2017 WRC3 Championship

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The 2017 FIA WRC3 Championship was the fifth season of WRC3, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.[1]

Drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of seven events, the best six results counted towards the championship.[2]

Simone Tempestini did not return to defend the 2016 title as he competed in the 2017 WRC2 Championship.[3] Nil Solans won the title with a Ford Fiesta R2T.[4]

Calendar

2017 World Rally Championship

Teams and drivers

Entrant Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
France Renault Sport Racing Team Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Switzerland Cédric Althaus Switzerland Jessica Bayard 1
France Charles Martin France Mathieu Duval 1
France Renault Sport Racing Team 2 Spain Surhayen Pernía Spain Rogelio Peñate 1
Italy Luca Panzani Italy Federico Grilli 1
Italy Vieffecorse Peugeot 208 R2 R2 D Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Maurizio Barone 1, 4, 6, 10, 12
Italy Enrico Ghietti 7
France CHL Sport Auto Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M France Raphaël Astier France Frédéric Vauclare 1, 4, 6, 8, 10–12
United Kingdom Relly Team GB Ford Fiesta R2 R2 M United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis 2, 4
France BPS Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France Loïc Astier France Loïc Declerck 4
Poland Go+Cars Atlas Ward Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Poland Jakub Brzeziński Poland Szymon Marciniak 4
Poland Robert Hundla 6–9
Mexico Name Rua Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Mexico Francisco Name Mexico Armando Zapata 6–8
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Fiesta R2T R2 D Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez 4, 6–11
France Terry Folb France Christopher Guieu 4, 7–11
France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye 4, 6–11
Republic of Ireland Robert Duggan Republic of Ireland Gerard Conway 4
United Kingdom Tom Woodburn 7–8
Belgium William Wagner France Kévin Parent 4
United States Dillon van Way United Kingdom Dai Roberts 4, 7–10
Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson 4, 7–9, 11
Bolivia Sebastian Careaga Argentina Claudio Bustos 4
Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan 7–10
Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Tomi Tuominen 8–9
Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T R2 D Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl 4, 7–11
Estonia Cueks Racing Ford Fiesta R2T R2 D Estonia Miko-Ove Niinemäe Estonia Martin Valter 4, 7–8
Source:[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]
Key
Icon Class
R2 Classification
within Group R
R3

Season report

The season started with the Rallye Monte Carlo. In the category, there were six entries, including four by Renault Sport. The rally was won from start to end by Raphaël Astier, winning by more than nine minutes over the rest of the crews. The podium was completed by Renault's Luca Panzani and Charles Martin.[47]

Louise Cook was the sole entrant for Rally Sweden in the category. She had to retire after losing the bumper of her car before the Colin's Crest jump during the second pass over the Vargåsen stage.[48] She was able to re-assemble the car, but an homologation problem in the spare seat brackets, made her unable to start the final leg of the rally, leaving the category with no winner.[49]

After there were no entries in Rally Mexico, the action continued Tour de Corse, which also featured the first round of the Junior WRC championship. Raphaël Astier lead the event from start to finish, winning the event by almost a minute and a half from Junior entrant Nil Solans. The podium was completed by local Nicolas Ciamin, who claimed to that position after a driveshaft problem prevented fellow Frenchman Terry Folb the means to finish in the podium.[50]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entry Winning car Winning time Report
1 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo France Raphaël Astier France Frédéric Vauclare France CHL Sport Auto Peugeot 208 R2 4:39:55.8 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden No WRC3 finishers Report
3 Mexico Rally Mexico No WRC3 entries Report
4 France Tour de Corse France Raphaël Astier France Frédéric Vauclare France CHL Sport Auto Peugeot 208 R2 3:52:18.7 Report
5 Argentina Rally Argentina No WRC3 entries Report
6 Portugal Rally de Portugal Mexico Francisco Name Mexico Armando Zapata Mexico Name-Rua Racing Team Citroën DS3 R3T 4:37:20.7 Report
7 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Fiesta R2T 4:00:07.8 Report
8 Poland Rally Poland Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Fiesta R2T 3:17:47.0 Report
9 Finland Rally Finland France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Fiesta R2T 2:57:23.4 Report
10 Germany Rallye Deutschland Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 3:30:54.4 Report
11 Spain Rally Catalunya Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Fiesta R2T 3:29:02.3 Report
12 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB France Raphaël Astier France Frédéric Vauclare France CHL Sport Auto Peugeot 208 R2 3:45:26.7 Report
13 Australia Rally Australia No WRC3 entries Report

