2023 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2023 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the: 2023 World Rally Championship
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | UmeÄ, VÀsterbotten County | ||
Dates run | 9 – 12 February 2023 | ||
Start location | UmeÄ, VÀsterbotten County | ||
Finish location | UmeÄ, VÀsterbotten County | ||
Stages | 18 (301.18 km; 187.14 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Snow | ||
Transport distance | 892.98 km (554.87 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,194.16 km (742.02 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 52 | ||
Crews | 51 at start, 45 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:25:54.5 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 5:42.0 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() 2:33:42.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 2:44:25.9 | ||
J-WRC winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:45:05.5 |
The 2023 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 9. And 12 February 2023. It marked the seventieth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the first round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2023 event was based in UmeÄ, VÀsterbotten County and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering total competitive distance of 302.52 km (187.98 mi).
Kalle RovanperÀ and Jonne Halttunen were the "defending rally winners." Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy were defending rally winners of the junior championship.
Ott TĂ€nak and Martin JĂ€rveoja won the rally. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan won the junior championship by, "only 0."6 second.
Backgroundâ»
Entry listâ»
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was openââto crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, "World Rally Championship-3," Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that are not registeredââto score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of nine crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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Ć koda Fabia RS Rally2 | â | P |
62 | ![]() |
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Ć koda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
Itineraryâ»
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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9 February | â | After 9:01 | HĂ„kmark â» | 5.45 km | |
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After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
SS1 | After 19:05 | UmeÄ Sprint 1 | 5.16 km | ||
10 February | SS2 | After 8:30 | Brattby 1 | 10.76 km | |
SS3 | After 9:31 | Sarsjöliden 1 | 14.23 km | ||
SS4 | After 11:03 | Botsmark 1 | 25.81 km | ||
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12:58 â 13:43 | Regroup, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
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13:43 â 14:13 | Flexi service A, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
SS5 | After 14:53 | Brattby 2 | 10.76 km | ||
SS6 | After 15:54 | Sarsjöliden 2 | 14.23 km | ||
SS7 | After 17:26 | Botsmark 2 | 25.81 km | ||
SS8 | After 19:05 | UmeÄ Sprint 2 | 5.16 km | ||
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19:45 â 20:45 | Flexi service B, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
11 February | SS9 | After 8:05 | Norrby 1 | 12.54 km | |
SS10 | After 9:00 | Floda 1 | 28.25 km | ||
SS11 | After 10:37 | SĂ€var 1 | 17.28 km | ||
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11:50 â 12:35 | Regroup, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
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12:35 â 13:05 | Flexi service C, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
SS12 | After 14:05 | Norrby 2 | 12.54 km | ||
SS13 | After 15:00 | Floda 2 | 28.25 km | ||
SS14 | After 16:37 | SĂ€var 2 | 17.28 km | ||
SS15 | After 18:05 | UmeÄ 1 | 10.08 km | ||
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18:52 â 19:52 | Flexi service D, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
12 February | SS16 | After 7:05 | VĂ€stervik 1 | 26.48 km | |
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8:10 â 8:50 | Regroup, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
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8:50 â 9:05 | Flexi service E, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
SS17 | After 10:05 | VĂ€stervik 2 | 26.48 km | ||
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11:10 â 12:00 | Regroup, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
SS18 | After 12:18 | UmeÄ 2 ⻠| 10.08 km | ||
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After 13:30 | Podium ceremony, UmeĂ„ | â | ||
Source: |
Reportâ»
WRC Rally1â»
Classificationâ»
Special stagesâ»
Championship standingsâ»
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Ott TĂ€nak | 41 | ![]() |
Martin JĂ€rveoja | 41 | ![]() |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 80 | |||
2 | ![]() |
Kalle RovanperÀ | 38 | ![]() |
Jonne Halttunen | 38 | ![]() |
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 66 | |||
3 | ![]() |
Thierry Neuville | 32 | ![]() |
Martijn Wydaeghe | 32 | ![]() |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 51 | |||
4 | ![]() |
Elfyn Evans | 29 | ![]() |
Scott Martin | 29 | ||||||
5 | ![]() |
SĂ©bastien Ogier | 26 | ![]() |
Vincent Landais | 26 |
WRC-2 Rally2â»
Classificationâ»
Special stagesâ»
Championship standingsâ»
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
Yohan Rossel | 28 | ![]() |
Arnaud Dunand | 28 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT 2 | 40 | ![]() |
Nikolay Gryazin | 25 | ![]() |
Konstantin Aleksandrov | 25 | |||||
2 | ![]() |
Oliver Solberg | 28 | ![]() |
Elliott Edmondson | 28 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT | 40 | ![]() |
Sami Pajari | 25 | ![]() |
Enni MÀlkönen | 25 | |||||
3 | ![]() |
Nikolay Gryazin | 20 | ![]() |
Konstantin Aleksandrov | 20 | ![]() |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 | ![]() |
Marco Bulacia | 25 | ![]() |
Borja Rozada | 18 | |||||
4 | ![]() |
Ole Christian Veiby | 19 | ![]() |
Torstein Eriksen | 19 | ![]() |
Hyundai Motorsport N | 30 | ![]() |
Pepe LĂłpez | 18 | ![]() |
James Morgan | 18 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
Marco Bulacia | 16 | ![]() |
Borja Rozada | 15 | ![]() |
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 | ![]() |
Georg LinnamÀe | 18 | ![]() |
Axel Coronado | 18 |
WRC-3 Rally3â»
Classificationâ»
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
22 | 1 | 49 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:44:25.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
23 | 2 | 50 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:05.5 | +39.6 | 18 |
24 | 3 | 52 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:06.1 | +40.2 | 15 |
