The 2013 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 February, which marked the sixty-first running of the Rally Sweden. The rally was based in the town of Karlstad and ran along the border of Norway. The rally itself was contested over twenty-two special stages, covering a total of in competitive stages.
The rally was the second round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season, and marked the fortieth anniversary of the World Rally Championship. Twenty World Rally Car crews were entered in the event, including the defending World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Loeb. It was the first World Rally Championship event since the 2005 Rally Japan, 103 races and eight years earlier to be won by a manufacturer other than Citroën or Ford. __TOC__
Entry list Twenty World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were thirteen entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations. There were no WRC-3 entries. Notable entrants Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 1 WRC 2 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 WRC 8 WRC 10 WRC 11 WRC 12 WRC 14 WRC 15 WRC 16 WRC 21 WRC 22 WRC 23 WRC 25 WRC 27 WRC 28 WRC 32 WRC-2 34 WRC-2 35 WRC-2 36 WRC-2 38 WRC-2 40 WRC-2 TBA 41 WRC-2 42 WRC-2 43 WRC-2 45 WRC-2 TBA 46 WRC-2 47 WRC-2 Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship
Itinerary The itinerary for the 2013 rally sees a mixture of the same stages from 2012. The first stage will be a Super Special Stage held at the rally base in Karlstad. WRC fans had the chance to vote on the Rally Sweden Facebook page as to who they wanted to see starting the rally head-to-head. The majority of fans voted for French Sébastien Loeb vs Sébastien Ogier who are bitter rivals from when Ogier was the number two driver at Citroën. Other 'dream heats' include Finns Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala going head-to-head as well as two young Scandinavian drivers Mads Østberg vs Pontus Tidemand.
The first full day of the rally will be made up of seven special stages to the north of the rally base, mostly taking place in the region of Hagfors. Stages four and seven take place near Torsby. The day ends with the second and final running of the Karlstad Super Special Stage.
Day two will have eight stages across the region of Hagfors. Day three starts with the longest stage of the rally which is the stage of Mitandersfors near the region of Torsby and crosses the border into Norway. The next four stages take place near the Norwegian town of Kirkenær while the final stage of the day goes back to Sweden, taking place in Torsby which is also the Power Stage.
In detail Itinerary of special stages (UTC+1) Stagenumber Stage name Length(in km) Length(in mi) Qualifying — 7 February 10:33 Q Råda 3.99 km 2.48 mi Leg 1 — 7–8 February 20:04 SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 1.90 km 1.18 mi 12:46 Service A — Hagfors 8:39 SS2 Lesjöfors 1 15.00 km 9.32 mi 9:33 SS3 Värmullsåsen 1 23.77 km 14.77 mi 10:43 SS4 Vargåsen 1 24.63 km 15.30 mi 11:44 Service B — Hagfors 13:21 SS5 Lesjöfors 2 15.00 km 9.32 mi 14:15 SS6 Värmullsåsen 2 23.77 km 14.77 mi 15:25 SS7 Vargåsen 2 24.63 km 15.30 mi 16:16 Service C — Hagfors 19:00 SS8 SSS Karlstad 2 1.90 km 1.18 mi Leg 2 — 9 February 7:25 Service D — Hagfors 8:47 SS9 Sågen 1 13.73 km 8.53 mi 9:52 SS10 Fredriksberg 1 18.15 km 11.28 mi 10:39 SS11 Rämmen 1 22.76 km 14.14 mi 11:20 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.87 km 1.16 mi 12:01 Service E — Hagfors 13:38 SS13 Sågen 2 13.73 km 8.53 mi 15:11 SS14 Fredriksberg 2 18.15 km 11.28 mi 15:30 SS15 Rämmen 2 22.76 km 14.14 mi 16:11 SS16 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.87 km 1.16 mi 16:42 Flexi Service — Hagfors Source: Itinerary of special stages (UTC+1) Stagenumber Stage name Length(in km) Length(in mi) Leg 3 — 10 February 6:00 Service F — Hagfors 7:54 SS17 Mitandersfors 27.07 km 16.82 mi 9:11 SS18 Finnskogen 1 16.82 km 10.45 mi 10:06 SS19 Kirkener 1 7.16 km 4.45 mi 11:19 SS20 Kirkener 2 7.16 km 4.45 mi 11:54 SS21 Finnskogen 2 16.82 km 10.45 mi 13:29 Remote Service — Torsby 14:12 SS22 Torsby 19.26 km 11.97 mi 22:56 Service G — Hagfors Source: Key Icon Meaning Special stage Service park Parc fermé Bold Power stage
Results