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		POL
Poland 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		AUS
Australia 		Drops Points
1 Spain Nil Solans 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 15 129
2 France Raphaël Astier 1 1 Ret 11 2 2 1 0 111
3 France Nicolas Ciamin 3 Ret 2 4 1 5 6 0 88
4 Germany Julius Tannert 5 3 6 4 1 4 0 82
5 Sweden Dennis Rådström 6 5 2 3 5 0 61
6 France Terry Folb 4 4 5 Ret 6 3 0 57
7 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Ret 3 8 4 2 0 49
8 Mexico Francisco Name 1 DNS 8 0 29
9 United States Dillon Van Way 9 7 7 5 WD 0 24
10 Italy Luca Panzani 2 0 18
11 Poland Jakub Brzeziński 10 Ret Ret 3 WD 0 16
12 France Charles Martin 3 0 15
13 Republic of Ireland Robert Duggan 7 6 WD 0 14
14 Spain Surhayen Pernía 4 0 12
15 Bolivia Sebastian Careaga 8 9 9 WD WD 0 8
16 Finland Emil Lindholm 10 Ret 0 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		POL
Poland 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		AUS
Australia 		Drops 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 WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		POL
Poland 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		AUS
Australia 		Drops Points
1 Spain Miquel Ibáñez 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 15 129
2 France Frédéric Vauclare 1 1 Ret 11 2 2 1 0 111
3 France Thibault de la Haye 3 Ret 2 4 1 5 6 0 88
4 Austria Jürgen Heigl 5 3 6 4 1 4 0 82
5 Sweden Johan Johansson 6 5 2 3 5 0 61
6 France Christopher Guieu 4 4 5 Ret 6 3 0 57
7 Italy Maurizio Barone Ret 3 4 2 0 45
8 Mexico Armando Zapata 1 DNS 8 0 29
9 United Kingdom Dai Roberts 9 7 7 5 WD 0 24
10 Italy Federico Grilli 2 0 18
11 Poland Robert Hundla Ret Ret 3 WD 0 15
12 France Mathieu Duval 3 0 15
13 Spain Rogelio Peñate 4 0 12
14 United Kingdom Tom Woodburn 6 WD 0 8
15 Republic of Ireland Gerard Conway 7 0 6
16 Argentina Claudio Bustos 8 0 4
17 Italy Enrico Ghietti 8 0 4
18 Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan 9 9 WD WD 0 4
19 Poland Szymon Marciniak 10 0 1
20 Finland Tomi Tuominen 10 Ret 0 1
Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		POL
Poland 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		AUS
Australia 		Drops 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 WRC3 Championship for Teams

Pos. Team MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		POL
Poland 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		AUS
Australia 		Points
1 Germany ADAC Sachsen 1 1 2 1 1 1 143
2 Poland Go+Cars Atlas Ward 2 Ret Ret 1 WD 43
3 Mexico Name-Rua Racing Team 1 DNS 3 40
4 France Renault Sport Racing Team 2 1 25
5 France Renault Sport Racing Team 2 18
6 Estonia Cueks Racing 3 Ret WD 15
Pos. Team MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		POL
Poland 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		AUS
Australia 		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)

Notes

  1. ^ Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  2. ^ Rallye Monte Carlo was shortened when the first stage was cancelled due to a fatal accident involving a spectator.[7][8] The sixteenth stage was later cancelled owing to overcrowding of spectators.[9]
  3. ^ Rally Sweden was shortened when the second pass over the Knon stage was cancelled on the advice of the FIA as the leading drivers exceeded the maximum average stage speed of 130 km/h (80.8 mph) during the first run through the stage.[10]
  4. ^ Rally Mexico had its route shortened when a highway accident prevented the cars being transported to León in time for the start of the first stages.[11]
  5. ^ The sixth stage of Rally Poland was cancelled after heavy rains in the region created large puddles of standing water on the stage which was subsequently deemed too dangerous.[12]
  6. ^ Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.
  7. ^ Rally Australia had its route shortened after a bridge in the Newry stage was found to be damaged, making the second pass over the stage impossible to complete.[13] The penultimate stage, Pilbara Reverse 2, was also cancelled after heavy rain made conditions unsafe.[14]

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