2020 Rally Sweden

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2020 Rally Sweden
68. Rally Sweden
Round 2 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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LatvalaRallySweden2020(1).jpg
A lack of snow forced the rally to be shortened.
Host countryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Rally base Torsby, Värmland
Dates run13 16 February 2020
Start locationKarlstad trotting track, Karlstad
Finish locationTorsby, Värmland
Stages10 (169.74 km; 105.47 miles) [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Stage surface Snow
Transport distance643.83 km (400.06 miles)
Overall distance815.47 km (506.71 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered55
Crews46 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
1:11:43.1
Power Stage winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:55.1
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg
Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen
Flag of France.svg PH-Sport
1:15:53.1
WRC-3 winner Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka
1:15:46.1
J-WRC winner Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson
Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Motorsport
1:22:51.3

The 2020 Rally Sweden (also known as the Rally Sweden 2020) (Swedish : Svenska Rallyt 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 February 2020. [2] It marked the sixty-eighth running of Rally Sweden and was the second round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County and consists of eleven special stages. The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of 301.26 km (187.19 mi), [3] but was shortened to 171.64 km (106.65 mi) due to a lack of snow. [1]

Contents

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, the team they drove for in 2019, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category. [5] [lower-alpha 2] Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson were the reigning World Rally Championship-3 winners, but are not defending their WRC-3 title as they joined the WRC-2 category in 2020. [5] [lower-alpha 3] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog were the defending winners in the Junior World Rally Championship. [6]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the overall winners of the rally, winning the Rally Sweden for the first time. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [7] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen successfully defended their titles in the WRC-2 category. [8] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the winners in the WRC-3 category, while Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog won the junior class. [9] [10]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with an eight-point lead over the six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were third, a further five points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a two-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a seven-point lead ahead of Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov in third. In the manufacturer' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led PH-Sport by five points.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by seven points respectively. Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche were second, with Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud in third in both standings, a further three points behind.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Fifty-five entries were received, with eleven crews entered in World Rally Cars, six Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2, sixteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further sixteen crews were entered in the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship entries
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
10 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Latvala Motorsport Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
19 Flag of Lithuania.svg Deividas Jocius Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas Varža Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
20 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of France.svg PH-Sport [lower-alpha 4] Citroën C3 R5 M
21 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslav Fedorov Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N [lower-alpha 5] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
22 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N [lower-alpha 5] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
23 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Patrick Barth Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
27 Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen [lower-alpha 6] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
28 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm [lower-alpha 6] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
29 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg [lower-alpha 7] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
30 Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Jeets Flag of Estonia.svg Andrus Toom Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
31 Flag of Estonia.svg Roland Poom Flag of Estonia.svg Ken Järveoja Flag of Estonia.svg Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R5 P
32 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Nucita Flag of Italy.svg Bernardo Di Caro Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Nucita Hyundai NG i20 R5
34 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Mareš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hloušek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Mareš [lower-alpha 8] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
35 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Sołowow Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Baran Flag of Poland.svg Barlinek Synthos RT Škoda Fabia R5 M
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Roman Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Glavsjö Holm Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Roman Škoda Fabia R5 P
37 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre [lower-alpha 9] Škoda Fabia R5
38 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan De Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5
39 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Costenaro Flag of Italy.svg Justin Bardini Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Costenaro Škoda Fabia R5
40 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Battistolli Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizia Pons Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia R5
41 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Hyundai NG i20 R5
58 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
Junior World Rally Championship entries
42 Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 P
43 Flag of Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Sesks Flag of Latvia.svg Renars Francis Flag of Latvia.svg LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 P
44 Flag of Estonia.svg Ken Torn Flag of Estonia.svg Kauri Pannas Flag of Estonia.svg Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 P
45 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Savoia Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 P
46 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 P
47 Flag of Romania.svg Raul Baidu Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Lazar Flag of Romania.svg Raul Baidu Ford Fiesta R2 P
48 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Lönnström Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Gustavsson Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Lönnström Ford Fiesta R2 P
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Armstrong Flag of Ireland.svg Noel O'Sullivan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta R2 P
50 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Joona Flag of Finland.svg Ari Koponen Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta R2 P
51 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 P
52 Flag of Norway.svg Oscar Solberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jim Hjerpe Flag of Norway.svg PS 110% AB Ford Fiesta R2 P
53 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Garrod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 P
54 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Oldrati Flag of Italy.svg Elia De Guio Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
55 Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Ciuffi Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Gonella Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Ciuffi Ford Fiesta R2 P
56 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pollara Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Messina Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 P
57 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Catie Munnings Flag of Sweden.svg Ida Lidebjer-Granberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Catie Munnings Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other major entries
61 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Rådström Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 M
Source: [11]