Event standings Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Overall pointsWRC 2 Points Overall classification 1 8 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:11:41.9 0.0 2 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:12:23.7 +41.8 18 3 4 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:13:06.4 +1:24.5 4 7 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:13:12.5 +1:30.6 5 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:16:48.3 +5:06.4 10 6 15 Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:17:25.0 +5:43.1 8 7 21 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:23:07.3 +11:25.4 6 8 16 Henning Solberg Emil Axelsson Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:23:34.6 +11:52.7 4 9 5 Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:24:46.6 +13:04.7 2 10 35 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:28:08.9 +16:27.0 1 25 11 42 Anders Grøndal Trond Svendsen Anders Grøndal Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 3:28:52.4 +17:10.5 18 13 32 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 3:32:14.0 +20:32.1 15 15 34 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 WRC-2 3:37:10.2 +25:28.3 12 16 41 Nicolàs Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolàs Fuchs Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 3:42:58.7 +31:16.8 10 19 40 Arman Smailov Andrey Rusov Arman Smailov Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 3:48:00.9 +36:19.0 8 23 38 Ricardo Triviño Àlex Haro Moto Club Igualda Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 3:57:28.0 +45:46.1 6 26 36 Rashid Al-Ketbi Karina Hepperle Skydive Dubai Rally Team Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 4:06:11.4 +54:29.5 4 28 45 Alexander Villanueva Oscar Sanches Alexander Villanueva Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 4:10:56.8 +59:14.9 2 31 43 Martin Hudec Jacub Kotál Semerád Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX WRC-2 4:40:08.2 +1:28:26.1 1 Source:
Notable retirements
Stage Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Cause SS5 47 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson DMACK-Autotek Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 Engine SS9 22 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Engine SS15 10 Khalid Al Qassimi Scott Martin Abu Dhabi Citroen Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC Engine SS16 25 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Jari Ketomaa Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Co-Driver ill SS20 14 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Abu Dhabi Citroen Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC Off road
Special stages Day Stagenumber Stage name Length Stage winner Team Time Rally leader Leg 1(7-8 Feb) SS1 Karlstad Super-Special 1 1.90 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 1:34.5 72.38 km/h Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena SS2 Lesjöfors 1 15.00 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 9:15.8 97.15 km/h Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia SS3 Värmullsåsen 1 23.77 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:48.0 103.35 km/h SS4 Vargåsen 1 24.63 km Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 13:45.1 107.46 km/h SS5 Lesjöfors 2 15.00 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 8:59.1 100.17 km/h SS6 Värmullsåsen 2 23.77 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:33.6 105.18 km/h SS7 Vargåsen 2 24.63 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:24.4 110.23 km/hSS8 Karlstad Super-Special 21.90 km Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT1:35.971.32 km/h Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul 11 Qatar World Rally Team Leg 2(9 Feb) SS9 Sågen 1 13.73 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 7:07.4 115.65 km/h SS10 Fredriksberg 1 18.15 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 7 Volkswagen Motorsport 10:24.6 104.61 km/h SS11 Rämmen 1 22.76 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 11:42.6 116.62 km/h SS12 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.87 km Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 1:55.8 58.13 km/h SS13 Sågen 2 13.73 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT7:00.2117.63 km/h Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport SS14 Fredriksberg 2 18.15 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 10:16.6 105.97 km/h SS15 Rämmen 2 22.76 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 11:42.9 116.57 km/h SS16 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.87 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 2:00.7 55.77 km/h Leg 3(10 Feb) SS17 Mitandersfors 27.07 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 14:00.1 116.00 km/h SS18 Finnskogen 1 16.82 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 9:00.0 112.13 km/h SS19 Kirkenær 1 7.16 km Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 5:42.7 75.21 km/h SS20 Kirkenær 2 7.16 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 5:38.9 76.06 km/h SS21 Finnskogen 2 16.82 km Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 8:55.8 113.01 km/h SS22 Torsby (Power stage) 19.26 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 9:54.1 116.71 km/h Notes: — The Mitandersfors stage started in Sweden and finished in Norway.
References
External links Rally official website The official website of the World Rally Championship Results at eWRC.com