World Rally Championship 2017 More powerful cars, new rules and the absence of four-time champion manufacturer Volkswagen will ensure an unpredictable WRC season Asphalt Snow Gravel 1 Monte Carlo Gap Jan 19-22 2 Sweden Karlstad Feb 9-12 3 Mexico Léon Mar 9-12 4 France-Corsica Bastia Apr 6-9 5 Argentina Cordoba Apr 27-30 6 Portugal Porto May 18-21 7 Italy-Sardinia Alghero Jun 8-11 8 Poland Mikolajki Jun 29-Jul 2 9 Finland Jyväskylä Jul 27-30 10 Germany Trier Aug 17-20 11 Spain Salou Oct 5-8 12 Wales GB Deeside Oct 26-29 13 Australia Coffs Harbour Nov 16-19 Source: WRC, FIA Picture: Getty Images