Oliver Solberg is looking forward to Rally Sweden in Umeå

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He is already looking forward to the winter routes and the stay in Umeå. – It was a fantastic arrangement and everything around and the proximity to everything was absolutely superb. I also think that the mix of the stages and above all that it was a real winter rally was magical. I’m really looking […]

Skilled performance by Rovanperä in Swedish Shakedown

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The Finish driver Kalle Rovanperä had an average speed of 135 kph in his hybrid-powered Toyota Yaris Rally1. He was fastest on the 7,59 km Klabböle Shakedown, winning with the time 3.22,400. Ott Tänak, Hyundai i20 N Rally 1, was second with 3.22,700 and his teammate Thierry Neuville finished third, 0,8 seconds behind Rovanperä. Takamoto […]

Rally Sweden moves north to Umeå

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The investigation into Rally Sweden’s future location started in March 2020, where Östersund, Umeå and Luleå were selected as possible new alternatives. Facts have been developed about each regions hospitality, sporting and commercial conditions to ensure that the right decision is made. As the only winter event in the World Rally Championship, winter is extremely […]

Østberg seals WRC 2 victory

By johan

The Norwegian, co-driven by Torstein Eriksen, had led the rally since the second stage on Friday. He entered Sunday’s finale with a 15.8sec lead over Ole Christian Veiby. A stage win on the Likenäs speed test ensured that the Citroën C3 pilot finished the rally 23.4sec clear of fellow countryman Veiby “It feels really good. […]

Østberg extends WRC 2 lead

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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 […]

Prince partners Ogier in Rally Sweden warm-up

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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, […]

Itinerary for Rally Sweden 2017 is set

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– There is an explicit vision that the entire championship should have a Power stage that ends at the Service park, and we will now be the first event to make it happen in reality. To be able to celebrate the winner in live-TV surrounded by the team members and spectators takes the final battle […]