Route

The brand-new 18.94 km (11.77 mi) Nyckelvattnet stage was introduced into the rally. The Finnskogen stage, which runs across the border in Norway, returned to the itinerary. [12] The Svullrya, Röjden and Rämmen stages, which were featured in the 2019 rally, [13] were not included in the 2020 route.

The route was heavily revised in the week before the rally. Eight stages were cancelled due to unseasonably light snowfall in the region; tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with studded tyres designed for driving on snow and ice, but without the expected snowfalls, the winter studs would be unable to properly grip the road surface. The changes to the route saw the second leg of the rally cancelled and the first leg split in two and run over separate days.

Report

World Rally Cars

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin broke clear in the lead to win the rally. [7] Defending world champions Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja inherited second after Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen dropping vital seconds when he stalled his engine in the final test of Friday. Jari-Matti Latvala made his championship return with ex-driver Juho Hänninen, but they retired from the rally due to mechanical issue. [14]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1133 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 1:11:43.10.0250
228 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:11:55.8+12.7182
3369 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 1:12:03.3+20.2155
4417 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 1:12:06.7+23.6123
554 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 1:12:15.5+32.4101
6611 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:12:16.9+33.884
7716 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:12:44.0+1:00.960
883 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 1:13:07.6+1:24.540
9918 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 1:13:42.7+1:59.620
Retired SS510 Jari-Matti Latvala Juho Hänninen Latvala Motorsport Toyota Yaris WRC Mechanical00
Did not start19 Deividas Jocius Mindaugas Varža M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Withdrawn00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
13 FebruarySkalla [ Shakedown 1 ]7.21 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 3:57.7
Karlstad SSS [ Shakedown 2 ]1.90 km Latvala / Hänninen Toyota Yaris WRC 1:26.1
14 FebruarySS1Hof-Finnskog 121.26 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:43.9 Evans / Martin
SS2Finnskogen 120.68 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:13.4
SS3Nyckelvattnet 118.94 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:02.9
SS4Torsby Sprint 12.80 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:42.4
15 FebruarySS5Hof-Finnskog 221.26 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:25.2
SS6Finnskogen 220.68 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:53.7
SS7Nyckelvattnet 218.94 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:53.1
SS8Torsby Sprint 22.80 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:42.4
16 FebruarySS9Likenäs 121.19 kmStage cancelled
SS10Likenäs 2 [ Power Stage ]21.19 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 10:55.1 Evans / Martin

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 2 Elfyn Evans 42 1uparrow green.svg 2 Scott Martin 42 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 73
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Thierry Neuville 42 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Gilsoul 42 1downarrow red.svg 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 63
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sébastien Ogier 37 1downarrow red.svg 1 Julien Ingrassia 37 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 40
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Kalle Rovanperä 30 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jonne Halttunen 30
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Esapekka Lappi 24 1downarrow red.svg 1 Janne Ferm 24

World Rally Championship-2

Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson took an early lead, but Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen gained the top spot after they overcame brake issues to win the class. [15] [8]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
12120 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 1:15:53.1+23.4250
13222 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 1:16:16.5+23.4180
15325 Pontus Tidemand Patrick Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:16:30.8+37.7150
18423 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 1:18:59.6+3:06.5120
19524 Rhys Yates James Morgan M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 1:19:07.3+3:14.2100
21621 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 1:20:03.7+4:10.680

