Start podium in Ponta Delgada at the first event of the 2017 season The 2017 European Rally Championship was the 65th season of the FIA European Rally Championship , the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the fifth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge . Kajetan Kajetanowicz was the reigning champion and went on to win the third straight ERC title.
This season, the European Junior Championship is split into two new categories. ERC Junior U27, which totals six events, is for drivers born on or after 1 January 1990 competing in R2 cars on Pirelli tyres. With the best four rounds counting, the winner will receive a career progression fund worth 100,000 euros to use in ERC Junior U28 in 2018.
ERC Junior U28 offers the next step on the rallying pyramid for drivers born on or after 1 January 1989. Again totalling six rounds with the best four scores counting, drivers use R5 cars with no restriction on tyre choice. The champion will get a drive on a European round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship as a P1 driver in a 2016-specification World Rally Car.[1]
The calendar for the 2017 season features only eight rallies compared to the previous season. Rallies dropped from the calendar were Circuit of Ireland , Ypres Rally and Rally Estonia . New event is the Rally di Roma Capitale .
Entries Constructor Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Ford Ford Fiesta R5 Lotos Rally Team R5 P Kajetan Kajetanowicz Jarosław Baran All Russian Performance Motorsport R5 P Alexey Lukyanuk Alexey Arnautov 1–2, 5–8 ARC Sport R5 M Ricardo Moura António Costa 1 Joaquim Alves Luís Ramalho 1 Combilift Rallying[2] R5 P Josh Moffett James Fulton 1, 5–6 U28 Tiger Energy Drink Rallye Team R5 P Tomasz Kasperczyk Damian Syty 1 U28 M 2, 5 Team Além Mar R5 P Luís Rego Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 1 U28 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye R5 P Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever 1–6 C-Rally R5 P Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot 1 M 2 Rally Technology R5 P Łukasz Habaj Daniel Dymurski 1, 8 M 2, 5–7 Zbigniew Gabryś Artur Natkaniec 5 P&B Racing R5 P João Barros Jorge Henriques 1 Elias Barros Paulo Babo 1 Gemini Clinic Rally Team R5 M Bryan Bouffier Denis Giraudet 2 Gilbert Dini 5 Xavier Panseri 6–7 Auto Laca Competición R5 M Luis Monzón José Carlos Déniz 2 RMC Motorsport R5 M Cristian García Eduardo González 2 Cristóbal García Antonio Pérez 2 Autotek Motorsport R5 M Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel 3–4 MRB Racing Team R5 P Rauf Denktaş Bora Derviş 4 Toksport World Rally Team R5 P Bora Manyera Cem Çerkez 4 Adapta Motorsport AS R5 M Mads Østberg Patrik Barth 5 GK Forge Metkom Rally Team R5 M Jarosław Szeja Marcin Szeja 5–6 Juhász Média Kft. R5 H Lázló Német János Szegő 5–6 EuroOil Invelt Team R5 P Václav Pech Petr Uhel 6 Svarmetal Motorsport R5 P Martin Vlček Jindřiška Žáková 6 CS – TRT Rally Sport R5 P Roman Odložilík Martin Tureček 6 A-Team R5 P Miroslav Jakeš Marcela Ehlová 6 Tomáš Kurka David Šmeidler 6 Erreffe Rally Team R5 P Stéphane Consani Valentin Salmon 7 U28 M-Sport World