2019 Rally Sweden

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2019 Rally Sweden
67. Rally Sweden
Round 2 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Rally Sweden was the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar.
Host country Sweden
Rally baseTorsby, Värmland
Dates run14 – 17 February 2019
Start locationKarlstad trotting track, Karlstad
Finish locationTorsby, Värmland
Stages19 (316.80 km; 196.85 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceSnow
Transport distance1,141.42 km (709.25 miles)
Overall distance1,460.59 km (907.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered62
Crews61 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:47:30.0
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Ole Christian Veiby
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Norway Ole Christian Veiby
2:54:04.0
J-WRC winnerSweden Tom Kristensson
Sweden Henrik Appelskog
Sweden Tom Kristensson
3:14:48.9

The 2019 Rally Sweden (also known as the Rally Sweden 2019) (Swedish: Svenska Rallyt 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 14 and 17 February 2019.[2] It marked the sixty-seventh running of Rally Sweden and was the second round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the second round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class, and the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County and consists of nineteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 319.17 km (198.32 mi).

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Takamoto Katsuta and Marko Salminen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[4] Denis Rådström and Johan Johansson were the reigning World Rally Championship-3 and defending Junior World Rally Championship winners, but didn't defend their WRC-3 title as the category was discontinued in 2019.[5]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja became the fourth non-Nordic crew to win the event. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] The Citroën Total crew of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen took the victory in the WRC-2 Pro category, while Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson won the wider WRC-2 class, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category. This marked the first R5 class victory in the WRC for the new Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.[7] The first round of the J-WRC championship was taken by Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog crew in their maiden appearances.[8]

Jari-Matti Latvala surpassed the record for most starts in the history of the World Rally Championship with his 197th start. The previous record was set by Carlos Sainz, with 196 starts.[9]

Background[edit]

Championship standings prior to the event[edit]

Defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead over the defending rally winners Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a five-point lead over Citroën World Rally Team and the defending manufacturers' champions Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[10]

In the newly created World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson held a seven-point lead ahead of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. In the teams' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led Škoda Motorsport by seven points.[11]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by seven points respectively. Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul were second, with Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson in third in each standings, another slender three points behind.[11]

Entry list[edit]

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and WRC-2 Pro, the Junior World Rally Championship, and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of sixty-two entries were received, with fourteen crews entered with World Rally Cars and twenty-three entered the World Rally Championship-2; of these, five were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further thirteen entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia France Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Marko Salminen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm France Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
7 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Norway Ola Fløene United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
19 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
37 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Simone Scattolin United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
68 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen Finland GRX Team[a] Toyota Yaris WRC M
89 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
92 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula Finland Janne Tuohino Ford Fiesta WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total[b] Citroën C3 R5 M
25 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 M
26 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport[c] Škoda Fabia R5 P
34 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Kamil Heller United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Takamoto Katsuta[d] Ford Fiesta R5 P
42 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson Norway Ole Christian Veiby[e] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
43 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Norway Henning Solberg[f] Škoda Fabia R5 M
44 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Yaroslav Fedorov Russia Nikolay Gryazin[g] Škoda Fabia R5 P
45 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Patrik Barth Sweden Emil Bergkvist[h] Ford Fiesta R5 P
46 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Finland Jari Huttunen[i] Škoda Fabia R5 M
47 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson[j] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
48 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Emil Lindholm[i] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
49 Sweden Martin Berglund Sweden Joakim Gevert Sweden Martin Berglund Škoda Fabia R5 P
50 Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden Göran Bergsten Sweden Patrik Flodin[i] Škoda Fabia R5 P
51 Sweden Mattias Monelius Sweden Nicklas Edvardsson Sweden Mattias Monelius Škoda Fabia R5 P
52 Sweden Anton Eriksson Sweden Lars Andersson Sweden Anton Eriksson Škoda Fabia R5 P
53 Sweden Lars Stugemo Sweden Kalle Lexe Sweden Lars Stugemo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
54 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ida Lidebjer Granberg Sweden Joakim Roman Škoda Fabia R5 P
55 United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom James Morgan United Kingdom Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 P
56 Italy Tamara Molinaro Italy Lorenzo Granai Italy Tamara Molinaro[k] Citroën C3 R5 P
57 Turkey Yigit Timur France Maxime Vilmot Turkey Yigit Timur[f] Škoda Fabia R5 M
93 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Norway Veronica Engan Norway Eyvind Brynildsen[f] Škoda Fabia R5 P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71 Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 P
72 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2 P
73 Germany Julius Tannert Germany Helmar Hinneberg Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2 P
74 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Henrik Appelskog Sweden Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 P
75 Estonia Roland Poom Estonia Ken Järveoja Estonia Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 P
76 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Krišjānis Caune Latvia LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 P
77 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 P
78 Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 P
79 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazar Romania Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2 P
80 Germany Nico Knacker Germany Tobias Braun Germany ADAC Weiser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 P
81 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia De Guio Italy Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
82 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Argentina Fernando Mussano Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 P
83 United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani United States Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other Major Entries
104 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R2 P
Source:[12]

