2017 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2017 Monte Carlo Rally is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2017. It marks the eighty-fifth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is the first round of the 2017 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.
The rally will be the first round in which 2017-specification World Rally Cars compete, and will see the return of Toyota and Citroën to the championship, with the Toyota Yaris WRC and Citroën C3 WRC respectively.
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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 black ice, 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 Power Stage was a 21.36 km stage at the end of the rally.| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts. |
| 1 | 14:14.4 | 0.0 | 5 | |||
| 2 |  | 14:44.5 | +30.1 | 4 | ||
| 3 |  | 15:09.4 | +55.0 | 3 | ||
| 4 |  | 15:28.1 | +1:13.7 | 2 | ||
| 5 |  | 15:57.2 | +1:42.8 | 1 |
Championship standings after the rally
;Drivers' Championship standings| Driver | Points | |
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 25 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 18 |
| 3 |  Ott Tänak | 15 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 13 |
| 5 |  Craig Breen | 10 |
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 |  M-Sport World Rally Team | 40 |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 |  Hyundai Motorsport | 20 |
| 4 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 10 |