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2017 Rally Argentina

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2017 Rally Argentina
37. YPF Rally Argentina 2017
Round 5 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseArgentina Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run27 – 30 April 2017
Stages18 (357.59 km; 222.20 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews22 at start, 17 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport

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]

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

Classification

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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

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

Special stages

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

Power Stage

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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 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:00.1 5
2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 13:01.4 +1.3 4
3 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 13:02.8 +2.7 3
4 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 13:04.3 +4.2 2
5 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 13:08.5 +8.4 1

Championship standings after the rally

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References

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  1. ^ "Neuville wins a thriller". wrc.com. WRC. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Tidemand cruises to hat-trick". wrc.com. WRC. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ "37. YPF Rally Argentina 2017 Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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