Rally Sweden
The Rally Sweden (Swedish: Svenska rallyt), formerly the International Swedish Rally, and later the Uddeholm Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, as a summer rally called the Rally to the Midnight Sun (Swedish: Midnattssolsrallyt) with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish became located in Karlstad. The main service park is located in the town of Torsby, which is actually much closer to the special stages than Karlstad. The competition is spread out over three days with the start of the first part on Friday morning and the finish on Sunday afternoon.
| Rally Sweden | |
|---|---|
 Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia driving a Volkswagen Polo R WRC at the 2014 Rally Sweden. | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | motorsporting event |
| Date(s) | February |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Värmland |
| Country | Sweden |
| Inaugurated | 1950 |
In 1973 the rally was introduced to the World Rally Championship and started to get international attention; the Swedish Rally has been also traditionally the only rally held on snow. Like Rally Finland, this rally is known to be very difficult for non-Nordic drivers. The first winning driver of the Swedish Rally that wasn't from Sweden or Finland was Frenchman Sébastien Loeb in 2004, Frenchman Sébastien Ogier was the second non-Nordic winner with wins in 2013, 2015 and 2016 with Belgian Thierry Neuville and Estonian Ott Tänak also recording wins in 2018 and 2019 respectively.[1][2] Spaniard Carlos Sainz finished second four times and third two times.
The rally has been cancelled twice[3]; in 1974 due to the oil crisis and in 1990 because of the mild weather. The rally was also not held in 2009 due to the WRC's round rotation system. Weather continues to be a concern, as rising global temperatures reduce the likelihood of appropriately snowy conditions every year. The 2005 event was one of the warmest ever, turning many stages into mud and destroying the special studded snow tires used by the teams.
Results
1950 through 1969
| Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver Co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
| 1st International Swedish Rally 1950 |
– | 1 |  |  |
– h : – m : – s |
| 2nd International Swedish Rally 1951 |
– | 1 | |  |
– h : – m : – s |
| 3rd International Swedish Rally 1952 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 4th International Swedish Rally 1953 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 5th International Swedish Rally 1954 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 6th International Swedish Rally 1955 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 7th International Swedish Rally 1956 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 8th International Swedish Rally 1957 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 9th International Swedish Rally 1958 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 10th International Swedish Rally 1959 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 11th International Swedish Rally 1960 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 12th International Swedish Rally 1961 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 13th International Swedish Rally 1962 |
– | 1 | |  |
– h : – m : – s |
| 14th International Swedish Rally 1963 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 15th International Swedish Rally 1964 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 16th International Swedish Rally 1965 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 17th International Swedish Rally 1966 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 18th International Swedish Rally 1967 |
– | 1 | |  |
– h : – m : – s |
| 19th International Swedish Rally 1968 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
| 20th International Swedish Rally 1969 |
– | 1 | | |
– h : – m : – s |
1970 through 1985
| Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver Co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
| 21st International Swedish Rally 11 to 15 February 1970 Round 2 of the International Championship for Manufacturers |
40 stages 1282 km |
1 | | |
12 h : 20 m : 50 s |
| 2 | | |
12 h : 44 m : 6 s | ||
| 3 | | |
12 h : 59 m : 33 s | ||
| 22nd International Swedish Rally 17 to 21 February 1971 Round 2 of the International Championship for Manufacturers |
39 stages | 1 | | |
8 h : 35 m : 29 s |
| 2 | | |
8 h : 40 m : 42 s | ||
| 3 | |  |
8 h : 41 m : 36 s | ||
| 23rd International Swedish Rally 17 to 20 February 1972 Round 2 of the International Championship for Manufacturers |
