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Rally Argentina 2017 counts for:
2017 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2017 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2017 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2017 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 562nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 13 |
| Official name: | YPF Rally Argentina |
| Edition: | 37th |
| Date: | from Thursday 27-Apr-2017 to Sunday 30-Apr-2017 |
| Rally HQ: | Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba; Argentina |
| Clerk of the Course: | Alfredo Menendez |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 26 | |
| Starters: | 22 | |
| Finishers: | 17 | (77.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 1.75 | km | (SS1 Super Especial Ciudad de Cordoba) |
| Longest: | 38.68 | km | (SS14 Los Gigantes - Cantera el Condor 2) |
| Slowest: | 55.36 | km/h | (SS1 Super Especial Ciudad de Cordoba) |
| Fastest: | 118.91 | km/h | (SS3 Amboy - Santa Monica 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 357.59 | km | (25.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 357.59 | km | (25.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,060.59 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,418.18 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 4th win and 22nd podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 3rd podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| Third place was 7th podium for Ott Tanak. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 5th win and 24th podium for Hyundai. |
| | Second and third places were 342nd to 343rd podiums for Ford. |
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Neuville broke damper on first day and was only third by SS8. In the next two days he relentlessly ate away Evans' lead and despite being the sole Hyundai in good points, he continuously attacked and in final stage claimed the win.
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Evans took lead after SS2 when rally moved to proper stages. His lead held almost to the end when Neuville was crucially faster in the Power Stage and wrested the lead and win from Evans.
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In first day, Latvala had some overheating problems (again) but was within strikin distance until puncture dropped him down. After that his fighting spirit had gone and fifth was best he could do.
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Another rally which Citroen would rather forget. Meeke went off in SS4, retiring first time and rolled again on next day. As Breen was out with unfixable oil leak, this left Citroen with no points at all.
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Related links
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Tour de Corse 2017
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Portugal 2017
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