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			{{Short description|2017 edition of the World Rally Championship}}
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			] successfully defended the drivers' title.]]
			] won their first World Championship title since ].]]
			The '''2017 FIA World Rally Championship''' was the 45th season of the ], a ] championship recognised by the ] (FIA) as the highest class of international ]. Teams and crews contested in thirteen events—starting in ] on 19 January and ending in ] on 19 November—for the ], ]s and ]. Drivers were free to compete in cars complying with ] and ] regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series were supported by the ] and ] championships and the newly created ] at every round, and by the ] at selected rounds.
	] is the defending drivers' champion.]]
	] left the sport at the end of the 2016 season.]]
			The 2017 season saw substantial revisions to the technical regulations aimed at improving the performance of the cars and offering teams a greater degree of technical and design freedom. ] returned to the sport as a full manufacturer team, entering the ], as did ], who returned to full-time competition after contesting a partial campaign in ]. Conversely, ] formally withdrew from the sport at the end of the 2016 championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126908/ogier-claims-fourthstraight-rally-gb-victory|title=Rally GB: Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier claims fourth win in Wales|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 October 2016|access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="VW out">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126949/volkswagen-confirms-wrc-exit|title=Volkswagen confirms it will leave the WRC at the end of 2016|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=2 November 2016|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>
	The '''2017 World Rally Championship''' is scheduled to be the forty-fifth season of the ], an ] championship recognised by the ] (FIA) as the highest class of international ]. Teams and crews are planned to compete in thirteen events&mdash;starting in ] on 20 January and ending in ] on 19 November&mdash;for the ], ] and ]. Drivers are free to compete in cars complying with ] and ] regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars would be eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series is scheduled to be once again supported by the ] and ] championships at every round.
	The 2017 season will see substantial revisions to the technical regulations aimed at improving the performance of the cars and offering teams a greater degree of technical and design freedom. ] returned to the sport as a full manufacturer team, entering the ], as did ], who returned to full-time competition after contesting a partial campaign in ]. Conversely, ] withdrew from the championship at the end of the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126908/ogier-claims-fourthstraight-rally-gb-victory|title=Rally GB: Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier claims fourth win in Wales|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 October 2016|accessdate=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="VW out">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126949/volkswagen-confirms-wrc-exit|title=Volkswagen confirms it will leave the WRC at the end of 2016|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=2 November 2016|accessdate=2 November 2016}}</ref>		] and ] started the season as the defending World Drivers' and Co-drivers' Champions after securing their fourth World Championship titles at the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ogier takes fourth WRC title with Spain win|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126697/ogier-takes-fourth-wrc-title-with-spain-win|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=16 October 2016|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> Volkswagen Motorsport, the team Ogier and Ingrassia won their 2016 titles with, were the reigning World Manufacturers' Champions, having secured their fourth title at the ]. However, the team did not return to defend their title after parent company Volkswagen's withdrawal from the sport.
			At the conclusion of the championship, Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their championship titles, becoming the second most-successful crew in the sport's history behind ] and ] and only the third crew to win multiple titles with more than one manufacturer. ] and ] finished second, thirty-two points behind Ogier and Ingrassia, while ] and ] placed third. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, ] won their first World Championship title since ].{{refn|name=2007 Ford|group=N|M-Sport contested the 2007 championship as ]. Although a separate team was entered under the name ], all of the cars were entered and operated by M-Sport.}} ] finished second overall ninety-three points behind M-Sport, with ] in third.
	] and ] are the defending World Drivers' and Co-drivers' Champions, after securing their fourth World Championship titles at the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ogier takes fourth WRC title with Spain win|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126697/ogier-takes-fourth-wrc-title-with-spain-win|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=16 October 2016|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref> ], the team Ogier and Ingrassia won their titles with, are themselves the reigning World Manufacturers' Champions, having secured their fourth title at the ]. However, the team did not return to defend their title after parent company Volkswagen's withdrawal from the sport.
			==Calendar==
	==List of planned events==
			]
	The season is due to be contested over thirteen rounds in ], ] and ] and ].<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="November calendar"/>
			The season was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania.<ref name="2017 dates">{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september-2016/2017-calendar/page/3911--12-12-.html|title=2017 WRC dates confirmed|work=wrc.com|publisher=]|date=28 September 2016|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="November calendar"/>
	]
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
	! rowspan="2" | Round		!rowspan="2"| Round
	! colspan="2" | Dates		!colspan="2"| Dates
	! rowspan="2" | Rally name		!rowspan="2"| Rally name
	! rowspan="2" | Rally headquarters		!rowspan="2"| Rally headquarters
	! colspan="3" | Rally details		!colspan="3"| Rally details
	|-		|-
	! Start		! Start
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	|-		|-
	! 1		! 1
	| {{nowrap|20 January}}		| {{nowrap|19 January}}
	| {{nowrap|22 January}}		| {{nowrap|22 January}}
	| {{flagicon|MCO}} ]		| {{flagicon|MCO}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ], France
	| align="center" | {{Tooltip|Mixed|Tarmac and snow}}		|align=center| Mixed{{refn|group=N|] was run on a tarmac and snow surface.}}
			|align=center| 15{{refn|name=RMC short|group=N|] was shortened when the first stage was cancelled due to a fatal accident involving a spectator.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127808/paddon-crash-halts-monte-carlo-opener|title=Hayden Paddon crash halts Monte Carlo Rally's opening stage|first1=Jack|last1=Benyon|first2=David|last2=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=19 January 2017|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="RMC SS1">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/01/20/spectator-dies-tragic-start-monte-carlo-rally/|title=Spectator dies in tragic start to Monte Carlo Rally|work=speedcafe.com|date=20 January 2017|access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> The sixteenth stage was later cancelled owing to overcrowding of spectators.<ref name="RMC results">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/01/22/sebastien-ogier-lands-first-victory-new-wrc-era/|title=Sebastien Ogier lands first victory of new WRC era|work=speedcafe.com|date=22 January 2017|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>}}
	| align="center" | 17
	| align="center" | {{nowrap|382.65 km}}		|align=center| {{nowrap|355.96 km}}
	|-		|-
	! 2		! 2
	| {{nowrap|10 February}}		| {{nowrap|9 February}}
	| {{nowrap|12 February}}		| {{nowrap|12 February}}
	| {{flagicon|SWE}} ]		| {{flagicon|SWE}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Snow		|align=center| Snow
			|align=center| 17{{refn|name=SWE short|group=N|] was shortened when the second pass over the Knon stage was cancelled on the advice of the FIA as the leading drivers exceeded the maximum average stage speed of {{convert|130|kph|mph|1|abbr=on}} during the first run through the stage.<ref name="Knon 2">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128071/rally-sweden-stage-canned-due-to-high-speeds|title=Rally Sweden stage cancelled due to high speed of 2017 WRC cars|first=Jack|last=Benyon|work=]|publisher=]|date=11 February 2017|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>}}
	| align="center" | 18
	| align="center" | 337.42 km		|align=center| 305.83&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 3		! 3
	| 10 March		| 9 March
	| 12 March		| 12 March
	| {{flagicon|MEX}} ]		| {{flagicon|MEX}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
			|align=center| 17{{refn|name=MEX short|group=N|] had its route shortened when a highway accident prevented the cars being transported to ] in time for the start of the first stages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/11/wrc-stars-left-carless-mexico/|title=WRC stars left carless in Mexico|work=speedcafe.com|date=11 March 2017|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>}}
	| align="center" | 20
	| align="center" | 393.80 km		|align=center| 231.25&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 4		! 4
	| 7 April		| 7 April
	| 9 April		| 9 April
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Tarmac		|align=center| Tarmac
	| align="center" | 10		|align=center| 10
	| align="center" | 316.76 km		|align=center| 316.76&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 5		! 5
	| 28 April		| 27 April
	| 30 April		| 30 April
	| {{flagicon|ARG}} ]		| {{flagicon|ARG}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
	| align="center" | 18		|align=center| 18
	| align="center" | 356.49 km		|align=center| 356.49&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 6		! 6
	| 19 May		| 18 May
	| 21 May		| 21 May
	| {{flagicon|PRT}} ]		| {{flagicon|PRT}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
	| align="center" | 19		|align=center| 19
	| align="center" | 359.16 km		|align=center| 349.17&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 7		! 7
	| 9 June		| 8 June
	| 11 June		| 11 June
	| {{flagicon|ITA}} ]		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 19
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 312.66&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 8		! 8
	| 30 June		| 29 June
	| 2 July		| 2 July
	| {{flagicon|POL}} ]		| {{flagicon|POL}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
			|align=center| 22{{refn|group=N|name=Poland short|The sixth stage of ] was cancelled after heavy rains in the region created large puddles of standing water on the stage which was subsequently deemed too dangerous.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Rally Poland — Day 1|series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=July 2017}}</ref>}}
	| align="center" |
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 338.34&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 9		! 9
	| 28 July		| 27 July
	| 30 July		| 30 July
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 25
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 315.62&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 10		! 10
	| 18 August		| 17 August
	| 20 August		| 20 August
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} ]}}
	| {{nowrap|], ]}}		| {{nowrap|], ]}}
	| align="center" | Tarmac		|align=center| Tarmac
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 21
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 309.17&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 11		! 11
	| 6 October		| 6 October
	| 8 October		| 8 October
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]}}
	| ], ]		| ], ]
	| align="center" | {{Tooltip|Mixed|Tarmac and gravel}}		|align=center| Mixed{{refn|group=N|] was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.}}
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 19
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 312.02&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 12		! 12
	| 27 October		| 26 October
	| 29 October		| 29 October
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
	| {{nowrap|], ]}}		| {{nowrap|], ]}}
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 20
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 306.13&nbsp;km
	|-		|-
	! 13		! 13
	| {{nowrap|17 November}}		| {{nowrap|17 November}}
	| {{nowrap|19 November}}		| {{nowrap|19 November}}
	| {{flagicon|AUS}} ]		| {{flagicon|AUS}} ]
	| {{nowrap|], ]}}		| {{nowrap|], ]}}
	| align="center" | Gravel		|align=center| Gravel
			|align=center| 19{{refn|name=AUS short|group=N|] had its route shortened after a bridge in the Newry stage was found to be damaged, making the second pass over the stage impossible to complete.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/11/18/neuville-command-stage-cancellation/|title=Neuville in command after stage cancellation|work=]|date=18 November 2017|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref> The penultimate stage, Pilbara Reverse 2, was also cancelled after heavy rain made conditions unsafe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/11/19/heavy-rain-cancels-penultimate-rally-aus-stage/|title=Heavy rain cancels penultimate Rally Aus stage|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=]|date=19 November 2017|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>}}
	| align="center" |
	| align="center" |		|align=center| 287.68&nbsp;km
	|-
	! colspan="8" | Source:<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="November calendar">{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-4|title=FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions|work=FIA.com|publisher=]|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="private cup">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126396/wrc-only-confirms-partial-2017-calendar|title=World Rally Championship only confirms partial 2017 calendar|first1=David|last1=Evans|first2=Matt|last2=Beer|work=]|publisher=]|date=28 September 2016|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref>
	|-		|-
			|style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="9"|'''Source''':<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="November calendar">{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-4|title=FIA Announces World Motorsport Council Decisions|work=FIA.com|publisher=]|date=30 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="private cup">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126396/wrc-only-confirms-partial-2017-calendar|title=World Rally Championship only confirms partial 2017 calendar|first1=David|last1=Evans|first2=Matt|last2=Beer|work=]|publisher=]|date=28 September 2016|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="boring"/>
	|}		|}
	===Calendar changes===		===Calendar changes===
	The FIA re-organised the calendar for the 2017 season to include a greater variation in surfaces between events, bringing the ] forward from October to April.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="Corsica">{{cite news|title=Tour of Corsica set to get April slot in 2017 WRC schedule|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126289/corsica-set-for-april-switch-in-2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=20 September 2016|accessdate=21 September 2016}}</ref> The decision was made after concerns were expressed about the ] calendar, which originally contained six consecutive gravel events followed by four tarmac rallies.<ref name="reshuffle">{{Cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/august-2016/rally-china/page/3810--12-12-.html|title=Rally China cancelled due to weather damage|accessdate=21 September 2016|work=wrc.com|publisher=]}}</ref>		The FIA re-organised the calendar for the 2017 season to include a greater variation in surfaces between events, bringing the ] forward from October to April.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="Corsica">{{cite news|title=Tour of Corsica set to get April slot in 2017 WRC schedule|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126289/corsica-set-for-april-switch-in-2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=20 September 2016|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> The decision was made after concerns were expressed about the ] calendar, which originally contained six consecutive gravel events followed by four tarmac rallies.<ref name="reshuffle">{{Cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/august-2016/rally-china/page/3810--12-12-.html|title=Rally China cancelled due to weather damage|access-date=21 September 2016|work=wrc.com|publisher=]}}</ref>
	The ] was removed from the calendar.<ref name="November calendar"/> The event had been included on the 2016 calendar before storm damage to the proposed route forced its cancellation.<ref name="reshuffle"/> The round was removed from the 2017 calendar to give event organisers more time to prepare for a future bid to rejoin the calendar.<ref name="AUS vs NZ">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/17/wrc-stake-aus-v-nz-2018/|title=WRC: More at stake than Aus v NZ for 2018|first=Gordon|last=Lomas|work=speedcafe.com|date=17 December 2016|accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref> Similarly, the FIA put the ] and ] on ] regarding safety concerns, threatening to rescind their World Championship status for the 2017 season unless safety standards were improved in 2016,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123045/fia-takes-hard-line-on-argentina-safety|title=FIA taking hard line on WRC Rally Argentina safety|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=2 March 2016|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123871/rally-argentina-to-be-monitored-by-fia|title=Rally Argentina under FIA observation after 2015 safety failings|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=20 April 2016|accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125044/rally-poland-under-pressure-to-prove-safety|title=Rally Poland under pressure to prove safety to ensure WRC future|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 June 2016|accessdate=30 June 2016}}</ref> with drivers citing a lack of safety marshalls and expressing concerns over spectators getting too close to the cars as the main areas to be addressed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127504/drivers-want-rally-poland-safety-improvements|title=WRC drivers want Rally Poland safety improvements for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=15 December 2016|accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref> Both events were subsequently included on the calendar.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="November calendar"/>		The ] was removed from the calendar.<ref name="November calendar"/> The event had been included on the 2016 calendar before storm damage to the proposed route forced its cancellation.<ref name="reshuffle"/> The round was removed from the 2017 calendar to give event organisers more time to prepare for a future bid to rejoin the calendar.<ref name="AUS vs NZ">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/17/wrc-stake-aus-v-nz-2018/|title=WRC: More at stake than Aus v NZ for 2018|first=Gordon|last=Lomas|work=speedcafe.com|date=17 December 2016|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> Similarly, the FIA put the ] and ] on notice regarding safety concerns, threatening to rescind their World Championship status for the 2017 season unless safety standards were improved in 2016,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123045/fia-takes-hard-line-on-argentina-safety|title=FIA taking hard line on WRC Rally Argentina safety|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=2 March 2016|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123871/rally-argentina-to-be-monitored-by-fia|title=Rally Argentina under FIA observation after 2015 safety failings|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=20 April 2016|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125044/rally-poland-under-pressure-to-prove-safety|title=Rally Poland under pressure to prove safety to ensure WRC future|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 June 2016|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> with drivers citing a lack of safety marshalls and expressing concerns over spectators getting too close to the cars as the main areas to be addressed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127504/drivers-want-rally-poland-safety-improvements|title=WRC drivers want Rally Poland safety improvements for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=15 December 2016|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> Both events were subsequently included on the calendar.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="November calendar"/>
			The ] and ] changed their headquarters. The Rally of Sweden stayed within ], but relocated from ] to ].<ref name="2017 dates"/> The Rally of Germany moved from ] in ] to ] in the neighbouring state of ].<ref name="boring"/>
	==Entries==
	The following teams and drivers are scheduled to compete in the World Rally Championship during the 2017 season:
			===Route changes===
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
			The ] introduced a heavily revised itinerary, with eighty-five percent of the route used in 2016 being revised for the 2017 event,<ref name="RMC preview show">{{cite episode|title=Rallye Monte Carlo preview |series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=January 2017}}</ref> which saw the competitive distance increase from 337.59&nbsp;km to 382.65&nbsp;km and included the ] as part of the ].<ref name="RMC preview show"/> Rally Sweden adjusted its route to remove the emphasis on ] that had filled out the event itinerary in previous years. The new route raised the average speed of the rally and introduced more competitive mileage in ] in neighbouring ].<ref>{{cite episode|title=Rally Sweden — Day 1|series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=February 2017}}</ref>
	! colspan="7" | {{nowrap|] entries eligible to score manufacturer points}}
			] also featured route revisions, with the eighty-kilometre Guanajuato stage—the longest in the championship in 2016—removed from the schedule;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127600/mexico-drops-wrc-longest-stage-for-2017|title=Mexico drops World Rally Championship's longest stage for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=31 December 2016|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> however, the addition of new stages and further changes to existing ones meant that the overall competitive distance of the 2017 rally was only six kilometres shorter than the route used in the 2016 event. The rally started in Mexico City with a spectator-friendly stage before moving to its traditional headquarters in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127875/rally-mexico-adds-stage-in-bond-film-location|title=Rally Mexico adds stage around Bond film venue in Mexico City|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=25 January 2017|access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> The Tour de Corse shortened its route by seventy-four kilometres, from 390.92&nbsp;km in 2016 down to 316.76&nbsp;km in 2017, with most of the changes coming from shortening each of the individual stages used in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/december-2016/corisca-route-2017/page/4139--12-12-.html|title=Corsica route 2017|work=wrc.com|publisher=]|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> ] shortened its route by twenty kilometres, reintroducing stages that had not been used for several years and reconfiguring stages from the 2016 event.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Rally Portugal review &mdash; Day 3|series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=May 2017}}</ref> ] also revised its route, introducing a series of brand-new stages close to the ]. The changes saw the crews compete on a wider ranges of surfaces&mdash;including tarmac and cobblestones&mdash;within individual stages, although the rally was still officially classified as a gravel surface event.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Rally Poland — Day 2|series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=July 2017}}</ref>
			Following the cancellation of stages in Rally Sweden when the front-running cars exceeded the maximum average speed mandated by the FIA,<ref name="Knon 2"/> ] was forced to revise its route to find ways of keeping the average stage speed down—with some estimates predicting that the 2017 generation of cars could exceed {{convert|140|kph|mph|1|abbr=on}}—to avoid stage cancellations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128784/finland-set-to-slow-stages-for-2017-cars|title=Rally Finland set to slow its stages for 2017 World Rally Cars|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=4 April 2017|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> This was achieved by installing artificial chicanes into all but two of the stages, which proved to be controversial as drivers complained that they were too narrow and thus had the potential to damage cars, and were poorly-positioned with little regulatory oversight from rally organisers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/28/drivers-slam-stupid-rally-finland-chicanes/|title=Drivers slam 'stupid' Rally Finland chicanes|work=speedcafe.com|date=28 July 2017|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref> With ] moving to a new headquarters, the rally routed was revised. The vineyard and military proving ground stages in the Baumholder region were retained, but the final leg of the route was changed to introduce high-speed stages based on country lanes.<ref name="boring">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/131275/wrc-crews-call-new-germany-route-boring|title=WRC crews say new Rally Germany route 'really boring'|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=17 August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017}}</ref>
			] introduced several new and returning stages to its route, focusing on the tarmac legs of the event.<ref name="CAT 17 preview show">{{cite episode|title=Rally Catalunya preview|series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=September 2017}}</ref> Organisers of the ] retained the event route used in 2016, but revised the itinerary to increase its difficulty, with the route featuring earlier start times, later finishes and the reintroduction of night stages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129717/night-stages-back-in-tough-new-rally-gb-route|title=Rally GB announces 2017 itinerary including return of night stages|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> ] underwent route revisions, introducing a new loop of stages north of the rally headquarters in Coffs Harbour. The new stages were designed to be faster and more technical than in previous events.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/07/organisers-confirm-new-stages-rally-australia/|title=Organisers confirm new stages for Rally Australia|work=speedcafe.com|date=7 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
			==Entries==
			The following teams and drivers were entered for the rallies in the 2017 World Rally Championship:
			{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
			|+{{nowrap|] entries eligible to score manufacturer points}}
	|-		|-
			!Manufacturer
	! Constructor
	! Entrant		!Entrant
			!Car
	! Tyres
			!Tyre
	! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
			!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
	! Drivers
			!Drivers
	! {{nowrap|Co-drivers}}
			!{{nowrap|Co-drivers}}
	! Rounds
			!Rounds
	|-		|-
	! rowspan="3" | ]<br><small>{{nowrap|(])}}</small><!--		!rowspan="3"|]
	| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ]		|rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{DMACK}}		|rowspan="3"|]
	| align="center" | TBA		|rowspan="2" align="center"|{{Michelin}}
			|align=center|1
	| {{flagicon|}} TBA
	| {{flagicon|}} TBA		|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| align="center" | TBA
			|align=center|All
	|-		|-
	| align="center" | TBA		|align="center"|2
	| {{flagicon|}} TBA		|{{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}} TBA		|{{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| align="center" | TBA		|align=center|All
	|- -->
	| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{Michelin}}
	| align="center" | 1
	| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| align="center" | 1
	|-		|-
	| align="center" | 2		| align="center"|{{DMACK}}
