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2017 Tour de Corse

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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 baseFrance 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 winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport

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

Entry list

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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 New Zealand John Kennard 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 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle 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 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau 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 Juho Hänninen Finland Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC M
31 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M
32 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Škoda Fabia R5 M
33 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Sweden Emil Bergkvist WRC-2 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M
36 Czech Republic Gemini Clinic Rally Team WRC-2 France Bryan Bouffier France Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta R5 M
38 Finland Printsport Oy WRC-2 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
39 France Yoann Bonato WRC-2 France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud Citroën DS3 R5 M
40 France Pierre-Louis Loubet WRC-2 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Ford Fiesta R5 M
41 Czech Republic Gekon racing WRC-2 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 R5 M
43 Slovakia Styllex - Lracing WRC-2 Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka Škoda Fabia R5 M
44 France Yohan Rossel WRC-2 France Yohan Rossel France Benoît Fulcrand Citroën DS3 R5 M
45 France Laurent Pellier WRC-2 France Laurent Pellier France Benoît Neyret-Gigot Citroën DS3 R5 M
42 Hungary TRT Peugeot WRT WRC-2 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland 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

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

Special stages

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

Power Stage

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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 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 6:02.2 5
2 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 6:03.0 +0.8 4
3 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC 6:04.3 +2.1 3
4 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:06.8 +4.6 2
5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:08.6 +6.4 1

Championship standings after the rally

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References

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  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.
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