Rally Team R5 P Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen 8 Neikšāns Rally Sport R5 P Jānis Berķis Edgars Čeporjus 8 Ford Fiesta S2000 MRB Racing Team S P Mehmet Yucel Akan Keskiner 4 Škoda Škoda Fabia R5 BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team R5 P Marijan Griebel Stefan Kopczyk 1–2, 5–7 U28 Tomáš Kostka Ladislav Kučera 6 Sports Racing Technologies[3] R5 P Ralfs Sirmacis Arturs Šimins 1, 8 U28 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov All ACCR Czech Team R5 M Jan Černý Petr Černohorský 1–2, 5–7 U28 Wevers Sport[4] R5 M Albert von Thurn und Taxis Bjorn Degandt 1–2, 5–7 P 3–4, 8 AR Vidal Racing R5 M Pedro Meireles Mário Castro 1 ARC Sport R5 M Bruno Magalhães Hugo Magalhães All BP Ultimate Škoda Team R5 P Miguel Barbosa Miguel Ramalho 1 Sports & You R5 P Diogo Salvi Carlos Magalhães 1 Motorsport Italia Srl R5 P Max Rendina Emanuele Inglesi 1–3, 5–6 Charalambos Timotheou Christos Kouzionis 4 Tonino Di Cosimo Paolo Francescucci 7 Team 2C Compétition R5 M Sylvain Michel Jérôme Degout 2, 5–7 U28 Rufa Sport R5 M Grzegorz Grzyb Przemek Zawada 2 Bogusław Browiński 5 Jakub Wróbel 6–7 P 3 Botka – Tlusťák Racing R5 P Antonín Tlusťák Ivo Vybíral 2–4, 6 Dávid Botka Ramón Ferencz 5 Márk Mesterházi 6–7 ACSM Rallye Team R5 M Pedro Burgo Marcos Burgo 2 Auto Laca Competición R5 M Yeray Lemes Daniel Sosa 2 Team Greece R5 P Yorgo Philippedes Leonidas Mahaeras 3 Eurosol Racing Tean Hungary R5 P Socratis Tsolakidis Harris Dimos 3 Kresta Racing R5 P Filip Nivette Kamil Heller 5 Škoda Motorsport R5 M Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 6 Mogul Racing Team R5 M Roman Kresta Petr Starý 6 Icari Rally Team R5 M Pavel Valoušek Veronika Havelková 6 Rally Technology R5 M Martin Koči Filip Schovánek 6 Klokočka Škoda Czech National Team R5 P Vojtěch Štajf Markéta Skácelová 6 TGS Worldwide R5 P Rakan Al-Rashed Jarkko Kalliolepo 8 Škoda Fabia S2000 Veloso Motorsport S D Carlos Fernandes Valter Cardoso 1 Vančík Motorsport S P Jaromír Tarabus Petr Machů 6 Peugeot Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Peugeot Rally Academy [5] R5 M José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera 1–2, 5–8 U28 Pepe López Borja Rozada 1–2, 5–8 Delta Rally R5 P Robert Consani Patrick Chiappe 7 Citroën Citroën DS3 R5 Botka – Tlusťák Racing R5 P Dávid Botka Péter Szeles 1–2 Raly/Auto Açoreana Racing R5 P Ruben Rodrigues Estevão Rodrigues 1 Sports & You R5 P Carlos Vieira Jorge Carvalho 1 Escudería Ourense R5 P Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo 2 Tsouloftas Rally Team R5 P Alex Tsouloftas Denis Giraudet 3 Stelios Elia 4 Gekon Racing R5 M Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu 7 Hyundai Hyundai i20 R5 Veloso Motorsport R5 D Manuel Castro Luís Costa 1 RMC Motorsport R5 M Surhayén Pernía Carlos del Barrio 2 U28 Yacar Racing R5 P Iván Ares José Pintor 2 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Q8 Oils Rally Team N Y Petros Panteli Kyprianos Christodoulou 3 George Pafitis Michalis Vassiliou 4 Dimitris Dimitriou Andreas Tsiakkas 4 Psaltis Comline Rally Team N Y Panikos Polykarpou Gerald Winter 4 Telsa Rallysport N P Savvas Savva Andreas Papandreou 4 Porsche Porsche 997 GT3 RD Rallye Team RGT M Romain Dumas Denis Giraudet 6–7 Fiat Fiat Abarth 124 RGT Bernini Rally RGT M Fabrizio Andolfi Patrizia Romano 7 Andrea Nucita Marco Vozzo 7 Andrea Modanesi Daniele Renzetti 7