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
13 FebruarySkalla [ Shakedown 1 ]7.21 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 4:16.1
Karlstad SSS [ Shakedown 2 ]1.90 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:31.0
14 FebruarySS1Hof-Finnskog 121.26 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai i20 R5 10:14.5 Veiby / Andersson
SS2Finnskogen 120.68 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 10:48.2 Østberg / Eriksen
SS3Nyckelvattnet 118.94 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:38.1
SS4Torsby Sprint 12.80 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 1:46.6
15 FebruarySS5Hof-Finnskog 221.26 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai i20 R5 10:03.2
SS6Finnskogen 220.68 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 10:30.8
SS7Nyckelvattnet 218.94 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:25.5
SS8Torsby Sprint 22.80 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 1:46.8
16 FebruarySS9Likenäs 121.19 kmStage cancelled
SS10Likenäs 221.19 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:29.2 Østberg / Eriksen

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 50 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 50 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 52
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Adrien Fourmaux 30 1rightarrow blue.svg Renaud Jamoul 30 1rightarrow blue.svg PH-Sport 50
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Nikolay Gryazin 23 1rightarrow blue.svg Yaroslav Fedorov 23 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 41
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Rhys Yates 22 1rightarrow blue.svg James Morgan 22 Toksport WRT 15
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Ole Christian Veiby 18 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonas Andersson 18

World Rally Championship-3

Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen led WRC-3 after a trouble-free run, but they lost their lead to the eventual category winners Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka. [9] Roland Poom and Ken Järveoja retired from the rally with a big accident. [16]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
10158 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 1:15:46.10.0251
11228 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:15:51.1+5.0180
14326 Johan Kristoffersson Stig Rune Skjærmoen Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:16:17.4+31.3150
16427 Eerik Pietarinen Miikka Anttila Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:16:58.3+1:12.2120
17529 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:18:09.3+2:23.2100
20634 Filip Mareš Jan Hloušek Filip Mareš Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:18:09.3+3:41.980
22730 Raul Jeets Andrus Toom Raul Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:19:28.0+4:37.260
24835 Michał Sołowow Maciej Baran Barlinek Synthos RT Škoda Fabia R5 1:22:06.0+6:19.940
35936 Joakim Roman Alexander Glavsjö Holm Joakim Roman Škoda Fabia R5 1:27:06.1+11:20.020
Retired SS331 Roland Poom Ken Järveoja Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R5 Accident00
Did not start32 Andrea Nucita Bernardo Di Caro Andrea Nucita Hyundai i20 R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start37 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start38 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan De Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start39 Giacomo Costenaro Justin Bardini Giacomo Costenaro Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start40 Alberto Battistolli Fabrizia Pons Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start41 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 Withdrawn00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
13 FebruarySkalla [ Shakedown 1 ]7.21 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 4:15.2
Karlstad SSS [ Shakedown 2 ]1.90 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:30.4
14 FebruarySS1Hof-Finnskog 121.26 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:21.3 Lindholm / Korhonen
SS2Finnskogen 120.68 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:47.1
SS3Nyckelvattnet 118.94 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:33.6
SS4Torsby Sprint 12.80 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 1:46.2
15 FebruarySS5Hof-Finnskog 221.26 km Solberg / Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:04.1
SS6Finnskogen 220.68 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 10:26.9
SS7Nyckelvattnet 218.94 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 9:21.5 Huttunen / Lukka
SS8Torsby Sprint 22.80 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 1:46.4
16 FebruarySS9Likenäs 121.19 kmStage cancelled
SS10Likenäs 221.19 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:26.8 Huttunen / Lukka