			| align="center"|3
	| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| align="center" | 1
	|-
	| align="center" | {{DMACK}}
	| align="center" | 3
	| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]		|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" | 1		|align="center"|All
	|-		|-
	! rowspan="3" | ]<br><small>{{nowrap|(])}}</small>		!rowspan="6"| ]
	| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} ]}}		|rowspan="6"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} ]}}
	| rowspan="3" align="center" | {{Michelin}}		|rowspan="6" |{{nowrap|]}}
	| align="center" | 4		|rowspan="6" align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|rowspan="3" align=center| 4
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]}}
			|rowspan="2"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|NZL}} ]		| {{flagicon|NZL}} ]
	| align="center" | 1		|align=center| 1–5
	|-		|-
			|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
	| align="center" | 5
			|align=center| 6–10, 12–13
			|-
			|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
			|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
			| align="center" | 11
			|-
			|align=center| 5
	| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}
	| align="center" | 1		|align=center| All
	|-		|-
	| align="center" | 6		|rowspan="2" align=center| 6
	| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]		| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
	| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]		| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
	| align="center" | 1		|align=center| 1–11
	|-		|-
			| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
	! rowspan="4" | ]<br><small>(])</small>
	| rowspan="4" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}		| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
	| rowspan="4" align="center" | {{Michelin}}		|align=center| 12–13
	| align="center" | 7
	| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|IRE}} ]
	| align="center" | 1
	|-		|-
	| align="center" | 8		! rowspan="12" | ]
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}		| rowspan="12" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]		| rowspan="12" | ]
	| align="center" | 1		| rowspan="12" align="center" |{{Michelin}}
			|rowspan="4" align="center"| 7
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
			|align=center| {{nowrap|1–7, 9–11}}
	|-		|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
	| align="center" | TBA
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|UAE}} ]}}		| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
			|align=center| 8
	| {{flagicon|}} TBA
	| align="center" | TBA
	|-		|-
			|{{flagicon|ARE}} ]
	| align="center" | TBA
	| {{flagicon|IRE}} ]		|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|align=center|12
	| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" | TBA
	|-		|-
			|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	! rowspan="3" | ]<br><small>{{nowrap|(])}}</small>
	| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} ]}}		|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	| rowspan="3" align="center" | {{Michelin}}		|align=center|13
	| align="center" | 10
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| align="center" | 1
	|-		|-
	| align="center" | 11		|rowspan="3" align="center"|8
			|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			|align=center|1, 3, 11
			|-
			|{{flagicon|IRE}} ]
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|align=center|{{nowrap|2, 4–8, 10, 12–13}}
			|-
			|{{flagicon|ARE}} ]
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|align=center|9
			|-
			|rowspan="5" align=center|9
			|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			|align=center|4, 6, 8
			|-
			|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
			|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
			|align=center|7, 10
			|-
			|{{flagicon|IRE}} ]
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|align=center|9
			|-
			|{{flagicon|ARE}} ]
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|align=center|11
			|-
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			|{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
			|align=center|12–13
			|-
			!rowspan="4"|]
			|rowspan="4"|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} ]}}
			|rowspan="4"|]
			|rowspan="4" align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 10
			|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			|align=center| All
			|-
			|rowspan="2" align=center| 11
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| align="center" | 1		|align=center| 1–12
	|-		|-
	| align="center" | TBA
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| align="center" | TBA		|align=center| 13
	|-		|-
			|align=center| 12
	! colspan="7" | Source:<ref name="15 works cars">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125617/breen-deserves-2017-drive--citroen-boss|title=Craig Breen deserves 2017 WRC drive - Citroen boss Yves Matton|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 August 2016|accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="citroen drivers 17">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126512/citroen-announces-2017-wrc-lineup|title=Citroen announces Breen and Lefebvre as Meeke's 2017 WRC team-mates|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 October 2016|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="i20 Monza">{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.hyundai.com/hyundai-i20-coupe-wrc-unveiled-in-monza/|title=i20 Monza|work=Hyundai Motorsport|publisher=Hyundai Motorsport|date=1 December 2016|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ogier signs for M-Sport">{{cite news|url=http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/ogier-and-taenak-lead-m-sport-in-2017|title=Ogier and Tänak lead M-Sport in 2017|work=m-sport.co.uk|publisher=]|accessdate=12 December 2016|date=12 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Toyota Racing">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/14/toyota-confirm-finnish-wrc-line/|title=Toyota confirms all Finnish WRC line-up|work=speedcafe.com|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="FIA WRC entrants">{{cite web|title=2017 FIA WRC for Manufacturers|url=http://www.fia.com/news/wrc-2017-fia-world-rally-championship-manufacturers|work=FIA.com|publisher=]|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="RMC entry Autosport">{{cite news|url= http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127612/monte-carlo-rally-entry-list-revealed|title=2017 Monte Carlo Rally entry list revealed - Evans gets M-Sport seat|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=3 January 2017|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref>
			| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			|align=center| 6–12
	|-		|-
			|style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="8"|'''Source''':<ref name="FIA WRC entrants"/><ref name="Rallye Montecarlo Entry List"/><ref name="Rally Sweden Entry List"/><ref name="Mexico Entry List"/><ref name="Tour de Corse Entry List"/><ref name="Rally Portugal Entry List">{{cite web|url=http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/Documentos/Listas_Inscritos/2017/Entry_List_02052017_v4a.pdf|title=Rally Portugal Entry List|work=rallyportugal.pt|publisher=Rally Portugal|date=2 May 2017|access-date=2 May 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731205144/http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/Documentos/Listas_Inscritos/2017/Entry_List_02052017_v4a.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=ArgentinaEntries>{{cite web|url=http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Official-Entry-List-RA17-app-FIA-4-4.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170146/http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Official-Entry-List-RA17-app-FIA-4-4.pdf|title=Official Entry List– Rally Argentina 2017|date=4 April 2017|publisher=RallyArgentina|archive-date=5 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="Marshall in Portugal">{{cite web|title=Marshall gets early start alongside Paddon|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129395/marshall-gets-early-start-alongside-paddon|website=autosport.com|publisher=Autosport Media UK.|access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rally Italia Entry List">{{cite web|title=Rally Italia Entry List|url=http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/2017/ris17.pdf|website=rallylink.it|publisher=Rallylink.|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731185805/http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/2017/ris17.pdf|archive-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Mikkelsen ITA">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129698/mikkelsen-gets-citroen-drive-for-italy|title=Andreas Mikkelsen gets Citroen WRC drive for Rally Italy|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=23 May 2017|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rally Poland Entry List">{{cite news|url=http://www.rajdpolski.pl/pliki/zawodnicy/2017/entry/entry_list_pending_fia_appr.pdf|title=Rally Poland Entry List|work=rajdpolski.pl|publisher=rajdpolski.pl|date=5 June 2017|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="meeke humbled"/><ref name="Rally Finland Entry List">{{cite news|url=http://www.nesterallyfinland.fi/site/assets/files/4127/2017_nrf_entry_list_fia_approved.pdf|title=Rally Finland Entry List|work=nesterallyfinland.fi|publisher=nesterallyfinland.fi|date=30 June 2017|access-date=30 June 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/12/367274/|title=Citroën writes off 2017 season|date=12 July 2017|access-date=13 July 2017|work=speedcafe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/the-citroen-c3-wrcs-tackle-the-finnish-grand-prix-933580/?s=1|title=The Citroen C3 WRCs tackle the 'Finnish Grand Prix'|date=22 July 2017|access-date=22 July 2017|work=motorsport.com}}</ref><ref name="Rally Germany Entry List">{{cite news|url=https://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/2017/static/115/List%20of%20Entries_170726.pdf|title=Rallye Deutschland Entry List|date=31 July 2017|access-date=31 July 2017|work=www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731152201/https://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/2017/static/115/List%20of%20Entries_170726.pdf|archive-date=2017-07-31|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="MIK i20">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/09/06/paddon-benched-mikkelsen-spain/|title=Paddon benched for Mikkelsen in Spain|work=speedcafe.com|date=5 September 2017|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rally Spain Entry List">{{cite news|url=http://www.rallyracc.com/2017/descargas/inscritos_v5.pdf|title=Rally Spain Entry List|date=4 October 2017|access-date=17 October 2017|work=rallyracc.com}}</ref><ref name="Wales Rally GB Entry List">{{cite news|url=https://walesrallygb.com/documents/List_of_Entries_-_Approved_by_the_FIA_-_6-Oct.pdf|title=Wales Rally GB Entry List|date=6 October 2017|access-date=6 October 2017|work=walesrallygb.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021129/https://walesrallygb.com/documents/List_of_Entries_-_Approved_by_the_FIA_-_6-Oct.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Entries Australia">{{cite news|url=https://rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Rally-Australia-2017-WRC-Entry-List.pdf|title=Rally Australia 2017 Entry List|date=20 October 2017|access-date=20 October 2017|work=rallyaustralia.com.au}}</ref>
	|}		|}
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
			{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
	! colspan="7" | {{nowrap|] entries eligible to compete in the WRC Trophy}}
			|+{{nowrap|World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points}}
	|-		|-
			! Manufacturer
	! Constructor
	! Entrant		! Entrant
	! Tyres		! Car
			! Tyre
	! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}		! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
	! Drivers		! Drivers
	! {{nowrap|Co-drivers}}		! Co-drivers
	! Rounds		! Rounds
	|-		|-
	! rowspan=1 | ]<br /><small>{{nowrap|(])}}</small>		! rowspan="13" | ]
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]}}		|rowspan="2"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|rowspan="12"| ]
	| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
	| align="center" | 20		|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 14
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]}}
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}		|{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
			|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" | 1
			|align=center| 1
	|-		|-
			|align=center| 15
	! colspan="7" | Source:<ref name="Rallye Montecarlo Entry List">{{cite news|url=http://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Liste-par-ordre-de-priorit%C3%A9-10_finalAC.pdf|title=Rallye Montecarlo Entry List|work=acm.mc|publisher=Automobile Club Montecarlo|date=2 January 2017|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref>
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 2
	|-		|-
			| rowspan="6" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRC}} ]}}
	|}
			| rowspan="6" align=center| {{Michelin}}
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
			|align=center| 15
	! colspan="10" | Major entries ineligible to score manufacturer points
			| rowspan="6" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRC}} ]}}
			| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}
			|align=center| 12
	|-		|-
			|align=center| 20
	! Constructor
			|align=center| 1
	! Entrant
			|-
	! Tyre
			|align=center| 21
	! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
			|align=center| 13
	! Drivers
			|-
	! {{nowrap|Co-drivers}}
			| rowspan="2" align=center| 22
	! Rounds
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}
			|align=center|8
			|-
			| rowspan="2"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}
			|align=center|11
			|-
			|align=center| 23
			|align=center|10
			|-
			| rowspan="4" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| rowspan="4" align=center| {{DMACK}}
			| align=center| 21
			| rowspan="4" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| align=center| 11
			|-
			| align=center| 22
			| align=center| 7, 9–10
			|-
			|rowspan="2" align=center| 23
			| align=center| 8
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| align=center| 6
	|-		|-
	! rowspan=1 | ]<br /><small>{{nowrap|(])}}</small>
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| ]
	| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
	| align="center" | 12		| align="center" |{{Michelin}}
			| align="center"| 15
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRE}} ]}}
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARE}} ]}}
			| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" | 1
			| align="center"| 6
			|-
			!rowspan="15"| ]
			|rowspan="7"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
			|rowspan="7"| ]
			|rowspan="3" align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|rowspan="5" align=center| 14
			|rowspan="4"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{nowrap|2, 5, 7–8}}
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
			|align=center| 9, 11
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]}}
			|align=center| 12
			|-
			| align="center"| {{DMACK}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
			|align=center| 6
			|-
			| align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEU}} ]}}
			|align=center| 10
			|-
			| align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 15
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]}}
			|align=center| 8–9
			|-
			| align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 37
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 3, 5
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KSA}} ]}}
			|rowspan="8"| ]
			|align=center| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 20
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KSA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
			|align=center| 7, 12
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{DMACK}}
			|align=center| 21
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]}}
			|align=center| 6–7
	|-		|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
	! colspan="7" | Source:<ref name="Rallye Montecarlo Entry List"/>
			|align=center| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 37
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 2
	|-		|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 81
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 4
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{Michelin}}
			|rowspan="2" align=center| 82
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 4
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{Michelin}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 7
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{Pirelli}}
			|align=center| 86
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} ]}}
			|align=center| 12
			|-
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			|align=center| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 99
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]}}
			|align=center| 7
			|-
			!]
			|{{flagicon|KOR}} ]
			|]
			|align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			|align=center| 16
			|{{flagicon|SPA}} ]
			|{{flagicon|SPA}} ]
			|align=center| 12
			|-
			!rowspan="6"| ]
			|rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|UKR}} ]
			|rowspan="6"| {{nowrap|]}}
			|rowspan="6" align="center"| {{Michelin}}
			| align="center"| 12
			|rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|UKR}} ]
			|rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
			| align="center"| 3
			|-
			| align="center"| 15
			| align="center"| 5
			|-
			| align="center"| 16
			| align="center"| 2
			|-
			| align="center"| 20
			| align="center"| 11
			|-
			| align="center"| 21
			| align="center"| 8–9
			|-
			| align="center"| 22
			| align="center"| 6
			|-
			|style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="8"|'''Source''':<ref name="FIA WRC entrants">{{cite web|title=2017 FIA WRC for Manufacturers|url=http://www.fia.com/news/wrc-2017-fia-world-rally-championship-manufacturers|work=FIA.com|date=18 December 2016 |publisher=]|access-date=19 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Rallye Montecarlo Entry List">{{cite news|url=http://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2017/entry-list-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120223155/http://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2017/entry-list-12 |title=Rally Monte Carlo Entry List |publisher=] |access-date=20 January 2017 |archive-date=20 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Rally Sweden Entry List">{{cite news|url=http://rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/official-entry-list-2017.pdf|title=Rally Sweden Entry List|work=rallysweden.com|publisher=Rally Sweden|date=16 January 2017|access-date=16 January 2017|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214141437/http://rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/official-entry-list-2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Mexico Entry List">{{cite web|title=Mexico Entry List|url=http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx17.pdf|website=RallyMexico.com|publisher=RallyMexico.com|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222055917/http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx17.pdf|archive-date=2017-02-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Tour de Corse Entry List">{{cite web|title=Tour de Corse Entry List|url=http://www.tourdecorse.com/site/download/official_documents_uk/entry_list/Che-Guevara-Energy-Drink-Tour-de-Corse-2017-Entry-List-FIA-Approved.pdf|website=tourdecorse.com.com|publisher=tourdecorse.com.com|access-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318003201/http://www.tourdecorse.com/site/download/official_documents_uk/entry_list/Che-Guevara-Energy-Drink-Tour-de-Corse-2017-Entry-List-FIA-Approved.pdf|archive-date=2017-03-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=ArgentinaEntries/><ref name="Rally Portugal Entry List"/><ref name="PRT preview show">{{cite episode|title=Rally Portugal preview|series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=]|date=May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rally Italia Entry List"/><ref name="Rally Poland Entry List"/><ref name="Rally Finland Entry List"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.madsostberg.no/Home/PressArticle/1136|title=Mads Østberg is parting ways with co-driver Ola Fløene|date=13 July 2017|access-date=13 July 2017|work=speedcafe.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223093734/http://www.madsostberg.no/Home/PressArticle/1136|archive-date=2017-12-23|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Rally Germany Entry List"/><ref name="Rally Spain Entry List"/><ref name="Wales Rally GB Entry List"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/10/02/hyundai-running-four-cars-rally-great-britain/|title=Hyundai running four cars at Rally Great Britain|work=speedcafe.com|date=2 October 2017|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="Entries Australia"/>
	|}		|}
	===Team and crew changes===		===Team and crew changes===
	] will return to full-time competition in 2017.]]		] returned to the World Rally Championship in 2017 with the ].]]
	M-Sport entered the ], based on the ] and updated to fit the 2017 regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/10/m-sport-lifts-covers-off-2017-fiesta-wrc/|title=M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC|work=speedcafe.com|date=10 December 2016|accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref> The team secured ] and ] to drive one car, and re-hired ], who returned to the team after contesting the 2016 season with ].<ref name="Ogier signs for M-Sport"/> Tänak changed co-drivers, with ] replacing ].<ref name="Ogier signs for M-Sport"/> ] and ] returned to the premier class after contesting the 2016 season in the WRC-2 category, replacing ] and ].<ref name="RMC entry Autosport"/> ] and ], who also drove for the team in 2016, were unable to secure a full-time drive for the 2017 season.<ref name="Mikkelsen 17"/> M-Sport continues to operate their customer programme, with ] scheduled to expand to enter a second car for the 2017 season.<ref name="dmack plans">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125272/dmack-wants-works-team-or-second-car-in-2017|title=DMACK wants M-Sports works team deal or Tanak/Evans for 2017 WRC|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref>		M-Sport entered the ], based on the ] and updated to fit the 2017 regulation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/10/m-sport-lifts-covers-off-2017-fiesta-wrc/|title=M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC|work=speedcafe.com|date=10 December 2016|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref> The team secured ] and ] to drive one car, and re-hired ], who returned to the team after contesting the 2016 season with ].<ref name="Ogier signs for M-Sport"/> Tänak changed co-drivers, with ] replacing ].<ref name="Ogier signs for M-Sport">{{cite news|url=http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/ogier-and-taenak-lead-m-sport-in-2017|title=Ogier and Tänak lead M-Sport in 2017|work=m-sport.co.uk|publisher=]|access-date=12 December 2016|date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920010911/http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/ogier-and-taenak-lead-m-sport-in-2017|archive-date=20 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> ] and ] returned to the premier class after contesting the 2016 season in the WRC-2 category, swapping places ] and ], who stayed with M-Sport and were entered in the WRC-2.<ref name="Rallye Montecarlo Entry List"/><ref name="RMC entry Autosport">{{cite news|url= http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127612/monte-carlo-rally-entry-list-revealed|title=2017 Monte Carlo Rally entry list revealed - Evans gets M-Sport seat|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=3 January 2017|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
	] entered a three-door variant of the ], known as the ],<ref name="i20 new gen">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126322/hyundai-close-to-final-2017-wrc-car-spec|title=Hyundai close to final specification of its 2017 World Rally Car|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="i20 Monza">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/02/hyundai-uncovers-2017-i20-monza-rally-show/|title=Hyundai uncovers 2017 i20 at Monza rally show|work=speedcafe.com|date=2 December 2016|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref> having used the five-door model in competition throughout the ].<ref name="3 door i20">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124921/hyundai-to-switch-wrc-models-for-2017|title=Hyundai to switch its i20 World Rally Championship model for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> The team had previously used a three-door model in ] and ] before being forced to adopt the five-door model in 2016 for logistical reasons.<ref name="3 door i20"/> However, the team considered the three-door model to be better-suited to competition, and developed the i20 Coupe WRC around it.<ref name="i20 new gen"/> Hyundai elected to retain the three crews&mdash;] and ], ] and ], and ] and ]&mdash;who drove for the team in 2016 to contest their 2017 campaign.<ref name="neuville 2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126514/hyundai-makes-neuville-new-deal-official|title=Hyundai retains Neuville alongside Paddon and Sordo for 2017 WRC|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 October 2016|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="paddon">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/20/hayden-paddon-secures-hyundai-wrc-future/|title=Hayden Paddon secures Hyundai WRC future|work=speedcafe.com|date=20 October 2015|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="sordo 2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125799/hyundai-extends-sordo-deal|title=Hyundai keeps Dani Sordo for 2017 and '18 World Rally Championships|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 August 2016|accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref>		M-Sport resumed their practice of promoting their junior drivers for guest appearances, starting with ] at the ].<ref name="Rally Poland Entry List"/> Suninen will be partnered by his regular ] co-driver, ]. The team also continued to operate their customer programme,<ref name="dmack plans">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125272/dmack-wants-works-team-or-second-car-in-2017|title=DMACK wants M-Sports works team deal or Tanak/Evans for 2017 WRC|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=13 July 2016|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> with ] returning to the sport and merging with ] to form the OneBet Jipocar World Rally Team, starting the season from the ].<ref name="Adapta back"/><ref name="Ostberg debut in Sweden">{{cite web|title=Mads Ostberg in race against time for private WRC Ford's debut|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127959/ostberg-new-team-debut-a-huge-challenge|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>{{refn|name=Adapta M-Sport|group=N|Under rules introduced for the 2017 season, only manufacturers are permitted to enter 2017-specification cars. As such, the OneBet Jipocar and FWRT entries are officially a part of M-Sport, but are treated as a separate entity by the team.<ref name="Adapta back"/>}} ] and ] competed in a Fiesta WRC, with the team expanding to two cars later in the season; the second, an older-model Fiesta RS WRC, will be driven by ] and ],<ref name="Adapta back">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127630/ostberg-secures-independent-wrc-deal-for-2017|title=Mads Ostberg secures independent Ford deal for 2017 WRC season|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=4 January 2017|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> who return to the World Rally Championship after missing the second half of the 2016 season.<ref name="Rally Portugal Entry List"/> ], ] and their FWRT team acquired a Fiesta for the Rally Mexico, which like the OneBet Jipocar entry, was run by M-Sport.<ref name="Mexico Entry List"/>{{refn|name=Adapta M-Sport|group=N|}} DMACK World Rally Team will no longer operate as a customer team, instead becoming a partner and supplier of M-Sport, providing tyres and sponsorship for Elfyn Evans' entry.<ref name="RMC entry Autosport"/><ref name="dmack plans"/>
