2018 Rally Sweden

The 2018 Rally Sweden (formally known as the Rally Sweden 2018)[1] was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 February 2018.[2] It marked the sixty-sixth running of Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[3] It was also the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship.[4] The event, which was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County, was contested over nineteen special stages totalling a competitive distance of 314.25 km (195.27 mi).[5]

2018 Rally Sweden
66. Rally Sweden
Round 2 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul on the podium with Hyundai.
Host country Sweden /  Norway
Rally base Torsby, Värmland
Dates run15 – 18 February 2018
Start locationKarlstad trotting track, Karlstad
Finish locationTorsby, Värmland
Stages19 (314.25 km; 195.27 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel and snow
Transport distance1,086.28 km (674.98 miles)
Overall distance1,400.79 km (870.41 miles)
Results
Overall winner Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:52:13.1
WRC-2 winner Takamoto Katsuta
Marko Salminen
Tommi Mäkinen Racing
3:01:27.5
WRC-3 winner Denis Rådström
Johan Johansson
Denis Rådström
3:16:26.0
Power Stage winner Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews registered68
Crews66 at start, 59 at finish

Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila were the defending rally winners.[6] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[7] The Belgian also became only the third non-Nordic driver to win the event after the nine-time world champion, Sébastien Loeb, and the defending world champion, Sébastien Ogier.[8] The Tommi Mäkinen Racing crew of Takamoto Katsuta and Marko Salminen won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Ford Fiesta R5, while Swedish crew Denis Rådström and Johan Johansson won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.[9][10]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead in the World Championships for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, M-Sport Ford WRT and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a fifteen-point lead over Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championships. The final entry list consisted of fourteen World Rally Car entries, fifteen in the World Rally Championship-2, and fifteen entries in the World Rally Championship-3, twelve of which were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 M-Sport Ford WRT Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 M-Sport Ford WRT Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 M-Sport Ford WRT Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
14 Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Ford Fiesta WRC M
21 Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Škoda Motorsport Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Škoda Motorsport Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
33 Printsport Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 Hyundai Motorsport Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
35 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Hiroki Arai Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 P
36 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 P
38 S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Umberto Scandola Andrea Gaspari Škoda Fabia R5 D
39 TAIF Motorsport Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 P
40 Kevin Abbring Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 P
41 Fredrik Åhlin Fredrik Åhlin Joakim Sjöberg Škoda Fabia R5 D
42 Mattias Adielsson Mattias Adielsson Andreas Johansson Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Toksport World Rally Team Janne Tuohino Reeta Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia R5 P
44 Lars Stugemo Lars Stugemo Kalle Lexe Škoda Fabia R5 P
45 Toksport World Rally Team Jarmo Berg Rami Suorsa Škoda Fabia R5 P
46 Gianluca Linari Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta R5 P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Emil Bergkvist Emil Bergkvist‡ Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 Terry Folb Terry Folb‡ Christopher Guieu Ford Fiesta R2T P
63 Denis Rådström Denis Rådström‡ Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 OT Racing Ken Torn‡ Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 ADAC Sachsen Julius Tannert‡ Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 Callum Devine Callum Devine‡ Keith Moriarty Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 David Holder David Holder‡ Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Jean-Baptiste Franceschi‡ Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 ACI Team Italia Luca Bottarelli‡ Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 Théo Chalal Théo Chalal‡ Jacques-Julien Renucci Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 Tom Williams Tom Williams‡ Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández‡ Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 Enrico Oldrati Enrico Oldrati‡ Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
75 Go+Cars Atlas Ward Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Citroën DS3 R3T M
76 Taisko Lario Taisko Lario Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 M
Other major entries
81 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Jarkko Nikara Sayaka Adachi Ford Fiesta R5 P
83 Nil Solans Nil Solans Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
102 Kristoffersson Motorsport Johan Kristoffersson Patrik Barth Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[1][11]
Notes

Report

Thursday

Ott Tänak drove a Yaris, defeated Thierry Neuville in their head-to-head heat on snow roads and stopped the clocks 0.3 second faster than Latvala, who beat Mads Østberg in their battle by 0.3 second. The Norwegian was impressive on his Citroën C3 debut to hold third as competitors headed north to Torsby for an overnight halt. Kris Meeke, driving another C3, and Hyundai i20 pilot Andreas Mikkelsen were tied in fourth, a further 0.3 second behind, while Neuville completed the top six. Toyota's Esapekka Lappi and championship leader Sébastien Ogier lost time after running wide on the same corner near the finish. They were eighth and ninth respectively but just 2.9 seconds off the pace.

