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
Round 9 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Dani Sordo and Marc Martí during the rally.
Host country Finland
Rally baseFinland Jyväskylä
Dates run27 July – 30 July 2017[1]
Stages25 (314.20 km; 195.23 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews61 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

Jari Huttunen won the WRC-2 category, his first in the series.[3]

Entry list

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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   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
8   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Khalid Al Qassimi   Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
9   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Craig Breen   Scott Martin 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   Torstein Eriksen Ford Fiesta WRC M
15   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
21   Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC   Valeriy Gorban   Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works WRC M
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
JWRC Registered to take part in
Junior World Rally championship

Classification

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Event standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 12   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:29:26.9 0.0 25
2 3   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:30:02.9 +36.0 22
3 11   Juho Hänninen   Kaj Lindström   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:30:03.2 +36.3 16
4 15   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:30:28.4 +1:01.5 12
5 9   Craig Breen   Scott Martin   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:30:49.5 +1:22.6 10
6 5   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:31:00.0 +1:33.1 11
7 2   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:31:20.5 +1:53.6 11
8 7   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:32:39.5 +3:12.6 4
9 6   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:33:38.4 +4:11.5 2
10 14   Mads Østberg   Torstein Eriksen   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:33:48.1 +4:21.2 1
21 10   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:49:42.7 +20:15.8 2
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.) 40   Jari Huttunen   Antti Linnaketo   Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:39:30.9 25
2 (14.) 36   Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Jamoul   Quentin Gilbert Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:41:48.7 +2:17.8 18
3 (15.) 42   Tom Cave   James Morgan   Adapta Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 2:43:13.9 +3:43.0 15
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally Leader
Leg 1 SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km   Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:44.1   Ott Tänak
SS2 Halinen 1 7.65 km   Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 3:39.7
SS3 Urria 1 12.75 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 5:56.4
SS4 Jukojärvi 1 21.31 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:06.3   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 Halinen 2 7.65 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 3:36.5
SS6 Urria 2 12.75 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:49.7
SS7 Jukojärvi 2 21.31 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 9:57.2
SS8 Äänekoski - Valtra 1 7.39 km   Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 3:27.4
SS9 Laukaa 1 11.76 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:51.0
SS10 Lankamaa 21.68 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:21.4   Esapekka Lappi
SS11 Äänekoski - Valtra 2 7.39 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 3:23.4
SS12 Laukaa 2 11.76 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 5:44.9
SS13 Harju 2 2.31 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:46.9
Leg 2 SS14 Pihlajakoski 1 14.90 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 6:53.9
SS15 Päijälä 1 22.68 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:55.5   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS16 Ouninpohja 1 24.38 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 10:56.9
SS17 Saalahti 1 4.21 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:58.4
SS18 Saalahti 2 4.21 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:56.4
SS19 Ouninpohja 2 24.38 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 10:49.8   Esapekka Lappi
SS20 Pihlajakoski 2 14.90 km   Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 6:49.0
SS21 Päijälä 2 22.68 km   Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 10:42.3
Leg 3 SS22 Lempää 1 6.80 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 3:08.4
SS23 Oittila 1 10.12 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 4:52.1
SS24 Lempää 2 6.80 km   Jari-Matti Latvala
  Juho Hänninen
Toyota Yaris WRC 3:08.3
SS25 Oittila 2 [Power Stage] 10.12 km   Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 4:48.6

Power Stage

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The 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.
1   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 4:48.6 5
2   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 4:50.1 +1.5 4
3   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:50.6 +2.0 3
4   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 4:50.9 +2.3 2
5   Juho Hänninen   Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC 4:51.3 +2.7 1

Championship standings after the rally

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References

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  1. ^ "The Itinerary of Neste Rally Finland 2017". nesterallyfinland.fi. Neste Rally Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Ice-cool Lappi nets first win". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Debut win for Huttunen". wrc.com. WRC. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "2017 Rally Finland Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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