37 stages 802 km |
1 | | |
7 h : 43 m : 28 s |
| 2 | | |
7 h : 47 m : 44 s | ||
| 3 | | |
7 h : 52 m : 32 s | ||
| 24th International Swedish Rally 15 to 18 February 1973 Round 2 of the 1973 World Rally Championship |
36 stages 1800 km |
1 | | |
9 h : 18 m : 31 s |
| 2 | | |
9 h : 20 m : 53 s | ||
| 3 | | |
9 h : 34 m : 12 s | ||
| 1974 rally cancelled | |||||
| 25th International Swedish Rally 13 to 15 February 1975 Round 2 of the 1975 World Rally Championship |
40 stages 800 km |
1 | | |
7 h : 19 m : 46 s |
| 2 | | |
7 h : 21 m : 33 s | ||
| 3 |  | |
7 h : 31 m : 22 s | ||
| 26th International Swedish Rally 20 to 22 February 1976 Round 2 of the 1976 World Rally Championship |
34 stages 722 km |
1 | | |
8 h : 8 m : 26 s |
| 2 | | |
8 h : 10 m : 2 s | ||
| 3 | | |
8 h : 31 m : 10 s | ||
| 27th International Swedish Rally 11 to 13 February 1977 Round 2 of the 1977 World Rally Championship Round 3 of the 1977 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers |
472 km | 1 | | |
8 h : 2 m : 17 s |
| 2 | | |
8 h : 8 m : 19 s | ||
| 3 | | |
8 h : 8 m : 32 s | ||
| 28th International Swedish Rally 10 to 12 February 1978 Round 2 of the 1978 World Rally Championship Round 3 of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers |
39 stages 615 km |
1 | | |
6 h : 42 m : 40 s |
| 2 | | |
6 h : 44 m : 8 s | ||
| 3 | | |
6 h : 45 m : 26 s | ||
| 29th International Swedish Rally 16 to 18 February 1979 Round 2 of the 1979 World Rally Championship |
38 stages 630 km |
1 | | |
6 h : 34 m : 49 s |
| 2 | | |
6 h : 36 m : 9 s | ||
| 3 | | |
6 h : 39 m : 31 s | ||
| 30th International Swedish Rally 15 to 17 February 1980 Round 2 of the 1980 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
29 stages 414.5 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 17 m : 52 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 19 m : 22 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 21 m : 39 s | ||
| 31st International Swedish Rally 13 to 15 February 1981 Round 2 of the 1981 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
stages km |
1 | | |
3 h : 48 m : 7 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 50 m : 0 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 51 m : 47 s | ||
| 32nd International Swedish Rally 12 to 14 February 1982 Round 2 of the 1982 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
25 stages 358 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 40 m : 15 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 42 m : 51 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 44 m : 29 s | ||
| 33rd International Swedish Rally 11 to 13 February 1983 Round 2 of the 1983 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
24 stages 466 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 28 m : 47 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 29 m : 34 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 32 m : 51 s | ||
| 34th International Swedish Rally 10 to 12 February 1984 Round 2 of the 1984 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
27 stages 450 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 16 m : 45 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 24 m : 12 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 33 m : 27 s | ||
| 35th International Swedish Rally 15 to 17 February 1985 Round 2 of the 1985 World Rally Championship |
29 stages 505 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 38 m : 49 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 40 m : 38 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 42 m : 15 s | ||
1986 through 1999
| Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver Co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
| 36th International Swedish Rally 14 to 16 February 1986 Round 2 of the 1986 World Rally Championship |
30 stages 558 km |
1 | | |
5 h : 9 m : 19 s |
| 2 | | |
5 h : 11 m : 13 s | ||
| 3 | | |
5 h : 15 m : 35 s | ||
| 37th International Swedish Rally 13 to 14 February 1987 Round 2 of the 1987 World Rally Championship |
26 stages 400.39 km |
1 | |  |
4 h : 11 m : 0 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 11 m : 23 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 12 m : 46 s | ||
| 38th International Swedish Rally 4 to 6 February 1988 Round 2 of the 1988 World Rally Championship |
35 stages 491.96 km |
1 | | |
5 h : 2 m : 31 s |
| 2 | | |
5 h : 4 m : 8 s | ||
| 3 | | |
5 h : 10 m : 3 s | ||
| 39th International Swedish Rally 6 to 8 January 1989 Round 1 of the 1989 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
37 stages 504.47 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 58 m : 15 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 59 m : 18 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 59 m : 57 s | ||