Friday

The early starters lost time ploughing a clean route though fresh snow. Championship leader Sébastien Ogier was the first on the road. He was struggle with the grip all day and conceded almost three minutes en route to twelfth. So were Ott Tänak and Jari-Matti Latvala. The Toyota teammates separated by eighth and ninth. Craig Breen was third on the board, and the Irishman was delighted with his form with two afternoon stages wins. Teammate Mads Østberg was 0.5 second further back. Lying sixth after last night's curtain-raising speed test, Thierry Neuville moved his i20 to the front on this morning's second stage and held off a chasing pack which had the advantage of better conditions. Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen, who started further behind, had a trouble free day while Hayden Paddon running out of the top three to make Hyundai 1-2-3.

Saturday
Hayden Paddon and Sebastian Marshall on the road.

Thierry Neuville was the rally leader, but the gap between him and his main opponent was not big enough, especially for the Citroën driver, Craig Breen, who was eager to claim his first WRC victory. The Irish driver have once narrowed the gap to less than five seconds. However, the Hyundai star set four fastest stage times to build a 22.7-second lead, though he suffered a paddle shift gearchange system issue at the opening stage. Teammate Andreas Mikkelsen finished third after a spin today which made him dropped from second to fourth place, 9.3 seconds behind Breen. Hayden Paddon's car set-up was unsuited to this morning's forest roads. The New Zealander stuck on the inside of a hairpin in the final stage, which made him lost some time. He ended the day 16.6 seconds behind Mikkelsen. Mads Østberg changed his C3's settings to improve his car's balance but the switches affected his confidence and he reversed the adjustments. There was also an accident in SS13. Kris Meeke nosed into a snow bank but lost engine power when he regained the road. He stopped to clean snow from his Citroën's cooling system and as Ott Tänak tried to overtake in a narrow section, the two cars collided and the Estonian's Toyota Yaris bounced into a ditch. That ended with the Briton's retirement and made five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier finally get into the top ten.

Sunday

With a comfortable lead, Thierry Neuville finally eased through Sunday's final three speed tests to head Ireland's Craig Breen, driving a Citroën C3, for whom second was a career-best result. Andreas Mikkelsen finished third after a spun at exactly the same point as Neuville. Esapekka Lappi fought back and gained two places in the final three stages to finish fourth, 17.5 seconds adrift of Mikkelsen, after he plunged down the order after burying his Toyota Yaris in a snow bank. A final stage mistake from Hayden Paddon cost him a place. The Kiwi stalled his i20 a couple of kilometres from the finish and trailed the Finn by 8.6 seconds. After only a day's pre-event testing, Mads Østberg was sixth on his debut drive in a C3. Jari-Matti Latvala finished seventh after being delayed by a troublesome front differential and adverse road conditions. Fellow Finn Teemu Suninen was eighth in a Ford Fiesta, the highest place among M-Sport World Rally Team drivers. Ott Tänak and Monte-Carlo winner Sébastien Ogier dropped lot of time in Friday's opening leg as they ploughed a path through deep snow. They were unable to regain lost ground and finished ninth and tenth respectively.[8]

