Opening in Karlstad with rally action

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 the rally cars will be required to compete a timed run of the Karlstad stage, which will be broadcast live around the world to the WRC’s broadcasters.

– This was the best way to handle the situation around the demanding tyre situation, so I’m happy that we will see some good action as usual in Karlstad, says Rally Swedens CEO Glenn Olsson.