| 40th International Swedish Rally 16 to 18 February 1991 Round 2 of the 1991 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
29 stages 520.01 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 56 m : 16 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 56 m : 36 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 57 m : 20 s | ||
| 41st International Swedish Rally to February 1992 Round 2 of the 1992 World Rally Championship for Drivers |
stages km |
1 | | |
5 h : 24 m : 37 s |
| 2 | | |
5 h : 25 m : 16 s | ||
| 3 | | |
5 h : 26 m : 9 s | ||
| 42nd International Swedish Rally 12 to 14 February 1993 Round 2 of the 1993 World Rally Championship |
28 stages 519.63 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 49 m : 5 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 49 m : 18 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 49 m : 33 s | ||
| 43rd International Swedish Rally 4 to 6 February 1994 Round 2 of the 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers |
24 stages 431 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 12 m : 0 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 12 m : 12 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 12 m : 16 s | ||
| 44th International Swedish Rally 10 to 12 February 1995 Round 2 of the 1995 World Rally Championship Round 2 of the 1995 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers |
25 stages 501 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 51 m : 27 s |
| 2 | | |
4 h : 51 m : 39 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 52 m : 34 s | ||
| 45th International Swedish Rally 9 to 11 February 1996 Round 2 of the 1996 World Rally Championship |
27 stages 490.64 km |
1 | | |
4 h : 37 m : 10 s |
| 2 |  | |
4 h : 37 m : 33 s | ||
| 3 | | |
4 h : 38 m : 15 s | ||
| 46th International Swedish Rally 7 to 10 February 1997 Round 2 of the 1997 World Rally Championship |
24 stages 413.45 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 51 m : 49 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 52 m : 5 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 52 m : 15 s | ||
| 47th International Swedish Rally 6 to 8 February 1998 Round 2 of the 1998 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 381.34 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 32 m : 51.6 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 33 m : 43.2 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 33 m : 50.4 s | ||
| 48th International Swedish Rally 12 to 14 February 1999 Round 2 of the 1999 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 384.3 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 29 m : 15.6 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 29 m : 33.7 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 29 m : 53.4 s | ||
2000—
| Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver Co-driver |
Team Car |
Time | ||
| 49th International Swedish Rally 11 to 13 February 2000 Round 2 of the 2000 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 377.89 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 20 m : 33.3 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 20 m : 40.1 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 20 m : 47.0 s | ||
| 50th International Swedish Rally 9 to 11 February 2001 Round 2 of the 2001 World Rally Championship |
17 stages 379.87 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 27 m : 1.1 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 27 m : 29.0 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 27 m : 38.1 s | ||
| 51st Uddeholm Swedish Rally 1 to 3 February 2002 Round 2 of the 2002 World Rally Championship |
16 stages 383.58 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 7 m : 28.6 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 8 m : 53.1 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 9 m : 54.4 s | ||
| 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally 6 to 9 February 2003 Round 2 of the 2003 World Rally Championship |
17 stages 386.91 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 3 m : 28.1 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 4 m : 18.9 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 4 m : 46.0 s | ||
| 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally 6 to 8 February 2004 Round 2 of the 2004 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 394.8 km |
1 |  | |
3 h : 26 m : 17.7 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 27 m : 4.1 s | ||
| 3 |  | |
3 h : 27 m : 39.2 s | ||
