2017 Rally de Portugal

2017 Rally de Portugal
*51° Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2017*
2017 Rally de Portugal; 51° Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2017
Round 6 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Matosinhos
Dates run	18 – 21 May 2017
Stages	19 (349.17 km; 216.96 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	64 at start, 41 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; M-Sport World Rally Team

The 2017 Rally de Portugal was the sixth round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and the 51st running of the Rally de Portugal.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.^[1]

Entry list[edit]

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	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
12	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	WRC	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
14	M-Sport World Rally Team	WRC	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	Ford Fiesta WRC	D
15	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	WRC	Khalid Al-Qassimi	Chris Patterson	Citroën C3 WRC	M
21	OneBet Jipocar World Rally Team	WRC	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	D
22	Eurolamp World Rally Team	WRC	Valeriy Gorban	Sergei Larens	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	M
23	Jean-Michel Raoux	WRC	Jean-Michel Raoux	Thomas Escartefigue	Citroën DS3 WRC	D
Source:^[2]

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

Classification[edit]

Event standings[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:42:55.7	0.0	26
2	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:43:11.3	+15.6	22
3	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:43:57.4	+1:01.7	15
4	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:44:25.9	+1:30.2	17
5	8	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:44:53.1	+1:57.4	10
6	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:46:06.3	+3:10.6	11
7	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:46:44.6	+3:48.9	6
8	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:48:25.4	+5:29.7	4
9	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:48:39.3	+5:43.6	2
10	12	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:51:09.0	+8:13.3	3

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1 (18-19 May)	SS1	SSS Lousada	3.36 km	Thierry Neuville Mads Østberg	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Ford Fiesta WRC	2:36.6	Thierry Neuville Mads Østberg
	SS2	Viana do Castelo 1	26.70 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:44.3	Hayden Paddon
	SS3	Caminha 1	18.10 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:25.2	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS4	Ponte de Lima 1	27.46 km	Ott Tänak Kris Meeke Craig Breen	Ford Fiesta WRC Citroën C3 WRC Citroën C3 WRC	19:14.0	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS5	Viana do Castelo 2	26.70 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:35.6	Kris Meeke
	SS6	Caminha 2	18.10 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:25.0	Ott Tänak
	SS7	Ponte de Lima 2	27.46 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	19:20.2
	SS8	Braga Street Stage 1	1.90 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:48.8
	SS9	Braga Street Stage 2	1.90 km	Mads Østberg	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:46.5
Leg 2 (20 May)	SS10	Vieira do Minho 1	17.43 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:46.4
	SS11	Cabeceiras de Basto 1	22.30 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:32.6
	SS12	Amarante 1	37.55 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	24:41.5	Sébastien Ogier
	SS13	Vieira do Minho 2	17.43 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:43.4
	SS14	Cabeceiras de Basto 2	22.30 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:31.0
	SS15	Amarante 2	37.55 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:33.8
Leg 3 (21 May)	SS16	Fafe 1	11.18 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:39.7
	SS17	Luílhas	11.91 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:09.7
	SS18	Montim	8.66 km	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:51.7
	SS19	Fafe 2 [Power Stage]	11.18 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:38.3

Power Stage[edit]

The Power Stage was a 11.18 km (6.9 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:38.3		5
2	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:38.7	+0.4	4
3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:39.8	+1.5	3
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:40.0	+1.7	2
5	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:40.6	+2.3	1

Championship standings after the rally[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Ogier	128
1	2	Thierry Neuville	106
1	3	Jari-Matti Latvala	88
	4	Ott Tänak	83
	5	Dani Sordo	66

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	199
2	Hyundai Motorsport	173
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	113
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	85

References[edit]

^ "Breaking News: Victory for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^ "Rally de Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

External links[edit]

The official website of the World Rally Championship

[winner-1] "Breaking News: Victory for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

[Rally_Mexico_Entry_List-2] "Rally de Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

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