2017 Rally Sweden
The 2017 Rally Sweden (formally known as the Rally Sweden 2017) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 10 and 12 February 2017. It marked the sixty-fifth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2017 World Rally Championship and the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.
| 2017 Rally Sweden 65. Rally Sweden 2017 | |||
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Round 2 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Torsby, Värmland | ||
| Dates run | 9 – 12 February 2017 | ||
| Stages | 17 (305.83 km; 190.03 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 41 at start, 32 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||
Toyota's driver Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally ahead of M-Sport drivers Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier who finished second and third, respectively. The win for Toyota was their first after their return to the WRC after a 17 year absence.
Latvala had inherited the lead after rally leader Thierry Neuville had crashed out on the final stage of leg 2. The Belgian had a lead of 43.3 seconds before ripping a wheel off in the second run of the Karlstad stage, promoting Latvala to first place.
Local driver Pontus Tidemand won the WRC-2 category, finishing ahead of Teemu Suninen.