2017 Wales Rally GB

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.^[1]

2017 Wales Rally GB 73. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 2017
Round 12 of the 2017 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	Deeside
Dates run	26 – 29 October 2017
Stages	21 (304.36 km; 189.12 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	75 at start, 65 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished the rally in third position which was enough to seal the drivers' title.^[2] M-Sport secured their first manufacturers' championship as a private team and its first since winning with Ford in 2007.^[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 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 7 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson 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 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle 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 Emil Axelsson Ford Fiesta WRC M 15 Jourdan Serderidis WRC Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 WRC M 16 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 20 Yazeed Racing WRC Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 86 Charles Payne WRC Charles Payne Carl Williamson Ford Fiesta RS WRC P 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

Classification

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:57:00.6	0.0	25
2	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:57:37.9	+37.3	23
3	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:57:45.8	+45.2	17
4	6	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:57:50.4	+49.8	13
5	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:57:50.9	+50.3	13
6	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	2:58:02.9	+1:02.3	8
7	9	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	2:58:21.1	+1:20.5	10
8	4	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	2:59:16.9	+2:16.3	4
9	12	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	2:59:47.1	+2:46.5	2
10	16	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:00:51.1	+3:50.5	1
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.)	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:07:12.2	0.0	25
2 (12.)	32	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:09:06.6	+1:54.4	18
3 (13.)	41	Tom Cave	James Morgan	Styllex Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:09:15.5	+2:03.3	15
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	Visit Conwy Tir Prince	1.49 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:09.7	Sébastien Ogier
	SS2	Myherin 1	20.28 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	11:01.6	Elfyn Evans
	SS3	Sweet Lamb 1	4.24 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:44.4
	SS4	Hafren 1	35.14 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	20:25.3
	SS5	Myherin 2	20.28 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:52.3
	SS6	Sweet Lamb 2	4.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:41.6
	SS7	Hafren 2	35.14 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	20:22.3
Leg 2	SS8	Aberhirnant 1	13.91 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:30.2
	SS9	Dyfnant 1	17.91 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:15.5
	SS10	Gartheiniog 1	12.61 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:30.5
	SS11	Dyfi 1	25.86 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	15:02.6
	SS12	Gartheiniog 2	12.61 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:35.1
	SS13	Dyfi 2	25.86 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:21.2
	SS14	Cholmondeley Castle	1.80 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:07.5
	SS15	Aberhirnant 2	13.91 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:58.0
	SS16	Dyfnant 2	17.91 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:26.1
Leg 3	SS17	Alwen 1	10.41 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	5:32.2
	SS18	Brenig 1	6.43 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:04.0
	SS19	Gwydir	7.49 km	Thierry Neuville Jari-Matti Latvala	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Toyota Yaris WRC	4:51.1
	SS20	Alwen 2	10.41 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:34.5
	SS21	Brenig 2 [Power Stage]	6.43 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:01.2

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 6.43 km (4.0 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	4:01.2		5
2	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	4:02.7	+1.5	4
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:02.8	+1.6	3
4	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:03.1	+1.9	2
5	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:03.2	+2.0	1

Championship standings after the rally

• Bold text indicates 2017 World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 215 1 2 Thierry Neuville 183 1 3 Ott Tänak 169 4 Jari-Matti Latvala 136 1 5 Elfyn Evans 118

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 398 2 Hyundai Motorsport 305 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 241 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 210