The 2017 Wales Rally (formally the 73. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB) was the 12th round of the 2017 World Rally Championship. The rally was being held over four days between 26 October and 29 October 2017, and was based in Deeside, United Kingdom. Britons Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt won the rally on their home soil, which marked their first success in the WRC.
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished the rally in third position which was enough to seal the drivers' title. M-Sport secured their first manufacturers' championship as a private team and its first since winning with Ford in 2007.
Entry list Notable entrants Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 1 WRC 2 WRC 3 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 WRC 8 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC 9 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC 10 WRC 11 WRC 12 WRC 16 WRC 20 WRC 86 WRC 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 13 WRC2:57:00.60.025 25 WRC2:57:37.9+37.3 3 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia WRC2:57:45.8+45.2 46 WRC2:57:50.4+49.8 510 WRC2:57:50.9+50.3 62 WRC2:58:02.9+1:02.38 79 WRC2:58:21.1+1:20.5 84 WRC2:59:16.9+2:16.34 912 WRC2:59:47.1+2:46.52 1016 WRC3:00:51.1+3:50.5 1 WRC-2 standings 1 (11.)31 3:07:12.20.0 25 2 (12.)32 WRC-23:09:06.6+1:54.418 41 WRC-23:09:15.5+2:03.315Source:
Special stages DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally Leader Leg 1 SS1 1:09.7 SS2 11:01.6 SS3 2:44.4 SS4 20:25.3 SS5 10:52.3 SS6 2:41.6 SS7 20:22.3 Leg 2 SS8 7:30.2 SS9 10:15.5 SS10 7:30.5 SS11 15:02.6 SS12 7:35.1 SS13 15:21.2 SS14 1:07.5 SS15 7:58.0 SS16 10:26.1 Leg 3 SS17 5:32.2 SS18 4:04.0 SS19 4:51.1 SS20 5:34.5 SS21 4:01.2
Power Stage The Power Stage was a stage at the end of the rally. Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.14:01.2524:02.7 +1.5434:02.8 +1.6344:03.1 +1.9254:03.2 +2.01
Championship standings after the rally Bold text indicates 2017 World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings DriverPoints 1 Sébastien Ogier215 12 Thierry Neuville183 13 Ott Tänak169 4 Jari-Matti Latvala136 15 Elfyn Evans118
Manufacturers' Championship standings ManufacturerPoints 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 398 2 Hyundai Motorsport 305 3 241 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 210
References
External links
The official website of the World Rally Championship The official website of Wales Rally GB