			] entered a three-door variant of the ], known as the ],<ref name="i20 new gen">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126322/hyundai-close-to-final-2017-wrc-car-spec|title=Hyundai close to final specification of its 2017 World Rally Car|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=23 September 2016|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="i20 Monza">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/02/hyundai-uncovers-2017-i20-monza-rally-show/|title=Hyundai uncovers 2017 i20 at Monza rally show|work=speedcafe.com|date=2 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref> having used the five-door model in competition throughout the 2016 season.<ref name="3 door i20">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124921/hyundai-to-switch-wrc-models-for-2017|title=Hyundai to switch its i20 World Rally Championship model for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 June 2016|access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref> The team had previously used a three-door model in ] and ] before being forced to adopt the five-door model in 2016 for logistical reasons.<ref name="3 door i20"/> However, the team considered the three-door model to be better-suited to competition, and developed the i20 Coupe WRC around it.<ref name="i20 new gen"/> Hyundai elected to retain the three crews—] and ], ] and ], and ] and ]—who drove for the team in 2016 to contest their 2017 campaign.<ref name="neuville 2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126514/hyundai-makes-neuville-new-deal-official|title=Hyundai retains Neuville alongside Paddon and Sordo for 2017 WRC|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 October 2016|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="paddon">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/10/20/hayden-paddon-secures-hyundai-wrc-future/|title=Hayden Paddon secures Hyundai WRC future|work=speedcafe.com|date=20 October 2015|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="sordo 2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125799/hyundai-extends-sordo-deal|title=Hyundai keeps Dani Sordo for 2017 and '18 World Rally Championships|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 August 2016|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> Following the Rally of Mexico, Hyundai announced that Paddon and Kennard would part ways after a twelve-year partnership, with ] becoming Paddon's new co-driver.<ref name="Paddon new co-driver">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/14/paddons-co-driver-kennard-stands-role/|title=Paddon's co-driver Kennard stands down from role|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=speedcafe.com|date=14 March 2017|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref>
	] returned to the sport with a fully factory-supported team after competing part-time in 2016 to focus on the development of their 2017-generation car.<ref name="ds3 out">{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/november/citroens-2017-plans/page/3009--12-12-.html|title=Citroën commits to WRC future|date=19 November 2015|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=WRC.com|publisher=]}}</ref> The ] was retired from competition and succeeded by the ], a brand-new car based on the ].<ref name="c3 wrc">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123642/citroen-in-race-against-time-for-2017|title=Citroën in race against time to develop all-new WRC C3 for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 April 2016|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127549/citroen-unveils-2017-c3-wrc-challenger|title=Citroen 2017 C3 WRC challenger launched in Abu Dhabi|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 December 2016|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref> The decision to re-enter the World Rally Championship coincided with Citroën withdrawing its factory support for the ] and its ] programme.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Andrew|title=Citroën to end WTCC programme after 2016|url=http://www.touringcars.net/2015/11/citroen-to-end-wtcc-programme-after-2016|work=TouringCars.Net|accessdate=9 April 2016|date=19 November 2015}}</ref> The team signed ] and co-driver ] to contest the full season,<ref name="citroen drivers 17"/> ] and ] are planned to share a car with ] between events&mdash;as they did in 2016&mdash;but are scheduled to contest the full season once a third C3 WRC becomes available.<ref name="citroen drivers 17"/> ] returned as Lefebvre's co-driver following his injury at the ] that saw him sit out the final events of the 2016 season.<ref name="RMC entry Autosport"/> ] is scheduled contest selected events in a fourth C3 WRC.<ref name="citroen drivers 17"/>
			] returned to the sport with a fully factory-supported team after competing part-time in 2016 to focus on the development of their 2017-generation car.<ref name="ds3 out">{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/november/citroens-2017-plans/page/3009--12-12-.html|title=Citroën commits to WRC future|date=19 November 2015|access-date=7 March 2016|work=WRC.com|publisher=]}}</ref> The ] was succeeded by the ], a brand-new car based on the ].<ref name="c3 wrc">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123642/citroen-in-race-against-time-for-2017|title=Citroën in race against time to develop all-new WRC C3 for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 April 2016|access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127549/citroen-unveils-2017-c3-wrc-challenger|title=Citroen 2017 C3 WRC challenger launched in Abu Dhabi|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 December 2016|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> The decision to re-enter the World Rally Championship coincided with Citroën withdrawing its factory support for the ] and its ] programme.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Andrew|title=Citroën to end WTCC programme after 2016|url=http://www.touringcars.net/2015/11/citroen-to-end-wtcc-programme-after-2016|work=TouringCars.Net|access-date=9 April 2016|date=19 November 2015}}</ref> The team signed ] and co-driver ] to contest the full season,<ref name="citroen drivers 17"/> while ] and ] shared a car with ] between events—as they did in 2016—until the Tour de Corse, when a third C3 WRC became available;<ref name="citroen drivers 17"/> Citroën also entered a DS3 WRC for Breen and Lefebvre in the opening rounds. ] returned as Lefebvre's co-driver following an injury at the ] that saw him sit out the final events of the 2016 season.<ref name="RMC entry Autosport"/> Lefebvre and Moreau were later replaced for the ] by ] and ],<ref name="Mikkelsen ITA"/> who had started the season contesting the ] in a ].<ref name="VW out"/><ref name="Mikkelsen 17">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127534/mikkelsen-to-start-2017-in-r5-skoda|title=Ex-VW driver Andreas Mikkelsen to start 2017 WRC in R5 Skoda|work=]|publisher=]|first=David|last=Evans|date=20 December 2016|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> Mikkelsen and Jæger went on to rotate between Citroën's entries before switching to Hyundai for the final rounds of the championship.<ref name="meeke humbled">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/06/12/citroen-drops-kris-meeke-run-poor-form/|title=Citroën drops Kris Meeke after run of poor form|work=speedcafe.com|date=12 June 2017|access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="MIK i20"/> ] contested selected events in a fourth C3 WRC.<ref name="citroen drivers 17">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126512/citroen-announces-2017-wrc-lineup|title=Citroen announces Breen and Lefebvre as Meeke's 2017 WRC team-mates|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 October 2016|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>
	] returned to the sport after eighteen years,<ref name="Yaris">{{cite web|title=Toyota announces WRC return in 2017|url=http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-wrc-2017-return|website=Toyota GB Blog|publisher=Toyota GB|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> entering the brand-new ] under the banner of ].<ref name="GAZOO">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/11057630|title=Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities|publisher=]|date=4 February 2015|accessdate=17 April 2016}}</ref> The development and operation of the cars is overseen by four-time World Drivers' Champion ].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/07/07/tommi-makinen-to-head-up-toyotas-wrc-bid/|title=Tommi Mäkinen to head up Toyota's WRC bid|work=speedcafe.com|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> ] and co-driver ] left ] following the team's withdrawal from the sport to join Toyota,<ref name="Toyota Racing"/> where they are partnered with ]&mdash; who returned to the championship&mdash;and ].<ref name="juho kaj">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126716/hanninen-gets-first-2017-toyota-wrc-seat|title=WRC 2017: Juho Hanninen gets first seat in Toyota's new Yaris|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=18 October 2016|accessdate=18 October 2016}}</ref> Reigning WRC-2 champions ] and ] are scheduled to make their début in a WRC specification car, contesting a partial campaign once a third Yaris WRC becomes available.<ref name="Toyota Racing"/> Toyota last competed in the sport as a factory-supported team between ] and ] with the ] before withdrawing ahead of the ] to focus on its ].
			] returned to the sport after eighteen years,<ref name="Yaris">{{cite web|title=Toyota announces WRC return in 2017|url=http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-wrc-2017-return|website=Toyota GB Blog|date=30 January 2015 |publisher=Toyota GB|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> entering the brand-new ] under the banner of ].<ref name="GAZOO">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/11057630|title=Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities|publisher=]|date=4 February 2015|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> The development and operation of the cars is overseen by four-time World Drivers' Champion ].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/07/07/tommi-makinen-to-head-up-toyotas-wrc-bid/|title=Tommi Mäkinen to head up Toyota's WRC bid|work=speedcafe.com|date=7 July 2015|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> ] and co-driver ] left ] following the team's withdrawal from the sport to join Toyota,<ref name="Toyota Racing"/> where they are partnered with ]—who returned to the championship for the first time since 2014—and ].<ref name="juho kaj">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126716/hanninen-gets-first-2017-toyota-wrc-seat|title=WRC 2017: Juho Hanninen gets first seat in Toyota's new Yaris|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=18 October 2016|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> Reigning WRC-2 champions ] and ] made their début in a WRC specification car, contesting a partial campaign from the ].<ref name="Toyota Racing">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/14/toyota-confirm-finnish-wrc-line/|title=Toyota confirms all Finnish WRC line-up|work=speedcafe.com|date=13 December 2016|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129042/toyota-to-add-third-car-from-portugal|title=Toyota to add third Yaris WRC for Lappi from Rally Portugal|first1=Matt|last1=Beer|first2=David|last2=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=18 April 2017|access-date=19 April 2017}}</ref> Toyota last competed in the sport as a factory-supported team between ] and ] with the ] before withdrawing ahead of the ] to focus on its ].
	] scaled back their involvement in the sport, withdrawing their entry as manufacturer at the end of the 2016 season and cancelling the ] programme in light of the ] that broke in 2015.<ref name="VW out"/> Volkswagen instead switched focus from a factory-supported team to a customer programme with a Polo rally car built to ] regulations and scheduled for introduction in 2018.<ref name="VW out"/>
	The 2016 specification of the Polo R WRC was retired from competition and the 2017 model abandoned. While Latvala and Anttila and Ogier and Ingrassia left to join Toyota and M-Sport,<ref name="Ogier signs for M-Sport"/> ] and ] were unable to secure a seat in a World Rally Car and so started the season contesting the ] in a ].<ref name="VW out"/><ref name="Mikkelsen 17">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127534/mikkelsen-to-start-2017-in-r5-skoda|title=Ex-VW driver Andreas Mikkelsen to start 2017 WRC in R5 Skoda|work=]|publisher=]|first=David|last=Evans|date=20 December 2016|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref>
			] scaled back their involvement in the sport, withdrawing their entry as a manufacturer at the end of the 2016 season and cancelling the ] programme in light of the ] that broke in 2015.<ref name="VW out"/> Volkswagen instead switched focus from a factory-supported team to a customer programme with a Polo rally car built to ] regulations and scheduled for introduction in 2018.<ref name="VW out"/>
			The 2016 specification of the Polo R WRC was made available to privateer entries and the 2017 model, known as the ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127714/vw-still-working-on-private-2017-wrc-plans|title=Volkswagen still working on private 2017 WRC entry plan|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=11 January 2017|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> was abandoned after the FIA denied an exemption to homologation regulations that would have allowed the Polo WRC to compete in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128024/fia-blocks-2017-vw-from-competing-in-wrc|title=2017 Volkswagen WRC Polo blocked from competing by FIA|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=7 February 2017|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref>
	==Regulation changes==		==Regulation changes==
	===Technical regulations===		===Technical regulations===
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	] and ]&mdash;such as this ]&mdash;are still eligible to compete in 2017.]]
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	The sport underwent a revision of the technical regulations for 2017, introducing a variety of changes aimed at improving aerodynamic and mechanical grip,<ref name="technical regulations">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/07/11/wrc-cars-to-become-more-aggressive-in-2017/|title=WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017|work=speedcafe.com|date=11 July 2015|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> with modelling suggesting that average stage speeds is expected to increase to the point where stage records could be broken by up to thirty seconds and drawing comparisons to the defunct ] regulations. These changes include:<ref name="new group b"/><ref name="Meeke Group B"/>
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	* An increase in the power output of the engine, from {{convert|300|bhp|kW|1|abbr=on}} to {{convert|380|bhp|kW|1|abbr=on}}, the equivalent of a TC1-specification ] engine. The engine will be capable of producing {{convert|450|Nm|lbft|1|abbr=on}} of ].<ref name="Meeke Group B">{{cite news|url= http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2016/citroen-test-/page/3459--12-12-.html|title=Meeke: 2017 Citroën has Group B spirit|work=wrc.com|publisher=]|accessdate=21 April 2016|date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/04/16/citroen-uncovers-new-c3-wrc-car/|title=Citroën uncovers new C3 WRC car|work=speedcafe.com|date=16 April 2016|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/10/m-sport-lifts-covers-off-2017-fiesta-wrc/|title=M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC|work=speedcafe.com|date=10 December 2016|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref>
			|image1= E. Camilli Baiao Rally de portugal 2016.jpg
	* A larger ] restrictor, increasing from 33mm in 2016 to 36mm in 2017; however, the maximum allowable turbo pressure remains fixed at 2.5 bar absolute.<ref name="fia regs">{{cite news|url=http://www.fia.com/news/new-regulations-coming-2017-world-rally-car|title=New regulations coming for the 2017 World Rally Car|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=14 April 2016|date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
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	* A reduction of the he overall weight of the car, cutting {{convert|25|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} from the ].<ref name="technical regulations"/><ref name="Meeke Group B"/>
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	* An increase in the overhang of the front and rear bumpers and increases in the size of the door sills, door pillars and the fixed rear wing, permitting the inclusion of additional aerodynamic aids, all aimed at improving aerodynamic grip.<ref name="technical regulations"/> However, the bodywork of the 2017 model must be able to cover the bodywork of the 2016 model of car.<ref name="air ducts">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/06/15/citroen-successfully-tests-2017-wrc-aero-kit/|title=Citroen successfully tests 2017 WRC aero kit|work=speedcafe.com|date=15 June 2016|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
			|image2= Teemu Suninen Rally Finland 2017 Saalahti.JPG
			|caption2= A comparison between the 2016 ] (top) and 2017 ] (bottom) showing the more complex aerodynamic devices on the front of the car and the larger rear wings used in 2017.
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			}}
			The sport underwent a revision of the technical regulations for 2017, introducing a variety of changes aimed at improving aerodynamic and mechanical grip,<ref name="technical regulations">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/07/11/wrc-cars-to-become-more-aggressive-in-2017/|title=WRC cars to become more aggressive in 2017|work=speedcafe.com|date=11 July 2015|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> with modelling suggesting that average stage speeds are expected to increase to the point where stage records could be broken by up to thirty seconds and drawing comparisons to the defunct ] regulations. These changes include:<ref name="new group b"/><ref name="Meeke Group B"/>
			* An increase in the power output of the engine, from {{convert|300|bhp|kW|1|abbr=on}} to {{convert|380|bhp|kW|1|abbr=on}}, the equivalent of a TC1-specification ] engine. The engine will be capable of producing {{convert|450|Nm|lbft|1|abbr=on}} of ].<ref name="Meeke Group B">{{cite news|url= http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2016/citroen-test-/page/3459--12-12-.html|title=Meeke: 2017 Citroën has Group B spirit|work=wrc.com|publisher=]|access-date=21 April 2016|date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/04/16/citroen-uncovers-new-c3-wrc-car/|title=Citroën uncovers new C3 WRC car|work=speedcafe.com|date=16 April 2016|access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/10/m-sport-lifts-covers-off-2017-fiesta-wrc/|title=M-Sport lifts covers off 2017 Fiesta WRC|work=speedcafe.com|date=10 December 2016|access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>
			* A larger ] restrictor, increasing from 33mm in 2016 to 36mm in 2017; however, the maximum allowable turbo pressure remains fixed at 2.5 bar absolute.<ref name="fia regs">{{cite news|url=http://www.fia.com/news/new-regulations-coming-2017-world-rally-car|title=New regulations coming for the 2017 World Rally Car|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=14 April 2016|date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
			* A reduction of the overall weight of the car, cutting {{convert|25|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} from the ].<ref name="technical regulations"/><ref name="Meeke Group B"/>
			* An increase in the overhang of the front and rear bumpers and increases in the size of the door sills, door pillars and the fixed rear wing, permitting the inclusion of additional aerodynamic aids, all aimed at improving aerodynamic grip.<ref name="technical regulations"/> However, the bodywork of the 2017 model must be able to cover the bodywork of the 2016 model of car.<ref name="air ducts">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/06/15/citroen-successfully-tests-2017-wrc-aero-kit/|title=Citroen successfully tests 2017 WRC aero kit|work=speedcafe.com|date=15 June 2016|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
	* Deregulation of the rules governing the ] to allow manufacturers to develop a wider range of aerodynamic shapes.<ref name="technical regulations"/> There was also further deregulation of the rules governing the wheel arches, allowing the introduction of additional brake cooling ducts.<ref name="air ducts"/>		* Deregulation of the rules governing the ] to allow manufacturers to develop a wider range of aerodynamic shapes.<ref name="technical regulations"/> There was also further deregulation of the rules governing the wheel arches, allowing the introduction of additional brake cooling ducts.<ref name="air ducts"/>
	* The reintroduction of an active ] for the first time since the ].<ref name="new group b">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123708/concerns-over-2017-wrc-cars-growing|title=Concerns over speed and spectacle of 2017 WRC cars growing|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=11 April 2016|accessdate=11 April 2016}}</ref> Similarly, electronic differentials are permitted in the sport for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citroen previews its 2017 WRC challenger|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/09/21/citroen-previews-2017-wrc-challenger/|work=speedcafe.com|publisher=]|date=21 September 2016|accessdate=21 September 2016}}</ref>		* The reintroduction of an active ] for the first time since the ].<ref name="new group b">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123708/concerns-over-2017-wrc-cars-growing|title=Concerns over speed and spectacle of 2017 WRC cars growing|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=11 April 2016|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> Similarly, electronic differentials are permitted in the sport for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citroen previews its 2017 WRC challenger|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/09/21/citroen-previews-2017-wrc-challenger/|work=speedcafe.com|publisher=]|date=21 September 2016|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>
	In order to promote further manufacturer participation, ] requirements were relaxed to allow any production car that is at least {{convert|3.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} long to be eligible for recognition as a World Rally Car.<ref name="fia regs"/> The designs of the cars were to be finalised by September 2016 and submitted for homologation by 1 November 2016.<ref name="42 days">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125378/vw-close-to-finalising-2017-wrc-car-spec|title=Volkswagen close to finalising 2017 World Rally Car design|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=21 July 2016|accessdate=21 July 2016}}</ref>		In order to promote further manufacturer participation, ] requirements were relaxed to allow any production car that is at least {{convert|3.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} long to be eligible for recognition as a World Rally Car.<ref name="fia regs"/> The designs of the cars were to be finalised by September 2016 and submitted for homologation by 1 November 2016.<ref name="42 days">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125378/vw-close-to-finalising-2017-wrc-car-spec|title=Volkswagen close to finalising 2017 World Rally Car design|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=21 July 2016|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
	===Sporting regulations===		===Sporting regulations===
	The points-scoring system for the World Championship for Manufacturers was changed, with manufacturers permitted to enter at least two and as many as three crews in each round, with the best two results being awarded points.<ref name="2017 dates"/>		The points-scoring system for the World Championship for Manufacturers was changed, with manufacturers permitted to enter at least two and as many as three crews in each round, with the best two results being awarded points.<ref name="2017 dates"/> Changes were also made to the points awarded for the Power Stage, with points awarded to the top five drivers.
	The FIA will exercise stricter controls over which drivers are eligible to compete in 2017-specification cars by only permitting registered manufacturers to enter 2017-specification cars.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="private cup"/> The rule was introduced as a response to concerns over inexperienced drivers and drivers ] being able to compete in the more powerful 2017 cars without oversight.<ref>{{cite news|title=No privateer 2017 World Rally Car entries to be permitted by FIA|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124957/privateers-barred-from-2017-world-rally-cars|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref> The controls stop short of a licensing system similar to the one used ] to allow experienced guest drivers to compete part-time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124119/fia-to-restrict-drivers-of-2017-wrc-machines|title=Drivers of 2017 World Rally Cars must be approved by FIA|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 May 2016|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> To complement this, a new privateers' championship to be known as the WRC Trophy is scheduled to be contested for crews entering World Rally Cars used between ] and ].<ref name="2017 dates">{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september-2016/2017-calendar/page/3911--12-12-.html|title=2017 WRC dates confirmed|work=wrc.com|publisher=]|date=28 September 2016|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124188/fia-evaluating-future-of-current-wrc-cars|title=Future of existing WRC cars being evaluated by FIA|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=10 May 2016|accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="WRC Trophy">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127341/wrc-approves-running-order-rule-revamp|title=WRC approves running order rule revamp and 2017 calendar|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> Crews competing in the WRC Trophy will nominate seven rounds at which they will be eligible to score points, with their six best results counting towards their final points tally.<ref name="WRC Trophy"/>		The FIA exercised stricter controls over which drivers are eligible to compete in 2017-specification cars by only permitting registered manufacturers to enter 2017-specification cars.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref name="private cup"/> The rule was introduced as a response to concerns over inexperienced drivers and drivers ] being able to compete in the more powerful 2017 cars without oversight.<ref>{{cite news|title=No privateer 2017 World Rally Car entries to be permitted by FIA|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124957/privateers-barred-from-2017-world-rally-cars|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=24 June 2016|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> The controls stop short of a licensing system similar to the one used ] to allow experienced guest drivers to compete part-time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124119/fia-to-restrict-drivers-of-2017-wrc-machines|title=Drivers of 2017 World Rally Cars must be approved by FIA|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 May 2016|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> To complement this, a new privateers' championship known as the ] was added for crews entering World Rally Cars used between ] and 2016.<ref name="2017 dates"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124188/fia-evaluating-future-of-current-wrc-cars|title=Future of existing WRC cars being evaluated by FIA|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=10 May 2016|access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="WRC Trophy">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127341/wrc-approves-running-order-rule-revamp|title=WRC approves running order rule revamp and 2017 calendar|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> Crews competing in the WRC Trophy had to nominate seven rounds at which they were eligible to score points, with their six best results counting towards their final points tally.<ref name="WRC Trophy"/>
