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2017 Rally Sweden

2017 Rally Sweden

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The 2017 Rally Sweden (formally known as the Rally Sweden 2017[1]) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 10 and 12 February 2017. It marked the sixty-fifth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.

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Toyota's driver Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally ahead of M-Sport drivers Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier who finished second and third, respectively. The win for Toyota was their first after their return to the WRC after a 17 year absence.[2]

Latvala had inherited the lead after rally leader Thierry Neuville had crashed out on the final stage of leg 2. The Belgian had a lead of 43.3 seconds before ripping a wheel off in the second run of the Karlstad stage, promoting Latvala to first place.[3]

Local driver Pontus Tidemand won the WRC-2 category, finishing ahead of Teemu Suninen.[4]

Entry list

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Classification

Event standings

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Special stages

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Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 16.43 km (10.2 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

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Championship standings after the rally

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References

  1. "Rally Sweden Entry List" (PDF). rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. "Latvala Triumphs in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "Latvala leads in Sweden after late drama". wrc.com. WRC. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. "Tidemand's home run". wrc.com. WRC. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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