1973 Swedish Rally

The 1973 Swedish Rally (formally the 24th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-February around Karlstad, Sweden, the rally was the only snow and ice rally of the WRC calendar, a distinction it would keep as it remained a fixture of the WRC through the years. Only in 2007 would it finally be joined on the schedule by a second snow rally in Norway.

1973 Swedish Rally
24th International Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad, Sweden
Dates runFebruary 15, 1973 – February 18, 1973
Stages36 (760 km; 470 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow & ice
Overall distance1,800 km (1,100 miles)
Results
Overall winner Stig Blomqvist
Rolf Carlsson
Saab
Saab 96 V4
Crews73 at start, 42 at finish

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. After the Alpine A110s dominated the earlier Monte Carlo Rally, Sweden was instead taken by Swedish drivers Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund, both driving Swedish-built Saab 96 V4 cars. While Jean-Luc Thérier did get an Alpine onto the podium in third place, it was the only such car to finish and he was one of only two drivers not of Scandinavian nationality to complete the race.

Results
1973 Swedish Rally results
Finish Total
time		 Group Car # Driver Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 19 h : 18 m : 31 s1/21 Stig Blomqvist Saab 96 V4 20
2 29 h : 20 m : 53 s1/27 Per Eklund Saab 96 V4
3 19 h : 34 m : 12 s411 Jean-Luc Thérier Alpine-Renault A110 1800 12
4 29 h : 37 m : 14 s43 Harry Källstrom Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 10
5 39 h : 40 m : 41 s42 Håkan Lindberg Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 8
6 39 h : 57 m : 28 s1/24 Björn Waldegård Volkswagen 1303S 6
7 410 h : 0 m : 58 s1/210 Bror Danielsson BMW 2002 4
8 510 h : 35 m : 41 s1/218 John Haugland Škoda 110L 3
9 610 h : 36 m : 42 s1/29 Per-Inge Walfridsson Volvo 142 S 2
10 710 h : 37 m : 22 s1/214 Fredrik Donner Opel Ascona 1
11 810 h : 38 m : 7 s1/233 Stig Abrahamsson Saab 96 V4
12 910 h : 39 m : 23 s1/228 Kjell Ivarsson Saab 96 V4
13 1010 h : 41 m : 31 s1/213 Per Tjerneld Opel Ascona
14 1110 h : 44 m : 30 s1/28 Jean-Pierre Nicolas Renault 12 Gordini
15 1210 h : 49 m : 25 s1/252 Sören Bergstedt Renault 12 Gordini
16 1310 h : 50 m : 3 s1/264 Per Engseth Volkswagen 1303S
17 1411 h : 2 m : 52 s1/217 Hans Sevelius Alfa Romeo Giulia S
18 1511 h : 6 m : 50 s1/247 Jan Carlsson Volvo 142 S
19 1611 h : 8 m : 21 s1/216 Egil Stenshagen Datsun Cherry E
20 1711 h : 12 m : 34 s1/220 Ole Edvin Granberg BMW 2002
21 1811 h : 16 m : 9 s1/238 Erik Aaby Opel Ascona
22 1911 h : 19 m : 32 s1/245 Bjørn Flygind Opel Ascona
23 2011 h : 30 m : 56 s1/257 Freddy Kottulinsky Toyota Corolla
24 2111 h : 38 m : 33 s1/251 Mats Andersson Saab 96 V4
25 2211 h : 41 m : 59 s1/225 Johnny Lindersson Volvo 142 S
Retired 46 Ove Andersson Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired 1/212 Lars Nyström Volkswagen 1303S
Retired 1/218 Roger Johansson Saab 96 V4
Retired 1/221 Bernard Darniche Renault 12 Gordini

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event
1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 2
After round 2 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 32 Alpine Renault 1147
2 20 Saab 542
3 13 Lancia 1317
2 12 Fiat 284
6 10 Ford 376
7 6 Volkswagen 1515
8 4 BMW 828
9 3 Škoda 183
10 2 Datsun 634
11 2 Volvo 444
12 1 Opel 1125
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References
  1. "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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