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The 2017 World Rally Championship-3 is the fifth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognized 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. Simone Tempestini did not return to defend the 2016 title as he competes in the 2017.
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Calendar
The season is due to be contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North and South America and Australia.
Season Report
The Season started with the Rallye Monte Carlo. In the category, there were 6 entries, including 4 by Renault Sport. The rally was won from start to end by Raphaël Astier, winning by more than 9 minutes over the rest of the crews. The podium was completed by Renault's Luca Panzani and Charles Martin.
Louise Cook was the sole entrant for Rally Sweden in the category. She had to retire after losing the bumper of his car before the Colin's Crest jump in the Vargåsen 2 Stage. 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.
The Rally Mexico haven't got entries in the category.
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.