	Further changes were made to the sporting regulations, with the rules governing the running order&mdash;the order in which crews enter a stage&mdash;reverting back to the system used in ] to address concerns over road sweeping,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125287/vw-chief-warns-ogier-could-quit-over-rules|title=VW WRC boss warns Ogier could quit over 2017 running order rules|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=15 July 2016}}</ref> whereby championship leaders were forced to clear the roads of loose gravel, costing them time and exposing the harder-packed and faster road base for following drivers to take advantage of. Under the reintroduced rules, the crews will enter a stage in championship order for the first day of competition, and then in reverse championship order for the remaining legs of the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126982/controversial-wrc-running-order-rules-changed|title=Controversial WRC running order rules changed for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 November 2016|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref><!--		Further changes were made to the sporting regulations, with the rules governing the running order—the order in which crews enter a stage—reverting to the system used in 2014 to address concerns over road sweeping,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125287/vw-chief-warns-ogier-could-quit-over-rules|title=VW WRC boss warns Ogier could quit over 2017 running order rules|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=14 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> whereby championship leaders were forced to clear the roads of loose gravel, costing them time and exposing the harder-packed and faster road base for following drivers to take advantage of. Under the reintroduced rules, the crews will enter a stage in championship order for the first day of competition, and then in reverse championship order for the remaining legs of the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126982/controversial-wrc-running-order-rules-changed|title=Controversial WRC running order rules changed for 2017|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=5 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>
	==Season report==		==Season report==
			===Monte Carlo Rally===
	===85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo===
			] scored a podium on their return to the WRC in ].]]
	===65th Rally Sweden===
			] saw Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia start their title defence with a win,<ref name="RMC results"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/results/monte-carlo/stage-times/page/318-226---.html|title=World Rally Championship – Results Monte Carlo|work=wrc.com|publisher=]|language=en|date=22 January 2017|access-date=26 January 2017|archive-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408215353/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/results/monte-carlo/stage-times/page/318-226---.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> recording their fourth victory in the event and ]'s first win since the ] in ].{{refn|group=N|name=68 Wales|] contested the 2012 season under the name ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ford confirms WRC entry and Solberg for 2012|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/12/16/ford-confirms-wrc-entry/|work=speedcafe.com|date=16 November 2011|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>}} Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second on Toyota's return to the sport, with Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja completing the podium. Thierry Neuville established an early lead as the opening stages were marked by attrition; Ogier lost forty seconds when he slid into a ditch, Kris Meeke and Juho Hänninen crashed out and restarted the next day with a penalty, Stéphane Lefebvre suffered a gearbox failure, and Elfyn Evans struggled for grip on the icy surface. Neuville carried the overnight lead from Ogier, who had recovered from ninth after his off, and Tänak. Neuville extended his lead to over a minute on the second leg of the rally as Ogier took a conservative approach to the icy roads. He gradually started to recover during the second pass over the day's stages, and inherited the lead when Neuville crashed on the final stage of the day, breaking his suspension and losing half an hour. Neuville's accident also handed Jari-Matti Latvala a provisional podium position. Dani Sordo encountered problems in the sister Hyundai, struggling with a loss of power steering, while Meeke was forced to retire after a collision on the road section between stages. Meanwhile, Evans regained his confidence on the dry tarmac and won three of the day's five stages to secure sixth place going into the final day of competition. The final leg of the rally saw Tänak develop a misfire that allowed Latvala to pass him for second and left him vulnerable to Sordo. A late change in the weather on the final stage left the field contending with difficult conditions; while Ogier and Latvala drove conservatively to secure first and second, Tänak withstood pressure from Sordo to finish third. Sordo and co-driver Marc Martí finished the event fourth ahead of Craig Breen and Scott Martin who were the leading Citroën crew despite driving a year-old DS3 WRC. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt finished sixth, while seventh and eighth place went to WRC2 entries; driving a Škoda Fabia R5 in a guest appearance, Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger finished ahead of ] teammates ] and ]. Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau overcame their penalty for restarting under Rally-2 regulations to finish ninth, while WRC-2 entrants ] and ] completed the top ten in a ]. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul scored an additional five points for winning the Power Stage.
	===31º Rally Guanajuato México===
	===60ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France===
			The rally was overshadowed by a fatal accident involving a spectator on the opening stage when Hayden Paddon lost control on a patch of ] and hit the spectator as he rolled into an embankment, blocking the roadway.<ref name="RMC SS1"/> The stage was stopped—and ultimately cancelled—as medical attention was sought and the car cleared away, but the spectator later died of his injuries. Although eligible to restart under Rally-2 regulations, Paddon withdrew from the event.
	===37º Rally Argentina===
	===51º Rally de Portugal===
	===14º Rally d'Italia Sardegna===		===Rally Sweden===
			Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila won the ], and combined with five bonus points for winning the Power Stage, took the lead of the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/02/13/toyota-claims-first-wrc-since-1999/|title=Toyota claims first WRC win since 1999|work=speedcafe.com|date=12 February 2017|access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref> The result marked Toyota's first World Rally Championship victory since ] and Denis Giraudet won the ] in 1999. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished second, while Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia completed the podium and allowed ] to retain the manufacturers' championship lead. The first day of competition saw Thierry Neuville and Latvala emerged as the early contenders for the rally lead as drivers reported that the rough surface and frequent jumps interrupted the airflow over the cars and making the level of aerodynamic grip available inconsistent. As the crews began their second pass over the day's stages, the icy road surface began to break up enabling Neuville—whose road position meant that he had experience with the degrading road surface during the first pass—to break free, building up a twenty-second lead over Latvala at the end of the day, with Ott Tänak a further thirty seconds behind. Further down the order, Craig Breen struggled with snow drifts on his début in the C3 WRC; Juho Hänninen retired after damaging his radiator when he hit a tree; and Mads Østberg was forced out when the rear wing of his Fiesta WRC fell off. The second leg of the rally saw Neuville build his overnight lead to forty-three seconds, only crash out for the second event in a row. Tänak won every stage of the morning loop to put pressure on Latvala in second, closing to within five seconds when Latvala was forced to slow to avoid Kris Meeke as Meeke attempted to return to the stage after an off. Sébastien Ogier, running ahead of Meeke and therefore unimpeded, started to catch Tänak and was thirteen seconds behind the Estonian as the crews started the final stage of the day, a short super-special stage. Neuville hit a tire stack and broke his steering, forcing him out of the event and handing the provisional podium positions to Latvala, Tänak and Ogier; Neuville ultimately salvaged three points on the Power Stage. The third day started with Ogier spinning on the opening stage and losing ground to the leaders; meanwhile, Latvala won the opening stages to consolidate his lead over Tänak. Tänak was unable to respond on the Power Stage, handing Latvala his fourth victory in Sweden. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí finished fourth ahead of Breen and Scott Martin. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt survived a late push from Hayden Paddon and John Kennard to secure sixth. Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau finished eighth, having reverted to a year-old DS3 for the event. WRC-2 entrants ] and ] finished ninth in a Škoda Fabia R5, while ] and ] completed the points-scoring positions in a Ford Fiesta R5.
	===74th Rally Poland ===
	===67th Rally Finland===
			===Rally Mexico===
	===35. ADAC Rallye Deutschland===
			Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle won the ], marking the pair's first victory of the season, and the first for the Citroën C3 WRC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=36014&t=Rally-Guanajuato-Mexico-2017|title=Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2017 - eWRC-results.com|last=eWRC-results.com|website=www.ewrc-results.com|access-date=13 March 2017}}</ref> Sébastien Ogier led into Friday after two runs of the new Mexico City street stage, but an accident involving civilian vehicles lead to heavy traffic on the road to León and subsequently caused the first two special stages of Friday to be cancelled as the cars arrived late. Meeke won the first gravel stage as ], M-Sport and ] all suffered issues blamed on the heat and altitude of the Mexican stages. Despite a threat from Ogier and Neuville in third, Meeke maintained his lead through Saturday. A spin on a hairpin for Ogier stretched Meeke's lead to over thirty seconds by the end of the day. Stéphane Lefebvre and Lorenzo Bertelli crashed on Saturday, but both resumed on Sunday with only cosmetic damage. By Sunday morning, Ott Tänak was fourth, followed by Hayden Paddon, who reported technical issues. They would hold their positions until the end of the rally. Jari-Matti Latvala, plagued by engine issues and a poor road position on Friday, won a battle for sixth with his teammate Juho Hänninen who was suffering from illness. Further back, Elfyn Evans won three stages but had been issued a five-minute time penalty following an engine change before the first stage. Similarly, Dani Sordo had been given a ten-minute penalty for an incomplete performance at Saturday evening's super-special stage, but this was successfully appealed by his team, meaning he finished eighth. The power stage was won by Neuville, with Ogier, Tänak, Latvala and Sordo also scoring. In the final few corners of the power stage, Meeke lost control over a bump in a fast right turn, left the road and hit a spectator's parked car. After spending twenty seconds in a field doubling as a car park, he returned to the road, to win the rally with a margin of fourteen seconds. He moved to sixth in the championship standings, while Ogier took the lead from Latvala. Ogier's podium finish and championship lead were briefly threatened after his car failed scrutineering due to a technical infringement with his gearbox, but were subsequently upheld after closer examination of the car.
	===53º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada===
	===73rd Wales Rally GB===
	===26th Rally Australia===		===Tour de Corse===
			] and ], ] and ] won their first event of the season in ].]]
			Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the ], making Hyundai the fourth different manufacturer to win in as many rallies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/04/09/neuville-wins-tour-de-corse/|title=Neuville wins Tour de Corse|work=speedcafe.com|date=9 April 2017|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle established themselves as the early leaders, with Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia emerged as their closest challengers as Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja had an early off that they could not recover from. Neuville and Gilsoul made a slow start, but recovered well to take advantage of setup and hydraulics problems that stymied Ogier's progress, and by the end of the first day were in a position to challenge the reigning World Champions for second place. Meeke and Nagle continued to build their lead until their engine let go, forcing them to retire on the spot and handing the lead of the rally to Neuville and Gilsoul. With Ogier and Ingrassia struggling with an engine misfire, the Hyundai crew were able to establish a lead of over thirty seconds, and they remained unchallenged for the rest of the event. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí briefly held second place—despite struggling with setup problems and being unable to find a rhythm—before Ogier and Ingrassia reclaimed the position in the final stage. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished fourth, edging out Craig Breen and Scott Martin by a tenth of a second, while Hayden Paddon and John Kennard finished sixth. Seventh place was taken by WRC-2 entrants Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger, with the fellow WRC-2 crew of Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula eighth. ] and ] finished ninth in an independent entry, with former French junior champions ] and ] completing the top ten. The result saw Ogier and Ingrassia extend their championship lead by five points, while Neuville and Gilsoul took third place in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships from Tänak and Järveoja. Neuville's win and Sordo's podium saw Hyundai pass Toyota for second place in the manufacturers' standings.
			===Rally Argentina===
			Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul took their second consecutive victory in ] to close within two points of Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.<ref>{{cite news|title=Neuville denies Evans Rally Argentina win|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129253/neuville-denies-evans-rally-argentina-win|first=David|last=Evans|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 April 2017|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> The rough roads of Argentina quickly proved to be difficult for the crews. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia slid wide into a ditch; Latvala and Miikka Anttila struggled with an overheating engine; Dani Sordo and Marc Martí broke a steering arm and lost eleven minutes repairing it after striking a rock; Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, and Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle both rolled; while Craig Breen and Scott Martin damaged their gearbox after hitting the same rock as Meeke. With the high rate of attrition, Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt emerged as the early leaders, attributing their success to the durability of the soft compound ] tyres compared to the soft compound ]s used by the other crews. However, two punctures, a spin and the loss of the rear diffuser on the second day saw Neuville and Gilsoul cut Evans' and Barritt's lead from one minute to eleven seconds. Neuville continued to apply pressure during the final day, cutting the deficit to less than a second going into the final stage. Neuville forced an error from Evans who struck a bridge and lost a second and a half. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished third after a strategic drive to avoid damage, with Ogier and Ingrassia beating Latvala and Anttila to fourth. Paddon and Kennard recovered from their roll to finish sixth, while Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström finished seventh. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí successfully defended eighth from Mads Østberg and Ola Fløene, who had run as high as second before damaging their suspension. WRC2 points leaders Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson completed the points-scoring positions in tenth.
			===Rally de Portugal===
			] and ] won their second event of the season in ].]]
			Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia took their second victory of the season at the ], matching ] and ]'s record of five wins in Portugal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129662/ogier-takes-his-second-wrc-win-of-2017|title=WRC Rally of Portugal: Ogier takes comfortable second win of season|first1=Matt|last1=Beer|first2=Jack|last2=Cozens|work=]|publisher=]|date=21 May 2017|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref> Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul finished second, scoring enough points to take second place from Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in the championship. The opening leg of the rally saw the lead change five times in seven stages, with Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja emerging at the eventual leaders. Both Latvala and Anttila and Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle briefly held the lead before crashing out of contention; Latvala, battling a fever and back injury suffered a low-speed roll-over and was able to continue, while Meeke broke his suspension after sliding off the road and he retired from the leg. The second day saw the lead between Tänak and second-placed Ogier fluctuate until Tänak ran wide and damaged his car. Ogier inherited a twenty-second lead over Neuville and started pulling away until the Hyundai driver made set-up changes for the afternoon stages and started closing the deficit. However, Ogier was able to maintain his pace and went on to win by fifteen seconds. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí completed the podium in third, while Tänak and Järveoja recovered to fourth, picking up an extra five points for winning the Power Stage. Craig Breen and Scott Martin were the leading Citroën in fifth, having won a rally-long fight with Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindstrom matched their best result of the season with seventh, having driven conservatively to account for their inexperience in Portugal. Mads Østberg and Ola Flœne finished eighth in a privateer Fiesta WRC, beating Latvala and Anttila, while in the third Toyota, ] and ] scored points on their début.
			===Rally Italia Sardegna===
			Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja claimed their maiden World Rally Championship victory in ], finishing ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila, with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/06/11/tanak-scores-wrc-breakthrough-win/|title=Tänak scores WRC breakthrough win|work=speedcafe.com|date=11 June 2017|access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref> The rally was run in difficult conditions, with high temperatures across the weekend while a lack of wind caused further problems as dust from the surface lingered in the forest stages, reducing visibility. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle took the lead on the first day before suffering a roll-over&mdash;their fourth in three rallies&mdash;that damaged their rollcage and forced them into retirement. Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall inherited the lead while further down the order Craig Breen and Scott Martin cracked their gearbox casing after landing heavily on a rock, Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt slid into a tree, and Dani Sordo and Marc Martí struggled with an intermittent turbo failure. Neuville and Gilsoul challenged for the lead until their brakes failed and they lost a minute to Paddon and Marshall. The lead changed again when Paddon and Marshall clipped and embankment and tore a suspension upright out of the car. Tänak and Järveoja inherited the lead themselves while Latvala and Anttila recovered from a slow start to be second at the end of the day. Both crews made errors throughout the final day, but Tänak and Järveoja held a twenty-eight second lead ahead of the power stage and held on to secure first place overall. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm finished fourth and scored an extra five points for winning the power stage, while Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were fifth. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström matched their career-best result with sixth ahead of Mads Østberg and Øla Flœne, who damaged their suspension on the final stage. ] and ] scored points on début for Citroën. The points-scoring positions were completed by ] and ] in a Ford Fiesta R5 in ninth, and WRC2 class winners Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dressler.
			===Rally Poland===
			] finished on the podium for the first time of the season in ]. It was the first podium for his co-driver, ].]]
			Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul took their third win of the season in ] to further close in on the championship lead. Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall finished second in their best result of the season, with Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia completing the podium in third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/02/neuville-wins-rally-poland/|title=Neuville wins Rally Poland|work=speedcafe.com|date=2 July 2017|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> Heavy rains in the region the week before the rally meant that the normally loose, sandy surface became very slippery, with deep ruts being carved into the surface for the second pass over the stages. The four crews leading the championship&mdash;Ogier and Ingrassia, Neuville and Gilsoul, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja, and Jari-Matti Latvala and Miika Anttila&mdash;set the early pace, with the lead changing hands several times on the first morning of competition. Ogier and Ingrassia struggled to stay with the leaders during the afternoon's running as their road position meant that they were the first to encounter the ruts, while Latvala and Anttila later retired with a terminal engine fault. Neuville and Gilsoul lead the rally at the end of the first day. Tänak and Järveoja reclaimed the lead on the second day, only to lose their rear wing late in the afternoon; however, Neuville and Gilsoul were unable to build on their newfound lead as they suffered a puncture shortly thereafter. Tänak and Järveoja pushed early on the final day and briefly took the lead again, but clipped a tree stump on the next stage that spun them into an embankment, crushing their intercooler and radiator. Their retirement handed the lead to Neuville and Gilsoul, who won the rally by over a minute. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí were fourth, putting all three Hyundais in the top four, while Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau were fifth after missing the Rally of Italy. Partnered with ], ] scored points on his World Rally Championship début in sixth. Mads Østberg and Ola Flœne were seventh ahead of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt. Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger&mdash;substituting for Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle&mdash;were ninth in an upgraded C3 WRC, with Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström completing the points in tenth. Re-entering the event under Rally-2 regulations, Latvala and Anttila won the Power Stage to take third position in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships from Tänak and Järveoja.
			===Rally Finland===
			] winners ] and ] returned for the ] having been dropped for the previous round in Poland.]]
			Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won ] in their fourth start in the sport's premier class.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/131033/rookie-lappi-takes-extraordinary-finland-win|title=WRC rookie Esapekka Lappi wins Rally Finland for Toyota|first=Jack|last=Benyon|work=]|publisher=]|date=30 July 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt finished second, claiming the position from Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström on the final stage. The rally saw a change in the championship lead as Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul secured enough points to match Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia; having won three rallies compared to Ogier's two, Neuville was considered the championship leader. Ogier's rally came to an early end when he damaged his suspension after landing heavily off a jump. Distracted by the change in his car's handling, Ogier misheard a pace note and slid into a tree. Although M-Sport were able to repair the car to re-enter the rally, Ingrassia was diagnosed with a concussion and the team elected against continuing on medical advice. The battle for the rally lead was waged between the three Toyotas&mdash;the Yaris WRC having been extensively tested on the roads around Jyväskylä during its initial development phase&mdash;and the privately entered Fiesta of Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula. Finnish crews occupied the top four positions until an electrical fault paralysed Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila's Toyota, forcing them to retire and handing a fifty-second lead to Lappi and Ferm. Suninen crashed on the final day and fell from second to fourth, while Craig Breen secured another fifth-place finish for Citroën. Neuville and Gilsoul were sixth after struggling with the undulating roads on the opening day. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja recovered to seventh after suffering a puncture on the opening day, finishing ahead of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle, who finished eighth on their return to the sport. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí finished ninth, with Mads Østberg completing the points in tenth with new co-driver Torstein Eriksen.
			===Rallye Deutschland===
			] and ] took their second win of the season.]]
			Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja took their second win of the season in ] ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/08/20/ott-tanak-wins-germany/|title=Ott Tänak wins in Germany|work=speedcafe.com|date=20 August 2017|access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia reclaimed the championship lead in third as Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul failed to score points when they retired with broken suspension. Tänak and Järveoja controlled the rally for most of the event by managing their tyres across the variety of surfaces that made up the route, benefiting from errors made by other drivers. In taking victory Tänak and Järveoja secured M-Sport's first win in Germany, which prior to the rally had been the only calendar event that M-Sport had not won. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström were the highest-placed Toyota crew in fourth as Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila struggled with mechanical issues and Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm retired after hitting a wall. Craig Breen and Scott Martin finished fifth, taking the place from Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt on the final stage. Latvala and Anttila recovered from their engine problems to finish seventh, while Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall experienced several punctures on their way to eighth. Local privateers ] and ] finished ninth in a 2017-specification Fiesta WRC, and WRC-2 entrants ] and ] completed the points in tenth. Pre-event favourites Dani Sordo and Marc Martí crashed out on the opening day, but re-entered under Rally-2 regulations and went on to score five points for winning the Power Stage. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle retired on the first stage after Meeke misjudged a corner and hit a barricade the broke his steering arm.
			===Rally Catalunya===
			] and ] joined Hyundai Motorsport for the ].]]
			Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle took the first tarmac win of their career in ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/10/08/meeke-wins-spain/|title=Meeke wins in Spain|work=]|date=8 October 2017|access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref> while Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia extended their championship lead. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished third, passing Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in the championship standings after Neuville and Gilsoul retired with damaged suspension.
			Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger took an early lead on début for Hyundai, but fell behind during the tarmac stages. Mikkelsen acknowledged that his lack of experience with the i20 Coupe WRC on tarmac limited his ability to get the most out of it. They retired and re-entered under Rally 2 regulations when they struck a culvert and damages their suspension, as did Dani Sordo and Marc Martí in the sister Hyundai. Meeke and Nagle assumed the lead as Ogier and Ingrassia became embroiled in a fight with Tänak and Järveoja, who were forced to use a gravel-specification gearbox on tarmac when their tarmac gearbox failed. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström finished fourth, the only Toyota to complete the event after Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm crashed out, and Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikka Anttila retired with an electrical fault. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen finished fifth, with Østberg attributing the result to the 2017 generation of cars, which he found easier to drive on tarmac. Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau finished sixth on their return to competition, ahead of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt, who struggled with a lack of grip on tarmac. World Rally Championship entrants Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula finished eighth, with Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dressler in ninth and Ole Christian Veiby and Stig Rune Skjærmoen completing the points in tenth.
