2020 Rally Sweden

2020 Rally Sweden 68. Rally Sweden
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A lack of snow forced the rally to be shortened.
Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Torsby, Värmland
Dates run	13 – 16 February 2020
Start location	Karlstad trotting track, Karlstad
Finish location	Torsby, Värmland
Stages	10 (169.74 km; 105.47 miles) [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Stage surface	Snow
Transport distance	643.83 km (400.06 miles)
Overall distance	815.47 km (506.71 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	55
Crews	46 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 1:11:43.1
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:55.1
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport 1:15:53.1
WRC-3 winner	Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka 1:15:46.1
J-WRC winner	Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg 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]

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.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship entries
3	Teemu Suninen	Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Juho Hänninen	Latvala Motorsport	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
11	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
16	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
17	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
19	Deividas Jocius	Mindaugas Varža	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	—
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
20	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	PH-Sport [lower-alpha 4]	Citroën C3 R5	M
21	Nikolay Gryazin	Yaroslav Fedorov	Hyundai Motorsport N [lower-alpha 5]	Hyundai NG i20 R5	P
22	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N [lower-alpha 5]	Hyundai NG i20 R5	P
23	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	M
24	Rhys Yates	James Morgan	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	M
25	Pontus Tidemand	Patrick Barth	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
26	Johan Kristoffersson	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
27	Eerik Pietarinen	Miikka Anttila	Eerik Pietarinen [lower-alpha 6]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
28	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm [lower-alpha 6]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
29	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Oliver Solberg [lower-alpha 7]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
30	Raul Jeets	Andrus Toom	Raul Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
31	Roland Poom	Ken Järveoja	Roland Poom	Ford Fiesta R5	P
32	Andrea Nucita	Bernardo Di Caro	Andrea Nucita	Hyundai NG i20 R5	—
34	Filip Mareš	Jan Hloušek	Filip Mareš [lower-alpha 8]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
35	Michał Sołowow	Maciej Baran	Barlinek Synthos RT	Škoda Fabia R5	M
36	Joakim Roman	Alexander Glavsjö Holm	Joakim Roman	Škoda Fabia R5	P
37	Paulo Nobre	Gabriel Morales	Paulo Nobre [lower-alpha 9]	Škoda Fabia R5	—
38	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan De Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5	—
39	Giacomo Costenaro	Justin Bardini	Giacomo Costenaro	Škoda Fabia R5	—
40	Alberto Battistolli	Fabrizia Pons	Alberto Battistolli	Škoda Fabia R5	—
41	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai NG i20 R5	—
58	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Jari Huttunen	Hyundai NG i20 R5	M
Junior World Rally Championship entries
42	Tom Kristensson	Joakim Sjöberg	Tom Kristensson Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R2	P
43	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renars Francis	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta R2	P
44	Ken Torn	Kauri Pannas	Estonian Autosport Junior Team	Ford Fiesta R2	P
45	Fabio Andolfi	Stefano Savoia	Fabio Andolfi	Ford Fiesta R2	P
46	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta R2	P
47	Raul Baidu	Gabriel Lazar	Raul Baidu	Ford Fiesta R2	P
48	Pontus Lönnström	Stefan Gustavsson	Pontus Lönnström	Ford Fiesta R2	P
49	Jon Armstrong	Noel O'Sullivan	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta R2	P
50	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Lauri Joona	Ford Fiesta R2	P
51	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Fernando Mussano	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Ford Fiesta R2	P
52	Oscar Solberg	Jim Hjerpe	PS 110% AB	Ford Fiesta R2	P
53	Ruairi Bell	Darren Garrod	Ruairi Bell	Ford Fiesta R2	P
54	Enrico Oldrati	Elia De Guio	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2	P
55	Tommaso Ciuffi	Nicolò Gonella	Tommaso Ciuffi	Ford Fiesta R2	P
56	Marco Pollara	Maurizio Messina	Marco Pollara	Ford Fiesta R2	P
57	Catie Munnings	Ida Lidebjer-Granberg	Catie Munnings	Ford Fiesta R2	P
Other major entries
61	Dennis Rådström	Johan Johansson	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.

