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2017 Rally Catalunya
53. RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2017

Round 11 of the 2017 World Rally Championship

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Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger during the rally.

Host country

Spain

Rally base

Salou

Dates run

5 – 8 October 2017

Stages

19 (312.02 km; 193.88 miles)

Stage surface

Tarmac and gravel

Statistics

Crews

70 at start, 53 at finish

Overall results

Overall winner

Kris Meeke

Paul Nagle

Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

The 2017 Rally Catalunya was the eleventh round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and was the 53rd running of the Rally de España. The rally was won by Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle, their fifth win in the World Rally Championship and first win on tarmac.^[1]

Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula won the WRC-2 category, their first win of the season.^[2]

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	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	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	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën C3 WRC	M
9	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	WRC	Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	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
20	Eurolamp World Rally Team	WRC	Valeriy Gorban	Sergei Larens	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	M
21	Jean-Michel Raoux	WRC	Jean-Michel Raoux	Laurent Magat	Citroën DS3 WRC	D
22	Jourdan Serderidis	WRC	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
Source:^[3]

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

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	7	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:01:21.1	0.0	29
2	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:01:49.1	+28.0	21
3	2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:01:54.1	+33.0	17
4	11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	3:02:15.2	+54.1	13
5	14	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:03:47.3	+2:26.2	10
6	8	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:04:04.1	+2:43.0	8
7	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	3:05:58.5	+4:37.4	6
8	32	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:09:43.8	+8:22.7	4
9	31	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:10:15.6	+8:54.5	2
10	83	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Printsport	Škoda Fabia R5		3:10:25.9	+9:04.8	1
15	6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	3:15:40.4	+14:19.3	5
WRC-2 standings
1 (8.)	32	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:09:43.8	0.0	25
2 (9.)	31	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:10:15.6	+31.8	18
3 (12.)	34	Benito Guerra	Daniel Cué	Motorsport Italia SRL	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:14:22.7	+4:38.9	15
Source:^[4]

Special stages

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Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1	SS1	Caseres 1 (gravel)	12.50 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:16.7	Ott Tänak
SS2	Bot 1 (gravel)	6.50 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	4:04.5
SS3	Terra Alta 1 (gravel & tarmac)	38.95 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	24:55.0	Andreas Mikkelsen
SS4	Caseres 2 (gravel)	12.50 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:08.1	Mads Østberg
SS5	Bot 2 (gravel)	6.50 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	3:57.7	Andreas Mikkelsen
SS6	Terra Alta 2 (gravel & tarmac)	38.95 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	24:18.9
Leg 2	SS7	El Montmell 1 (tarmac)	24.40 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	12:22.0	Kris Meeke
SS8	El Pont d'Armentera 1 (tarmac)	21.29 km	Juho Hänninen	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:54.6
SS9	Savallà 1 (tarmac)	14.12 km	Juho Hänninen	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:25.3
SS10	El Montmell 2 (tarmac)	24.40 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:25.3
SS11	El Pont d'Armentera 2 (tarmac)	21.29 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:59.6
SS12	Savallà 2 (tarmac)	14.12 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:30.0
SS13	Salou (tarmac)	2.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:33.8
Leg 3	SS14	L'Albiol 1 (tarmac)	6.28 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	4:00.9
SS15	Riudecanyes 1 (tarmac)	16.35 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:20.2
SS16	Santa Marina 1 (tarmac)	14.50 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	8:09.5
SS17	L'Albiol 2 (tarmac)	6.28 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	3:58.6
SS18	Riudecanyes 2 (tarmac)	16.35 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:19.5
SS19	Santa Marina 2 (tarmac) [Power Stage]	14.50 km	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:07.8

Power Stage

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The Power Stage was a 14.50 km (9.0 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:07.8		5
2	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	8:11.3	+3.5	4
3	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:12.0	+4.2	3
4	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:12.6	+4.8	2
5	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:14.6	+6.8	1

Championship standings after the rally

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Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Ogier	198
1	2	Ott Tänak	161
1	3	Thierry Neuville	160
	4	Jari-Matti Latvala	123
	5	Dani Sordo	94

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	M-Sport World Rally Team	358
2	Hyundai Motorsport	275
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	225
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	198

References

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^ "Meeke nets win". wrc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Suninen breaks season duck". wrc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "2017 Rally de España Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Final Results Rally de España 2017". ewrc-results. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

External links

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The official website of the World Rally Championship

2017 World Rally Championship

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Categories within the World Rally Championship
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
FIA WRC2 Championship FIA WRC3 Championship FIA Junior WRC Championship

Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points

M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta WRC)	Hyundai Motorsport (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën C3 WRC)	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (Toyota Yaris WRC)
1. Sébastien Ogier 2. Ott Tänak 3. Elfyn Evans	4. Hayden Paddon 5. Thierry Neuville 6. Dani Sordo 6. Andreas Mikkelsen	7. Kris Meeke 8. Craig Breen 9. Stéphane Lefebvre ... Andreas Mikkelsen ... Khalid Al Qassimi	10. Jari-Matti Latvala 11. Juho Hänninen 12. Esapekka Lappi

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