| 2023 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2023 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 9 – 12 February 2023 | ||
| Start location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Finish location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Stages | 18 (301.18 km; 187.14 miles) [1] | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 892.98 km (554.87 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,194.16 km (742.02 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 52 | ||
| Crews | 51 at start, 45 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:25:54.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 5:42.0 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:33:42.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 2:44:25.9 | ||
| J-WRC winner | 2:45:05.5 | ||
The 2023 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 9 and 12 February 2023. [2] It marked the seventieth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the first round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. [3] The 2023 event was based in Umeå, Västerbotten County and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 302.52 km (187.98 mi). [1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [5] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [6] Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy were defending rally winners of the junior championship. [7]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the rally. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners. [8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category. [9] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [10] The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan won the junior championship by only 0.6 second. [11]
The following crews 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, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of nine crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship. [12] [13]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 27 | | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P | ||
| 62 | | | | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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| 9 February | — | After 9:01 | Håkmark [ Shakedown ] | 5.45 km | |
| | After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Umeå | — | ||
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Umeå Sprint 1 | 5.16 km | ||
| 10 February | SS2 | After 8:30 | Brattby 1 | 10.76 km | |
| SS3 | After 9:31 | Sarsjöliden 1 | 14.23 km | ||
| SS4 | After 11:03 | Botsmark 1 | 25.81 km | ||
| | 12:58 – 13:43 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
| | 13:43 – 14:13 | Flexi service A, Umeå | — | ||
| SS5 | After 14:53 | Brattby 2 | 10.76 km | ||
| SS6 | After 15:54 | Sarsjöliden 2 | 14.23 km | ||
| SS7 | After 17:26 | Botsmark 2 | 25.81 km | ||
| SS8 | After 19:05 | Umeå Sprint 2 | 5.16 km | ||
| | 19:45 – 20:45 | Flexi service B, Umeå | — | ||
| 11 February | SS9 | After 8:05 | Norrby 1 | 12.54 km | |
| SS10 | After 9:00 | Floda 1 | 28.25 km | ||
| SS11 | After 10:37 | Sävar 1 | 17.28 km | ||
| | 11:50 – 12:35 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
| | 12:35 – 13:05 | Flexi service C, Umeå | — | ||
| SS12 | After 14:05 | Norrby 2 | 12.54 km | ||
| SS13 | After 15:00 | Floda 2 | 28.25 km | ||
| SS14 | After 16:37 | Sävar 2 | 17.28 km | ||
| SS15 | After 18:05 | Umeå 1 | 10.08 km | ||
| | 18:52 – 19:52 | Flexi service D, Umeå | — | ||
| 12 February | SS16 | After 7:05 | Västervik 1 | 26.48 km | |
| | 8:10 – 8:50 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
| | 8:50 – 9:05 | Flexi service E, Umeå | — | ||
| SS17 | After 10:05 | Västervik 2 | 26.48 km | ||
| | 11:10 – 12:00 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
| SS18 | After 12:18 | Umeå 2 [ Power Stage ] | 10.08 km | ||
| | After 13:30 | Podium ceremony, Umeå | — | ||
| Source: [1] | |||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Event | Stage | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:25:54.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 42 | Craig Breen | James Fulton | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:26:13.2 | +18.7 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:26:14.5 | +20.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:26:19.6 | +25.1 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:27:18.5 | +1:24.0 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Nicolas Gilsoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:31:53.5 | +5:59.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:33:36.9 | +7:42.4 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Simone Scattolin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:36:30.5 | +10:36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | | Ott Tänak | 41 | | Martin Järveoja | 41 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 80 | |||
| 2 | | Kalle Rovanperä | 38 | | Jonne Halttunen | 38 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 66 | |||
| 3 | | Thierry Neuville | 32 | | Martijn Wydaeghe | 32 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 51 | |||
| 4 | | Elfyn Evans | 29 | | Scott Martin | 29 | ||||||
| 5 | | Sébastien Ogier | 26 | | Vincent Landais | 26 | ||||||
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
| 1 | | Yohan Rossel | 28 | | Arnaud Dunand | 28 | | Toksport WRT 2 | 40 | | Nikolay Gryazin | 25 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 25 | |||||
| 2 | Oliver Solberg | 28 | Elliott Edmondson | 28 | Toksport WRT | 40 | Sami Pajari | 25 | Enni Mälkönen | 25 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | Nikolay Gryazin | 20 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 20 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 | | Marco Bulacia | 25 | | Borja Rozada | 18 | |||||