Route[edit]

The route of the 2019 rally is made up of 319.17 km (198.32 mi) in competitive stages, some 4.92 km (3.06 mi) longer than the 2018 event.[13] The Rämmen stage will return replace the Torntorp stage. Rämmen is due to be run as SS9 and SS12 and will run in the opposite direction to previous years.[14]

Itinerary[edit]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia driving a Volkswagen Polo R WRC at Colin's Crest Arena during Vargåsen.

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
14 February 9:00 Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km
Leg 1 — 139.31 km
14 February 20:08 SS1 Karlstad SSS 1 1.90 km
15 February 7:55 SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km
9:08 SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km
9:59 SS4 Röjden 1 18.10 km
13:54 SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km
15:17 SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km
16:08 SS7 Röjden 2 18.10 km
17:04 SS8 Torsby 1 8.93 km
Leg 2 — 126.18 km
16 February 7:44 SS9 Rämmen 1 23.13 km
8:35 SS10 Hagfors 1 23.40 km
9:37 SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km
13:02 SS12 Rämmen 2 23.13 km
13:53 SS13 Hagfors 2 23.40 km
15:08 SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km
17:45 SS15 Karlstad SSS 2 1.90 km
19:30 SS16 Torsby Sprint 2.80 km
Leg 3 — 51.31 km
17 February 7:50 SS16 Likenäs 1 21.19 km
9:51 SS17 Likenäs 2 21.19 km
12:18 SS18 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] 8.93 km
Source:[15]

Report[edit]

World Rally Cars[edit]

Being first on the road meant Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia have to endure changeable conditions and unpredictable grip. As it turned out, it is highly risky. The six-time World Champions went off the road on Svullrya and stuck in the snowbank, which forced them to retire from the first leg. The other major victim was Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila crew, who went wide over a crest on the final stage of Friday and cost them nearly twenty-four minutes to get unstuck. They chose to run under Rally2 regulation so that they reduced the time loss to ten minutes.[16][17]

The second leg of the rally appeared to be a total disaster for Teemu Suninen and Marko Salminen. Having led a rally for the first time ever, they beached their Fiesta at a left-hand corner, which dropped them down to eighth.[18] Worse still, at the afternoon loop, they hit a tree and damaged their roll cage, which forced them to retire from the day. Following the retirement of Suninen and Salminen, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were comfortable in the lead.[19]

Eventually, The Estonian crew comfortably took their first snow-surfaced rally victory. With the win, they led in both the drivers' and co-drivers' standings for the first time ever in their career by seven points. Their team, defending manufacturers' champions Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT also led the championship by one point. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm crew managed to keep themselves ahead of Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul with just a three seconds of advantage.[20]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:47:30.0 0.0 25 5
2 2 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:48:23.7 +53.7 18 1
3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:48:26.7 +56.7 15 4
4 4 89 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:48:35.4 +1:05.4 12 0
5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:48:38.2 +1:08.2 10 3
6 6 5 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:49:08.8 +1:38.8 8 0
7 7 19 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:49:19.7 +1:49.7 6 0
8 8 7 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:51:07.7 +3:37.7 4 0
21 9 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:02:14.4 +14:44.4 0 0
23 10 3 Teemu Suninen Marko Salminen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:03:54.5 +16:24.5 0 0
29 11 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:11:49.0 +24:19.0 0 2

Special stages[edit]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 February Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:05.0
SS1 Karlstad SSS 1 1.90 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:34.9 Neuville / Gilsoul
15 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 10:09.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Suninen / Salminen Ford Fiesta WRC 12:47.0
SS4 Röjden 1 18.10 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 8:42.5
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 10:02.8 Latvala / Anttila
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Suninen / Salminen Ford Fiesta WRC 12:43.9 Suninen / Salminen
SS7 Röjden 2 18.10 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 10:02.8
SS8 Torsby 1 8.93 km Lappi / Ferm[l] Citroën C3 WRC 5:50.0
16 February SS9 Rämmen 1 23.13 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 11:23.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.40 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 12:33.1
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 8:14.9
SS12 Rämmen 2 23.13 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:21.4
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.40 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.8
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 8:20.1
SS15 Karlstad SSS 2 1.90 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 1:36.0
SS16 Torsby Sprint 2.80 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:56.8
17 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.3
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 11:22.0
SS19 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] 8.93 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:15.1

