M
94	Alain Foulon		Alain Foulon	Gilles Delarche	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	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	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:40:46.1	0.0	26
2	4	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:42:10.0	+1:23.9	18
3	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:43:06.9	+2:20.8	19
4	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:43:33.5	+2:47.4	12
5	9	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:43:57.9	+3:11.8	12
6	15	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:44:02.9	+3:16.8	8
7	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:44:25.7	+3:39.6	6
8	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:45:25.2	+4:39.1	4
9	7	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:45:29.6	+4:43.5	5
10	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:45:39.8	+4:53.7	1
20	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:08:47.1	+28:01.0	5
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.)	34	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Printsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:53:39.3		25
2 (13.)	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:54:12.2	+32.9	18
3 (15.)	40	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2:57:59.6	+4:20.3	15
4 (17.)	32	Benito Guerra Jr.	Daniel Cué	Motorsport Italia srl	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:00:44.2	+7:04.9	12
5 (18.)	44	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Yoann Bonato	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:01:02.2	+7:22.9	10
6 (19.)	42	Wojciech Chuchała	Sebastian Rozwadowski	Wojciech Chuchała	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:01:56.2	+8:16.9	8
7 (22.)	35	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:15:38.3	+21:59.0	6
8 (23.)	43	Fabio Andolfi	Manuel Fenoli	ACI Team Italia	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	3:15:58.2	+22:18.9	4
9 (32.)	36	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:29:50.0	+36:10.7	2
10 (36.)	33	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	Gekon Racing	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:52:33.7	+58:54.4	1
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	SSS Mikołajki Arena 1	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.4	Elfyn Evans
	SS2	Chmielewo 1	6.52 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:22.9	Thierry Neuville
	SS3	Wieliczki 1	15.05 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:33.0	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS4	Świętajno 1	19.60 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:47.3
	SS5	Stare Juchy 1	14.14 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:54.8
	SS6	Chmielewo 2	6.52 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Wieliczki 2	15.05 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:47.9	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS8	Świętajno 2	19.60 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:03.3	Ott Tänak
	SS9	Stare Juchy 2	13.50 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:07.4	Thierry Neuville
	SS10	SSS Mikołajki Arena 2	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.3
Leg 2	SS11	Baranowo 1	15.55 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:02.2
	SS12	Pozezdrze 1	21.24 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:39.8	Ott Tänak
	SS13	Gołdap 1	14.75 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:24.1	Ott Tänak
	SS14	Kruklanki 1	19.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:08.5	Thierry Neuville
	SS15	Baranowo 2	15.55 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:47.9	Thierry Neuville
	SS16	Pozezdrze 2	21.24 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:23.4	Ott Tänak
	SS17	Gołdap 2	14.75 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:20.8	Ott Tänak
	SS18	Kruklanki 2	19.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:02.1	Thierry Neuville
	SS19	SSS Mikołajki Arena 3	2.50 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:44.4	Thierry Neuville
Leg 3	SS20	Orzysz 1	11.15 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:10.3	Ott Tänak
	SS21	Paprotki 1	18.68 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:58.1	Thierry Neuville
	SS22	Orzysz 2	11.15 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:02.6
	SS23	Paprotki 2 [Power Stage]	18.68 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:57.5

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 18.68 km (11.6 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:57.5		5
2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:02.4	+4.9	4
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Citroën C3 WRC	9:02.8	+5.3	3
4	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën C3 WRC	9:03.8	+6.3	2
5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	9:03.9	+6.4	1

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Ogier	160
	2	Thierry Neuville	149
1	3	Jari-Matti Latvala	112
1	4	Ott Tänak	108
	5	Dani Sordo	82

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	259
2	Hyundai Motorsport	237
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	153
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	117

References

^ "74th Rally Poland Itinerary" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Victory for Neuville". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Maiden win for Veiby". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "74th Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Rally Poland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

External links

The official website of the World Rally Championship

[1] "74th Rally Poland Itinerary" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[2] "Victory for Neuville". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[3] "Maiden win for Veiby". wrc.com. WRC. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[4] "74th Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. Rajd Polski. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[5] "Rally Poland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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