29. International Swedish Rally 1979

WRC #2Sweden #3
16. 2. – 18. 2. 1979, Karlstad • snow - ice 630.00 km • Other years
Sweden championship only 29 SS
All
WRC
Sweden
All
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12

Final results

1. #3 flag flag Blomqvist Stig
- Cederberg Björn
icon Saab 99 Turbo
JNF***
tyre
7
8
6:34:49
(23689)
95.7
 
2. #1 flag flag Waldegård Björn
- Thorszelius Hans
icon Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
WTW***
tyre
7 6:36:09
(23769)
+1:20
 +1:20
95.4
 0.13
3. #5 flag flag Airikkala Pentti
- Virtanen Risto
icon Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
XVA***
tyre
7 6:39:31
(23971)
+4:42
 +3:22
94.6
 0.45
4. #2 flag flag Alén Markku
- Kivimäki Ilkka
icon Fiat 131 Abarth
Alitalia Fiat
TO ***
tyre
7 6:40:42
(24042)
+5:53
 +1:11
94.3
 0.56
5. #4 flag flag Mikkola Hannu
- Hertz Arne
icon Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
STW***
tyre
7 6:45:19
(24319)
+10:30
 +4:37
93.3
 1.00

Retirements

SS15 #6 flag flag Vatanen Ari
- Richards David
icon Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII
Rothmans Rally Team

tyre
7 Head gasket
SS11 #38 flag flag Jönsson Lasse
- Karlsson Donald
icon Porsche Carrera 7 Head gasket
SS5 #39 flag flag Hansson Hasse
- Eden Sune
icon Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII KEM*** 7
8
Retired
SS1 #40 flag flag Carlsson Morgan
- Elofsson Sune
icon Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII 7
8
Transmission
SS1 #54 flag flag Wennerstrand Sten
- Ålander Ulf
icon Ford Escort RS 7
8
Retired
Added by: André Oliveira [12. 6. 2013]
Updated by: Mirek Wojtan [12. 8. 2015]
Updated by: Tomáš `Shacki` Wanka [23. 3. 2020]