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 Umeå, Västerbotten County and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 302.52 km (187.98 mi).[1]
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 | Sweden | ||
Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
Dates run | 9 – 12 February 2023 | ||
Start location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
Finish location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
Stages | 18 (301.18 km; 187.14 miles)[1] | ||
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 | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT 2:25:54.5 | ||
Power Stage winner | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:42.0 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson 2:33:42.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka 2:44:25.9 | ||
J-WRC winner | William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 2:45:05.5 |
Kalle Rovanperä 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 Tänak and Martin Järveoja 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 edit
Entry list edit
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.[12][13]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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27 | Nikolay Gryazin[a] | Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
62 | José Luis García Molina | Daniel Cué | José Luis García Molina | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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9 February | — | After 9:01 | Håkmark [Shakedown] | 5.45 km | |
After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Umeå | — | |||
SS1 | After 19:05 | Umeå 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 | ||
12:58 – 13:43 | Regroup, Umeå | — | |||
13:43 – 14:13 | Flexi service A, Umeå | — | |||
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 | Umeå Sprint 2 | 5.16 km | ||
19:45 – 20:45 | Flexi service B, Umeå | — | |||
11 February | SS9 | After 8:05 | Norrby 1 | 12.54 km | |
SS10 | After 9:00 | Floda 1 | 28.25 km | ||
SS11 | After 10:37 | Sävar 1 | 17.28 km | ||
11:50 – 12:35 | Regroup, Umeå | — | |||
12:35 – 13:05 | Flexi service C, Umeå | — | |||
SS12 | After 14:05 | Norrby 2 | 12.54 km | ||
SS13 | After 15:00 | Floda 2 | 28.25 km | ||
SS14 | After 16:37 | Sävar 2 | 17.28 km | ||
SS15 | After 18:05 | Umeå 1 | 10.08 km | ||
18:52 – 19:52 | Flexi service D, Umeå | — | |||
12 February | SS16 | After 7:05 | Västervik 1 | 26.48 km | |
8:10 – 8:50 | Regroup, Umeå | — | |||
8:50 – 9:05 | Flexi service E, Umeå | — | |||
SS17 | After 10:05 | Västervik 2 | 26.48 km | ||
11:10 – 12:00 | Regroup, Umeå | — | |||
SS18 | After 12:18 | Umeå 2 [Power Stage] | 10.08 km | ||
After 13:30 | Podium ceremony, Umeå | — | |||
Source:[1] |
Report edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | 4 | Ott Tänak | 41 | 4 | Martin Järveoja | 41 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 80 | ||||
2 | Kalle Rovanperä | 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 | 4 | Sébastien Ogier | 26 | 4 | Vincent Landais | 26 |
WRC-2 Rally2 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
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 Mälkönen | 25 | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 20 | 1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 20 | 1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 | 2 | Marco Bulacia | 25 | 1 | Borja Rozada | 18 | |||||
4 | Ole Christian Veiby | 19 | Torstein Eriksen | 19 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 30 | 2 | Pepe López | 18 | James Morgan | 18 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Marco Bulacia | 16 | 2 | Borja Rozada | 15 | 2 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 | Georg Linnamäe | 18 | Axel Coronado | 18 |
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
Classification edit
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 | Loïc 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 | Tomáš Střeska | 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 stages edit
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17.6 | — |
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 standings edit
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 | Loïc Dumont | 10 |
J-WRC Rally3 edit
Classification edit
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 | Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:52:50.4 | +7:44.9 | 10 | 0 |
30 | 6 | 60 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:41.4 | +10:35.9 | 8 | 0 |
33 | 7 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc 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 stages edit
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:21.7 | — |
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 standings edit
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 | Raúl Hernández | 10 | Raúl Hernández | 10 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.[14]
- ^ 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.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Rovanperä 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 Tänak 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.
- ^ a b "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 links edit
- 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)