| 4 | Ole Christian Veiby | 19 | Torstein Eriksen | 19 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 30 | | Pepe López | 18 | James Morgan | 18 | |||||||||
| 5 | | Marco Bulacia | 16 | | Borja Rozada | 15 | | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 | Georg Linnamäe | 18 | | Axel Coronado | 18 | ||||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 22 | 1 | 49 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:44:25.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 23 | 2 | 50 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:05.5 | +39.6 | 18 |
| 24 | 3 | 52 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:06.1 | +40.2 | 15 |
| 25 | 4 | 54 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:33.9 | +3:08.0 | 12 |
| 33 | 5 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:51.5 | +15:25.6 | 10 |
| 35 | 6 | 55 | Jesse Kallio | Jussi Lindberg | Jesse Kallio | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:21.6 | +15:55.7 | 8 |
| 36 | 7 | 61 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:12.5 | +19:46.6 | 6 |
| 40 | 8 | 53 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:02.2 | +30:36.1 | 4 |
| 44 | 9 | 57 | Filip Kohn | Tomáš Střeska | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:48:42.0 | +1:04:16.1 | 2 |
| Retired SS16 | 56 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17.6 | — |
| SS1 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:45.5 | Creighton / Regan |
| SS2 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.5 | |
| SS3 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.9 | |
| SS4 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:19.2 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
| SS5 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.6 | |
| SS6 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.3 | |
| SS7 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:40.2 | |
| SS8 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:46.4 | Creighton / Regan |
| SS9 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:05.3 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
| SS10 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:46.0 | Creighton / Regan |
| SS11 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:11.8 | |
| SS12 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:01.7 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
| SS13 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:51.5 | |
| SS14 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:22.6 | |
| SS15 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:28.2 | |
| SS16 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:13.3 | |
| SS17 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:03.4 | |
| SS18 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:18.3 | |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | Roope Korhonen | 25 | Anssi Viinikka | 25 | ||||
| 2 | William Creighton | 18 | Liam Regan | 18 | ||||
| 3 | Laurent Pellier | 15 | Marine Pelamourgues | 15 | ||||
| 4 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 12 | Rogelio Peñate | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Tom Rensonnet | 10 | Loïc Dumont | 10 | ||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
| 23 | 1 | 50 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:05.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 9 |
| 24 | 2 | 52 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:06.1 | +0.6 | 18 | 6 |
| 25 | 3 | 54 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:33.9 | +2:28.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 51 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:48:08.1 | +3:02.6 | 12 | 3 |
| 28 | 5 | 58 | Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:52:50.4 | +7:44.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 60 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:41.4 | +10:35.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:51.5 | +14:46.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 61 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:12.5 | +19:07.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | 56 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:21.7 | — |
| SS1 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:45.5 | Creighton / Regan |
| SS2 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.5 | |
| SS3 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.0 | |
| SS4 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:25.6 | |
| SS5 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.6 | |
| SS6 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.3 | |
| SS7 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:40.2 | |
| SS8 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:46.4 | |
| SS9 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:09.0 | |
| SS10 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:44.4 | |
| SS11 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:13.4 | |
| SS12 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:04.2 | |
| SS13 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:57.6 | Pellier / Pelamourgues |
| SS14 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:22.6 | |
| SS15 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:29.6 | |
| SS16 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:13.3 | |
| SS17 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:03.4 | Creighton / Regan |
| SS18 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:19.5 | |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | William Creighton | 34 | Liam Regan | 34 | ||||
| 2 | Laurent Pellier | 24 | Marine Pelamourgues | 24 | ||||
| 3 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 15 | Rogelio Peñate | 15 | ||||
| 4 | Grégoire Munster | 15 | Louis Louka | 15 | ||||
| 5 | Raúl Hernández | 10 | Raúl Hernández | 10 | ||||