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 2 Ott Tänak 47 2 Martin Järveoja 47 2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 58
2 Thierry Neuville 40 Nicolas Gilsoul 40 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 57
3 2 Sébastien Ogier 31 2 Julien Ingrassia 31 1 Citroën Total WRT 47
4 Kris Meeke 21 Sebastian Marshall 21 M-Sport Ford WRT 30
5 9 Esapekka Lappi 19 9 Janne Ferm 19

World Rally Championship-2 Pro[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
11 1 21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Citroën C3 R5 2:55:54.5 0.0 25 0
18 2 25 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 2:59:13.7 +3:19.2 18 0
19 3 34 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 3:00:43.4 +4:48.9 15 0
50 4 35 Łukasz Pieniążek Kamil Heller M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 3:52:56.7 +57:02.2 12 0
Retired SS19 26 Eerik Pietarinen Juhana Raitanen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Accident 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 February Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 4:14.7
SS1 Karlstad SSS 1 1.90 km Pietarinen / Raitanen Škoda Fabia R5 1:39.3 Pietarinen / Raitanen
15 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 10:40.6 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 13:29.9 Østberg / Eriksen
SS4 Röjden 1 18.10 km Østberg / Eriksen
Rovanperä / Halttunen
Citroën C3 R5
Škoda Fabia R5
9:11.9
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 10:31.1
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 13:06.8
SS7 Röjden 2 18.10 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 9:01.3
SS8 Torsby 1 8.93 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:57.5
16 February SS9 Rämmen 1 23.13 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 12:02.8
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.40 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 13:11.8
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 8:32.4
SS12 Rämmen 2 23.13 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 11:48.2
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.40 km Pietarinen / Raitanen Škoda Fabia R5 13:08.7
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 8:37.2
SS15 Karlstad SSS 2 1.90 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 1:38.5
SS16 Torsby Sprint 2.80 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 2:01.2
17 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 11:51.3
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 11:51.9
SS19 Torsby 2 8.93 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:35.1

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Gus Greensmith 40 Elliott Edmondson 40 M-Sport Ford WRT 52
2 Kalle Rovanperä 36 Jonne Halttunen 36 Škoda Motorsport 36
3 Mads Østberg 25 Torstein Eriksen 25 Citroën Total 25
4 Łukasz Pieniążek 12 Kamil Heller 12
5 Eerik Pietarinen 0 Juhana Raitanen 0

World Rally Championship-2[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 42 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:54:04.0 0.0 25 2
12 2 48 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:56:07.5 +2:03.5 18 0
13 3 47 Johan Kristoffersson Stig Rune Skjærmoen Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:56:23.6 +2:19.6 15 0
14 4 45 Emil Bergkvist Patrik Barth Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R5 2:56:32.8 +2:28.8 12 0
15 5 44 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Nikolay Gryazin Škoda Fabia R5 2:57:08.4 +3:04.4 10 0
16 6 93 Eyvind Brynildsen Veronica Engan Eyvind Brynildsen Škoda Fabia R5 2:58:38.3 +4:34.3 8 0
17 7 43 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Henning Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 2:58:39.5 +4:35.5 6 0
22 8 50 Patrik Flodin Göran Bergsten Patrik Flodin Škoda Fabia R5 3:03:10.1 +9:06.1 4 0
24 9 51 Mattias Monelius Nicklas Edvardsson Mattias Monelius Škoda Fabia R5 3:06:07.7 +12:03.7 2 0
25 10 55 Rhys Yates James Morgan Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 3:06:53.4 +12:49.4 1 0
28 11 56 Tamara Molinaro Lorenzo Granai Tamara Molinaro Citroën C3 R5 3:11:00.0 +16:56.0 0 0
32 12 54 Joakim Roman Ida Lidebjer Granberg Joakim Roman Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:22.0 +22:18.0 0 0
40 13 52 Anton Eriksson Lars Andersson Anton Eriksson Škoda Fabia R5 3:31:41.4 +37:37.4 0 0
48 14 57 Yigit Timur Maxime Vilmot Yigit Timur Škoda Fabia R5 3:50:56.1 +56:52.1 0 0
51 15 53 Lars Stugemo Kalle Lexe Lars Stugemo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:54:19.5 +1:00:15.5 0 0
Retired SS19 41 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 Accident 0 0
Retired SS18 46 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Jari Huttunen Ford Fiesta R5 Accident 0 0
Retired SS6 49 Martin Berglund Joakim Gevert Martin Berglund Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 February Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:14.1
SS1 Karlstad SSS 1 1.90 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 1:39.3 Huttunen / Linnaketo
15 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:39.5 Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:21.6 Veiby / Andersson
SS4 Röjden 1 18.10 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:08.0
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:25.9
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 13:14.8
SS7 Röjden 2 18.10 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 9:02.3
SS8 Torsby 1 8.93 km Huttunen / Linnaketo[l] Škoda Fabia R5 5:50.0
16 February SS9 Rämmen 1 23.13 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 12:00.0
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.40 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 13:09.4
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:32.2
SS12 Rämmen 2 23.13 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:49.8
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.40 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 13:05.0
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 8:31.8
SS15 Karlstad SSS 2 1.90 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 1:37.4
SS16 Torsby Sprint 2.80 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Škoda Fabia R5 1:58.9
17 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:39.9
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:42.4
SS19 Torsby 2 8.93 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:34.2

