Rally Sweden
The Rally Sweden is a rally event that takes place every year in early February in the Swedish province of Värmland . It is the only round of the FIA World Rally Championship that takes place on snow and ice. The service park has been in Torsby since 2017 , the start is in Karlstad and the finish line is in Torsby.
history
The Rally Sweden has been held since 1950. Rally Sweden has been part of the WRC since 1973, the first year of the World Rally Championship . In its history, the rally has only had to be canceled twice. 1974 because of the oil crisis and in 1990 because of the mild weather conditions and the resulting snowmelt, which made the roads too muddy. In 2009, due to the rotation system of the World Rally Championship, there was no Rally Sweden either.
The rally was dominated by drivers from the Nordic countries for decades . It was not until the 53rd edition, in 2004, that Sébastien Loeb succeeded in breaking this series with his victory.
Characteristic
Although the Rally Sweden is held on snow and ice, it is one of the fastest races in the World Rally Championship . This is due to the narrow spiked tires that dig through the snow into the frozen ground, as well as the special driving technique of the rally drivers, who sometimes deliberately include the high walls of snow on the roadside in the ideal line by leaning against them and thus can drive through the curves a little faster.
Overall winner
year | event | driver | Co-driver | automobile | status |
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1950 | 1st Rally Sweden | Per-Fredrik Cederbaum | Berti Sohlberg | BMW 327 /328 | |
1951 | 2nd Rally Sweden | Gunnar Bengtsson | Sven Zetterberg | Talbot Lago T26GS | |
1952 | 3rd Rally Sweden | Grus-Olle Persson | Olle Norrby | Porsche 356 | |
1953 | 4th Rally Sweden | Stubborn Nottorp | Bengt Jonsson | Porsche 356 | ERC |
1954 | 5th Rally Sweden | Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund | Eric Pettersson | Porsche 356 | ERC |
1955 | 6th Rally Sweden | Allan Borgefors | Ake Gustavsson | Porsche 356 | ERC |
1956 | 7th Rally Sweden | Harry Bengtsson | Ake Righard | Volkswagen 1200 | ERC |
1957 | 8th Rally Sweden | Ture Jansson | Lennart Jansson | Volvo PV444 LS | ERC |
1958 | 9th Rally Sweden | Gunnar Andersson | Niels Peder Elleman-Jacobsen | Volvo PV444 LS | ERC |
1959 | 10th Rally Sweden | Erik Carlsson | Mario Pavoni | Saab 93 | ERC |
1960 | 11th Rally Sweden | Carl-Magnus Skogh | Rolf Skogh | Saab 96 | ERC |
1961 | 12th Rally Sweden | Carl-Magnus Skogh | Rolf Skogh | Saab 96 | ERC |
1962 | 13th Rally Sweden | Bengt Söderström | Bo Ohlsson | British Motor Corporation Cooper | ERC |
1963 | 14th Rally Sweden | Berndt Jansson | Eric Pettersson | Porsche 356 Carrera | ERC |
1964 | 15th Rally Sweden | Tom Trana | Gunnar Thermanius | Volvo PV544 | ERC |
1965 | 16th KAK rally | Tom Trana | Gunnar Thermanius | Volvo PV544 | ERC |
1966 | 17th KAK rally | Åke Andersson | Sven-Olof Svendberg | Saab 96 V4 | ERC |
1967 | 18th KAK rally | Bengt Söderström | Gunnar Palm | Ford Cortina Lotus | ERC |
1968 | 19th KAK rally | Björn Waldegård | Lars Helmér | Porsche 911 T. | ERC |
1969 | 20th KAK rally | Björn Waldegård | Lars Helmér | Porsche 911 L | ERC |
1970 | 21st Rally Sweden | Björn Waldegård | Lars Helmér | Porsche 911 S. | IMC |
1971 | 22nd Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Arne Hertz | Saab 96 V4 | IMC |
1972 | 23rd Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Arne Hertz | Saab 96 V4 | IMC |
1973 | 24th Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Arne Hertz | Saab 96 V4 | WRC |
1975 | 25th Rally Sweden | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Lancia Stratos HF | WRC |
1976 | 26th Rally Sweden | Per Eklund | Bjorn Cederberg | Saab 96 V4 | WRC |
1977 | 27th Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Hans Sylvan | Saab 99 EMS | WRC |
1978 | 28th Rally Sweden | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Ford Escort RS1800 | WRC |
1979 | 29th Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Saab 99 Turbo | WRC |
1980 | 30th Rally Sweden | Anders Kulläng | Bruno Berglund | Opel Ascona 400 | WRC |
1981 | 31st Rally Sweden | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Quattro | WRC |
1982 | 32nd Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Audi Quattro | WRC |
1983 | 33rd Rally Sweden | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Quattro A1 | WRC |
1984 | 34th Rally Sweden | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Audi Quattro A2 | WRC |
1985 | 35th Rally Sweden | Ari Vatanen | Terry Harryman | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 | WRC |
1986 | 36th Rally Sweden | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Piironen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 | WRC |
1987 | 37th Rally Sweden | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Mazda 323 4WD | WRC |
1988 | 38th Rally Sweden | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | WRC |
1989 | 39th Rally Sweden | Ingvar Carlsson | Per Carlsson | Mazda 323 4WD | WRC |
1991 | 40th Rally Sweden | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | WRC |
1992 | 41st Rally Sweden | Mats Jonsson | Lars Backman | Toyota Celica GT-Four | WRC |
1993 | 42nd Rally Sweden | Mats Jonsson | Lars Backman | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | WRC |
1994 | 43rd Rally Sweden | Thomas Rådström | Lars Backman | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | 2LWC |
1995 | 44th Rally Sweden | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II | WRC, 2LWC |
1996 | 45th Rally Sweden | Tommi Mäkinen | Seppo Harjanne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | WRC |
1997 | 46th Rally Sweden | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Subaru Impreza WRC | WRC |
1998 | 47th Rally Sweden | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV | WRC |
1999 | 48th Rally Sweden | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | WRC |
2000 | 49th Rally Sweden | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | WRC |
2001 | 50th Rally Sweden | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Peugeot 206 WRC | WRC |
2002 | 51st Rally Sweden | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | WRC |
2003 | 52nd Rally Sweden | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | WRC |
2004 | 53rd Rally Sweden | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | WRC |
2005 | 54th Rally Sweden | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC | WRC |
2006 | 55th Rally Sweden | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC | WRC |
2007 | 56th Rally Sweden | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC | WRC |
2008 | 57th Rally Sweden | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC | WRC |
2010 | 58th Rally Sweden | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | WRC |
2011 | 59th Rally Sweden | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC |
2012 | 60th Rally Sweden | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC |
2013 | 61st Rally Sweden | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC |
2014 | 62nd Rally Sweden | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC |
2015 | 63rd Rally Sweden | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC |
2016 | 64th Rally Sweden | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC |
2017 | 65th Rally Sweden | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC |
2018 | 66th Rally Sweden | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC |
2019 | 67th Rally Sweden | Ott Tanak | Martin Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC |
2020 | 68th Rally Sweden | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC |