Jump to content

2017 Rally Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2017 Rally Australia
26. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2017
Round 13 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
← Previous event
Top 3 crews on the podium
Host country Australia
Rally baseAustralia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Dates run17 – 19 November 2017
Stages21 (318.16 km; 197.70 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews33 at start, 25 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport

The 2017 Rally Australia (formally the 26. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2017) was the 13th and final round of the 2017 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 17 November and 19 November 2017, and was based in Coffs Harbour, Australia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners.[1]

Entry list

[edit]
Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC D
4 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport WRC New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport WRC Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 WRC M
8 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
9 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
10 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
21 Greece Jourdan Serderidis WRC Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 WRC M
31 Finland Kalle Rovanperä WRC-2 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Ford Fiesta R5 M
Source:[2]
Key
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Registered to score points
in WRC Trophy
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Classification

[edit]

Event standings

[edit]
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Difference
to 1st to prev.
1 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:35:44.8 0.0 0.0
2 2 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:36:07.3 +22.5 +22.5
3 4 New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 2:36:43.9 +59.1 +36.6
4 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:38:12.5 +2:27.7 +1:28.6
5 3 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2:38:50.4 +3:05.6 +37.9
6 11 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 2:39:34.3 +3:49.5 +43.9
7 9 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2:58:43.2 +22:58.4 +19:08.9
8 68 Australia Nathan Quinn Australia Ben Searcy Australia Nathan Quinn Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3:00:48.2 +25:03.4 +2:05.0
9 61 Australia Richie Dalton Australia John Allen Australia Richie Dalton Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:01:24.4 +25:39.6 +36.2
10 71 Australia Dean Herridge Australia Samuel Hill Australia Dean Herridge Subaru Impreza STI 3:05:37.1 +29:52.3 +4:12.7
Source:[3]

Special stages

[edit]
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally Leader
Leg 1 SS1 Pilbara 1 9.71 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:17.2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS2 Eastbank 1 18.92 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:56.3
SS3 Sherwood 1 26.59 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:51.1
SS4 Pilbara 2 9.71 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:14.0
SS5 Eastbank 2 18.92 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:48.8
SS6 Sherwood 2 26.59 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:38.1
SS7 SSS Destination NSW 1 1.27 km Estonia Ott Tänak
Belgium Thierry Neuville
Ford Fiesta WRC
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
1:02.4
SS8 SSS Destination NSW 2 1.27 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:00.9
Leg 2 SS9 Nambucca 48.89 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 26:53.6
SS10 Newry 1 20.86 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 12:10.7 Belgium Thierry Neuville
SS11 SSS Raceway 1.37 km Estonia Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:15.3
SS12 Welshs Creek 33.49 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:44.8
SS13 Argents Hill 12.33 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:42.4
SS14 Newry 2 20.86 km
Stage cancelled
SS15 SSS Destination NSW 3 1.27 km Belgium Thierry Neuville
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
1:02.3 Belgium Thierry Neuville
SS16 SSS Destination NSW 4 1.27 km Estonia Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 1:01.8
Leg 3 SS17 Pilbara Reverse 1 10.03 km United Kingdom Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 5:23.1
SS18 Bucca 31.90 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:57.4
SS19 Wedding Bells 1 6.44 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55.5
SS20 Pilbara Reverse 2 10.03 km
Stage cancelled
SS21 Wedding Bells 2 [Power Stage] 6.44 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32.6 Belgium Thierry Neuville

Power Stage

[edit]

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 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32.6 5
2 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32.7 +0.1 4
3 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 3:34.3 +1.6 3
4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:34.7 +2.1 2
5 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 3:35.1 +2.5 1

Championship standings after the rally

[edit]
  • Bold text indicates 2017 World Champions.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Sunday in Australia: Neuville Secures Fourth Win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Rally Australia 2017 Entry List" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com.au. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Rally Australia Results". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
[edit]