Østberg extends WRC 2 lead

By johan

The Norwegian, driving a Citroën C3, started the day with an 8.4sec lead over Ole Christian Veiby. However, his lead looked to be in jeopardy when Veiby clawed back 3.5sec in the Hof-Finnskog speed test despite picking up a slow puncture on his Hyundai i20. Østberg responded by snatching back 5.7sec in the following Finnskogen […]

Huttunen snatches WRC 3 top spot

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The Finn, driving a Hyundai i20, had been locked into a tight duel with fellow compatriot Lindholm since the early stages of the rally. A blisteringly quick time on the Nyckelvattnet speed test enabled Huttunen to claim the lead and he arrived back at service as the leading Rally 2 competitor with a 3.4sec advantage […]

Evans doubles Rally Sweden lead over Tänak

By johan

The Toyota Yaris driver dominated in the forests of Norway and Sweden and doubled his lead over world champion Ott Tänak to 17.2sec with just one test remaining in Sunday’s amended finale. Temperatures climbed above freezing overnight and the roads were softer than yesterday. Gravel sections put increased stress on studded winter tyres, but the […]

SS17 Likenäs 1 CANCELLED

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Lindholm on top in WRC 3

By johan

“It’s been a surprise for us. After coming in second place last year, we wanted to put on a good show but today has exceeded my expectations. I did not expect to be the fastest Rally 2 competitor, but we have done a lot of work for this and this is show time,” said the […]

Prince partners Ogier in Rally Sweden warm-up

By johan

The 40-year-old prince, fourth in line to the Swedish throne, replaced co-driver Julien Ingrassia in Ogier’s Toyota Yaris for the 1.90km warm-up at the town’s trotting track. The pair posted second fastest time and Ogier joked: “I’m considering to change co-driver. What are you doing this weekend?” “I’m free!” said the Prince. “It was great, fantastic, […]

Rovanperä tops Sweden Shakedown Skalla

By johan

The young Finn posted a time of 3min57.7sec during his fourth and final pass over the stage, 3.5sec quicker than the similar car of Sébastien Ogier in unusually mild conditions. Elfyn Evans was just one-tenth further back, making it a Toyota 1-2-3. Ogier, a Rally Sweden expert, explained the difficulty drivers face as the levels […]

Opening in Karlstad with rally action

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Following a positive meeting between representatives of Rally Sweden, the FIA, WRC Promoter and the WRC teams, and in the interest of continuing to provide top entertainment to rally fans at the Karlstad stage, the stage will be run as a second part of the morning’s Shakedown, rather than as a competitive stage. Each of […]

Green light for Rally Sweden

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Next week’s Rally Sweden (13 – 16 February), the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship, will go ahead following a positive inspection of the event route by the FIA on Tuesday. Following unseasonably warm weather in the Värmland region of Sweden and across the border in Norway, FIA sporting delegate Timo Rautiainen inspected […]

Update on Rally Sweden

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Snow has fallen in the rally region in recent days. But the unseasonably warm weather and current weather forecasts continue to provide concerns as to the suitability of the roads in the special stages to allow the event to go ahead as planned. Further alignment with the manufacturer teams will take place and the FIA […]