Rally Sweden 2015
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2nd of 13 rounds of the 2015 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Sweden |
Date: | 12-15 February 2015 |
Begin: | Karlstad |
Exams: | 21 tests over 309.68 km |
Distance: | 1441.57 km |
Covering: | Asphalt, ice, snow |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport |
Second: |
Thierry Neuville Hyundai World Rally Team |
Third: |
Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Motorsport |
The 63rd Rally Sweden lasted from February 12th to 15th, 2015. A total of 21 special stages were driven on snow and ice.
Reports
Day 1 (Thursday, February 12)
The Rally Sweden started on Thursday evening with a short first special stage in Karlstad . On a total of 1.9 kilometers, an artificial course on a horse racing track, pairs were competed against each other. The eagerly awaited duel was Volkswagen against Citroën. At the finish line, Mads Østberg was just ahead of Sébastien Ogier . The winner of the test was surprisingly a driver from the WRC2 class: Pontus Tidemand took first place with a Ford Fiesta RRC .
Day 2 (Friday, February 13th)
The battle for the first places was fought for a long time among the Volkswagen drivers. Sébastien Ogier took the lead on the second special stage, which he had to give up a few kilometers before the end of the first day. Ogier turned into a snow wall on the ninth special stage and got stuck for a short time. Later, after a brief repair of the windshield wiper, the bonnet cracked open while driving, breaking the windshield. He hadn't fastened the hood properly after the repair. Ogier started Saturday in fourth, 24.7 seconds behind the leaders. The dream of a fourth victory in Sweden for Jari-Matti Latvala also ended on the ninth SS . He had taken the virtual lead, but got off the track a few hundred meters from the finish line and lost around nine minutes. The three winners came through the snow in Sweden almost without a mistake. Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) led the overall standings with 19.1 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and 19.4 seconds ahead of Mads Østberg (Citroën).
3rd day (Saturday, February 14th)
Before the last four special stages on Sunday, Andreas Mikkelsen was only 1.5 seconds behind the leader Thierry Neuville . Sébastien Ogier followed in third place, 9.6 seconds behind. When jumping “Colin's Crest”, named after the late Colin McRae , Neuville flew the furthest at 44 meters. But certainly more important for Neuville, in the last special stage of the day he took the lead in the overall classification and overtook Mikkelsen. Mads Østberg lost third place when he got into a snow bank on the first special stage of the day and damaged his left rear tire. Transmission problems also slowed him down all day. Østberg lost 53.4 seconds to the top during the day and was fourth in the evening. They were followed by Ott Tänak in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC in fifth and Hayden Paddon in sixth in the Hyundai i20 WRC . Paddon replaced Hyundai regular driver Dani Sordo at this world championship race , who broke a few ribs when he fell off his bike a week before the rally.
"That was one of the best special stages I've ever driven."
4th day (Sunday, February 15th)
The decision about winning the Rally Sweden was made a few hundred meters from the finish in the last special stage. Sébastien Ogier had secured the fastest time over the last 16 kilometers and thus made the victory perfect for Volkswagen. But until the last interim time, team mate Andreas Mikkelsen was leading with a margin of just 2.7 seconds. Only 5.3 kilometers from the finish, Mikkelsen passed a cross-stand and a resulting spin put an end to the hope for victory. At least it was enough for the second podium result in a row. The slip cost around 40 seconds, at the end of the rally that meant third place. The Rally Sweden also showed what progress Hyundai has made in one year. Thierry Neuville and his teammates were still driving the old model from 2014. Twelve months ago there was no Hyundai in the top 10 in Sweden. This weekend, all three Hyundai i20s crossed the finish line. After 21 tests, Neuville was just 4.6 seconds short of winner Ogier. The weekend was rather disappointing for Citroën, with Kris Meeke coming in seventh and Mads Østberg in tenth.