			===Wales Rally GB===
			] and ] secured the drivers' and co-drivers' titles in ].]]
			Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt became the seventh different crew to win a rally in 2017 when they won the ].<ref name="2017 champions">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/132735/ogier-seals-title-as-evans-dominates-rally-gb|title=Rally GB: Ogier seals title as dominant Evans claims first win|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=]|publisher=]|date=29 October 2017|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref> The event saw Ogier and Ingrassia secure their fifth consecutive World Championship titles, becoming the first ] crew to win the World Championship since ] and ] in ].{{refn|name=1981 Ari V|group=N|The FIA officially recognise ] as the manufacturer entering Ogier and Ingrassia's car as ] do not officially support the team; however, the FIA do recognise the car as a ].}}
			Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul finished the rally second overall despite incurring an early penalty and sliding into a ditch on the opening day. Ogier and Ingrassia finished third after nursing a puncture and broken brake disc during the foggy night stages, while a late push from Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger was enough to secure fourth position. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila were fifth, having struggled to match the leaders' pace early in the rally until the night stages where successive stage wins saw them climb several places in the overall standings. Conversely, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja ran as high as second through the opening legs, but struggled with low visibility in the fog and slipped to sixth. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle struggled with a lack of pace after making several unforced errors to finish seventh ahead of Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm finished ninth while Dani Sordo and Marc Martí completed the points in tenth position.
			===Rally Australia===
			] podium]]
			Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul claimed their fourth win of the year in ], with the result securing second place in the championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/11/19/neuville-wins-latvala-crash-hands-paddon-podium/|title=Neuville wins, Latvala crash hands Paddon podium|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=]|date=19 November 2017|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were second, while Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall finished in third&mdash;their first podium finish of the season&mdash;when Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttilla crashed out on the final stage.
			The rally saw variable conditions across the three days of competition, ranging from dry heat to humidity and heavy rain. Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger established an early lead as the front-runners were forced to sweep the loose, heavy gravel from the road surface. They maintained their pace into the second day until they struck an embankment and punctured two tyres, but with only one spare they were not permitted to start the next stage. Neuville and Gilsoul climbed from fourth place to the lead as others suffered their own misfortunes; Craig Breen and Scott Martin damaged a wheel, while Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle damaged their rear suspension on a bridge. Citroën elected to retire the car, concerned that the suspension would fail completely on an upcoming stage, only for the stage to be cancelled. Sitting in second, Latvala and Anttilla began catching Neuville and Gilsoul in the dry, but fell back in the wet before crashing out. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished fourth and won the Power Stage for an additional five championship points. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt were fifth ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm, who lost time on the first day with a power steering failure. Having re-entered under Rally-2 regulations, Meeke and Nagle took advantage of attrition on the final day&mdash;that saw the sister Citroëns of Breen and Martin and Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau retire&mdash;to finish seventh ahead of local privateers Nathan Quinn and John Allen. Jourdan Serderidis and ] finished eleventh overall, but were classified ninth in the points standings as the crew the finished ninth were ineligible to score points. Similarly, ] and ] finished in twelfth but were classified in tenth.
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	! {{nowrap|Winning manufacturer}}		! Winning entrant
	! {{nowrap|Winning time}}		! {{nowrap|Winning time}}
	! Report		! Report
	|-		|-
	! 1		! 1
	| {{flagicon|MCO}} ]		| {{flagicon|MCO}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 4:00:03.6
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 2		! 2
	| {{flagicon|SWE}} ]		| {{flagicon|SWE}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|JPN}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 2:36:03.6
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 3		! 3
	| {{flagicon|MEX}} ]		| {{flagicon|MEX}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|IRE}} ]
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|}}
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 3:22:04.6
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 4		! 4
	| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]		| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|KOR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 3:22:53.4
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 5		! 5
	| {{flagicon|ARG}} ]		| {{flagicon|ARG}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|KOR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 3:38:10.6
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 6		! 6
	| {{flagicon|PRT}} ]		| {{flagicon|PRT}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 3:42:55.7
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 7		! 7
	| {{flagicon|ITA}} ]		| {{flagicon|ITA}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 3:25:15.1
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 8		! 8
	| {{flagicon|POL}} ]		| {{flagicon|POL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|KOR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 2:40:46.1
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 9		! 9
	| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|JPN}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 2:29:26.9
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 10		! 10
	| {{flagicon|DEU}} ]		| {{flagicon|DEU}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 2:57:31.7
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 11		! 11
	| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]}}		| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|IRE}} ]
			| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
	| {{flagicon|}}
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 3:01:21.1
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 12		! 12
	| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 2:57:00.6
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	! 13		! 13
	| {{flagicon|AUS}} ]		| {{flagicon|AUS}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	| {{flagicon|}}		| {{flagicon|KOR}} ]
	| align="center" |		|align="center"| 2:35:44.8
	| ]		|align="center"| ]
	|-		|-
	|}		|}
			===Scoring system===
	===FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers===
			Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. In the manufacturers' championship, points are only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2017-specification World Rally Car. There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the ], four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points are only awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.
	Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. There are also three bonus points awarded to the winner of the ], two points for second place and one for third.
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
	! Position		! Position
	| style="background:#ffffbf;" align="center" | '''1st'''		|style="background:#ffffbf;" align="center"| '''1st'''
	| style="background:#dfdfdf;" align="center" | '''2nd'''		|style="background:#dfdfdf;" align="center"| '''2nd'''
	| style="background:#ffdf9f;" align="center" | '''3rd'''		|style="background:#ffdf9f;" align="center"| '''3rd'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''4th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''4th'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''5th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''5th'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''6th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''6th'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''7th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''7th'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''8th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''8th'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''9th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''9th'''
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | '''10th'''		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| '''10th'''
	|-		|-
	! Points		! Points
	| style="background:#ffffbf;" align="center" | 25		|style="background:#ffffbf;" align="center"| 25
	| style="background:#dfdfdf;" align="center" | 18		|style="background:#dfdfdf;" align="center"| 18
	| style="background:#ffdf9f;" align="center" | 15		|style="background:#ffdf9f;" align="center"| 15
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 12		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 12
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 10		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 10
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 8		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 8
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 6		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 6
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 4		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 4
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 2		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 2
	| style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center" | 1		|style="background:#dfffdf;" align="center"| 1
	|}		|}
			===FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers===
	{|		{|
	|		|
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
	|- valign="top"		|- valign="top"
	! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}		! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
	! valign="middle" | Driver		! valign="middle"| Driver
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MON}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MCO}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|PRT}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GER}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|DEU}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}
	! valign="middle" | Points		! valign="middle"| Points
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 1
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			! 232
			|-
			! 2
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 44
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			! 208
			|-
			! 3
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			! 191
			|-
			! 4
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 20<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			! 136
			|-
			! 5
			| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			! 128
			|-
			! 6
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 34<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			! 95
			|-
			! 7
			| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>5</sup>
			! 77
			|-
			! 8
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} ]
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
			! 74
			|-
			! 9
			| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 23
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			! 71
			|-
			! 10
			| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 25
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>5</sup>
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			! 64
			|-
			! 11
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	|		|
	|		|
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	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10<sup>4</sup>
	|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
	|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	! &mdash;
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>3</sup>
			! 62
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 12
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} ]		| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
	|
	|
	|
	|
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9<sup>3</sup>
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11<sup>4</sup>
			! 54
			|-
			! 13
			| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 50
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>4</sup>
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	! &mdash;
			! 30
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 14
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	|
	|
	|
	|
	|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 31
	|		|
			! 29
			|-
			! 15
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
	|		|
			|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| WD
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 38
	|		|
	! &mdash;		! 29
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 16
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|		|
	|		|
			! 7
			|-
			! 17
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
	|		|
	! &mdash;		! 4
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 18
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} Richie Dalton
	|		|
	|		|
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	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|
	! &mdash;		! 4
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 19
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 28
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
	|		|
			! 3
			|-
			! 20
			| align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRE}} Jourdan Serderidis{{refn|group=N|name=AUS 9 and 10}}}}
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 29
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			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 30
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			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 33
	|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 42
	|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|
	! &mdash;		! 2
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 21
	| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	|		|
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			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
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			! 2
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 22
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} ]
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
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	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			! 2
	|
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 23
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 37
	|		|
			! 1
	|
	|
	|
	|
	|
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	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 24
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 38
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 41
			| WD
	|		|
	|		|
			! 1
	|
	|
	|
	|
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 25
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]{{refn|group=N|name=AUS 9 and 10|Crews were credited with World Championship points in Australia despite finishing outside the points-paying positions as the crews that finished in those positions were ineligible to score points.}}
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} ]
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	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 35
	|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|
	! &mdash;		! 1
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 26
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
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			! 1
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	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}		! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
	! valign="middle" | Driver		! valign="middle"| Driver
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MON}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MCO}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|PRT}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GER}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|DEU}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}
	! valign="middle" | Points		! valign="middle"| Points
	|-		|-
	|}		|}
	| valign="top" |		| valign="top"|
	{{WRC driver results legend}}		{{WRC driver results legend}}
	<span style="font-size: 85%">'''Notes:'''<br/>		<span style="font-size: 85%">'''Notes:'''<br/><sup>1 2 3 4 5</sup>&nbsp;– ] position</span>
	<sup>1 2 3</sup>&nbsp;– Indicate position on ]
	|}		|}
	===FIA World Championship for Co-Drivers===		===FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers===
	{|		{|
	|		|
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
	|- valign="top"		|- valign="top"
	! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}		! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
	! valign="middle" | {{nowrap|Co-Driver}}		! valign="middle" |Co-Driver
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MON}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MCO}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|SWE}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|PRT}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GER}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|DEU}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}
	! valign="middle" | Points		! valign="middle"| Points
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 1
	| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}		|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]}}
			|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>2</sup>
			|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>4</sup>
			|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>5</sup>
			|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>3</sup>
			|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>2</sup>
			|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>3</sup>
			|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			! 232
			|-
			! 2
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
			|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15<sup>1</sup>
			|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13<sup>3</sup>
			|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>1</sup>
			|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>5</sup>
			|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>1</sup>
			|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>5</sup>
			|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>3</sup>
			|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 44
			|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>1</sup>
			|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			! 208
			|-
			! 3
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} ]
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			! 191
			|-
			! 4
			| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 20<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			! 136
			|-
			! 5
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			! 128
			|-
			! 6
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 34<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			! 95
			|-
			! 7
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} ]
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>5</sup>
			! 77
			|-
			! 8
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 23
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			! 71
			|-
			! 9
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>3</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 25
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>5</sup>
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			! 64
			|-
			! 10
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10<sup>4</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>1</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6<sup>3</sup>
			! 62
			|-
			! 11
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9<sup>3</sup>
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
	! &mdash;
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11<sup>4</sup>
			! 54
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 12
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} ]		|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 31
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
			! 41
			|-
			! 13
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} ]
			| WD
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7<sup>5</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
	|		|
	|		|
Line 811:		Line 1,495:
	|		|
	|		|
	! &mdash;		! 33
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 14
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} ]		|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabin Moreau
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9<sup>2</sup>
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 50
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5<sup>4</sup>
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			! 30
			|-
			! 15
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 31
	|		|
			! 29
			|-
			! 16
			|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]}}
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	! &mdash;
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|-
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
	! &mdash;
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} ]
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			! 18
			|-
			! 17
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} ]
	|		|
	|		|
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	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
	|		|
			|
	! &mdash;
			! 11
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 18
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} ]		|align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Dresler
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|		|
	|		|
			! 7
			|-
			! 19
			|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]}}
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
	|		|
	! &mdash;		! 4
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 20
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Allen
	|		|
	|		|
Line 878:		Line 1,613:
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
	|
	! &mdash;		! 4
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 21
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 28
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
	|		|
			! 3
			|-
			! 22
			|align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques-Julien Renucci}}
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 33
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
			| WD
	|		|
			! 2
	|
	|
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 23
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Miclotte{{refn|group=N|name=AUS 9 and 10}}}}
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 29
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	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 25
	|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 33
	|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 42
	|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|
			! 2
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 24
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Pirmin Winklhofer
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
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			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			! 2
	|
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 25
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} ]		| align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Stig Rune Skjærmoen
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 37
	|		|
			! 1
			|-
			! 26
			|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Fulcrand
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 38
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 41
			| WD
	|		|
			|
	! &mdash;
			! 1
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 27
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|}}		| align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ]{{refn|group=N|name=AUS 9 and 10}}
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			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
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	|		|
			| style="background:#cfcfff;"| 35
	|
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|
			! 1
	|
	! &mdash;
	|-		|-
	! &mdash;		! 28
	| align="left" | {{flagicon|}}		|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ]
			| style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
	|		|
	|		|
			| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
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			! 1
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	! valign="middle" | {{nowrap|Co-Driver}}		! valign="middle"| {{nowrap|Co-Driver}}
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	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}
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	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ITA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POL}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FIN}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GER}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|DEU}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}
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	{{WRC driver results legend}}		{{WRC driver results legend}}
	<span style="font-size: 85%">'''Notes:'''<br/>		<span style="font-size: 85%">'''Notes:'''<br/><sup>1 2 3 4 5</sup>&nbsp;– ] position</span>
	<sup>1 2 3</sup>&nbsp;– Indicate position on ]
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	===FIA World Championship for Manufacturers===		===FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers===
	{|		{|
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	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MON}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MCO}}
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	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|MEX}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|ARG}}
	! ]<br/>{{flagicon|POR}}		! ]<br/>{{flagicon|PRT}}
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			==Footnotes==
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	==References==		==References==
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			{{2017 World Rally Championship season}}
	{{World Rally Championship results}}		{{World Rally Championship results}}
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2017 edition of the World Rally Championship 2017 FIA World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion:
Sébastien Ogier
World Co-drivers' Champion:
Julien Ingrassia
World Manufacturers' Champion:
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The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship was the 45th season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews contested in thirteen events—starting in Monte Carlo on 19 January and ending in Australia on 19 November—for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Drivers were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series were supported by the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships and the newly created WRC Trophy at every round, and by the Junior WRC at selected rounds.