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[lower-alpha 1]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 5 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:52:13.1 0.0 25 2
2 2 11 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:52:32.9 +19.8 18 0
3 3 4 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:52:41.4 +28.3 15 3
4 4 9 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:52:58.9 +45.8 12 5
5 5 6 Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:53:07.5 +54.4 10 0
6 6 12 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:53:28.4 +1:15.3 8 0
7 7 7 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:54:18.0 +2:04.9 6 0
8 8 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:55:05.3 +2:52.2 4 0
9 9 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:55:57.5 +3:44.4 2 1
10 10 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:00:58.5 +8:45.4 1 4
World Rally Championship-2
12 1 35 Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 3:01:27.5 0.0 25 —
13 2 31 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:01:32.0 +4.5 18 —
14 3 32 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:01:58.0 +30.5 15 —
15 4 42 Mattias Adielsson Andreas Johansson Mattias Adielsson Škoda Fabia R5 3:03:16.8 +1:49.3 12 —
16 5 43 Janne Tuohino Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport World Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 3:03:57.4 +2:29.9 10 —
18 6 34 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 3:06:29.6 +5:02.6 8 —
20 7 36 Hiroki Arai Glenn MacNeall Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 3:09:07.7 +7:40.2 6 —
28 8 44 Lars Stugemo Kalle Lexe Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 3:21:17.8 +19:50.3 4 —
38 9 33 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:27:33.7 +26:06.2 2 —
46 10 45 Jarmo Berg Rami Suorsa Toksport World Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 3:36:39.9 +35:12.4 1 —
World Rally Championship-3
23 1 63 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 3:16:26.0 0.0 25 —
24 2 61 Emil Bergkvist Ola Fløene Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:16:33.3 +7.3 18 —
27 3 66 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 3:21:09.2 +4:43.2 15 —
29 4 69 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 3:21:18.7 +4:52.7 12 —
31 5 62 Terry Folb Christopher Guieu Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 3:21:20.2 +4:54.2 10 —
33 6 75 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Go+Cars Atlas Ward Citroën DS3 R3T 3:22:49.1 +6:23.1 8 —
34 7 67 Callum Devine Keith Moriarty Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 3:22:53.9 +6:27.9 6 —
37 8 76 Taisko Lario Tatu Hämäläinen Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 3:27:03.3 +10:37.3 4 —
42 9 73 Emilio Fernández Joaquin Riquelme Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 3:31:28.1 +15:02.1 2 —
43 10 70 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 3:32:09.9 +15:43.9 1 —
Junior World Rally Championship
23 1 63 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 3:16:26.0 0.0 25 9
24 2 61 Emil Bergkvist Ola Fløene Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:16:33.3 +7.3 18 5
27 3 66 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 3:21:09.2 +4:43.2 15 0
29 4 69 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 3:21:18.7 +4:52.7 12 0
31 5 62 Terry Folb Christopher Guieu Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 3:21:20.2 +4:54.2 10 0
34 6 67 Callum Devine Keith Moriarty Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 3:22:53.9 +6:27.9 8 0
42 7 73 Emilio Fernández Joaquin Riquelme Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 3:31:28.1 +15:02.1 6 1
43 8 70 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 3:32:09.9 +15:43.9 4 0
45 9 68 David Holder Jason Farmer David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T 3:35:42.7 +19:16.7 2 0
51 10 72 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 4:05:11.2 +48:45.2 1 0
Source:[12][13]

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[lower-alpha 1]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
14 14 2 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:02:00.5 0
45 11 68 David Holder Jason Farmer David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 3:35:42.7 —
49 11 38 Umberto Scandola Andrea Gaspari S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:02:34.4 —
51 12 72 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 4:05:11.2 —
52 12 46 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca Linari Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:05:46.4 —
53 11 71 Théo Chalal Jacques-Julien Renucci Théo Chalal Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:10:26.2 0
13 WRC-3 —
54 12 65 Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:12:18.4 4
14 WRC-3 —
Source:[12][13]

