| 2007 Swedish Rally 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally | |||
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Round 2 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  | ||
| Rally base | Karlstad, Sweden | ||
| Dates run | 8 – 11 February 2007 | ||
| Stages | 20 (341.2 km; 212.0 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Ice / Snow-covered gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,730.36 km (1,075.20 miles) | ||
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| Overall winner |   | ||
| Crews | 58 at start, 45 at finish | ||
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| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS1 | 08:03 | Karlstad Super Speci | 1.89 km | | 1:31.9 | 74.04 km/h | |
| SS2 | 08:43 | Likenas 1 | 21.78 km | | 12:40.6 | 103.09 km/h | | |
| SS3 | 10:06 | Hara 1 | 11.31 km |  | 6:22.6 | 106.42 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 10:44 | Torntorp 1 | 19.20 km |  | 9:56.8 | 115.82 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 13:27 | Likenas 2 | 21.78 km | | 12:21.5 | 105.74 km/h | | |
| SS6 | 14:49 | Hara 2 | 11.31 km | | 6:10.1 | 110.01 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:28 | Vargasen 1 | 24.62 km | | 13:57.7 | 105.8 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 16:46 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.87 km | | 2:00.0 | 56.1 km/h | ||
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS9 | 08:03 | Lesjofors | 10.48 km | | 5:45.1 | 109.32 km/h | |
| SS10 | 08:43 | Liljendal | 34.54 km | | 17:50.3 | 116.18 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 11:13 | Torntorp 2 | 19.20 km | | 9:35.0 | 120.21 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 11:45 | Vargasen 2 | 24.62 km | | 13:17.9 | 111.08 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 14:28 | Fredriksberg | 24.75 km | | 13:54.4 | 106.78 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 15:33 | Lejen | 26.46 km | | 14:41.8 | 108.02 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 16:51 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.87 km | | 1:59.3 | 56.43 km/h | ||
| 3 (11 Feb) | SS16 | 08:18 | Bačka 1 | 30.95 km |  | 16:31.6 | 112.36 km/h | |
| SS17 | 09:15 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km | | 5:42.2 | 118.35 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 10:54 | Bačka 2 | 30.95 km | | 16:30.0 | 112.55 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 11:57 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km | | 5:44.1 | 117.7 km/h | ||
| SS20 | 14:00 | Karlstad Super Speci | 1.89 km | | 1:40.7 | 67.57 km/h |
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| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON  | SWE | NOR | MEX  | POR  | ARG | ITA | GRC  | FIN | GER  | NZL  | ESP | FRA | JPN  | IRL  | GBR | |||
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 4 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
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