RALLY SWEDEN IN STATS
Categories: WRC, P-WRC, S-WRC
Surface: Ice and snow
Round: 1/13
Stages: 21
Total distance: 1879.23 kilometres
Stage distance: 345.15 kilometres
Road distance: 1534.08 kilometres
Proportion of stage to road distance: 18.4%
– This year’s rally route is based on that of last year, but 57% of the itinerary has been altered with seven new stages.
HISTORY
First held: 1950
Most successful drivers in Sweden:
1. Stig Blomqvist (7 wins – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984)
2. Marcus Gronholm (5 wins – 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007)
3. Tommi Makinen (3 wins – 1996, 1998, 1999)
Until Sébastien Loeb’s win in 2004, no non-Scandinavian driver had ever won the event. This record still stands today.
Most successful manufacturers in Sweden:
1. Peugeot (6 wins – 1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
2. Mitsubishi (5 wins – 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)
3. Audi (4 wins – 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Highest average speed on the event: 116.18kph (Marcus Gronholm, 2003)
Previous winners:
2009 – no rally held due to rotation
2008 – Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford)
2007 – Marcus Gronholm (Ford)
2006 – Marcus Gronholm (Ford)
2005 – Petter Solberg (Subaru)
2004 – Sebastien Loeb (Citroen)
2003 – Marcus Gronholm (Peugeot)
2002 – Marcus Gronholm (Peugeot)
2001 – Harri Rovanpera (Peugeot)
2003 – Marcus Gronholm (Peugeot)
– The rally has been cancelled twice: in 1974 due to the worldwide energy crisis and in 1990 because of a lack of snow.
TECHNICAL
Tyres allocation: Each crew can use a maximum of 42 tyres over the course of the event.
Tyres: Cars used special studded snow tyres for Sweden. Each tyre is equipped with nearly 400 tungsten-tipped spikes that bite into the road surface.
Engines: The engines sealed in Sweden must be used again in Jordan and New Zealand.
WRC Rally Sweden