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Eric Camilli 25 1rightarrow blue.svg François-Xavier Buresi 25
2 Jari Huttunen 25 Mikko Lukka 25
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Ciamin 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yannick Roche 18
4 Emil Lindholm 18 Mikael Korhonen 18
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Yoann Bonato 15 1downarrow red.svg 2 Benjamin Boulloud 15

Junior World Rally Championship

Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg held a healthy lead throughout the rally to seal the win. [10] Jon Armstrong and Noel O'Sullivan suffered a horrible high-speed crash, but they both walked away unharmed. [17]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
26142 Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 1:22:51.30.0253
28243 Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 1:23:29.1+37.8181
29344 Ken Torn Kauri Pannas Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 1:23:51.7+1:00.4150
30446 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 1:24:02.9+1:11.6121
31547 Raul Baidu Gabriel Lazar Raul Baidu Ford Fiesta R2 1:26:15.1+3:23.8102
32651 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 1:26:45.3+3:54.080
33753 Ruairi Bell Darren Garrod Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 1:26:52.3+4:01.060
34848 Pontus Lönnström Stefan Gustavsson Pontus Lönnström Ford Fiesta R2 1:27:05.4+4:14.140
36950 Lauri Joona Ari Koponen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta R2 1:27:06.8+4:15.520
371056 Marco Pollara Maurizio Messina Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 1:29:01.5+6:10.210
381154 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 1:29:05.7+6:14.400
401255 Tommaso Ciuffi Nicolò Gonella Tommaso Ciuffi Ford Fiesta R2 1:33:02.7+10:11.400
411352 Oscar Solberg Jim Hjerpe PS 110% AB Ford Fiesta R2 1:33:56.4+11:05.100
421457 Catie Munnings Ida Lidebjer-Granberg Catie Munnings Ford Fiesta R2 1:34:07.5+11:16.200
Retired SS745 Fabio Andolfi Stefano Savoia Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 Radiator00
Retired SS449 Jon Armstrong Noel O'Sullivan Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta R2 Accident00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
13 FebruarySkalla [ Shakedown 1 ]7.21 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 4:45.6
Karlstad SSS [ Shakedown 2 ]1.90 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 1:41.0
14 FebruarySS1Hof-Finnskog 121.26 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 11:09.3 Kristensson / Sjöberg
SS2Finnskogen 120.68 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 11:46.1
SS3Nyckelvattnet 118.94 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 10:31.2
SS4Torsby Sprint 12.80 km Baidu / Lazar Ford Fiesta R2 1:58.0
15 FebruarySS5Hof-Finnskog 221.26 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 10:45.6
SS6Finnskogen 220.68 km Lönnström / Gustavsson Ford Fiesta R2 11:29.5
SS7Nyckelvattnet 218.94 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 10:11.0
SS8Torsby Sprint 22.80 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 2:01.6
16 FebruarySS9Likenäs 121.19 kmStage cancelled
SS10Likenäs 221.19 km Lönnström / Gustavsson Ford Fiesta R2 12:40.0 Kristensson / Sjöberg

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsNations' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveCountryPoints
1 Tom Kristensson 28 Joakim Sjöberg 28Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25
2 Mārtiņš Sesks 19 Renars Francis 19Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 18
3 Ken Torn 15 Kauri Pannas 15Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 15
4 Sami Pajari 13 Marko Salminen 13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12
5 Raul Baidu 12 Gabriel Lazar 12Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10

Notes

  1. The route of Rally Sweden was shortened from 301.26 km over 19 stages to 11 stages totalling 171.64 km. The route was shortened due to a lack of snow. [1]
  2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  3. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  4. Entry supported by Citroën World Rally Team.
  5. 1 2 Entry prepared by RedGrey Rally Team.
  6. 1 2 Entry operated by TGS Worldwide.
  7. Entry supported by Škoda Motorsport.
  8. Entry operated by ACCR Czech Rally Team.
  9. Entry operated by Palmeirinha Rally.
  10. The stage was changed to Shakedown before the rally began.

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