The 2017 season saw substantial revisions to the technical regulations aimed at improving the performance of the cars and offering teams a greater degree of technical and design freedom. Toyota returned to the sport as a full manufacturer team, entering the Toyota Yaris WRC, as did Citroën, who returned to full-time competition after contesting a partial campaign in 2016. Conversely, Volkswagen formally withdrew from the sport at the end of the 2016 championship.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia started the season as the defending World Drivers' and Co-drivers' Champions after securing their fourth World Championship titles at the 2016 Rally Catalunya. Volkswagen Motorsport, the team Ogier and Ingrassia won their 2016 titles with, were the reigning World Manufacturers' Champions, having secured their fourth title at the 2016 Wales Rally GB. However, the team did not return to defend their title after parent company Volkswagen's withdrawal from the sport.

At the conclusion of the championship, Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their championship titles, becoming the second most-successful crew in the sport's history behind Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena and only the third crew to win multiple titles with more than one manufacturer. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul finished second, thirty-two points behind Ogier and Ingrassia, while Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja placed third. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, M-Sport World Rally Team won their first World Championship title since 2007. Hyundai Motorsport finished second overall ninety-three points behind M-Sport, with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in third.

Calendar

The season was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania.

Round	Dates		Rally name	Rally headquarters	Rally details
	Start	Finish			Surface	Stages	Distance
1	19 January	22 January	Monte Carlo Rally	Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France	Mixed	15	355.96 km
2	9 February	12 February	Rally Sweden	Torsby, Värmland	Snow	17	305.83 km
3	9 March	12 March	Rally Mexico	León, Guanajuato	Gravel	17	231.25 km
4	7 April	9 April	Tour de Corse	Bastia, Haute-Corse	Tarmac	10	316.76 km
5	27 April	30 April	Rally Argentina	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Gravel	18	356.49 km
6	18 May	21 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto	Gravel	19	349.17 km
7	8 June	11 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Alghero, Sardinia	Gravel	19	312.66 km
8	29 June	2 July	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel	22	338.34 km
9	27 July	30 July	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel	25	315.62 km
10	17 August	20 August	Rallye Deutschland	Saarbrücken, Saarland	Tarmac	21	309.17 km
11	6 October	8 October	Rally Catalunya	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed	19	312.02 km
12	26 October	29 October	Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel	20	306.13 km
13	17 November	19 November	Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	Gravel	19	287.68 km
Source:

Calendar changes

The FIA re-organised the calendar for the 2017 season to include a greater variation in surfaces between events, bringing the Tour de Corse forward from October to April. The decision was made after concerns were expressed about the 2016 calendar, which originally contained six consecutive gravel events followed by four tarmac rallies.

The Rally of China was removed from the calendar. The event had been included on the 2016 calendar before storm damage to the proposed route forced its cancellation. The round was removed from the 2017 calendar to give event organisers more time to prepare for a future bid to rejoin the calendar. Similarly, the FIA put the Rallies of Argentina and Poland on notice regarding safety concerns, threatening to rescind their World Championship status for the 2017 season unless safety standards were improved in 2016, with drivers citing a lack of safety marshalls and expressing concerns over spectators getting too close to the cars as the main areas to be addressed. Both events were subsequently included on the calendar.

The Rallies of Sweden and Germany changed their headquarters. The Rally of Sweden stayed within Värmland County, but relocated from Karlstad to Torsby. The Rally of Germany moved from Trier in Rhineland-Palatine to Saarbrücken in the neighbouring state of Saarland.

Route changes

The Rallye Monte-Carlo introduced a heavily revised itinerary, with eighty-five percent of the route used in 2016 being revised for the 2017 event, which saw the competitive distance increase from 337.59 km to 382.65 km and included the Col de Turini as part of the Power Stage. Rally Sweden adjusted its route to remove the emphasis on purpose-built stages that had filled out the event itinerary in previous years. The new route raised the average speed of the rally and introduced more competitive mileage in Hedmark County in neighbouring Norway.

Rally Mexico also featured route revisions, with the eighty-kilometre Guanajuato stage—the longest in the championship in 2016—removed from the schedule; however, the addition of new stages and further changes to existing ones meant that the overall competitive distance of the 2017 rally was only six kilometres shorter than the route used in the 2016 event. The rally started in Mexico City with a spectator-friendly stage before moving to its traditional headquarters in León. The Tour de Corse shortened its route by seventy-four kilometres, from 390.92 km in 2016 down to 316.76 km in 2017, with most of the changes coming from shortening each of the individual stages used in 2016. Rally Portugal shortened its route by twenty kilometres, reintroducing stages that had not been used for several years and reconfiguring stages from the 2016 event. Rally Poland also revised its route, introducing a series of brand-new stages close to the Russian border. The changes saw the crews compete on a wider ranges of surfaces—including tarmac and cobblestones—within individual stages, although the rally was still officially classified as a gravel surface event.

Following the cancellation of stages in Rally Sweden when the front-running cars exceeded the maximum average speed mandated by the FIA, Rally Finland was forced to revise its route to find ways of keeping the average stage speed down—with some estimates predicting that the 2017 generation of cars could exceed 140 km/h (87.0 mph)—to avoid stage cancellations. This was achieved by installing artificial chicanes into all but two of the stages, which proved to be controversial as drivers complained that they were too narrow and thus had the potential to damage cars, and were poorly-positioned with little regulatory oversight from rally organisers. With Rallye Deutschland moving to a new headquarters, the rally routed was revised. The vineyard and military proving ground stages in the Baumholder region were retained, but the final leg of the route was changed to introduce high-speed stages based on country lanes.

Rally Catalunya introduced several new and returning stages to its route, focusing on the tarmac legs of the event. Organisers of the Wales Rally GB retained the event route used in 2016, but revised the itinerary to increase its difficulty, with the route featuring earlier start times, later finishes and the reintroduction of night stages. Rally Australia underwent route revisions, introducing a new loop of stages north of the rally headquarters in Coffs Harbour. The new stages were designed to be faster and more technical than in previous events.

Entries

The following teams and drivers were entered for the rallies in the 2017 World Rally Championship:

World Rally Car entries eligible to score manufacturer points

Manufacturer	Entrant	Car	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Ford	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	M	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	All
				2	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	All
			D	3	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	All
Hyundai	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M	4	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	1–5
						Sebastian Marshall	6–10, 12–13
					Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	11
				5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	All
				6	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	1–11
					Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	12–13
Citroën	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	M	7	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	1–7, 9–11
					Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	8
					Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	12
					Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	13
				8	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	1, 3, 11
					Craig Breen	Scott Martin	2, 4–8, 10, 12–13
					Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	9
				9	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	4, 6, 8
					Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	7, 10
					Craig Breen	Scott Martin	9
					Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	11
					Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	12–13
Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M	10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	All
				11	Juho Hänninen	Kaj Lindström	1–12
					Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	13
				12	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	6–12
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World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points

Manufacturer	Entrant	Car	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Citroën	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	M	14	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	1
				15	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	2
	Jourdan Serderidis		M	15	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	12
				20			1
				21			13
				22		Lara Vanneste	8
						Frédéric Miclotte	11
				23			10
	Jean-Michel Raoux		D	21	Jean-Michel Raoux	Laurent Magat	11
				22			7, 9–10
				23			8
						Thomas Escartefigue	6
	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	M	15	Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	6
Ford	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC	M	14	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	2, 5, 7–8
						Torstein Eriksen	9, 11
						Emil Axelsson	12
			D			Ola Fløene	6
			M		Armin Kremer	Pirmin Winklhofer	10
			M	15	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	8–9
			M	37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Simone Scattolin	3, 5
	Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M	20	Yazeed Al Rajhi	Michael Orr	7, 12
	OneBet Jipocar World Rally Team		D	21	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	6–7
	FWRT		M	37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Simone Scattolin	2
	Armando Pereira		M	81	Armando Pereira	Rémi Tutélaire	4
	Alain Vauthier		M	82	Alain Vauthier	Stevie Nollet	4
	Paolo Liceri		M		Paolo Liceri	Salvatore Mendola	7
	Charles Payne		P	86	Charles Payne	Carl Williamson	12
	Simone Romagna		M	99	Simone Romagna	Massimiliano Bosi	7
Hyundai	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M	16	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	12
Mini	Eurolamp World Rally Team	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	M	12	Valeriy Gorban	Sergei Larens	3
				15			5
				16			2
				20			11
				21			8–9
				22			6
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Team and crew changes

M-Sport entered the Ford Fiesta WRC, based on the Fiesta RS WRC and updated to fit the 2017 regulation. The team secured Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia to drive one car, and re-hired Ott Tänak, who returned to the team after contesting the 2016 season with DMACK World Rally Team. Tänak changed co-drivers, with Martin Järveoja replacing Raigo Mõlder. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt returned to the premier class after contesting the 2016 season in the WRC-2 category, swapping places Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas, who stayed with M-Sport and were entered in the WRC-2.

