The 2017 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a

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event for

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that was held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2017. It marks the eighty-fifth running of the

Monte Carlo Rally The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially ''Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo'') is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. The rally now takes place along the French Riviera in Monaco and southeast ...

, and is the first round of the

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and

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seasons. The rally will be the first round in which 2017-specification

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s compete, and will see the return of

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and

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to the championship, with the

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and

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respectively.

Report

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withdrew from the rally after a fatal accident involving a spectator on the opening stage. Paddon lost control after hitting a patch of

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, which spun him into an embankment and rolled the car. The spectator was hit after Paddon initially lost control. The stage was stopped while medical attention was sought and the car retrieved, but the spectator could not be revived. Although Paddon was eligible to re-enter the rally under Rally-2 regulations, the team chose to withdraw his car from the event.

Entry list

Classification

Event standings

Special stages

Power Stage

The

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was a 21.36 km (13.48 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Championship standings after the rally

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings

References

External links

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The official website of the World Rally Championship
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