The 2017 Rally Finland was the ninth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 67th running of the Rally Finland. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the rally, their first win in the WRC.[2]
| 2017 Rally Finland 67th Neste Rally Finland 2017 | |||
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Round 9 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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 Dani Sordo and Marc Martí during the rally. | |||
| Host country |  Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
| Dates run | 27 July – 30 July 2017[1] | ||
| Stages | 25 (314.20 km; 195.23 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 61 at start, 42 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||
Jari Huttunen won the WRC-2 category, his first in the series.[3]
Entry list
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Classification
editEvent standings
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 12 |  Esapekka Lappi
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Janne Ferm
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 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC | 2:29:26.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 |  Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 2:30:02.9 | 36.0 | 22 |
| 3 | 11 | Juho Hänninen
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Kaj Lindström
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC | 2:30:03.2 | 36.3 | 16 |
| 4 | 15 | Teemu Suninen
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Mikko Markkula
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 2:30:28.4 | 1:01.5 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 |  Craig Breen
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Scott Martin
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 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 2:30:49.5 | 1:22.6 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 |  Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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 Hyundai Motorsport
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 2:31:00.0 | 1:33.1 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 |  Ott Tänak
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Martin Järveoja
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 2:31:20.5 | 1:53.6 | 11 |
| 8 | 7 | Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 2:32:39.5 | 3:12.6 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 |  Dani Sordo
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Marc Martí
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Hyundai Motorsport
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 2:33:38.4 | 4:11.5 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 |  Mads Østberg
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Torstein Eriksen
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 2:33:48.1 | 4:21.2 | 1 |
| 21 | 10 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC | 2:49:42.7 | 20:15.8 | 2 |
| WRC-2 standings | |||||||||
| 1 (11.) | 40 | Jari Huttunen
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Antti Linnaketo
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Printsport
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Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 2:39:30.9 | 25 | |
| 2 (14.) | 36 | Quentin Gilbert
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Renaud Jamoul
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Quentin Gilbert
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Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 2:41:48.7 | 2:17.8 | 18 |
| 3 (15.) | 42 | Tom Cave
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James Morgan
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Adapta
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Hyundai i20 R5 | WRC-2 | 2:43:13.9 | 3:43.0 | 15 |
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Special stages
edit| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally Leader |
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| Leg 1 | SS1 | Harju 1 | 2.31 km | Ott Tänak
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 1:44.1 | Ott Tänak
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| SS2 | Halinen 1 | 7.65 km | Teemu Suninen
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:39.7 | ||
| SS3 | Urria 1 | 12.75 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:56.4 | ||
| SS4 | Jukojärvi 1 | 21.31 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:06.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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| SS5 | Halinen 2 | 7.65 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:36.5 | ||
| SS6 | Urria 2 | 12.75 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:49.7 | ||
| SS7 | Jukojärvi 2 | 21.31 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:57.2 | ||
| SS8 | Äänekoski - Valtra 1 | 7.39 km | Teemu Suninen
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:27.4 | ||
| SS9 | Laukaa 1 | 11.76 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:51.0 | ||
| SS10 | Lankamaa | 21.68 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:21.4 | Esapekka Lappi
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| SS11 | Äänekoski - Valtra 2 | 7.39 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:23.4 | ||
| SS12 | Laukaa 2 | 11.76 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:44.9 | ||
| SS13 | Harju 2 | 2.31 km | Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:46.9 | ||
| Leg 2 | SS14 | Pihlajakoski 1 | 14.90 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:53.9 | |
| SS15 | Päijälä 1 | 22.68 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:55.5 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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| SS16 | Ouninpohja 1 | 24.38 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:56.9 | ||
| SS17 | Saalahti 1 | 4.21 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:58.4 | ||
| SS18 | Saalahti 2 | 4.21 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:56.4 | ||
| SS19 | Ouninpohja 2 | 24.38 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:49.8 | Esapekka Lappi
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| SS20 | Pihlajakoski 2 | 14.90 km | Teemu Suninen
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 6:49.0 | ||
| SS21 | Päijälä 2 | 22.68 km | Elfyn Evans
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 10:42.3 | ||
| Leg 3 | SS22 | Lempää 1 | 6.80 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:08.4 | |
| SS23 | Oittila 1 | 10.12 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:52.1 | ||
| SS24 | Lempää 2 | 6.80 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Juho Hänninen
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:08.3 | ||
| SS25 | Oittila 2 [Power Stage] | 10.12 km | Ott Tänak
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:48.6 |
Power Stage
editThe Power Stage was a 10.12 km (6.3 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts. |
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| 1 | Ott Tänak
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Martin Järveoja
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:48.6 | 5 | |
| 2 | Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:50.1 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 3 | Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:50.6 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:50.9 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 5 | Juho Hänninen
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Kaj Lindström
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:51.3 | 2.7 | 1 |
Championship standings after the rally
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References
edit- ^ "The Itinerary of Neste Rally Finland 2017". nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ice-cool Lappi nets first win". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Debut win for Huttunen". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Neste Rally Finland - Updated Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "2017 Rally Finland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.