| 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally 11 to 13 February 2005 Round 2 of the 2005 World Rally Championship |
20 stages 359.87 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 0 m : 52.1 s |
| 2 |  | |
3 h : 3 m : 3.2 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 4 m : 6.8 s | ||
| 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally 3 to 5 February 2006 Round 2 of the 2006 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 349.02 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 9 m : 1.9 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 9 m : 32.8 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 11 m : 58.7 s | ||
| 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally 9 to 11 February 2007 Round 2 of the 2007 World Rally Championship |
20 stages 341.2 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 8 m : 40.7 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 9 m : 34.5 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 10 m : 22.2 s | ||
| 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally 7 to 10 February 2008 Round 2 of the 2008 World Rally Championship |
20 stages 340.24 km |
1 | | |
2 h : 46 m : 41.2 s |
| 2 | | |
2 h : 47 m : 39.5 s | ||
| 3 | | |
2 h : 49 m : 04.4 s | ||
| 58th Rally Sweden 11 to 14 February 2010 Round 1 of the 2010 World Rally Championship |
21 stages 345.15 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 09 m : 30.4 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 10 m : 12.7 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 10 m : 45.8 s | ||
| 59th Rally Sweden 10 to 13 February 2011 Round 1 of the 2011 World Rally Championship |
22 stages 351.00 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 23 m : 56.6 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 24 m : 03.1 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 24 m : 30.6 s | ||
| 60th Rally Sweden 9 to 12 February 2012 Round 2 of the 2012 World Rally Championship |
24 stages 349.16 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 18 m : 28.3 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 18 m : 44.9 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 19 m : 07.1 s | ||
| 61st Rally Sweden 7 to 10 February 2013 Round 2 of the 2013 World Rally Championship |
22 stages 337.91 km |
1 | | |
3 h : 11 m : 41.9 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 12 m : 23.7 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 13 m : 06.4 s | ||
| 62nd Rally Sweden 5 to 8 February 2014 Round 2 of the 2014 World Rally Championship |
24 stages 328.4 km |
1 | |  |
3 h : 00 m : 31.1 s |
| 2 | | |
3 h : 01 m : 24.7 s | ||
| 3 | | |
3 h : 01 m : 30.6 s | ||
| 63rd Rally Sweden 12 to 15 February 2015 Round 2 of the 2015 World Rally Championship |
21 stages 308.0 km |
1 | |
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2 h : 55 m : 30.5 s |
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2 h : 55 m : 36.9 s | ||
| 3 | | |
2 h : 56 m : 10.3 s | ||
| 64th Rally Sweden 12 to 14 February 2016 Round 2 of the 2016 World Rally Championship |
1 | |
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1 h : 59 m : 47.4 s | |
| 2 |  |
|
2 h : 00 m : 17.2 s | ||
| 3 | | |
2 h : 00 m : 43.0 s | ||
| 65th Rally Sweden 9 to 12 February 2017 Round 2 of the 2017 World Rally Championship |
12 stages 305.83 km |
1 | |
|
2 h : 36 m : 03.6 s |
| 2 | |
|
2 h : 36 m : 32.8 s | ||
| 3 | |
|
2 h : 37 m : 03.1 s | ||
| 66th Rally Sweden 15 to 18 February 2018 Round 2 of the 2018 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 314.25 km |
1 | |
 |
2 h : 52 m : 13.1 s |
| 2 |  |
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2 h : 52 m : 32.9 s | ||
| 3 | |
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2 h : 52 m : 41.4 s | ||
| 67th Rally Sweden 14 to 17 February 2019 Round 2 of the 2019 World Rally Championship |
19 stages 316.80 km |
1 | |
|
2 h : 47 m : 30.0 s |
| 2 | |
|
2 h : 48 m : 23.7 s | ||
| 3 | |
|
2 h : 48 m : 26.7 s | ||
| 68th Rally Sweden 13 to 16 February 2020 Round 2 of the 2020 World Rally Championship |
9 stages 105.47 km |
1 | |
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1 h : 11 m : 43.1 s |
| 2 | |
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1 h : 11 m : 55.8 s | ||
| 3 | |
|
1 h : 12 m : 3.3 s | ||
Multiple winners
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See also
References
- "Sunday in Sweden: Neuville Wins in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Sunday in Sweden:Victory for ice-cool Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Sweden". rallypedia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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