M-Sport resumed their practice of promoting their junior drivers for guest appearances, starting with Teemu Suninen at the Rally of Poland. Suninen will be partnered by his regular WRC2 co-driver, Mikko Markkula. The team also continued to operate their customer programme, with Adapta World Rally Team returning to the sport and merging with Jipocar Czech National Team to form the OneBet Jipocar World Rally Team, starting the season from the 65th Rally Sweden. Mads Østberg and Ola Fløene competed in a Fiesta WRC, with the team expanding to two cars later in the season; the second, an older-model Fiesta RS WRC, will be driven by Martin Prokop and Jan Tománek, who return to the World Rally Championship after missing the second half of the 2016 season. Lorenzo Bertelli, Simone Scattolin and their FWRT team acquired a Fiesta for the Rally Mexico, which like the OneBet Jipocar entry, was run by M-Sport. DMACK World Rally Team will no longer operate as a customer team, instead becoming a partner and supplier of M-Sport, providing tyres and sponsorship for Elfyn Evans' entry.

Hyundai entered a three-door variant of the i20 WRC, known as the i20 Coupe WRC, having used the five-door model in competition throughout the 2016 season. The team had previously used a three-door model in 2014 and 2015 before being forced to adopt the five-door model in 2016 for logistical reasons. However, the team considered the three-door model to be better-suited to competition, and developed the i20 Coupe WRC around it. Hyundai elected to retain the three crews—Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul, Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, and Dani Sordo and Marc Martí—who drove for the team in 2016 to contest their 2017 campaign. Following the Rally of Mexico, Hyundai announced that Paddon and Kennard would part ways after a twelve-year partnership, with Sebastian Marshall becoming Paddon's new co-driver.

Citroën returned to the sport with a fully factory-supported team after competing part-time in 2016 to focus on the development of their 2017-generation car. The DS3 WRC was succeeded by the C3 WRC, a brand-new car based on the Citroën C3. The decision to re-enter the World Rally Championship coincided with Citroën withdrawing its factory support for the Citroën C-Elysée WTCC and its World Touring Car Championship programme. The team signed Kris Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle to contest the full season, while Craig Breen and Scott Martin shared a car with Stéphane Lefebvre between events—as they did in 2016—until the Tour de Corse, when a third C3 WRC became available; Citroën also entered a DS3 WRC for Breen and Lefebvre in the opening rounds. Gabin Moreau returned as Lefebvre's co-driver following an injury at the 34. Rallye Deutschland that saw him sit out the final events of the 2016 season. Lefebvre and Moreau were later replaced for the Rally Sardinia by Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger, who had started the season contesting the WRC2 in a Škoda Fabia R5. Mikkelsen and Jæger went on to rotate between Citroën's entries before switching to Hyundai for the final rounds of the championship. Khalid Al Qassimi contested selected events in a fourth C3 WRC.

Toyota returned to the sport after eighteen years, entering the brand-new Toyota Yaris WRC under the banner of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. The development and operation of the cars is overseen by four-time World Drivers' Champion Tommi Mäkinen. Jari-Matti Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila left Volkswagen Motorsport following the team's withdrawal from the sport to join Toyota, where they are partnered with Juho Hänninen—who returned to the championship for the first time since 2014—and Kaj Lindström. Reigning WRC-2 champions Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm made their début in a WRC specification car, contesting a partial campaign from the Rally of Portugal. Toyota last competed in the sport as a factory-supported team between 1997 and 1999 with the Corolla WRC before withdrawing ahead of the 2000 season to focus on its Formula One project.

Volkswagen scaled back their involvement in the sport, withdrawing their entry as a manufacturer at the end of the 2016 season and cancelling the Polo R WRC programme in light of the emissions scandal that broke in 2015. Volkswagen instead switched focus from a factory-supported team to a customer programme with a Polo rally car built to R5 regulations and scheduled for introduction in 2018. The 2016 specification of the Polo R WRC was made available to privateer entries and the 2017 model, known as the Polo WRC, was abandoned after the FIA denied an exemption to homologation regulations that would have allowed the Polo WRC to compete in 2017.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

A comparison between the 2016 Ford Fiesta RS WRC (top) and 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC (bottom) showing the more complex aerodynamic devices on the front of the car and the larger rear wings used in 2017.

The sport underwent a revision of the technical regulations for 2017, introducing a variety of changes aimed at improving aerodynamic and mechanical grip, with modelling suggesting that average stage speeds are expected to increase to the point where stage records could be broken by up to thirty seconds and drawing comparisons to the defunct Group B regulations. These changes include:

• An increase in the power output of the engine, from 300 bhp (223.7 kW) to 380 bhp (283.4 kW), the equivalent of a TC1-specification World Touring Car Championship engine. The engine will be capable of producing 450 N⋅m (331.9 lb⋅ft) of torque.
• A larger turbo restrictor, increasing from 33mm in 2016 to 36mm in 2017; however, the maximum allowable turbo pressure remains fixed at 2.5 bar absolute.
• A reduction of the overall weight of the car, cutting 25 kg (55.1 lb) from the monocoque.
• An increase in the overhang of the front and rear bumpers and increases in the size of the door sills, door pillars and the fixed rear wing, permitting the inclusion of additional aerodynamic aids, all aimed at improving aerodynamic grip. However, the bodywork of the 2017 model must be able to cover the bodywork of the 2016 model of car.
• Deregulation of the rules governing the rear diffuser to allow manufacturers to develop a wider range of aerodynamic shapes. There was also further deregulation of the rules governing the wheel arches, allowing the introduction of additional brake cooling ducts.
• The reintroduction of an active centre differential for the first time since the 2010 season. Similarly, electronic differentials are permitted in the sport for the first time.

In order to promote further manufacturer participation, homologation requirements were relaxed to allow any production car that is at least 3.9 m (12.8 ft) long to be eligible for recognition as a World Rally Car. The designs of the cars were to be finalised by September 2016 and submitted for homologation by 1 November 2016.

Sporting regulations

The points-scoring system for the World Championship for Manufacturers was changed, with manufacturers permitted to enter at least two and as many as three crews in each round, with the best two results being awarded points. Changes were also made to the points awarded for the Power Stage, with points awarded to the top five drivers.

The FIA exercised stricter controls over which drivers are eligible to compete in 2017-specification cars by only permitting registered manufacturers to enter 2017-specification cars. The rule was introduced as a response to concerns over inexperienced drivers and drivers paying for the opportunity to race being able to compete in the more powerful 2017 cars without oversight. The controls stop short of a licensing system similar to the one used in Formula One to allow experienced guest drivers to compete part-time. To complement this, a new privateers' championship known as the WRC Trophy was added for crews entering World Rally Cars used between 2011 and 2016. Crews competing in the WRC Trophy had to nominate seven rounds at which they were eligible to score points, with their six best results counting towards their final points tally.

Further changes were made to the sporting regulations, with the rules governing the running order—the order in which crews enter a stage—reverting to the system used in 2014 to address concerns over road sweeping, whereby championship leaders were forced to clear the roads of loose gravel, costing them time and exposing the harder-packed and faster road base for following drivers to take advantage of. Under the reintroduced rules, the crews will enter a stage in championship order for the first day of competition, and then in reverse championship order for the remaining legs of the event.

Season report

Monte Carlo Rally

Rallye Monte Carlo saw Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia start their title defence with a win, recording their fourth victory in the event and M-Sport's first win since the 68th Wales Rally GB in 2012. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second on Toyota's return to the sport, with Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja completing the podium. Thierry Neuville established an early lead as the opening stages were marked by attrition; Ogier lost forty seconds when he slid into a ditch, Kris Meeke and Juho Hänninen crashed out and restarted the next day with a penalty, Stéphane Lefebvre suffered a gearbox failure, and Elfyn Evans struggled for grip on the icy surface. Neuville carried the overnight lead from Ogier, who had recovered from ninth after his off, and Tänak. Neuville extended his lead to over a minute on the second leg of the rally as Ogier took a conservative approach to the icy roads. He gradually started to recover during the second pass over the day's stages, and inherited the lead when Neuville crashed on the final stage of the day, breaking his suspension and losing half an hour. Neuville's accident also handed Jari-Matti Latvala a provisional podium position. Dani Sordo encountered problems in the sister Hyundai, struggling with a loss of power steering, while Meeke was forced to retire after a collision on the road section between stages. Meanwhile, Evans regained his confidence on the dry tarmac and won three of the day's five stages to secure sixth place going into the final day of competition. The final leg of the rally saw Tänak develop a misfire that allowed Latvala to pass him for second and left him vulnerable to Sordo. A late change in the weather on the final stage left the field contending with difficult conditions; while Ogier and Latvala drove conservatively to secure first and second, Tänak withstood pressure from Sordo to finish third. Sordo and co-driver Marc Martí finished the event fourth ahead of Craig Breen and Scott Martin who were the leading Citroën crew despite driving a year-old DS3 WRC. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt finished sixth, while seventh and eighth place went to WRC2 entries; driving a Škoda Fabia R5 in a guest appearance, Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger finished ahead of Škoda Motorsport teammates Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler. Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau overcame their penalty for restarting under Rally-2 regulations to finish ninth, while WRC-2 entrants Bryan Bouffier and Denis Giraudet completed the top ten in a Ford Fiesta R5. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul scored an additional five points for winning the Power Stage.

The rally was overshadowed by a fatal accident involving a spectator on the opening stage when Hayden Paddon lost control on a patch of black ice and hit the spectator as he rolled into an embankment, blocking the roadway. The stage was stopped—and ultimately cancelled—as medical attention was sought and the car cleared away, but the spectator later died of his injuries. Although eligible to restart under Rally-2 regulations, Paddon withdrew from the event.

Rally Sweden

Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila won the Rally of Sweden, and combined with five bonus points for winning the Power Stage, took the lead of the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. The result marked Toyota's first World Rally Championship victory since Didier Auriol and Denis Giraudet won the 3rd China Rally in 1999. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished second, while Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia completed the podium and allowed M-Sport to retain the manufacturers' championship lead. The first day of competition saw Thierry Neuville and Latvala emerged as the early contenders for the rally lead as drivers reported that the rough surface and frequent jumps interrupted the airflow over the cars and making the level of aerodynamic grip available inconsistent. As the crews began their second pass over the day's stages, the icy road surface began to break up enabling Neuville—whose road position meant that he had experience with the degrading road surface during the first pass—to break free, building up a twenty-second lead over Latvala at the end of the day, with Ott Tänak a further thirty seconds behind. Further down the order, Craig Breen struggled with snow drifts on his début in the C3 WRC; Juho Hänninen retired after damaging his radiator when he hit a tree; and Mads Østberg was forced out when the rear wing of his Fiesta WRC fell off. The second leg of the rally saw Neuville build his overnight lead to forty-three seconds, only crash out for the second event in a row. Tänak won every stage of the morning loop to put pressure on Latvala in second, closing to within five seconds when Latvala was forced to slow to avoid Kris Meeke as Meeke attempted to return to the stage after an off. Sébastien Ogier, running ahead of Meeke and therefore unimpeded, started to catch Tänak and was thirteen seconds behind the Estonian as the crews started the final stage of the day, a short super-special stage. Neuville hit a tire stack and broke his steering, forcing him out of the event and handing the provisional podium positions to Latvala, Tänak and Ogier; Neuville ultimately salvaged three points on the Power Stage. The third day started with Ogier spinning on the opening stage and losing ground to the leaders; meanwhile, Latvala won the opening stages to consolidate his lead over Tänak. Tänak was unable to respond on the Power Stage, handing Latvala his fourth victory in Sweden. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí finished fourth ahead of Breen and Scott Martin. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt survived a late push from Hayden Paddon and John Kennard to secure sixth. Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau finished eighth, having reverted to a year-old DS3 for the event. WRC-2 entrants Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson finished ninth in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula completed the points-scoring positions in a Ford Fiesta R5.

Rally Mexico

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle won the Rally of Mexico, marking the pair's first victory of the season, and the first for the Citroën C3 WRC. Sébastien Ogier led into Friday after two runs of the new Mexico City street stage, but an accident involving civilian vehicles lead to heavy traffic on the road to León and subsequently caused the first two special stages of Friday to be cancelled as the cars arrived late. Meeke won the first gravel stage as Hyundai, M-Sport and Toyota all suffered issues blamed on the heat and altitude of the Mexican stages. Despite a threat from Ogier and Neuville in third, Meeke maintained his lead through Saturday. A spin on a hairpin for Ogier stretched Meeke's lead to over thirty seconds by the end of the day. Stéphane Lefebvre and Lorenzo Bertelli crashed on Saturday, but both resumed on Sunday with only cosmetic damage. By Sunday morning, Ott Tänak was fourth, followed by Hayden Paddon, who reported technical issues. They would hold their positions until the end of the rally. Jari-Matti Latvala, plagued by engine issues and a poor road position on Friday, won a battle for sixth with his teammate Juho Hänninen who was suffering from illness. Further back, Elfyn Evans won three stages but had been issued a five-minute time penalty following an engine change before the first stage. Similarly, Dani Sordo had been given a ten-minute penalty for an incomplete performance at Saturday evening's super-special stage, but this was successfully appealed by his team, meaning he finished eighth. The power stage was won by Neuville, with Ogier, Tänak, Latvala and Sordo also scoring. In the final few corners of the power stage, Meeke lost control over a bump in a fast right turn, left the road and hit a spectator's parked car. After spending twenty seconds in a field doubling as a car park, he returned to the road, to win the rally with a margin of fourteen seconds. He moved to sixth in the championship standings, while Ogier took the lead from Latvala. Ogier's podium finish and championship lead were briefly threatened after his car failed scrutineering due to a technical infringement with his gearbox, but were subsequently upheld after closer examination of the car.

Tour de Corse

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the Tour de Corse, making Hyundai the fourth different manufacturer to win in as many rallies. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle established themselves as the early leaders, with Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia emerged as their closest challengers as Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja had an early off that they could not recover from. Neuville and Gilsoul made a slow start, but recovered well to take advantage of setup and hydraulics problems that stymied Ogier's progress, and by the end of the first day were in a position to challenge the reigning World Champions for second place. Meeke and Nagle continued to build their lead until their engine let go, forcing them to retire on the spot and handing the lead of the rally to Neuville and Gilsoul. With Ogier and Ingrassia struggling with an engine misfire, the Hyundai crew were able to establish a lead of over thirty seconds, and they remained unchallenged for the rest of the event. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí briefly held second place—despite struggling with setup problems and being unable to find a rhythm—before Ogier and Ingrassia reclaimed the position in the final stage. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished fourth, edging out Craig Breen and Scott Martin by a tenth of a second, while Hayden Paddon and John Kennard finished sixth. Seventh place was taken by WRC-2 entrants Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger, with the fellow WRC-2 crew of Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula eighth. Stéphane Sarrazin and Jacques-Julien Renucci finished ninth in an independent entry, with former French junior champions Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand completing the top ten. The result saw Ogier and Ingrassia extend their championship lead by five points, while Neuville and Gilsoul took third place in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships from Tänak and Järveoja. Neuville's win and Sordo's podium saw Hyundai pass Toyota for second place in the manufacturers' standings.

Rally Argentina

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul took their second consecutive victory in Rally Argentina to close within two points of Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. The rough roads of Argentina quickly proved to be difficult for the crews. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia slid wide into a ditch; Latvala and Miikka Anttila struggled with an overheating engine; Dani Sordo and Marc Martí broke a steering arm and lost eleven minutes repairing it after striking a rock; Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, and Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle both rolled; while Craig Breen and Scott Martin damaged their gearbox after hitting the same rock as Meeke. With the high rate of attrition, Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt emerged as the early leaders, attributing their success to the durability of the soft compound DMACK tyres compared to the soft compound Michelins used by the other crews. However, two punctures, a spin and the loss of the rear diffuser on the second day saw Neuville and Gilsoul cut Evans' and Barritt's lead from one minute to eleven seconds. Neuville continued to apply pressure during the final day, cutting the deficit to less than a second going into the final stage. Neuville forced an error from Evans who struck a bridge and lost a second and a half. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished third after a strategic drive to avoid damage, with Ogier and Ingrassia beating Latvala and Anttila to fourth. Paddon and Kennard recovered from their roll to finish sixth, while Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström finished seventh. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí successfully defended eighth from Mads Østberg and Ola Fløene, who had run as high as second before damaging their suspension. WRC2 points leaders Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson completed the points-scoring positions in tenth.

Rally de Portugal

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia took their second victory of the season at the Rally of Portugal, matching Markku Alén and Ilkka Kivimäki's record of five wins in Portugal. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul finished second, scoring enough points to take second place from Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in the championship. The opening leg of the rally saw the lead change five times in seven stages, with Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja emerging at the eventual leaders. Both Latvala and Anttila and Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle briefly held the lead before crashing out of contention; Latvala, battling a fever and back injury suffered a low-speed roll-over and was able to continue, while Meeke broke his suspension after sliding off the road and he retired from the leg. The second day saw the lead between Tänak and second-placed Ogier fluctuate until Tänak ran wide and damaged his car. Ogier inherited a twenty-second lead over Neuville and started pulling away until the Hyundai driver made set-up changes for the afternoon stages and started closing the deficit. However, Ogier was able to maintain his pace and went on to win by fifteen seconds. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí completed the podium in third, while Tänak and Järveoja recovered to fourth, picking up an extra five points for winning the Power Stage. Craig Breen and Scott Martin were the leading Citroën in fifth, having won a rally-long fight with Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindstrom matched their best result of the season with seventh, having driven conservatively to account for their inexperience in Portugal. Mads Østberg and Ola Flœne finished eighth in a privateer Fiesta WRC, beating Latvala and Anttila, while in the third Toyota, Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm scored points on their début.

