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70th edition of Rally Sweden
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.
[2]
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
.
[3]
The 2023 event was based in
Umea
,
Vasterbotten County
and was consisted of eighteen
special stages
, covering a total competitive distance of 302.52 km (187.98 mi).
[1]
Kalle Rovanpera
and
Jonne Halttunen
were the defending rally winners. Their team,
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
, were the defending manufacturers' winners.
[4]
Andreas Mikkelsen
and
Torstein Eriksen
were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.
[5]
Lauri Joona
and
Mikael Korhonen
were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
[6]
Jon Armstrong
and
Brian Hoy
were defending rally winners of the junior championship.
[7]
Ott Tanak
and
Martin Jarveoja
won the rally. Their team,
M-Sport Ford WRT
were the manufacturer's winners.
[8]
Oliver Solberg
and
Elliott Edmondson
won the World Rally Championship-2 category.
[9]
Roope Korhonen
and
Anssi Viinikka
won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
[10]
The
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
crew of
William Creighton
and
Liam Regan
won the junior championship by only 0.6 second.
[11]
Background
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Entry list
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The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to 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 registered to 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.
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[13]
Rally1
entries competing in the
World Rally Championship
No.
|
Driver
|
Co-Driver
|
Entrant
|
Car
|
Championship eligibility
|
Tyre
|
4
|
Esapekka Lappi
|
Janne Ferm
|
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
7
|
Pierre-Louis Loubet
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
|
M-Sport Ford WRT
|
Ford Puma Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
8
|
Ott Tanak
|
Martin Jarveoja
|
M-Sport Ford WRT
|
Ford Puma Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
11
|
Thierry Neuville
|
Martijn Wydaeghe
|
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
18
|
Takamoto Katsuta
|
Aaron Johnston
|
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
33
|
Elfyn Evans
|
Scott Martin
|
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
37
|
Lorenzo Bertelli
|
Simone Scattolin
|
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
42
|
Craig Breen
|
James Fulton
|
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
69
|
Kalle Rovanpera
|
Jonne Halttunen
|
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
|
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
|
P
|
Rally2
entries competing in the
World Rally Championship-2
No.
|
Driver
|
Co-Driver
|
Entrant
|
Car
|
Championship eligibility
|
Tyre
|
20
|
Oliver Solberg
|
Elliott Edmondson
|
Oliver Solberg
|
?koda Fabia RS Rally2
|
Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
21
|
Ole Christian Veiby
|
Torstein Eriksen
|
Ole Christian Veiby
|
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
|
Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
22
|
Emil Lindholm
|
Reeta Hamalainen
|
Toksport WRT
|
?koda Fabia RS Rally2
|
Driver, Co-driver, Team
|
P
|
23
|
Teemu Suninen
|
Mikko Markkula
|
Hyundai Motorsport N
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
|
Driver, Co-driver, Team
|
P
|
24
|
Jari Huttunen
|
Antti Linnaketo
|
Jari Huttunen
|
?koda Fabia R5
|
Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
25
|
Georg Linnamae
|
James Morgan
|
Georg Linnamae
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
26
|
Egon Kaur
|
Jakko Viilo
|
Egon Kaur
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
28
|
Sami Pajari
|
Enni Malkonen
|
Toksport WRT
|
?koda Fabia RS Rally2
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
|
P
|
29
|
Robert Virves
|
Hugo Magalhaes
|
M-Sport Ford WRT
|
Ford Fiesta Rally2
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
30
|
Lauri Joona
|
Tuukka Shemeikka
|
Lauri Joona
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
31
|
Marco Bulacia
|
Diego Vallejo
|
Toksport WRT 2
|
?koda Fabia RS Rally2
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
|
P
|
32
|
Bruno Bulacia
|
Axel Coronado Jimenez
|
Marco Bulacia
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
34
|
Fabrizio Zaldivar
|
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
|
Hyundai Motorsport N
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
|
P
|
35
|
Rakan Al-Rashed
|
Dale Moscatt
|
Rakan Al-Rashed
|
?koda Fabia RS Rally2
|
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
36
|
Michał Sołowow
|
Maciej Baran
|
Michał Sołowow
|
?koda Fabia RS Rally2
|
Masters Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
38
|
Mauro Miele
|
Luca Beltrame
|
Mauro Miele
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
39
|
Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio
|
Massimiliano Bosi
|
Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver
|
P
|
40
|
Daniel Alonso Villaron
|
Adrian Perez Fernandez
|
Daniel Alonso Villaron
|
Citroen C3 Rally2
|
Masters Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
41
|
Jorgen Jonasson
|
Nicklas Jonasson
|
Jorgen Jonasson
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
44
|
Luciano Cobbe
|
Roberto Mometti
|
Luciano Cobbe
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
|
P
|
45
|
Joakim Roman
|
Ida Lidebjer-Granberg
|
Joakim Roman
|
?koda Fabia R5
|
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
46
|
Miguel Zaldivar Sr.
