2017 Tour de Corse

2017 Tour de Corse
60. Che Guevara Energy Drink Tour de Corse 2017
Round 4 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country France
Rally base Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates run6 – 9 April 2017
Stages10 (316.80 km; 196.85 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Statistics
Crews78 at start, 58 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Motorsport

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[1]

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 John Kennard 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 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
9 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau 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
31 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M
32 Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Škoda Fabia R5 M
33 Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Emil Bergkvist WRC-2 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M
36 Gemini Clinic Rally Team WRC-2 Bryan Bouffier Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta R5 M
38 Printsport Oy WRC-2 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
39 Yoann Bonato WRC-2 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Citroën DS3 R5 M
40 Pierre-Louis Loubet WRC-2 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Ford Fiesta R5 M
41 Gekon racing WRC-2 Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 R5 M
43 Styllex - Lracing WRC-2 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Škoda Fabia R5 M
44 Yohan Rossel WRC-2 Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand Citroën DS3 R5 M
45 Laurent Pellier WRC-2 Laurent Pellier Benoît Neyret-Gigot Citroën DS3 R5 M
42 TRT Peugeot WRT WRC-2 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Peugeot 208 T16 M
Source:[2]
Key
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Classification

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 3:22:53.4 0.0 26
2 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:23:48.1 +54.7 22
3 6 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:23:49.4 +56.0 17
4 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 3:24:03.0 +1:09.6 17
5 8 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:24:03.1 +1:09.7 13
6 4 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:25:09.7 +2:16.3 8
7 32 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:31:04.1 +8:10.7 6
8 34 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:32:10.4 +9:17.0 4
9 84 Stéphane Sarrazin Jacques-Julien Renucci Stéphane Sarrazin Škoda Fabia R5 3:32:17.0 +9:23.6 2
10 44 Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand Yohan Rossel Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 3:35:50.5 +12:57.1 1

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally Leader
Leg 1 (7 Apr) SS1 Pietrosella – Albitreccia 1 31.20 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 19:56.5 Kris Meeke
SS2 Plage du Liamone – Sarrola Carcopino 1 29.12 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 18:22.3
SS3 Pietrosella – Albitreccia 2 31.20 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 19:52.1
SS4 Plage du Liamone – Sarrola Carcopino 2 29.12 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 18:20.4
Leg 2 (8 Apr) SS5 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 48.71 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 32:19.6
SS6 Novella 1 17.27 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:13.1
SS7 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 48.71 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 32:15.9 Thierry Neuville
SS8 Novella 2 17.27 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:17.7
Leg 3 (9 Apr) SS9 Antisanti – Poggio di Nazza 53.78 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 32:34.6
SS10 Porto Vecchio – Palombaggia [Power Stage] 10.42 km Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 6:02.2

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 10.42 km (6.5 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 6:02.2 5
2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 6:03.0 +0.8 4
3 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC 6:04.3 +2.1 3
4 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:06.8 +4.6 2
5 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:08.6 +6.4 1

Championship standings after the rally

References

  1. ^ "Sunday In Corsica: Neuville Breaks Victory Jinx". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.