2017 Rally Mexico

The 2017 Rally Mexico (formally known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2017) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 9 and 12 March 2017. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle from Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT won the rally.[1]

2017 Rally Mexico
14. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2017
Round 3 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Host country Mexico
Rally base León, Guanajuato
Dates run9 – 12 March 2017
Stages19 (20) (370.45 km; 230.19 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Kris Meeke
Paul Nagle
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Crews24 at start, 22 at finish

Entry list
Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC D
4 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
8 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 WRC M
10 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT WRC Juho Hänninen Kaj Lindström Toyota Yaris WRC M
37 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta WRC M
12 Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Valeriy Gorban Sergei Larens Mini John Cooper Works WRC M
Source:[2]
Key
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Registered to score points
in WRC Trophy
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Classification

Event standings
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 7 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:22:04.6 0.0 25
2 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:22:18.4 +13.8 22
3 5 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:23:04.3 +59.7 20
4 2 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:24:22.9 +2:18.3 15
5 4 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:25:37.5 +3:32.9 10
6 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 3:26:44.9 +4:40.3 10
7 11 Juho Hänninen Kaj Lindström Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 3:27:10.8 +5:06.2 6
8 6 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:27:27.3 +5:22.7 5
9 3 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:30:46.4 +8:41.8 2
10 30 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:32:56.5 +10:51.9 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (10.) 30 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:32:56.5 25
2 (11.) 31 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:33:39.2 +42.7 18
3 (12.) 34 Benito Guerra Jr. Borja Rozada Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:40:42.6 +7:46.1 15
4 (18.) 33 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:34:13.6 +1:01:17.1 12

Special stages
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1 SS0 Street Stage CDMX 1 1.57 km Juho Hänninen Toyota Yaris WRC 1:51.1 Juho Hänninen
SS1 Street Stage CDMX 2 1.57 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 1:44.8
SS2 El Chocolate 1 54.90 km
Stage cancelled
SS3 Las Minas 1 19.68 km
Stage cancelled
SS4 El Chocolate 2 54.90 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 39:15.6 Kris Meeke
SS5 Las Minas 2 19.68 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 14:12.6
SS6 Street Stage Guanajuato 1.09 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 57.3
SS7 SSS Autódromo de León 1 2.30 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 1:40.0
SS8 SSS Autódromo de León 2 2.30 km Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 1:38.0
Leg 2 SS9 Media Luna 1 27.42 km Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:01.4
SS10 Lajas de Oro 1 38.31 km Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 28:17.5
SS11 El Brinco 1 10.09 km Thierry Neuville
Kris Meeke		 Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC		 5:27.1
SS12 Media Luna 2 27.42 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 16:44.0
SS13 Lajas de Oro 2 38.31 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 28:10.6
SS14 El Brinco 2 10.09 km Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC 5:22.2
SS15 SSS Autódromo de León 3 2.30 km Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 1:37.5
SS16 SSS Autódromo de León 4 2.30 km Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta WRC 1:38.1
SS17 Street Stage Feria de León 1.33 km Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 1:16.9
Leg 3 SS18 La Calera 32.96 km Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 21:53.7
SS19 Derramadero [Power Stage] 21.94 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:13.9

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 21.94 km (13.6 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:13.9 5
2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 12:14.2 +0.3 4
3 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC 12:17.7 +3.8 3
4 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 12:21.9 +8.0 2
5 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:23.7 +9.8 1

Championship standings after the rally

References
  1. "Breaking News: Meeke Wins in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. "Rally Mexico Entry List". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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