Entries Constructor Car Entrant Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Opel Opel Adam R2 Opel Rallye Junior Team R2 P Chris Ingram Elliott Edmondson 1–2, 5–7 Ross Whittock 8 Tamara Molinaro Ursula Mayrhofer 1–2, 5–6 Giovanni Bernacchini 7 Martijn Wydaeghe 8 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo 1–2, 5–8 MSZ Racing R2 P Aleks Zawada Grzegorz Dachowski 2, 5–7 MCC Sport R2 M Timo van der Marel Rebecca Smart 2 Botka – Tlusťák Racing R2 P Radomír Kupec Petr Glössl 5–6 TGS Worldwide R2 P Alex Forsström Eetu Hellsten 8 Peugeot Peugeot 208 R2 ACCR Czech Team R2 P Dominik Brož Petr Těšínský 1–2, 6–8 Filip Mareš Jan Hloušek 1–2, 5–8 GC Motorsport R2 P Aleks Zawada Grzegorz Dachowski 1, 8 Marcos González Rogelio Peñate 1 Raquel Ruiz 2 Botka – Tlusťák Racing R2 P Karel Kupec Ondřej Krajča 1–2, 5 Vladimír Osička 7–8 Saintéloc Junior Team R2 P Catie Munnings Anne Stein 1–2, 5–8 Neikšāns Rally Sport R2 P Artur Muradian Pavel Chelebaev 1, 4–6, 8 JB Malhebre Racing Spirit R2 P Sébastien Bedoret Thomas Walbrecq 2, 5–7 Rally Technology R2 M Dariusz Poloński Balbina Gryczyńska 2, 5, 7 P 8 Escudería La Coruña R2 M Roberto Blach Ariday Bonilla 2 Sparrow Racing Team R2 P Simon Wagner Gerald Winter 5–6 Julian Wagner Jürgen Heigl 6 Klaus Motorsport R2 P Kristóf Klausz Botond Csányi 5–8 LMT Autosporta Akadēmija R2 P Mārtiņs Sesks Andris Mālnieks 8 Ford Ford Fiesta R2T Castrol Ford Team Türkiye R2 P Buğra Banaz Burak Erdener 1–6, 8 Ümit Can Özdemir Batuhan Memişyazici 3–4, 8 Ismet Toktaş Sedat Bostanci 3–4 Murat Bostanci Our Vatansever 8 Ford Fiesta R2 Jerzy Tomaszczyk Kamil Kozdroń 6 ACCR Czech Team R2 P Dominik Brož Petr Těšínský 5 Toksport World Rally Team R2 P Deniz Fahri Bariş Kalfaoğlu 4 Citroën Citroën DS3 R3T RMC Motorsport R3 M Emma Falcón Sara Fernández 2 Rogelio Peñate 5–7 Glasurit Rally Team R3 P Christos Mannouris Andreas Chrysostomou 4 Toyota Toyota GT86 CS-R3 Toyota Motorsport GMBH R3 P Luca Rossetti Eleonora Mori 5 Motorsport Italia Srl R3 P Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli 5 Riccardo Canzian Matteo Nobili 6 Gianandrea Pisani Alessio Migliorati 7 Marco Ciufoli Alessandro Ciufoli 7
Championship standings [ edit ] ERC, ERC-2, ERC-3, ERC Junior U28, ERC Junior U27 and Ladies Trophy[ edit ] For both the Drivers' and Teams' championships of the ERC, ERC-2 and ERC-3, only the best seven results will be retained by each driver or team. For both the Drivers' and Teams' championships of the ERC Junior U28, the ERC Junior U27 and the Ladies Trophy, only the best four results will be retained by each driver or team. Points for final position are awarded as in following table: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Bonus points awarded for position in each Leg Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Points 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Drivers' Championships[ edit ] 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)