This week’s Rally Sweden will be a very truncated World Rally Championship round, but it will still be a fascinating battle in some extremely chalenging conditions.
Here are the big numbers you need to know, from the running order to the heavily revised itinerary:
Running order
11 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
17 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Toyota Yaris WRC)
33 Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC)
4 Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (Ford Fiesta WRC)
69 Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
18 Takamoto Katsuta/Dan Barritt (Toyota Yaris WRC)
3 Teemu Suninen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Fiesta WRC)
8 Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
10 Jari-Matti Latvala/Juho Hänninen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
16 Craig Breen/Paul Nagle (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
Leading championship positions:
WRC
1 Neuville 30; 2 Ogier 22; 3 Evans 17; 4 Lappi 13; 5 Rovanperä 10; 6 Sébastien Loeb 8
WRC 2
1 Mads Østberg 25; 2 Adrien Fourmaux 18; 3 Nikolay Gryazin 15; 4 Rhys Yates 12
WRC 3
1 Eric Camilli 25; 2 Nicolas Ciamin 18; 3 Yoann Bonato 15; 4 Yohan Rossel 12; 5 Grégoire Munster 10; 6 Enrico Brazzoli
Rally Sweden entry breakdown:
Total 55 crews
10 Priority 1 crews
6 Priority 2 crews (WRC 2)
16 Priority 3 crews (WRC 3)
16 Priority 4 crews (Junior WRC)
7 Non-Priority crews
Itinerary – all times Swedish local
Thursday February 13
Shakedown – Skalla (4.48 miles) 0901
SS1 Karlstad SSS (1.2 miles) 2008
Friday February 14
Service Torsby 0647
SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 (13.21 miles) 0842
Tire fitting zone Namnå 0920
SS3 Finnskogen 1 (12.85 miles) 1008
SS4 Nyckelvattnet 1 (11.77 miles) 1108
Torsby Holding Area 1217
SS8 Torsby Sprint 1 (1.74 miles) 1500
Service Torsby 1532
Saturday February 15
Service Torsby 0647
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 (13.21 miles) 0842
TFZ Namnå 0920
SS6 Finnskogen 2 (12.85 miles) 1008
SS7 Nyckelvattnet 2 (11.77 miles) 1108
Torsby Holding Area 1217
SS16 Torsby Sprint 2 (1.74 miles) 1500
Service Torsby 1532
Sunday February 16
Service Torsby 0846
SS17 Likenäs 1 (13.17 miles) 1008
Regroup Ambjörby 1048
SS18 Likenäs 2 (13.17 miles) 1218
Finish Torsby service 1500
Total competitive distance: 106.65 miles
Total liaison distance: 399.85 miles
Total distance: 506.47 miles
DirtFish coverage
Keep an eye on DirtFish.com plus our social media channels for the fastest and most comprehensive Rally Sweden coverage this weekend.
We’ll have a report after every stage, all the news from the service park, on-the-scene conditions updates from Wednesday morning and regular video insight and interviews from Colin Clark and David Evans.
Then check back on Monday for David Evans’ unrivaled in-depth analysis of how the rally was won, our ‘things we learned’ rundown of the biggest talking points, the best pictures of the weekend (and some of the quirkiest from behind the scenes) and our new driver ratings feature.