Original itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 13 February 09:01 — Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Leg 1 — 133.01 km 13 February 20:08 SS1 Karlstad SSS 1.90 km 14 February 08:00 SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km 09:01 SS3 Finnskogen 1 20.89 km 09:57 SS4 Nyckelvattnet 1 18.94 km 13:49 SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km 14:55 SS6 Finnskogen 2 20.89 km 15:51 SS7 Nyckelvattnet 2 18.94 km 17:04 SS8 Torsby 1 8.93 km Leg 2 — 116.94 km 15 February 08:13 SS9 Torntorp 1 19.92 km 09:04 SS10 Hagfors 1 19.80 km 10:08 SS11 Vargåsen 1 16.40 km 13:02 SS12 Torntorp 2 19.92 km 13:53 SS13 Hagfors 2 19.80 km 15:08 SS14 Vargåsen 2 16.40 km 17:45 SS15 Karlstad SSS 2 1.90 km 19:30 SS16 Torsby Sprint 2.80 km Leg 3 — 51.31 km 16 February 07:50 SS16 Likenäs 1 21.19 km 09:51 SS17 Likenäs 2 21.19 km 12:18 SS18 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] 8.93 km Source: [3]

Revised itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 13 February 09:01 — Skalla [Shakedown 1] 7.21 km Leg 1 — 65.58 km 13 February 20:08 — Karlstad SSS [Shakedown 2] [lower-alpha 10] 1.90 km 14 February 08:42 SS1 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km 10:08 SS2 Finnskogen 1 20.68 km 11:08 SS3 Nyckelvattnet 1 18.94 km 15:00 SS4 Torsby Sprint 1 2.80 km Leg 2 — 63.68 km 15 February 08:42 SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km 10:08 SS6 Finnskogen 2 20.68 km 11:08 SS7 Nyckelvattnet 2 18.94 km 15:00 SS8 Torsby Sprint 2 2.80 km Leg 3 — 42.38 km 16 February 10:08 SS9 Likenäs 1 21.19 km 12:18 SS10 Likenäs 2 [Power Stage] 21.19 km Source: [3]

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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Stage
1	1	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	1:11:43.1	0.0	25	0
2	2	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:11:55.8	+12.7	18	2
3	3	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	1:12:03.3	+20.2	15	5
4	4	17	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	1:12:06.7	+23.6	12	3
5	5	4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:12:15.5	+32.4	10	1
6	6	11	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:12:16.9	+33.8	8	4
7	7	16	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:12:44.0	+1:00.9	6	0
8	8	3	Teemu Suninen	Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	1:13:07.6	+1:24.5	4	0
9	9	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	1:13:42.7	+1:59.6	2	0
Retired SS5		10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Juho Hänninen	Latvala Motorsport	Toyota Yaris WRC	Mechanical		0	0
Did not start		19	Deividas Jocius	Mindaugas Varža	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	Withdrawn		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 February	—	Skalla [ 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 February	SS1	Hof-Finnskog 1	21.26 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:43.9	Evans / Martin
	SS2	Finnskogen 1	20.68 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:13.4
	SS3	Nyckelvattnet 1	18.94 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:02.9
	SS4	Torsby Sprint 1	2.80 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:42.4
15 February	SS5	Hof-Finnskog 2	21.26 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:25.2
	SS6	Finnskogen 2	20.68 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:53.7
	SS7	Nyckelvattnet 2	18.94 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:53.1
	SS8	Torsby Sprint 2	2.80 km	Neuville / Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	1:42.4
16 February	SS9	Likenäs 1	21.19 km	Stage cancelled
	SS10	Likenäs 2 [ Power Stage ]	21.19 km	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:55.1	Evans / Martin