WRC2
In WRC2 , Jari Ketomaa took the lead on Friday morning and never gave it up afterwards. Eyvind Brynildsen came in second, 32.6 seconds behind, and ensured a one-two for the Drive DMACK team. Brynildsen drove an almost flawless rally and held up against Valeriy Gorban in the Mini John Cooper. Ultimately, the Norwegian was 2: 54.8 minutes ahead of the Ukrainian, who had to give up second place on Saturday when he slipped off the track. Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished fourth ahead of Pontus Tidemand . Tidemand, overall leader after the first special stage on Thursday evening, attacked after a slip on Friday, in the end he was 3.3 seconds short of Al Rajhi. Fredrik Åhlin dropped from third to sixth on the penultimate special stage. He switched himself and therefore drove into a snow bank. After the Rally Sweden, Stéphane Lefebvre and Jari Ketoma were in the lead with 25 points each, ahead of Craig Breen with 18 points in the World Championship standings.
Registration list
Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.
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Classifications
Bottom line
rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + Power Stage | |
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WRC | |||||||
1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 55: 30.5 | 25 + 3 | ||
2 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | 2: 55: 36.9 | 0: 06.4 | 18 + 2 | |
3 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 56: 10.3 | 0: 39.8 | 15th | |
4th | Ott Tanak | Raigo Mölder | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 57: 56.5 | 2: 26.0 | 12 | |
5 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai i20 WRC | 2: 59: 02.0 | 3: 31.5 | 10 | |
6th | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 59: 23.5 | 3: 53.0 | 8th | |
7th | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën DS3 WRC | 2: 59: 36.3 | 4: 05.8 | 6th | |
8th | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 59: 56.5 | 4: 26.0 | 4th | |
9 | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 01: 02.7 | 5: 32.2 | 2 | |
10 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 02: 21.4 | 6: 50.9 | 1 + 1 | |
WRC2 | |||||||
1 (14) | Jari Ketomaa | Kaj Lindström | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 05: 07.4 | 9: 36.9 | 25th | |
2 (15) | Eyvind Brynildsen | Not so Fredriksson | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 05: 40.0 | 10: 09.5 | 18th | |
3 (16) | Valeriy Gorban | Volodymyr Corsia | Mini Cooper S2000 1.6T | 3: 08: 34.8 | 13: 04.3 | 15th | |
4 (17) | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 08: 47.6 | 13: 17.1 | 12 | |
5 (18) | Pontus Tidemand | Patrik Barth | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 08: 50.9 | 13: 20.4 | 10 | |
6 (19) | Fredrik Åhlin | Erik Morten Abrahamsen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 09: 42.0 | 14: 11.5 | 8th | |
7 (24) | Yaroslav Koltun | Ireneusz Pleskot | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 17: 26.5 | 21: 56.0 | 6th | |
8 (25) | Oleksiy Kikireshko | Kuldar Sikk | Mini Cooper S2000 1.6T | 3: 19: 33.1 | 24: 02.6 | 4th | |
9 (26) | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Subaru Impreza STi | 3: 23: 58.0 | 28: 27.5 | 2 | |
10 (27) | Not Grøndal | Roger Eilertsen | Citroën DS3 R5 | 3: 26: 54.4 | 31: 23.9 | 1 | |
WRC3 | |||||||
1 (22) | Ole Christian Veiby | Not so Jaeger | Citroën DS3 R3T | 3: 16: 03.5 | 20: 33.0 | 25th |
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Special stages
Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | Start CET | winner | Co-driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (Feb. 12) | WP1 | SSS Karlstad 1 | 1.90 km | 8:04 p.m. | Pontus Tidemand | Patrik Barth | Ford Fiesta RRC | 1: 32.1 | 74.3 km / h | Pontus Tidemand |
Day 2 (Feb. 13) | ||||||||||
Service Park 07:05 a.m. (15 min) | ||||||||||
WP2 | Torsby 1 | 14.76 km | 08:29 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8: 36.6 | 102.9 km / h | Sébastien Ogier | |
WP3 | Röjden 1 | 18.73 km | 09:27 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9: 59.4 | 112.5 km / h | ||
WP4 | Finnskogen 1 | 20.76 km | 10:36 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11: 03.1 | 112.7 km / h | ||
WP5 | Kirkenaer 1 | 7.07 km | 11:21 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5: 26.7 | 77.9 km / h | ||
