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.
The rally was the first round in which 2017-specification World Rally Cars compete, and will see the return of Toyota and Citroën to the championship, with the Toyota Yaris WRC and Citroën C3 WRC respectively.
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.
Entry list Notable entrants Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 1 WRC 2 WRC 3 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC 8 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC 10 WRC 11 WRC 14 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC 20 WRC 31 WRC-2 32 33 WRC-2 34 WRC-2 35 WRC-2 36 WRC-2 38 WRC-2 39 WRC-2 40 WRC-2 41 WRC-2 42 WRC-2 43WRC-2 61 Renault Sport Racing TeamWRC-3 Cédric Althaus Jessica BayardRenault Clio RS R3T 63 Renault Sport Racing TeamWRC-3 Charles Martin Mathieu DuvalRenault Clio RS R3T 65 Renault Sport Racing TeamWRC-3 Surhayen Pernia Penate RogelioRenault Clio RS R3T 67 Renault Sport Racing TeamWRC-3 Luca Panzani Federico GrilliRenault Clio RS R3T 69 VieffecorseWRC-3 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio BaronePeugeot 208 R2 71 CHL Sport AutoWRC-3 Raphael Astier Frédéric VauclarePeugeot 208 R2 Source: Key Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible to WRC Registered to score points in WRC Trophy WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championship
Classification Event standings Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Points Overall classification 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia WRC4:00:03.625 210 WRC4:02:18.6 +2:15.018 32 WRC4:03:01.4 +2:57.815 46 WRC4:03:39.4 +3:35.8 514 WRC4:03:51.4 +3:47.810 63 WRC4:06:48.6 +6:45.0 731 4:09:36.3 +9:32.76 832 WRC-24:13:01.7 +12:32.74 98 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC4:14:47.4 +14:43.8 1040 WRC-24:16:13.0 +16:09.41 155 WRC4:30:56.1 +30:52.5 1611 WRC4:32:20.4 +32:16.8 WRC-2 standings1 (7.)31WRC-24:09:36.3 252 (8.)32WRC-24:13:01.7+3:25.4 183 (10.)40 WRC-24:16:13.0+6:36.7 154 (12.)39 WRC-24:19:32.1+9:55.8 1235 WRC-24:21:13.1+11:36.8 106 (17.)38 WRC-24:36:48.1+27:11.8 87 (18.)42 WRC-24:39:47.1+30:10.8 6 WRC-3 standings1 (19.)71 Raphael Astier CHL Sport AutoPeugeot 208 R2 WRC-34:39:55.8 252 (21.)67 Luca Panzani Federico Grilli Renault Sport Racing TeamRenault Clio RS R3T 4:49:18.3+9:22.5 183 (23.)63 Charles Martin Mathieu Duval Renault Sport Racing TeamRenault Clio RS R3T WRC-34:49:55.8+10:00.0 154 (25.)65 Surhayen Pernia Penate Rogelio Renault Sport Racing TeamRenault Clio RS R3T WRC-34:51:45.4+11:49.6 12 Source:
Special stages DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally LeaderSS1Entrevaux - Val de Chalvagne - Ubraye21.25 kmStage cancelledSS2Bayons - Breziers 115:01.1Leg 2 (20 Jan)SS3Agnieres en Devoluy - Le Motty 124.63 km19:17.8SS4Aspres les Corps - Chaillol 138.94 km25:41.9SS517.82 km11:22.2SS6Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Le Motty 224.63 km18:09.6SS7Aspres-lès-Corps - Chaillol 238.94 km24:17.8SS817.82 km11:05.4Leg 3 (21 Jan)SS931.17 km24:02.9SS1016.78 km9:15.2 SS1131.17 km22:53.0SS1216.78 km8:56.7SS1325.49 km14:27.5Leg 4 (22 Jan)SS145.50 km3:35.7 SS1521.36 km13:51.1SS165.50 kmStage cancelledSS1721.36 km14:14.4
Power Stage The Power Stage was a 21.36 km (13.48 mi) stage at the end of the rally. Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.114:14.40.052 14:44.5 +30.143 15:09.4 +55.034 15:28.1 +1:13.725 15:57.2 +1:42.81
Championship standings after the rally
Drivers' Championship standings DriverPoints1 Sébastien Ogier252 Jari-Matti Latvala183 Ott Tänak154 Dani Sordo 135 Craig Breen10
Manufacturers' Championship standings ManufacturerPoints1 M-Sport World Rally Team 402 243 Hyundai Motorsport 204 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 10
References
External links
The official website of the World Rally Championship