64. Rally Sweden 2016
12. 2. – 14. 2. 2016, Karlstad • snow - ice 331.21 km - (cancelled 104.73 km) • total distance including road sections - 1592.74 km • Other years
8 stages cancelled before the start of the race, due to lack of snow. SS20 cancelled during event.
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS2 Torsby 1 (16.48 km) | 8:57.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
110.4 km/h 0.27 s/km |
8:57.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"Credit to the organisers, they've worked hard on this stage. I was quite steady at the beginning. It's all about picking your braking point. A good start. Not so bad." | ||||||
SS3 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 9:50.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
112.7 km/h 0.96 s/km |
18:47.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"Quite a hard ice base. And that makes road position key. I thought my rhythm was okay, but obviously not." | ||||||
SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.23 km) | 12:54.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
112.6 km/h 0.27 s/km |
31:41.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS5 Kirkenær 1 (7.07 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS6 Kirkenær 2 (7.07 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.23 km) | 12:44.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
114.1 km/h |
44:26.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
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"The rhythm felt good. We made a few adjustments and they worked. So why not?" | ||||||
SS8 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) |
16:52.8 [N] |
44.
17. class RC1 44. WRC |
65.7 km/h 22.74 s/km |
1:01:18.9 [SR] |
32.
16. class RC1 32. WRC |
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Stopped, 9.8 km in the stage. | ||||||
SS9 Torsby 2 (16.48 km) |
15:56.6 [N] |
43.
16. class RC1 43. WRC |
62.0 km/h 25.49 s/km |
1:17:15.5 [SR] |
35.
16. class RC1 35. WRC |
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2. leg | ||||||
SS10 Fredriksberg 1 (18.19 km) | 9:49.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
111.1 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:27:04.9 [SR] |
28.
14. class RC1 28. WRC |
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"You have to ride your luck a bit. Sometimes it works out but for the last two rallies it hasn't. I was really careful around the rocks on the road here." | ||||||
SS11 Rämmen 1 (22.76 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS12 Vargåsen 1 (24.70 km) | 13:06.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
113.1 km/h 0.38 s/km |
1:40:11.1 [SR] |
28.
14. class RC1 28. WRC |
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"What can I say? A rocky start to my season but today is really good experience. We're playing around with the set-ups of the car." | ||||||
SS13 Fredriksberg 2 (18.19 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS14 Rämmen 2 (22.76 km) | 11:04.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
123.2 km/h 0.07 s/km |
1:51:16.0 [SR] |
27.
13. class RC1 27. WRC |
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"Very hard to know how the road will develop. I enjoyed it. We recced this one on full gravel. " | ||||||
SS15 Hagfors Sprint (1.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS16 Vargåsen 2 (24.70 km) | 12:57.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.3 km/h 0.36 s/km |
2:04:13.8 [SR] |
24.
12. class RC1 24. WRC |
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SS17 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:38.7 | 9.
6. class RC1 9. WRC |
69.3 km/h 2.00 s/km |
2:05:52.5 [SR] |
24.
12. class RC1 24. WRC |
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3. leg | ||||||
SS18 Lesjöfors 1 (15.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS19 Värmullsåsen 1 (15.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS20 Lesjöfors 2 (15.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS21 Värmullsåsen 2[Power Stage] (15.87 km) | 7:51.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
121.1 km/h 0.57 s/km |
2:13:44.2 [SR] |
23.
11. class RC1 23. WRC |
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"I had a reasonable run. A bit hesitant because the conditions have changed so much since the recce. I reckon the guys behind will be quicker." |