1976 Rally Sweden

1976 Swedish Rally
26th International Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 1976 World Rally Championship season
Host country  Sweden
Rally base Karlstad
Dates run February 20, 1976 – February 22, 1976
Stages 34 (722 km; 449 miles)
Stage surface Snow & ice
Overall distance 1,620 km (1,010 miles)
Results
Overall winner Sweden Per Eklund
Sweden Björn Cederberg
Sweden Saab
Crews 63 at start, 28 at finish

The 1976 Swedish Rally (formally the 26th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 1976 World Rally Championship season. Swedish driver Per Eklund took the only WRC win of his career.

Results

1976 Swedish Rally results
Finish Total
time		 Group Car # Driver Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 129,306 pts44 Sweden Per Eklund Saab 96 V4 20
2 229,402 pts42 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Saab 96 V4
3 130,670 pts27 Sweden Anders Kullang Opel Ascona 12
4 331,552 pts43 Finland Simo Lampinen Lancia Stratos HF 10
5 232,315 pts282 Sweden Ulf Sundberg Saab 99 EMS
6 432,466 pts46 Sweden Lars Carlsson Opel Kadett GT/E
7 532,727 pts463 Sweden Soren Skanse Volvo 142 4
8 632,827 pts458 Sweden Sven-Inge Neby Volvo 142
9 332,850 pts2163 Sweden Ake Gustavsson Saab 99 EMS
10 433,371 pts261 Sweden Kaj Fyhrqvist Opel Ascona
Retired 41 Sweden Bjorn Waldegard Lancia Stratos HF
Retired 25 France Bernard Fiorentino Simca 1000
Retired 48 Sweden Per-Inge Walfridsson Lancia Stratos HF
Retired 29 Norway John Haugland Skoda 130
Retired 419 Sweden Ingvar Carlsson BMW 2002
Retired 227 Sweden Bror Danielsson Opel Kadett GT/E

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Special stages

Stages of the 26th International Swedish Rally[2]
Stage Stage name Distance Winning driver Time Rally leader
SS1 Färjestad16 km Bjorn Waldegard151s Bjorn Waldegard
SS2 Toyota18 km Per Eklund767s Per Eklund
SS3 Arvika18 km Bjorn Waldegard273s
SS4 OK10 km Per Eklund472s
SS5 Opel50 km Per Eklund1899s
SS6 Monroe20 km Per Eklund823s
SS7 Branzells7 km Per Eklund290s
SS8 Sjömarks12 km Per Eklund654s
SS9 Honda Caravan12 km Stig Blomqvist540s
SS10 Vingresor24 km Bjorn Waldegard1039s
SS11 Lecab16 km Per Eklund698s
SS12 Pillerud30 km Stig Blomqvist1092s
SS13 Hella26 km Per Eklund884s
SS14 Eddeholm70 km Stig Blomqvist2662s
SS15 Gdg-Alpus16 km Per Eklund713s
SS16 Renault35 km Stig Blomqvist1248s
SS17 Kall Pa Macken10 km Per Eklund
Anders Kullang		380s
SS18 Ahlmarks9 km Per Eklund257s
SS19 Toyota18 km Per Eklund783s
SS20 OK10 km Per Eklund465s
SS21 Opel50 km Per Eklund1895s
SS22 Monroe20 km Per Eklund798s
SS23 Branzells7 km Per Eklund290s
SS24 Sjömarks12 km Per Eklund675s
SS25 Honda Caravan12 km Bjorn Waldegard557s
SS26 Vingresor24 km Per Eklund1068s
SS27 Lecab16 km Stig Blomqvist736s
SS28 Pillerud30 km Stig Blomqvist1132s
SS29 Hella26 km Per Eklund896s
SS30 Eddeholm70 km Stig Blomqvist2779s
SS31 Gdg Alpus16 km Per Eklund724s
SS32 Renault35 km Stig Blomqvist1231s
SS33 Kall Pa Macken10 km Stig Blomqvist397s
SS34 Ahlmarks9 km Stig Blomqvist258s

References

  1. ↑ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ↑ Source: French motorsport magazine Sport Auto #170, March 1976.


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