| 2022 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2022 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the2022 World Rally Championship
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Rally Sweden is the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Umeå,Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 24 – 27 February 2022 | ||
| Start location | Kroksjö,Umeå Municipality | ||
| Finish location | Sarsjöliden,Vindeln Municipality | ||
| Stages | 17 (264.81 km; 164.55 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 958.41 km (595.53 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,223.22 km (760.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 50 | ||
| Crews | 45 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS9 and SS13 cancelled due to reindeer movements. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:10:44.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 6:29.8 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:17:56.0 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 2:24:33.8 | ||
| J-WRC winner | 2:24:31.1 | ||
The2022 Rally Sweden (also known as theSwedish Rally 2022) was amotor racing event forrally cars held over four days between 24 and 27 February 2022.[2] It marked the 69th running of theRally Sweden, and was the second round of the2022 World Rally Championship,World Rally Championship-2 andWorld Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based inUmeå, inVästerbotten County.[3] The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of 303.74 km (188.74 mi), but was shortened to 264.81 km (164.55 mi) prior to the start of the event due to unexpectedreindeer movements in the Örträsk area.[4]
Elfyn Evans andScott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[5]Mads Østberg andTorstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[6] whileJari Huttunen andMikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[7]
Kalle Rovanperä andJonne Halttunen took their third WRC victory. Their team,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[8]Andreas Mikkelsen was the winner in the WRC-2 category and Eriksen successfully defended his title.[9] The Finnish crew ofLauri Joona andMikael Korhonen won the WRC-3 category,[10] whileJon Armstrong andBrian Hoy won the junior class.[11]
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, andprivateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered underRally1 regulations, as are twenty-fourRally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eightRally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[12][13]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P | |||
| 49 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P | |||
| 50 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P | |||
| 51 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P | |||
| 52 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P | |||
| 53 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | — | |||
| 54 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P | |||
| 55 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | — |
The rally was initially covered 303.74 km (188.7 mi) in nineteenspecial stages, but it was reduced to seventeen in a total of 264.81 km (164.5 mi) due toreindeer movements.[4]
All dates and times areCET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February | 9:00 | — | Klabböle [Shakedown] | 6.80 km | |
| 25 February | 8:42 | SS1 | Kroksjö 1 | 15.20 km | |
| 9:52 | SS2 | Kamsjön 1 | 24.88 km | ||
| 11:29 | SS3 | Sävar 1 | 27.80 km | ||
| 14:47 | SS4 | Kroksjö 2 | 17.24 km | ||
| 15:57 | SS5 | Kamsjön 2 | 27.80 km | ||
| 17:34 | SS6 | Sävar 2 | 17.24 km | ||
| 18:38 | SS7 | Umeå Sprint | 5.24 km | ||
| 26 February | 8:57 | SS8 | Brattby 1 | 10.49 km | |
| 10:54 | SS10 | Långed 1 | 19.44 km | ||
| 12:08 | SS11 | Umeå 1 | 10.44 km | ||
| 15:27 | SS12 | Brattby 2 | 10.49 km | ||
| 17:24 | SS14 | Långed 2 | 19.44 km | ||
| 18:38 | SS15 | Umeå 2 | 10.44 km | ||
| 27 February | 7:00 | SS16 | Vindeln 1 | 14.19 km | |
| 8:08 | SS17 | Sarsjöliden 1 | 13.93 km | ||
| 9:36 | SS18 | Vindeln 2 | 14.19 km | ||
| 12:18 | SS19 | Sarsjöliden 2 [Power Stage] | 13.93 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:22.4 | — |
| SS1 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 8:34.1 | Tänak /Järveoja |
| SS2 | Lappi /Ferm | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:39.6 | Lappi /Ferm |
| SS3 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:06.7 | Rovanperä /Halttunen |
| SS4 | Evans /Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:20.0 | Evans /Martin |
| SS5 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 12:31.0 | |
| SS6 | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 8:17.4 | |
| SS7 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:36.2 | Neuville /Wydaeghe |
| SS8 | Evans /Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 6:21.2 | Rovanperä /Halttunen |
| SS10 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:51.6 | |
| SS11 | Breen /Nagle | Ford Puma Rally1 | 6:08.0 | |
| SS12 | Evans /Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 6:18.8 | |
| SS14 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:53.7 | |
| SS15 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 6:12.4 | |
| SS16 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 6:03.0 | |
| SS17 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 6:35.0 | |
| SS18 | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 6:02.1 | |
| SS19 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 6:29.8 |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 46 | Jonne Halttunen | 46 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 83 | ||||||
| 2 | Thierry Neuville | 32 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 32 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 59 | ||||||
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 27 | Isabelle Galmiche | 27 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 47 | ||||||
| 4 | Gus Greensmith | 20 | Jonas Andersson | 20 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 22 | ||||||
| 5 | Sébastien Ogier | 19 | Benjamin Veillas | 19 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 51 | Torstein Eriksen | 51 | Toksport WRT | 62 | Erik Cais | 25 | Louis Louka | 25 | Mauro Miele | 43 | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Erik Cais | 18 | Petr Těšínský | 18 | Yaco ACCR Team | 30 | Georg Linnamäe | 25 | Elia De Guio | 25 | Michał Sołowow | 25 | Laurent Magat | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Christian Veiby | 18 | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 18 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 18 | Nikolay Gryazin | 18 | James Fulton | 18 | Eamonn Boland | 22 | Jörgen Fornander | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nikolay Gryazin | 15 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 15 | Saintéloc Junior Team | 15 | Eerik Pietarinen | 18 | Olivier Burri | 18 | Philippe Marchetto | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jari Huttunen | 15 | Mikko Lukka | 15 | Toksport WRT 2 | 15 | Grégoire Munster | 15 | Freddy Loix | 15 | Michela Lorigiola | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Open | Junior | Stage | |||||||
| 14 | 1 | 50 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:24:31.1 | 0.0 | — | 25 | 5 |
| 15 | 2 | 49 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:24:33.8 | +2.7 | 25 | 18 | 3 |
| 17 | 3 | 52 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:26:53.6 | +2:22.5 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| 30 | 4 | 54 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:11:55.3 | +47:24.2 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 48 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:13:59.5 | +49:28.4 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| 34 | 6 | 51 | Robert Virves | Aleks Lesk | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:25:05.4 | +1:00:34.3 | — | 8 | 0 |
| Did not start | 53 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Anthony Gorguilo | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Did not start | 55 | Panagiotis Roustemis | Christos Bakloris | Panagiotis Roustemis | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | |||||
| 1 | Sami Pajari | 37 | Enni Mälkönen | 37 | Jon Armstrong | 30 | Brian Hoy | 30 | ||||||||
| 2 | Lauri Joona | 25 | Mikael Korhonen | 25 | Lauri Joona | 21 | Mikael Korhonen | 21 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jan Černý | 18 | Petr Černohorský | 18 | Sami Pajari | 17 | Enni Mälkönen | 17 | ||||||||
| 4 | William Creighton | 18 | Liam Regan | 18 | William Creighton | 16 | Liam Regan | 16 | ||||||||
| 5 | Enrico Brazzoli | 15 | Manuel Fenoli | 15 | McRae Kimathi | 12 | Mwangi Kioni | 12 | ||||||||
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