2019 Rally Sweden

67th edition of Rally Sweden

2019 Rally Sweden
67\. Rally Sweden

Round 2 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship| ← Previous event| Next event →

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Rally Sweden was the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar.

Host country|  Sweden
Rally base| Torsby, Värmland
Dates run| 14 - 17 February 2019
Start location| Karlstad trotting track, Karlstad
Finish location| Torsby, Värmland
Stages| 19 (316.80 km; 196.85 miles)[1]
Stage surface| Snow
Transport distance| 1,141.42 km (709.25 miles)
Overall distance| 1,460.59 km (907.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered| 62
Crews| 61 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner|  Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:47:30.0
Power Stage winner|  Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner|  Ole Christian Veiby
Jonas Andersson
Ole Christian Veiby
2:54:04.0
J-WRC winner|  Tom Kristensson
Henrik Appelskog
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

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### Championship standings prior to the event

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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

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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

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World Rally Car entries
1  |  Sébastien Ogier |  Julien Ingrassia |  Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | M
3  |  Teemu Suninen |  Marko Salminen |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
4  |  Esapekka Lappi |  Janne Ferm |  Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | M
5  |  Kris Meeke |  Sebastian Marshall |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
7  |  Pontus Tidemand |  Ola Fløene |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
8  |  Ott Tänak |  Martin Järveoja |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
10  |  Jari-Matti Latvala |  Miikka Anttila |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
11  |  Thierry Neuville |  Nicolas Gilsoul |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M
19  |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M
33  |  Elfyn Evans |  Scott Martin |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
37  |  Lorenzo Bertelli |  Simone Scattolin |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
68  |  Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen |  GRX Team[a] | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
89  |  Andreas Mikkelsen |  Anders Jæger-Synnevaag |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M
92  |  Janne Tuohino |  Mikko Markkula |  Janne Tuohino | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21  |  Mads Østberg |  Torstein Eriksen |  Citroën Total[b] | Citroën C3 R5 | M
25  |  Kalle Rovanperä |  Jonne Halttunen |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
26  |  Eerik Pietarinen |  Juhana Raitanen |  Škoda Motorsport[c] | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
34  |  Gus Greensmith |  Elliott Edmondson |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | M
35  |  Łukasz Pieniążek |  Kamil Heller |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Daniel Barritt |  Takamoto Katsuta[d] | Ford Fiesta R5 | P
42  |  Ole Christian Veiby |  Jonas Andersson |  Ole Christian Veiby[e] | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | M
43  |  Henning Solberg |  Ilka Minor |  Henning Solberg[f] | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
44  |  Nikolay Gryazin |  Yaroslav Fedorov |  Nikolay Gryazin[g] | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
45  |  Emil Bergkvist |  Patrik Barth |  Emil Bergkvist[h] | Ford Fiesta R5 | P
46  |  Jari Huttunen |  Antti Linnaketo |  Jari Huttunen[i] | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
47  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Stig Rune Skjærmoen |  Johan Kristoffersson[j] | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P
48  |  Emil Lindholm |  Mikael Korhonen |  Emil Lindholm[i] | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | M
49  |  Martin Berglund |  Joakim Gevert |  Martin Berglund | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
50  |  Patrik Flodin |  Göran Bergsten |  Patrik Flodin[i] | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
51  |  Mattias Monelius |  Nicklas Edvardsson |  Mattias Monelius | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
52  |  Anton Eriksson |  Lars Andersson |  Anton Eriksson | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
53  |  Lars Stugemo |  Kalle Lexe |  Lars Stugemo | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | M
54  |  Joakim Roman |  Ida Lidebjer Granberg |  Joakim Roman | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
55  |  Rhys Yates |  James Morgan |  Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
56  |  Tamara Molinaro |  Lorenzo Granai |  Tamara Molinaro[k] | Citroën C3 R5 | P
57  |  Yigit Timur |  Maxime Vilmot |  Yigit Timur[f] | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
93  |  Eyvind Brynildsen |  Veronica Engan |  Eyvind Brynildsen[f] | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71  |  Dennis Rådström |  Johan Johansson |  Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
72  |  Ken Torn |  Kuldar Sikk |  OT Racing | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
73  |  Julius Tannert |  Helmar Hinneberg |  ADAC Sachsen | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
74  |  Tom Kristensson |  Henrik Appelskog |  Tom Kristensson | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
75  |  Roland Poom |  Ken Järveoja |  Roland Poom | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
76  |  Mārtiņš Sesks |  Krišjānis Caune |  LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
77  |  Tom Williams |  Phil Hall |  Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
78  |  Jan Solans |  Mauro Barreiro |  Rally Team Spain | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
79  |  Raul Badiu |  Gabriel Lazar |  Raul Badiu | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
80  |  Nico Knacker |  Tobias Braun |  ADAC Weiser-Ems | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
81  |  Enrico Oldrati |  Elia De Guio |  Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
82  |  Fabrizio Zaldívar |  Fernando Mussano |  Fabrizio Zaldívar | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
83  |  Sean Johnston |  Alex Kihurani  |  Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
Other Major Entries
104  |  Adrien Fourmaux |  Renaud Jamoul |  Adrien Fourmaux | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
Source:[12]

### Route

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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

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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

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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
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## Report

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### World Rally Cars

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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

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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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

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Date  | No.  | Stage name  | Distance  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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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

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Pos. |  | Drivers' championships  |  | Co-drivers' championships  |  | Manufacturers' championships

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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

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#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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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

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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

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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

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Pos. |  | Drivers' championships  |  | Co-drivers' championships  |  | Manufacturers' championships

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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

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#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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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

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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

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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

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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

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#### Classification

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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

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Date  | No.  | Stage name  | Distance  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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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

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Pos. |  | Drivers' championships  |  | Co-drivers' championships  |  | Nations' championships

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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

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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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## External links

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