Special stages
Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
15 February — Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:17.3 N/A
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 1.9 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 1:32.7 Ott Tänak
16 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 10:32.7
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:16.4 Thierry Neuville
SS4 Röjden 1 19.13 km Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:18.5
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:19.5
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 13:17.3
SS7 Röjden 2 19.13 km Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 10:06.1
SS8 Torsby 1 9.56 km Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:23.8
17 February SS9 Torntorp 1 19.88 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 10:02.0
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.4 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 12:58.2
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:35.9
SS12 Torntorp 2 19.88 km Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 9:55.3
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.4 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:44.5
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:28.2
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 1.9 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 1:34.7
SS16 Torsby Sprint 3.43 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:32.7
18 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 11:11.8
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 11:15.0
SS19 Torsby 2 [Power stage] 9.56 km Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 6:01.2
World Rally Championship-2
15 February — Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Mattias Adielsson Škoda Fabia R5 4:31.9 N/A
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 1.9 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:36.8 Pontus Tidemand
16 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 11:06.2 Takamoto Katsuta
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Jari Huttunen
Takamoto Katsuta		 Hyundai i20 R5
Ford Fiesta R5		 14:00.9
SS4 Röjden 1 19.13 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:57.9
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 10:54.6
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 13:53.0
SS7 Röjden 2 19.13 km Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 10:41.0
SS8 Torsby 1 9.56 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 6:41.3
17 February SS9 Torntorp 1 19.88 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:42.1 Pontus Tidemand
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.4 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 13:39.9 Takamoto Katsuta
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 8:57.9
SS12 Torntorp 2 19.88 km Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 10:28.6
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.4 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 13:32.7
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 8:52.9
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 1.9 km Janne Tuohino
Takamoto Katsuta		 Škoda Fabia R5
Ford Fiesta R5		 1:38.7
SS16 Torsby Sprint 3.43 km Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 2:37.6
18 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 12:03.1
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 11:47.8
SS19 Torsby 2 9.56 km Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 6:18.2
World Rally Championship-3
15 February — Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Yuriy Protasov Citroën DS3 R3T 4:50.9 N/A
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 1.9 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 1:48.6 Denis Rådström
16 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:09.1 Emil Bergkvist
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 15:12.4 Denis Rådström
SS4 Röjden 1 19.13 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:41.4 Emil Bergkvist
Denis Rådström
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 11:43.5 Denis Rådström
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 14:58.4
SS7 Röjden 2 19.13 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:30.4
SS8 Torsby 1 9.56 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 7:14.8 Emil Bergkvist
17 February SS9 Torntorp 1 19.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 11:34.7 Denis Rådström
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.4 km Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 14:54.5
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 9:38.4
SS12 Torntorp 2 19.88 km Yuriy Protasov Citroën DS3 R3T 11:15.1
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.4 km Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 14:38.9
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 9:32.1
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 1.9 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 1:48.4
SS16 Torsby Sprint 3.43 km Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 2:52.3
18 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 13:06.4
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:58.9
SS19 Torsby 2 9.56 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:49.1
Junior World Rally Championship
15 February — Skalla [Shakedown] 6.86 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:55.1 N/A
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 1.9 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 1:48.6 Denis Rådström
16 February SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 21.26 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:09.1 Emil Bergkvist
SS3 Svullrya 1 24.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 15:12.4 Denis Rådström
SS4 Röjden 1 19.13 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:41.4 Emil Bergkvist
Denis Rådström
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 21.26 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 11:43.5 Denis Rådström
SS6 Svullrya 2 24.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 14:58.4
SS7 Röjden 2 19.13 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:30.4
SS8 Torsby 1 9.56 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 7:14.8 Emil Bergkvist
17 February SS9 Torntorp 1 19.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 11:34.7 Denis Rådström
SS10 Hagfors 1 23.4 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 14:57.0
SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.21 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 9:38.4
SS12 Torntorp 2 19.88 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 11:19.2
SS13 Hagfors 2 23.4 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 14:39.0
SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.21 km Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 9:32.8
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 1.9 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 1:48.4
SS16 Torsby Sprint 3.43 km Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 2:52.3
18 February SS17 Likenäs 1 21.19 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 13:06.4
SS18 Likenäs 2 21.19 km Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 12:58.9
SS19 Torsby 2 9.56 km Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:49.1

Power stage

The Power stage was a 9.56 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 6:01.2 0.0 5
2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 6:02.5 +1.3 4
3 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:03.1 +1.9 3
4 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:04.4 +3.2 2
5 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 6:06.4 +5.2 1

J-WRC stage winning crews

Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Pts.
1 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T 9
2 Emil Bergkvist Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2T 5
3 OT Racing Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 4
4 Emilio Fernández Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T 1

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[lower-alpha 1]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS2 39 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta WRC WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS3 71 Théo Chalal Jacques-Julien Renucci Théo Chalal Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 6 minutes late 1:00
SS4 14 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2 minutes late 0:20
SS4 38 Umberto Scandola Andrea Gaspari S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 17 minutes late 2:50
SS4 72 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 7 minutes late 1:10
SS11 71 Théo Chalal Jacques-Julien Renucci Théo Chalal Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 3 minutes late 0:30
SS13 71 Théo Chalal Jacques-Julien Renucci Théo Chalal Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS15 45 Lars Stugemo Kalle Lexe Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 8 minutes late 1:20
SS16 14 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Stewards decision 5:00
SS18 68 David Holder Jason Farmer David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Jump start 0:10
SS19 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 25 minutes late 4:10
SS19 2 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 26 minutes late 4:20
SS19 33 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Used more tyres than allowed 2:00

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event. Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty.[lower-alpha 1]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Cause Re-entry
SS3 46 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca Linari Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS4 71 Théo Chalal Jacques-Julien Renucci Théo Chalal Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Accident No
SS8 33 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS9 65 Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road Yes
SS10 38 Umberto Scandola Andrea Gaspari S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS11 39 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS13 40 Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Accident No
SS14 10 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Collision Yes
SS14 41 Fredrik Åhlin Joakim Sjöberg Fredrik Åhlin Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Retired No
SS19 10 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Withdrawn No
SS19 21 Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Withdrawn No

Championship standings after the rally

Notes
  1. Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.
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