WP6 | Kirkenaer 2 | 7.16 km | 13:27 | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 34.4 | 76.1 km / h | ||
WP7 | Finnskogen 2 | 20.76 km | 14:19 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11: 04.3 | 112.5 km / h | ||
WP8 | Röjden 2 | 18.73 km | 15:16 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 10: 01.1 | 112.2 km / h | ||
WP9 | Torsby 2 | 14.76 km | 16:35 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | 8: 40.4 | 102.2 km / h | Andreas Mikkelsen | |
WP10 | SSS Karlstad 2 | 1.90 km | 19:00 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 34.5 | 72.8 km / h | ||
Service Park 8:41 p.m. (45 min) | ||||||||||
3rd day (Feb. 14) | ||||||||||
Service Park 06:05 a.m. (15 min) | ||||||||||
WP11 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.15 km | 07:48 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 10: 33.9 | 103.1 km / h | ||
WP12 | Ramming 1 | 22.76 km | 08:37 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11: 36.5 | 117.6 km / h | ||
WP13 | Hagfors Sprint 1st | 1.87 km | 09:24 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 21.2 | 60.5 km / h | ||
WP14 | Vargåsen 1 | 24.63 km | 10:08 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 13: 14.1 | 108.9 km / h | ||
Service Park 11:28 a.m. (30 min) | ||||||||||
WP15 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.15 km | 13:26 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | 10: 27.6 | 104.1 km / h | ||
WP16 | Ramming 2 | 22.76 km | 14:15 | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën DS3 WRC | 11: 38.5 | 117.3 km / h | ||
WP17 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.87 km | 15:02 | Robert Kubica | Maciej Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 1: 57.1 | 57.5 km / h | ||
WP18 | Vargåsen 2 | 24.63 km | 15:46 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | 13: 24.4 | 110.2 km / h | Thierry Neuville | |
Service Park 4:51 p.m. (18 mins) | ||||||||||
4th day (February 15th) | ||||||||||
Service Park 07:40 a.m. (15 min) | ||||||||||
WP19 | Lesjöfors | 15.00 km | 08:57 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 13: 14.1 | 98.9 km / h | Andreas Mikkelsen | |
WP20 | Värmullsåsen 1 | 15.87 km | 09:48 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8: 14.1 | 115.6 km / h | ||
Service Park 10:31 a.m. (30 min) | ||||||||||
WP21 | Värmullsåsen 2 (Power Stage) | 15.87 km | 12:08 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8: 05.6 | 117.7 km / h | Sébastien Ogier | |
Service Park 12:56 p.m. (10 min) |
* During the specified times, you can work on the cars in the Service Park.
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Driver ranking after the rally
The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.
Item | driver | Points |
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1 | Sébastien Ogier | 53 |
2 | Thierry Neuville | 30th |
Andreas Mikkelsen | 30th | |
4th | Jari-Matti Latvala | 19th |
5 | Mads Østberg | 14th |
Elfyn Evans | 14th | |
7th | Ott Tanak | 12 |
8th | Hayden Paddon | 10 |
Kris Meeke | 10 | |
10 | Dani Sordo | 8th |
Media (German)
Web
The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live daily from the event. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.
watch TV
Sport1 and Sport 1+ broadcast a 30-minute daily report on the four days of the rally. Two special stages were broadcast live by Sport 1+ (SS1 and 14). Motors TV broadcast a 25-minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and a 45-minute summary in the week after the rally, which was repeated several times.
Remarks
- ↑ The 18th special stage is meant.
Individual evidence
- ↑ wrc.com: Mikkelsen leads to Drama in Sweden , accessed on February 14, 2015
- ↑ wrc.com: Neuville jumps to the top of the Sweden Rally , accessed on February 14, 2015
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Ogier wins thrilling finish , accessed on February 15, 2015
- ↑ wrc.com: Ketomaa catches up with 2014 victory , accessed March 7, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Registration list , accessed on January 22, 2015
- ↑ wrc.com: Total results , accessed on March 28, 2015}
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Stage results , accessed on March 28, 2015}
Web links
- Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/
- Official Site Rally Sweden http://www.rallysweden.com/