The 2017 Rally Argentina was the fifth round of the
2017 World Rally Championship
The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship was the 45th season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams an ...
and was the 37th running of the
Rally Argentina
The Rally Argentina ( es, Rally de Argentina) is an Argentine rally competition that has been a round of the World Rally Championship, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championshi ...
.
Thierry Neuville
Thierry Jean Neuville (born 16 June 1988) is a Belgian rally driver who is competing in the World Rally Championship for Hyundai Motorsport. During his career, he has finished as runner-up in the drivers' championship five times (2013, 2016–2 ...
and
Nicolas Gilsoul
Nicolas Gilsoul (born 5 February 1982) is a Belgian rally co-driver. He is the former co-driver for Thierry Neuville. won the rally.
Elfyn Evans
Elfyn Rhys Evans (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh rally driver. He is currently teamed with Scott Martin and is competing for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the World Rally Championship.
Career
The son of 1996 British Rally Championship Champion ...
and
Daniel Barritt
Daniel Barritt (born 23 August 1980) is a British World Rally Championship co-driver from England.
Background
Barritt was born in Burnley, UK. His family has been involved in rallying for three generations. His grandfather, for example, was a ...
had led the rally for most of its stages, but after clipping a bridge on the final stage, the victory was Neuville's by just 7 tenths of a second.
WRC-2 championship leaders
Pontus Tidemand
Pontus Johan Tidemand (born 10 December 1990) is a Swedish rally and rallycross driver. He is the 2017 WRC-2 champion and a previous M-Sport and Škoda Motorsport driver. Pontus is the son of Swedish rally driver Tomas Tidemand and ex-rally c ...
and
Jonas Andersson won the WRC-2 class, their third of the year.
Classification
Event standings
Special stages
Power Stage
The
Power Stage
The Power Stage (abbreviated as PS) is a special stage that usually runs as the final stage of a rally in the World Rally Championship (WRC). Additional championship points are available to the fastest five crews through the stage regardless of ...
was a stage at the end of the rally.
Championship standings after the rally
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
References
External links
The official website of the World Rally Championship
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2017
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2017 World Rally Championship season
2017 in Argentine motorsport
April 2017 sports events in South America