Rally Italia Sardegna

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja claimed their maiden World Rally Championship victory in Sardegna, finishing ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila, with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in third. The rally was run in difficult conditions, with high temperatures across the weekend while a lack of wind caused further problems as dust from the surface lingered in the forest stages, reducing visibility. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle took the lead on the first day before suffering a roll-over—their fourth in three rallies—that damaged their rollcage and forced them into retirement. Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall inherited the lead while further down the order Craig Breen and Scott Martin cracked their gearbox casing after landing heavily on a rock, Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt slid into a tree, and Dani Sordo and Marc Martí struggled with an intermittent turbo failure. Neuville and Gilsoul challenged for the lead until their brakes failed and they lost a minute to Paddon and Marshall. The lead changed again when Paddon and Marshall clipped and embankment and tore a suspension upright out of the car. Tänak and Järveoja inherited the lead themselves while Latvala and Anttila recovered from a slow start to be second at the end of the day. Both crews made errors throughout the final day, but Tänak and Järveoja held a twenty-eight second lead ahead of the power stage and held on to secure first place overall. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm finished fourth and scored an extra five points for winning the power stage, while Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were fifth. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström matched their career-best result with sixth ahead of Mads Østberg and Øla Flœne, who damaged their suspension on the final stage. Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger scored points on début for Citroën. The points-scoring positions were completed by Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas in a Ford Fiesta R5 in ninth, and WRC2 class winners Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dressler.

Rally Poland

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul took their third win of the season in Poland to further close in on the championship lead. Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall finished second in their best result of the season, with Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia completing the podium in third. Heavy rains in the region the week before the rally meant that the normally loose, sandy surface became very slippery, with deep ruts being carved into the surface for the second pass over the stages. The four crews leading the championship—Ogier and Ingrassia, Neuville and Gilsoul, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja, and Jari-Matti Latvala and Miika Anttila—set the early pace, with the lead changing hands several times on the first morning of competition. Ogier and Ingrassia struggled to stay with the leaders during the afternoon's running as their road position meant that they were the first to encounter the ruts, while Latvala and Anttila later retired with a terminal engine fault. Neuville and Gilsoul lead the rally at the end of the first day. Tänak and Järveoja reclaimed the lead on the second day, only to lose their rear wing late in the afternoon; however, Neuville and Gilsoul were unable to build on their newfound lead as they suffered a puncture shortly thereafter. Tänak and Järveoja pushed early on the final day and briefly took the lead again, but clipped a tree stump on the next stage that spun them into an embankment, crushing their intercooler and radiator. Their retirement handed the lead to Neuville and Gilsoul, who won the rally by over a minute. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí were fourth, putting all three Hyundais in the top four, while Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau were fifth after missing the Rally of Italy. Partnered with Mikko Markkula, Teemu Suninen scored points on his World Rally Championship début in sixth. Mads Østberg and Ola Flœne were seventh ahead of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt. Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger—substituting for Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle—were ninth in an upgraded C3 WRC, with Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström completing the points in tenth. Re-entering the event under Rally-2 regulations, Latvala and Anttila won the Power Stage to take third position in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships from Tänak and Järveoja.

Rally Finland

Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won Rally Finland in their fourth start in the sport's premier class. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt finished second, claiming the position from Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström on the final stage. The rally saw a change in the championship lead as Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul secured enough points to match Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia; having won three rallies compared to Ogier's two, Neuville was considered the championship leader. Ogier's rally came to an early end when he damaged his suspension after landing heavily off a jump. Distracted by the change in his car's handling, Ogier misheard a pace note and slid into a tree. Although M-Sport were able to repair the car to re-enter the rally, Ingrassia was diagnosed with a concussion and the team elected against continuing on medical advice. The battle for the rally lead was waged between the three Toyotas—the Yaris WRC having been extensively tested on the roads around Jyväskylä during its initial development phase—and the privately entered Fiesta of Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula. Finnish crews occupied the top four positions until an electrical fault paralysed Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila's Toyota, forcing them to retire and handing a fifty-second lead to Lappi and Ferm. Suninen crashed on the final day and fell from second to fourth, while Craig Breen secured another fifth-place finish for Citroën. Neuville and Gilsoul were sixth after struggling with the undulating roads on the opening day. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja recovered to seventh after suffering a puncture on the opening day, finishing ahead of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle, who finished eighth on their return to the sport. Dani Sordo and Marc Martí finished ninth, with Mads Østberg completing the points in tenth with new co-driver Torstein Eriksen.

Rallye Deutschland

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja took their second win of the season in Germany ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia reclaimed the championship lead in third as Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul failed to score points when they retired with broken suspension. Tänak and Järveoja controlled the rally for most of the event by managing their tyres across the variety of surfaces that made up the route, benefiting from errors made by other drivers. In taking victory Tänak and Järveoja secured M-Sport's first win in Germany, which prior to the rally had been the only calendar event that M-Sport had not won. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström were the highest-placed Toyota crew in fourth as Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila struggled with mechanical issues and Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm retired after hitting a wall. Craig Breen and Scott Martin finished fifth, taking the place from Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt on the final stage. Latvala and Anttila recovered from their engine problems to finish seventh, while Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall experienced several punctures on their way to eighth. Local privateers Armin Kremer and Pirmin Winklhofer finished ninth in a 2017-specification Fiesta WRC, and WRC-2 entrants Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas completed the points in tenth. Pre-event favourites Dani Sordo and Marc Martí crashed out on the opening day, but re-entered under Rally-2 regulations and went on to score five points for winning the Power Stage. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle retired on the first stage after Meeke misjudged a corner and hit a barricade the broke his steering arm.

Rally Catalunya

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle took the first tarmac win of their career in Catalunya, while Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia extended their championship lead. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished third, passing Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in the championship standings after Neuville and Gilsoul retired with damaged suspension.

Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger took an early lead on début for Hyundai, but fell behind during the tarmac stages. Mikkelsen acknowledged that his lack of experience with the i20 Coupe WRC on tarmac limited his ability to get the most out of it. They retired and re-entered under Rally 2 regulations when they struck a culvert and damages their suspension, as did Dani Sordo and Marc Martí in the sister Hyundai. Meeke and Nagle assumed the lead as Ogier and Ingrassia became embroiled in a fight with Tänak and Järveoja, who were forced to use a gravel-specification gearbox on tarmac when their tarmac gearbox failed. Juho Hänninen and Kaj Lindström finished fourth, the only Toyota to complete the event after Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm crashed out, and Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikka Anttila retired with an electrical fault. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen finished fifth, with Østberg attributing the result to the 2017 generation of cars, which he found easier to drive on tarmac. Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau finished sixth on their return to competition, ahead of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt, who struggled with a lack of grip on tarmac. World Rally Championship entrants Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula finished eighth, with Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dressler in ninth and Ole Christian Veiby and Stig Rune Skjærmoen completing the points in tenth.

Wales Rally GB

Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt became the seventh different crew to win a rally in 2017 when they won the Wales Rally GB. The event saw Ogier and Ingrassia secure their fifth consecutive World Championship titles, becoming the first Ford crew to win the World Championship since Ari Vatanen and David Richards in 1981.

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul finished the rally second overall despite incurring an early penalty and sliding into a ditch on the opening day. Ogier and Ingrassia finished third after nursing a puncture and broken brake disc during the foggy night stages, while a late push from Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger was enough to secure fourth position. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila were fifth, having struggled to match the leaders' pace early in the rally until the night stages where successive stage wins saw them climb several places in the overall standings. Conversely, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja ran as high as second through the opening legs, but struggled with low visibility in the fog and slipped to sixth. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle struggled with a lack of pace after making several unforced errors to finish seventh ahead of Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm finished ninth while Dani Sordo and Marc Martí completed the points in tenth position.

Rally Australia

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul claimed their fourth win of the year in Australia, with the result securing second place in the championship. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were second, while Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall finished in third—their first podium finish of the season—when Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttilla crashed out on the final stage.

The rally saw variable conditions across the three days of competition, ranging from dry heat to humidity and heavy rain. Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger established an early lead as the front-runners were forced to sweep the loose, heavy gravel from the road surface. They maintained their pace into the second day until they struck an embankment and punctured two tyres, but with only one spare they were not permitted to start the next stage. Neuville and Gilsoul climbed from fourth place to the lead as others suffered their own misfortunes; Craig Breen and Scott Martin damaged a wheel, while Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle damaged their rear suspension on a bridge. Citroën elected to retire the car, concerned that the suspension would fail completely on an upcoming stage, only for the stage to be cancelled. Sitting in second, Latvala and Anttilla began catching Neuville and Gilsoul in the dry, but fell back in the wet before crashing out. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished fourth and won the Power Stage for an additional five championship points. Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt were fifth ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm, who lost time on the first day with a power steering failure. Having re-entered under Rally-2 regulations, Meeke and Nagle took advantage of attrition on the final day—that saw the sister Citroëns of Breen and Martin and Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau retire—to finish seventh ahead of local privateers Nathan Quinn and John Allen. Jourdan Serderidis and Frédéric Miclotte finished eleventh overall, but were classified ninth in the points standings as the crew the finished ninth were ineligible to score points. Similarly, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finished in twelfth but were classified in tenth.

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning entrant	Winning time	Report
1	Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	4:00:03.6	Report
2	Rally Sweden	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	2:36:03.6	Report
3	Rally Mexico	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	3:22:04.6	Report
4	Tour de Corse	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	3:22:53.4	Report
5	Rally Argentina	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	3:38:10.6	Report
6	Rally Portugal	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport World Rally Team	3:42:55.7	Report
7	Rally Italia Sardegna	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	3:25:15.1	Report
8	Rally Poland	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	2:40:46.1	Report
9	Rally Finland	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	2:29:26.9	Report
10	Rallye Deutschland	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport World Rally Team	2:57:31.7	Report
11	Rally Catalunya	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	3:01:21.1	Report
12	Wales Rally GB	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	2:57:00.6	Report
13	Rally Australia	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	2:35:44.8	Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. In the manufacturers' championship, points are only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2017-specification World Rally Car. There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points are only awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CAT GBR AUS Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 1 3 2 2 4 1 5 3 Ret 3 2 3 4 232 2 Thierry Neuville 15 13 3 1 1 2 3 1 6 44 Ret 2 1 208 3 Ott Tänak 3 2 4 11 3 4 1 Ret 7 1 3 6 2 191 4 Jari-Matti Latvala 2 1 6 4 5 9 2 20 21 7 Ret 5 Ret 136 5 Elfyn Evans 6 6 9 21 2 6 Ret 8 2 6 7 1 5 128 6 Dani Sordo 4 4 8 3 8 3 12 4 9 34 15 10 95 7 Kris Meeke Ret 12 1 Ret Ret 18 Ret 8 Ret 1 7 7 77 8 Hayden Paddon Ret 7 5 6 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret 8 8 3 74 9 Juho Hänninen 16 23 7 Ret 7 7 6 10 3 4 4 Ret 71 10 Craig Breen 5 5 5 Ret 5 25 11 5 5 15 Ret 64 11 Esapekka Lappi 10 4 Ret 1 21 Ret 9 6 62 12 Andreas Mikkelsen 7 7 Ret 8 9 2 18 4 11 54 13 Stéphane Lefebvre 9 8 15 50 13 5 6 Ret 30 14 Teemu Suninen 10 8 12 6 4 16 8 31 29 15 Mads Østberg 15 9 8 7 7 10 WD 5 38 29 16 Jan Kopecký 8 16 10 11 9 7 17 Pontus Tidemand 11 9 10 10 11 13 12 11 4 18 Richie Dalton 8 4 19 Eric Camilli 12 14 11 28 21 9 14 12 10 16 12 3 20 Jourdan Serderidis 29 30 25 33 42 9 2 21 Stéphane Sarrazin 9 2 22 Armin Kremer Ret 9 2 23 Ole Christian Veiby 11 14 11 12 Ret 10 37 1 24 Yohan Rossel 10 38 15 41 WD 1 25 Kalle Rovanperä 35 10 1 26 Bryan Bouffier 10 Ret 1 Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CAT GBR AUS Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD) Notes:  – Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CAT GBR AUS Points 1 Julien Ingrassia 1 3 2 2 4 1 5 3 Ret 3 2 3 4 232 2 Nicolas Gilsoul 15 13 3 1 1 2 3 1 6 44 Ret 2 1 208 3 Martin Järveoja 3 2 4 11 3 4 1 Ret 7 1 3 6 2 191 4 Miikka Anttila 2 1 6 4 5 9 2 20 21 7 Ret 5 Ret 136 5 Daniel Barritt 6 6 9 21 2 6 Ret 8 2 6 7 1 5 128 6 Marc Martí 4 4 8 3 8 3 12 4 9 34 15 10 95 7 Paul Nagle Ret 12 1 Ret Ret 18 Ret 8 Ret 1 7 7 77 8 Kaj Lindström 16 23 7 Ret 7 7 6 10 3 4 4 Ret 71 9 Scott Martin 5 5 5 Ret 5 25 11 5 5 15 Ret 64 10 Janne Ferm 10 4 Ret 1 21 Ret 9 6 62 11 Anders Jæger 7 7 Ret 8 9 2 18 4 11 54 12 Sebastian Marshall 31 Ret Ret 2 Ret 8 8 3 41 13 John Kennard WD 7 5 6 6 33 14 Gabin Moreau 9 8 15 50 13 5 6 Ret 30 15 Mikko Markkula 10 8 12 6 4 16 8 31 29 16 Ola Fløene 15 9 8 7 7 19 Ret 18 17 Torstein Eriksen 10 5 11 18 Pavel Dresler 8 16 10 11 9 7 19 Jonas Andersson 11 9 10 10 11 13 12 11 4 20 John Allen 8 4 21 Benjamin Veillas 12 14 11 28 21 9 14 12 10 16 12 3 22 Jacques-Julien Renucci 9 33 17 Ret WD 2 23 Frédéric Miclotte 29 25 33 42 9 2 24 Pirmin Winklhofer Ret 9 2 25 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 11 14 11 12 Ret 10 37 1 26 Benoît Fulcrand 10 38 15 41 WD 1 27 Jonne Halttunen 13 35 10 1 28 Denis Giraudet 10 Ret 1 Pos. Co-Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CAT GBR AUS Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD) Notes:  – Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

Pos. Team No. MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER CAT GBR AUS Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 1 1 3 2 2 NC 1 5 3 Ret 3 2 3 4 428 2 3 2 4 6 3 4 1 Ret 6 1 3 NC 2 3 NC NC NC NC 2 NC Ret 5 2 NC NC 1 NC 2 Hyundai Motorsport 4 WD 6 5 NC 5 Ret Ret 2 Ret 7 7 NC 3 345 5 6 NC 3 1 1 2 3 1 5 NC Ret 2 1 6 4 4 NC 3 NC 3 7 NC 8 8 6 4 NC 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10 2 1 6 4 4 7 2 8 NC 6 Ret 5 Ret 251 11 7 8 7 Ret 6 6 NC 7 3 4 4 Ret 5 12 NC 4 Ret 1 NC Ret 7 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 7 Ret 7 1 Ret Ret NC Ret 6 7 Ret 1 NC Ret 218 8 5 5 8 5 Ret 5 8 NC NC 5 5 8 Ret 9 7 8 6 4 4 2 NC 6 6 Pos. Team No. MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CAT GBR AUS Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Footnotes

1. M-Sport contested the 2007 championship as Ford World Rally Team. Although a separate team was entered under the name Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team, all of the cars were entered and operated by M-Sport.
2. Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
3. Rallye Monte Carlo was shortened when the first stage was cancelled due to a fatal accident involving a spectator. The sixteenth stage was later cancelled owing to overcrowding of spectators.
4. Rally Sweden was shortened when the second pass over the Knon stage was cancelled on the advice of the FIA as the leading drivers exceeded the maximum average stage speed of 130 km/h (80.8 mph) during the first run through the stage.
5. Rally Mexico had its route shortened when a highway accident prevented the cars being transported to León in time for the start of the first stages.
6. The sixth stage of Rally Poland was cancelled after heavy rains in the region created large puddles of standing water on the stage which was subsequently deemed too dangerous.
7. Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.
8. Rally Australia had its route shortened after a bridge in the Newry stage was found to be damaged, making the second pass over the stage impossible to complete. The penultimate stage, Pilbara Reverse 2, was also cancelled after heavy rain made conditions unsafe.
9. ^ Under rules introduced for the 2017 season, only manufacturers are permitted to enter 2017-specification cars. As such, the OneBet Jipocar and FWRT entries are officially a part of M-Sport, but are treated as a separate entity by the team.
10. M-Sport contested the 2012 season under the name Ford World Rally Team.
11. The FIA officially recognise M-Sport as the manufacturer entering Ogier and Ingrassia's car as Ford do not officially support the team; however, the FIA do recognise the car as a Ford Fiesta WRC.
12. ^ Crews were credited with World Championship points in Australia despite finishing outside the points-paying positions as the crews that finished in those positions were ineligible to score points.

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External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• FIA World Rally Championship 2017 at ewrc-results.com

v t e 2017 World Rally Championship« 20162018 »
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
v t e 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
Schedule of events Monte-Carlo Sweden México France Argentina Portugal Italy Poland Finland Germany Spain Great Britain Australia

v t e World Rally Championship
WRC seasons	Group 4 ICM (1970–72) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Group B 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Group A 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 World Rally Car (2.0 L) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 World Rally Car (1.6 L) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Group Rally1 2022 2023 2024 2025
Support categories	WRC2 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (WRC2 Pro) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 WRC3 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Junior WRC 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 (WRC3 Junior) 2023 2024 2025 Production WRC 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Defunct Super 2000 WRC 2010 2011 2012 Defunct 2-Litre Cup 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Defunct R-GT Cup 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Defunct

v t e World championships in 2017
Summer sports & indoor sports	American football (women) Archery Aquatics diving high diving open water swimming swimming synchronized swimming water polo Athletics cross country Badminton Baseball (men) Basketball (3x3) Beach soccer Beach volleyball Bowls Boxing (men) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cricket (women) Cycling road track mountain bike cyclo-cross BMX Urban Fencing Floorball (women) Futsal (AMF women) Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women Inline hockey Judo open Minifootball Modern pentathlon Nine-pin bowling Orienteering trail Rowing Rugby league men women Rugby union (women) Shotgun shooting Softball (men) Squash men women Table tennis Taekwondo Weightlifting Windsurfing Wrestling Wushu
Winter sports	Alpine skiing Bandy (men) Biathlon Bobsleigh / skeleton Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Freestyle skiing / snowboarding Ice hockey men women Luge Nordic skiing Speed skating allround sprint single distances short track
Cue & mind sports	Chess women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men women rapid / blitz Russian version Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red
Motor sports	Air race Endurance racing F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross men women team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Touring car

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