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 baseMexico León, Guanajuato
Dates run9 – 12 March 2017
Stages19 (20) (370.45 km; 230.19 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews24 at start, 22 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Kris Meeke
Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

Entry list

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Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta WRC M
3   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC D
4   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   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

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Event standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 7   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:22:04.6 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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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