25 | 4 | 54 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:33.9 | +3:08.0 | 12 |
33 | 5 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | LoĂŻc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:51.5 | +15:25.6 | 10 |
35 | 6 | 55 | Jesse Kallio | Jussi Lindberg | Jesse Kallio | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:21.6 | +15:55.7 | 8 |
36 | 7 | 61 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:12.5 | +19:46.6 | 6 |
40 | 8 | 53 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:02.2 | +30:36.1 | 4 |
44 | 9 | 57 | Filip Kohn | TomĂĄĆĄ StĆeska | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:48:42.0 | +1:04:16.1 | 2 |
Retired SS16 | 56 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 |
Special stagesâ»
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17.6 | â |
SS1 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:45.5 | Creighton / Regan |
SS2 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.5 | |
SS3 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.9 | |
SS4 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:19.2 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
SS5 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.6 | |
SS6 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.3 | |
SS7 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:40.2 | |
SS8 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:46.4 | Creighton / Regan |
SS9 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:05.3 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
SS10 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:46.0 | Creighton / Regan |
SS11 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:11.8 | |
SS12 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:01.7 | Korhonen / Viinikka |
SS13 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:51.5 | |
SS14 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:22.6 | |
SS15 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:28.2 | |
SS16 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:13.3 | |
SS17 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:03.4 | |
SS18 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:18.3 |
Championship standingsâ»
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() |
Roope Korhonen | 25 | ![]() |
Anssi Viinikka | 25 | ||
2 | ![]() |
William Creighton | 18 | ![]() |
Liam Regan | 18 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Laurent Pellier | 15 | ![]() |
Marine Pelamourgues | 15 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Diego Dominguez Jr. | 12 | ![]() |
Rogelio Peñate | 12 | ||
5 | ![]() |
Tom Rensonnet | 10 | ![]() |
LoĂŻc Dumont | 10 |
J-WRC Rally3â»
Classificationâ»
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
23 | 1 | 50 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:05.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 9 |
24 | 2 | 52 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:06.1 | +0.6 | 18 | 6 |
25 | 3 | 54 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:33.9 | +2:28.4 | 15 | 0 |
26 | 4 | 51 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:48:08.1 | +3:02.6 | 12 | 3 |
28 | 5 | 58 | RaĂșl HernĂĄndez | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | RaĂșl HernĂĄndez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:52:50.4 | +7:44.9 | 10 | 0 |
30 | 6 | 60 | Roberto Blach NĂșñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach NĂșñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:41.4 | +10:35.9 | 8 | 0 |
33 | 7 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | LoĂŻc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:51.5 | +14:46.0 | 6 | 0 |
36 | 8 | 61 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:12.5 | +19:07.0 | 4 | 0 |
Retired SS16 | 56 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 |
Special stagesâ»
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:21.7 | â |
SS1 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:45.5 | Creighton / Regan |
SS2 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.5 | |
SS3 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.0 | |
SS4 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:25.6 | |
SS5 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.6 | |
SS6 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.3 | |
SS7 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:40.2 | |
SS8 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:46.4 | |
SS9 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:09.0 | |
SS10 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:44.4 | |
SS11 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:13.4 | |
SS12 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:04.2 | |
SS13 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:57.6 | Pellier / Pelamourgues |
SS14 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:22.6 | |
SS15 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:29.6 | |
SS16 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:13.3 | |
SS17 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:03.4 | Creighton / Regan |
SS18 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:19.5 |
Championship standingsâ»
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() |
William Creighton | 34 | ![]() |
Liam Regan | 34 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Laurent Pellier | 24 | ![]() |
Marine Pelamourgues | 24 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Diego Dominguez Jr. | 15 | ![]() |
Rogelio Peñate | 15 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Grégoire Munster | 15 | ![]() |
Louis Louka | 15 | ||
5 | ![]() |
RaĂșl HernĂĄndez | 10 | ![]() |
RaĂșl HernĂĄndez | 10 |
Notesâ»
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian. But he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "RovanperÀ emulates faster with Sweden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Mikkelsen bolsters WRC2 title defence with Sweden win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Joona seals WRC3 glory in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Armstrong holds on for hard-fought junior win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Triumphant TĂ€nak soars to Rally Sweden crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Solberg secures WRC2 victory in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Korhonen conquers WRC3 in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Comeback king Creighton edges Pellier in junior WRC snowdown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Entry List Rallye Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Rally Sweden 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External linksâ»
- Official website (in Swedish and English)
- 2023 Rally Sweden at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Rally Sweden at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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