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		2	Elfyn Evans	42		2	Scott Martin	42		1	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	73
2		1	Thierry Neuville	42		1	Nicolas Gilsoul	42		1	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	63
3		1	Sébastien Ogier	37		1	Julien Ingrassia	37			M-Sport Ford WRT	40
4		1	Kalle Rovanperä	30		1	Jonne Halttunen	30
5		1	Esapekka Lappi	24		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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Event
12	1	20	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	PH-Sport	Citroën C3 R5	1:15:53.1	+23.4	25	0
13	2	22	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	1:16:16.5	+23.4	18	0
15	3	25	Pontus Tidemand	Patrick Barth	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	1:16:30.8	+37.7	15	0
18	4	23	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	1:18:59.6	+3:06.5	12	0
19	5	24	Rhys Yates	James Morgan	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	1:19:07.3	+3:14.2	10	0
21	6	21	Nikolay Gryazin	Yaroslav Fedorov	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	1:20:03.7	+4:10.6	8	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 February	—	Skalla [ 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 February	SS1	Hof-Finnskog 1	21.26 km	Veiby / Andersson	Hyundai i20 R5	10:14.5	Veiby / Andersson
	SS2	Finnskogen 1	20.68 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	10:48.2	Østberg / Eriksen
	SS3	Nyckelvattnet 1	18.94 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	9:38.1
	SS4	Torsby Sprint 1	2.80 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	1:46.6
15 February	SS5	Hof-Finnskog 2	21.26 km	Veiby / Andersson	Hyundai i20 R5	10:03.2
	SS6	Finnskogen 2	20.68 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	10:30.8
	SS7	Nyckelvattnet 2	18.94 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	9:25.5
	SS8	Torsby Sprint 2	2.80 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	1:46.8
16 February	SS9	Likenäs 1	21.19 km	Stage cancelled
	SS10	Likenäs 2	21.19 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	11:29.2	Østberg / Eriksen

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Mads Østberg	50			Torstein Eriksen	50			M-Sport Ford WRT	52
2			Adrien Fourmaux	30			Renaud Jamoul	30			PH-Sport	50
3			Nikolay Gryazin	23			Yaroslav Fedorov	23			Hyundai Motorsport N	41
4			Rhys Yates	22			James Morgan	22			Toksport WRT	15
5			Ole Christian Veiby	18			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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Event
10	1	58	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Jari Huttunen	Hyundai i20 R5	1:15:46.1	0.0	25	1
11	2	28	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	1:15:51.1	+5.0	18	0
14	3	26	Johan Kristoffersson	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	1:16:17.4	+31.3	15	0
16	4	27	Eerik Pietarinen	Miikka Anttila	Eerik Pietarinen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	1:16:58.3	+1:12.2	12	0
17	5	29	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	1:18:09.3	+2:23.2	10	0
20	6	34	Filip Mareš	Jan Hloušek	Filip Mareš	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	1:18:09.3	+3:41.9	8	0
22	7	30	Raul Jeets	Andrus Toom	Raul Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	1:19:28.0	+4:37.2	6	0
24	8	35	Michał Sołowow	Maciej Baran	Barlinek Synthos RT	Škoda Fabia R5	1:22:06.0	+6:19.9	4	0
35	9	36	Joakim Roman	Alexander Glavsjö Holm	Joakim Roman	Škoda Fabia R5	1:27:06.1	+11:20.0	2	0
Retired SS3		31	Roland Poom	Ken Järveoja	Roland Poom	Ford Fiesta R5	Accident		0	0
Did not start		32	Andrea Nucita	Bernardo Di Caro	Andrea Nucita	Hyundai i20 R5	Withdrawn		0	0
Did not start		37	Paulo Nobre	Gabriel Morales	Paulo Nobre	Škoda Fabia R5	Withdrawn		0	0
Did not start		38	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan De Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5	Withdrawn		0	0
Did not start		39	Giacomo Costenaro	Justin Bardini	Giacomo Costenaro	Škoda Fabia R5	Withdrawn		0	0
Did not start		40	Alberto Battistolli	Fabrizia Pons	Alberto Battistolli	Škoda Fabia R5	Withdrawn		0	0
Did not start		41	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai i20 R5	Withdrawn		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 February	—	Skalla [ 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 February	SS1	Hof-Finnskog 1	21.26 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	10:21.3	Lindholm / Korhonen
	SS2	Finnskogen 1	20.68 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	10:47.1
	SS3	Nyckelvattnet 1	18.94 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	9:33.6
	SS4	Torsby Sprint 1	2.80 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai i20 R5	1:46.2
15 February	SS5	Hof-Finnskog 2	21.26 km	Solberg / Johnston	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	10:04.1
	SS6	Finnskogen 2	20.68 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai i20 R5	10:26.9
	SS7	Nyckelvattnet 2	18.94 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai i20 R5	9:21.5	Huttunen / Lukka
	SS8	Torsby Sprint 2	2.80 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai i20 R5	1:46.4
16 February	SS9	Likenäs 1	21.19 km	Stage cancelled
	SS10	Likenäs 2	21.19 km	Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	11:26.8	Huttunen / Lukka