|
Jose Luis Diaz
|
Miguel Zaldivar Sr.
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
|
Masters Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
47
|
Miguel Diaz-Aboitiz
|
Rodolfo del Barrio
|
Miguel Diaz-Aboitiz
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
|
P
|
48
|
Alexander Villanueva
|
Jose Murado Gonzalez
|
Alexander Villanueva
|
?koda Fabia Rally2 evo
|
Masters Driver, Co-driver
|
P
|
Itinerary
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All dates and times are
CET
(
UTC+1
).
Date
|
No.
|
Time span
|
Stage name
|
Distance
|
9 February
|
?
|
After 9:01
|
Hakmark [
Shakedown
]
|
5.45 km
|
|
After 18:30
|
Opening ceremony
,
Umea
|
?
|
SS1
|
After 19:05
|
Umea Sprint 1
|
5.16 km
|
10 February
|
SS2
|
After 8:30
|
Brattby 1
|
10.76 km
|
SS3
|
After 9:31
|
Sarsjoliden 1
|
14.23 km
|
SS4
|
After 11:03
|
Botsmark 1
|
25.81 km
|
|
12:58 ? 13:43
|
Regroup
,
Umea
|
?
|
|
13:43 ? 14:13
|
Flexi service A
,
Umea
|
?
|
SS5
|
After 14:53
|
Brattby 2
|
10.76 km
|
SS6
|
After 15:54
|
Sarsjoliden 2
|
14.23 km
|
SS7
|
After 17:26
|
Botsmark 2
|
25.81 km
|
SS8
|
After 19:05
|
Umea Sprint 2
|
5.16 km
|
|
19:45 ? 20:45
|
Flexi service B
,
Umea
|
?
|
11 February
|
SS9
|
After 8:05
|
Norrby 1
|
12.54 km
|
SS10
|
After 9:00
|
Floda 1
|
28.25 km
|
SS11
|
After 10:37
|
Savar 1
|
17.28 km
|
|
11:50 ? 12:35
|
Regroup
,
Umea
|
?
|
|
12:35 ? 13:05
|
Flexi service C
,
Umea
|
?
|
SS12
|
After 14:05
|
Norrby 2
|
12.54 km
|
SS13
|
After 15:00
|
Floda 2
|
28.25 km
|
SS14
|
After 16:37
|
Savar 2
|
17.28 km
|
SS15
|
After 18:05
|
Umea 1
|
10.08 km
|
|
18:52 ? 19:52
|
Flexi service D
,
Umea
|
?
|
12 February
|
SS16
|
After 7:05
|
Vastervik 1
|
26.48 km
|
|
8:10 ? 8:50
|
Regroup
,
Umea
|
?
|
|
8:50 ? 9:05
|
Flexi service E
,
Umea
|
?
|
SS17
|
After 10:05
|
Vastervik 2
|
26.48 km
|
|
11:10 ? 12:00
|
Regroup
,
Umea
|
?
|
SS18
|
After 12:18
|
Umea 2 [
Power Stage
]
|
10.08 km
|
|
After 13:30
|
Podium ceremony
,
Umea
|
?
|
Source:
[1]
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Report
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WRC Rally1
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Classification
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Special stages
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Championship standings
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WRC-2 Rally2
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Classification
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Special stages
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Championship standings
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WRC-3 Rally3
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Classification
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Special stages
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Championship standings
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J-WRC Rally3
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Classification
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Special stages
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Championship standings
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Notes
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References
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External links
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Categories within the World Rally Championship
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