The 2017 World Rally Championship seasons were a series of rally racing championships held in 2017. They consisted of the World Rally Championship, recognised by the FIA as the highest class of international competition; the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, which served as the primary feeder series for crews competing in Group R cars; and the Junior World Rally Championship, a one-make series for drivers under the age of twenty-one. The 2017 season also saw crews contest a series of competitions run alongside the championship including the WRC Trophy, which was open to crews competing in World Rally Cars built prior to 2017; and the FIA R-GT Cup, a competition for crews competing in GT cars adapted for rallying under Group R regulations.

Calendar[edit]

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Season overview[edit]

World Rally Championship[edit]

The 2017 World Rally Championship saw the sport undergo a substantial revision of the technical regulations aimed at improving the performance of the cars by increasing aerodynamic and mechanical grip. With seven rally wins and four podium finishes, Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won their maiden World Drivers' and Co-drivers' Championships, beating defending champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia by seventeen points. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, M-Sport won the championship as Ogier and Ingrassia and team-mates Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja secured enough points to fend off Hyundai Motorsport.

World Rally Championship-2[edit]

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World Rally Championship-3[edit]

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Junior World Rally Championship[edit]

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Entries[edit]

WRC Trophy[edit]

World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points
Manufacturer	Entrant	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	J-Motorsport	M	20	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	1
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)	Eurolamp World Rally Team	M	16	Valeriy Gorban	Sergei Larens	2
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	FWRT	M	37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Simone Scattolin	2

FIA R-GT Cup[edit]

World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points Manufacturer Entrant Tyre No. Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC) Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT M 14 Craig Breen Scott Martin 1 15 Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau 2 M-Sport (Ford Fiesta WRC) M-Sport World Rally Team M 14 Mads Østberg Ola Fløene 2 Source: Results and standings[edit] WRC Trophy[edit] Pos. Crew MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU ESP GBR AUS Points 1 Jourdan Serderidis 1 25 — Lorenzo Bertelli Ret — Pos. Crew MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU ESP 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) FIA R-GT Cup[edit] Pos. Crew MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU ESP GBR AUS Points 1 Frédéric Miclotte 1 25 — Simone Scattolin Ret — Pos. Crew MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU ESP 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)