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Eric Camilli	25			François-Xavier Buresi	25
2			Jari Huttunen	25			Mikko Lukka	25
3		1	Nicolas Ciamin	18		1	Yannick Roche	18
4			Emil Lindholm	18			Mikael Korhonen	18
5		2	Yoann Bonato	15		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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage
26	1	42	Tom Kristensson	Joakim Sjöberg	Tom Kristensson Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R2	1:22:51.3	0.0	25	3
28	2	43	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renars Francis	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta R2	1:23:29.1	+37.8	18	1
29	3	44	Ken Torn	Kauri Pannas	Estonian Autosport Junior Team	Ford Fiesta R2	1:23:51.7	+1:00.4	15	0
30	4	46	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta R2	1:24:02.9	+1:11.6	12	1
31	5	47	Raul Baidu	Gabriel Lazar	Raul Baidu	Ford Fiesta R2	1:26:15.1	+3:23.8	10	2
32	6	51	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Fernando Mussano	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Ford Fiesta R2	1:26:45.3	+3:54.0	8	0
33	7	53	Ruairi Bell	Darren Garrod	Ruairi Bell	Ford Fiesta R2	1:26:52.3	+4:01.0	6	0
34	8	48	Pontus Lönnström	Stefan Gustavsson	Pontus Lönnström	Ford Fiesta R2	1:27:05.4	+4:14.1	4	0
36	9	50	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Lauri Joona	Ford Fiesta R2	1:27:06.8	+4:15.5	2	0
37	10	56	Marco Pollara	Maurizio Messina	Marco Pollara	Ford Fiesta R2	1:29:01.5	+6:10.2	1	0
38	11	54	Enrico Oldrati	Elia De Guio	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2	1:29:05.7	+6:14.4	0	0
40	12	55	Tommaso Ciuffi	Nicolò Gonella	Tommaso Ciuffi	Ford Fiesta R2	1:33:02.7	+10:11.4	0	0
41	13	52	Oscar Solberg	Jim Hjerpe	PS 110% AB	Ford Fiesta R2	1:33:56.4	+11:05.1	0	0
42	14	57	Catie Munnings	Ida Lidebjer-Granberg	Catie Munnings	Ford Fiesta R2	1:34:07.5	+11:16.2	0	0
Retired SS7		45	Fabio Andolfi	Stefano Savoia	Fabio Andolfi	Ford Fiesta R2	Radiator		0	0
Retired SS4		49	Jon Armstrong	Noel O'Sullivan	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta R2	Accident		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 February	—	Skalla [ 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 February	SS1	Hof-Finnskog 1	21.26 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	11:09.3	Kristensson / Sjöberg
	SS2	Finnskogen 1	20.68 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	11:46.1
	SS3	Nyckelvattnet 1	18.94 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	10:31.2
	SS4	Torsby Sprint 1	2.80 km	Baidu / Lazar	Ford Fiesta R2	1:58.0
15 February	SS5	Hof-Finnskog 2	21.26 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	10:45.6
	SS6	Finnskogen 2	20.68 km	Lönnström / Gustavsson	Ford Fiesta R2	11:29.5
	SS7	Nyckelvattnet 2	18.94 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	10:11.0
	SS8	Torsby Sprint 2	2.80 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	2:01.6
16 February	SS9	Likenäs 1	21.19 km	Stage cancelled
	SS10	Likenäs 2	21.19 km	Lönnström / Gustavsson	Ford Fiesta R2	12:40.0	Kristensson / Sjöberg

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Nations' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Country	Points
1			Tom Kristensson	28			Joakim Sjöberg	28			Sweden	25
2			Mārtiņš Sesks	19			Renars Francis	19			Latvia	18
3			Ken Torn	15			Kauri Pannas	15			Estonia	15
4			Sami Pajari	13			Marko Salminen	13			Finland	12
5			Raul Baidu	12			Gabriel Lazar	12			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. Entry prepared by RedGrey Rally Team.
6. 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.

References

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10. "Sunday in Sweden: Tom tops junior standings". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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12. "What's new for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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External links

• Official website (in Swedish and English)
• 2020 Rally Sweden at ewrc-results.com
• The official website of the World Rally Championship

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