The 2022 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 24 and 27 February 2022.[2] It marked the 69th running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Umeå, in Västerbotten County.[3] The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of 303.74 km (188.74 mi), but was shortened to 264.81 km (164.55 mi) prior to the start of the event due to unexpected reindeer movements in the Örträsk area.[4]
| 2022 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2022 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Sweden is the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar. | |||
| Host country |  Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 24 – 27 February 2022 | ||
| Start location | Kroksjö, Umeå Municipality | ||
| Finish location | Sarsjöliden, Vindeln Municipality | ||
| Stages | 17 (264.81 km; 164.55 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 958.41 km (595.53 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,223.22 km (760.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 50 | ||
| Crews | 45 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS9 and SS13 cancelled due to reindeer movements. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:10:44.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT6:29.8 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT2:17:56.0 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona 2:24:33.8 | ||
| J-WRC winner |  Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong2:24:31.1 | ||
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[5] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[6] while Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[7]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took their third WRC victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[8] Andreas Mikkelsen was the winner in the WRC-2 category and Eriksen successfully defended his title.[9] The Finnish crew of Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the WRC-3 category,[10] while Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy won the junior class.[11]
Background edit
Entry list edit
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-four Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eight Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[12][13]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 48 | Sami Pajari
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Enni Mälkönen
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Sami Pajari
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P |
| 49 | Lauri Joona
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Mikael Korhonen
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Lauri Joona
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P |
| 50 | Jon Armstrong
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Brian Hoy
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Jon Armstrong
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
| 51 | Robert Virves
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Aleks Lesk
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Starter Energy Racing
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
| 52 | William Creighton
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Liam Regan
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Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P |
| 53 |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Anthony Gorguilo
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Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | — |
| 54 |  McRae Kimathi
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Mwangi Kioni
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McRae Kimathi
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P |
| 55 |  Panagiotis Roustemis
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Christos Bakloris
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Panagiotis Roustemis
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | — |
Itinerary edit
The rally was initially covered 303.74 km (188.7 mi) in nineteen special stages, but it was reduced to seventeen in a total of 264.81 km (164.5 mi) due to reindeer movements.[4]
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February | 9:00 | — | Klabböle [Shakedown] | 6.80 km | |
| 25 February | 8:42 | SS1 | Kroksjö 1 | 15.20 km | |
| 9:52 | SS2 | Kamsjön 1 | 24.88 km | ||
| 11:29 | SS3 | Sävar 1 | 27.80 km | ||
| 14:47 | SS4 | Kroksjö 2 | 17.24 km | ||
| 15:57 | SS5 | Kamsjön 2 | 27.80 km | ||
| 17:34 | SS6 | Sävar 2 | 17.24 km | ||
| 18:38 | SS7 | Umeå Sprint | 5.24 km | ||
| 26 February | 8:57 | SS8 | Brattby 1 | 10.49 km | |
| 10:54 | SS10 | Långed 1 | 19.44 km | ||
| 12:08 | SS11 | Umeå 1 | 10.44 km | ||
| 15:27 | SS12 | Brattby 2 | 10.49 km | ||
| 17:24 | SS14 | Långed 2 | 19.44 km | ||
| 18:38 | SS15 | Umeå 2 | 10.44 km | ||
| 27 February | 7:00 | SS16 | Vindeln 1 | 14.19 km | |
| 8:08 | SS17 | Sarsjöliden 1 | 13.93 km | ||
| 9:36 | SS18 | Vindeln 2 | 14.19 km | ||
| 12:18 | SS19 | Sarsjöliden 2 [Power Stage] | 13.93 km | ||
| 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 |  2
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Kalle Rovanperä | 46 | 2
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Jonne Halttunen | 46 | 1
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 83 | |||
| 2 | 3
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Thierry Neuville | 32 | 3
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 32 |  1
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 59 | |||
| 3 | 2
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Sébastien Loeb | 27 | 2
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Isabelle Galmiche | 27 | 
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 47 | |||
| 4 | 2
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Gus Greensmith | 20 | 2
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Jonas Andersson | 20 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 22 | |||
| 5 | 3
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Sébastien Ogier | 19 | 3
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Benjamin Veillas | 19 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
| 1 |
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 51 |
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Torstein Eriksen | 51 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 62 |
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Erik Cais | 25 |
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Louis Louka | 25 |
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Mauro Miele | 43 | 1
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Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | |||||||
| 2 |
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Erik Cais | 18 |
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Petr Těšínský | 18 | 1
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Yaco ACCR Team | 30 | 
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Georg Linnamäe | 25 |
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Elia De Guio | 25 |
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Michał Sołowow | 25 | 1
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Laurent Magat | 25 | |||||||
| 3 |
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Ole Christian Veiby | 18 |
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Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 18 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 18 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 18 |
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James Fulton | 18 | 2
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Eamonn Boland | 22 |
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Jörgen Fornander | 25 | |||||||
| 4 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 15 | 1
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 15 | 1
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 15 |
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Eerik Pietarinen | 18 | 2
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Olivier Burri | 18 | 1
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Philippe Marchetto | 15 | ||||||||||
| 5 |
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Jari Huttunen | 15 |
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Mikko Lukka | 15 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 15 | 1
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Grégoire Munster | 15 | 2
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Freddy Loix | 15 | 1
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Michela Lorigiola | 12 | ||||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
Classification edit
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Open | Junior | Stage | |||||||
| 14 | 1 | 50 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:24:31.1 | 0.0 | — | 25 | 5 |
| 15 | 2 | 49 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:24:33.8 | +2.7 | 25 | 18 | 3 |
| 17 | 3 | 52 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:26:53.6 | +2:22.5 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| 30 | 4 | 54 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:11:55.3 | +47:24.2 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 48 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:13:59.5 | +49:28.4 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| 34 | 6 | 51 | Robert Virves | Aleks Lesk | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:25:05.4 | +1:00:34.3 | — | 8 | 0 |
| Did not start | 53 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Anthony Gorguilo | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Did not start | 55 | Panagiotis Roustemis | Christos Bakloris | Panagiotis Roustemis | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | ||||||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | |||||
| 1 |
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Sami Pajari | 37 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 37 |
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Jon Armstrong | 30 |
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Brian Hoy | 30 | ||||
| 2 |
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Lauri Joona | 25 |
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Mikael Korhonen | 25 |
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Lauri Joona | 21 |
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Mikael Korhonen | 21 | ||||
| 3 | 1
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Jan Černý | 18 | 1
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Petr Černohorský | 18 |
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Sami Pajari | 17 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 17 | ||||
| 4 |
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William Creighton | 18 |
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Liam Regan | 18 |
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William Creighton | 16 |
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Liam Regan | 16 | ||||
| 5 | 2
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Enrico Brazzoli | 15 | 2
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Manuel Fenoli | 15 |
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McRae Kimathi | 12 |
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Mwangi Kioni | 12 | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
References edit
- ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Rally Sweden moves north to Umea". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Reindeer movements erase Saturday Sweden test". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Evans completes Rally Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Sunday in Sweden: Østberg seals WRC 2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Sunday in Sweden: Huttunen triumphs in WRC 3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Entry List Rally Sweden 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Rally Sweden 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Swedish and English)
- 2022 Rally Sweden at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Rally Sweden at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)