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 2 Ole Christian Veiby 40 2 Jonas Andersson 40
2 1 Yoann Bonato 25 1 Benjamin Boulloud 25
3 1 Adrien Fourmaux 18 1 Renaud Jamoul 18
4 Emil Bergkvist 18 Patrik Barth 18
5 Johan Kristoffersson 15 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 15

Junior World Rally Championship[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
30 1 74 Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 3:14:48.9 0.0 25 1
31 2 75 Roland Poom Ken Järveoja Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 3:16:20.1 +1:31.2 18 0
33 3 78 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 3:18:58.1 +4:09.2 15 1
34 4 77 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 3:21:42.3 +6:53.4 12 0
35 5 83 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R2 3:26:32.0 +11:43.1 10 0
37 6 76 Mārtiņš Sesks Krišjānis Caune LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 3:28:09.8 +13:20.9 8 3
39 7 81 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 3:31:12.7 +16:23.8 6 0
42 8 71 Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 3:38:20.0 +23:31.1 4 12
43 9 82 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 3:38:35.9 +23:47.0 2 0
44 10 72 Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2 3:38:48.9 +24:00.0 1 2
52 11 73 Julius Tannert Helmar Hinneberg ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2 3:56:13.7 +41:24.8 0 0
53 12 80 Nico Knacker Tobias Braun ADAC Weiser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 4:03:58.2 +49:09.3 0 0
54 13 79 Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazar Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2 4:08:27.7 +53:38.8 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 February Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Torn / Sikk Ford Fiesta R2 4:38.3
SS1 Karlstad SSS 1 1.90 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 1:50.9 Rådström / Johansson
15 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Sesks / Caune Ford Fiesta R2 11:33.9 Sesks / Caune
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 14:36.5
SS4 Röjden 1 18.10 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 10:00.5 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 11:27.3
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 14:36.1 Rådström / Johansson
SS7 Röjden 2 18.10 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 9:54.1
SS8 Torsby 1 8.93 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 6:31.6
16 February SS9 Rämmen 1 23.13 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 13:00.9
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.40 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 14:18.2
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 9:22.2
SS12 Rämmen 2 23.13 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 12:51.3
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.40 km Sesks / Caune Ford Fiesta R2 14:20.2 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Torn / Sikk Ford Fiesta R2 9:27.3
SS15 Karlstad SSS 2 1.90 km Torn / Sikk Ford Fiesta R2 1:48.2
SS16 Torsby Sprint 2.80 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 2:14.6
17 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 13:05.0
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Sesks / Caune Ford Fiesta R2 12:49.9
SS19 Torsby 2 8.93 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 6:01.5

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Nations' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Country Points
1 Tom Kristensson 26 Henrik Appelskog 26 Sweden 25
2 Roland Poom 18 Ken Järveoja 18 Estonia 18
3 Jan Solans 16 Mauro Barreiro 16 Spain 15
4 Dennis Rådström 16 Johan Johansson 16 United Kingdom 12
5 Tom Williams 12 Phil Hall 12 United States 10

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Car entered by GRX Team, but operated by Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.
  2. ^ Entry run in conjunction with DG Sport.
  3. ^ Entry run in conjunction with TGS Worldwide.
  4. ^ Entry operated by Tommi Mäkinen Racing.
  5. ^ Entry operated by Baumschlager Rallye & Racing.
  6. ^ a b c Entry operated by Toksport World Rally Team.
  7. ^ Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
  8. ^ Entry operated by J-Motorsport.
  9. ^ a b c Entry operated by Printsport.
  10. ^ Entry operated by Volkswagen Dealer Team Bauhaus.
  11. ^ Entry operated by Ravasi Corse.
  12. ^ a b Jari Huttunen and Antti Linnaketo were placed first overall on the stage.

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