2017 Rally Argentina

The 2017 Rally Argentina was the fifth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 37th running of the Rally Argentina. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the rally. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt had led the rally for most of its stages, but after clipping a bridge on the final stage, the victory was Neuville's by just 7 tenths of a second.^[1]

2017 Rally Argentina 37. YPF Rally Argentina 2017
Round 5 of the 2017 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run	27 – 30 April 2017
Stages	18 (357.59 km; 222.20 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	22 at start, 17 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport

WRC-2 championship leaders Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson won the WRC-2 class, their third of the year.^[2]

Classification

Key
Icon	Class
WRC	WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points
WRC	Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points
WRC-2	Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:38:10.6	0.0	30
2	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:38:11.3	+0.7	22
3	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:38:40.5	+29.9	18
4	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:39:35.3	+1:24.7	14
5	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:39:58.7	+1:48.1	11
6	4	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:45:53.3	+7:42.7	8
7	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:49:27.5	+11:16.9	6
8	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:52:54.7	+14:44.1	4
9	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:53:21.9	+15:11.3	2
10	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:55:42.7	+17:32.1	1
Source:[3]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally leader
Leg 1	SS1	SSS Ciudad de Cordoba	1.75 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:53.8	Sébastien Ogier
	SS2	San Agustin - Villa General Belgrano 1	19.95 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	12:42.3	Elfyn Evans
	SS3	Amboy - Santa Monica 1	20.44 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:18.8
	SS4	Santa Rosa - San Agustin 1	23.85 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:44.8
	SS5	SSS Fernet Branca 1	6.04 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:43.5
	SS6	San Agustin - Villa General Belgrano 2	19.95 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	12:35.9
	SS7	Amboy - Santa Monica 2	20.44 km	Elfyn Evans Hayden Paddon	Ford Fiesta WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:21.1
	SS8	Santa Rosa - San Agustin 2	23.85 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:39.0
	SS9	SSS Fernet Branca 2	6.04 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:49.4
Leg 2	SS10	Tanti - Villa Bustos 1	20.08 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	11:00.2
	SS11	Los Gigantes - Cantera El Condor 1	38.68 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	20:01.6
	SS12	Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 1	20.52 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	13:18.2
	SS13	Tanti - Villa Bustos 2	20.08 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:47.9
	SS14	Los Gigantes - Cantera El Condor 2	38.68 km	Ott Tänak Thierry Neuville	Ford Fiesta WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	19:45.5
	SS15	Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 2	20.52 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:59.5
Leg 3	SS16	El Condor - Copina	16.32 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:07.0
	SS17	Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare	22.64 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	18:05.0
	SS18	El Condor [Power Stage]	16.32 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:00.1	Thierry Neuville

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 16.32 km (10.1 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	13:00.1		5
2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:01.4	+1.3	4
3	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:02.8	+2.7	3
4	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:04.3	+4.2	2
5	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	13:08.5	+8.4	1

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 102 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 86 3 Thierry Neuville 84 4 Ott Tänak 66 5 Dani Sordo 51

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 162 2 Hyundai Motorsport 140 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 99 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 71