Ole Christian Veiby - Torstein Eriksen

70. Rally Sweden 2023

WRC #2 • WRC2 #2 • JWRC #1 • WRC2 Challenger #2 • WRC3 #2 • WRC Masters Cup #2

9. 2. – 12. 2. 2023, Umeå • Rally Sweden AB • snow - ice 301.18 km • total distance including road sections - 1194.16 km • Other years

Stage results

Veiby Ole Christian

Eriksen Torstein

#21

Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

PGP***

RC2

Final results

9. overall

2. class RC2

9. WRC

2. WRC2

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Umeå Sprint 1 (5.16 km)	3:35.6	10. 2. class RC2 10. WRC 2. WRC2	86.2 km/h 2.38 s/km	3:35.6	10. 2. class RC2 10. WRC 2. WRC2
Technical issues before finish line
"Really strange, right before last corner engine was hearing like running on three cylinders."
SS2 Brattby 1 (10.76 km)	6:49.5	14. 6. class RC2 14. WRC 6. WRC2	94.6 km/h 2.30 s/km	10:25.1	14. 6. class RC2 14. WRC 6. WRC2
SS3 Sarsjöliden 1 (14.23 km)	6:54.1	11. 2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2	123.7 km/h 1.81 s/km	17:19.2	10. 2. class RC2 10. WRC 2. WRC2
SS4 Botsmark 1 (25.81 km)	12:48.9	17. 8. class RC2 17. WRC 7. WRC2	120.8 km/h 1.89 s/km	30:08.1	13. 4. class RC2 13. WRC 4. WRC2
SS5 Brattby 2 (10.76 km)	7:03.9	19. 11. class RC2 19. WRC 10. WRC2	91.4 km/h 3.61 s/km	37:12.0	14. 5. class RC2 14. WRC 4. WRC2
Spin
SS6 Sarsjöliden 2 (14.23 km)	6:58.9	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2	122.3 km/h 1.68 s/km	44:10.9	12. 5. class RC2 12. WRC 4. WRC2
SS7 Botsmark 2 (25.81 km)	12:49.2	13. 5. class RC2 13. WRC 5. WRC2	120.8 km/h 1.82 s/km	57:00.1	11. 4. class RC2 11. WRC 4. WRC2
SS8 Umeå Sprint 2 (5.16 km)	3:39.2	10. 4. class RC2 10. WRC 4. WRC2	84.7 km/h 2.15 s/km	1:00:39.3	11. 4. class RC2 11. WRC 4. WRC2
2. leg
SS9 Norrby 1 (12.54 km)	5:41.9	10. 2. class RC2 10. WRC 2. WRC2	132.0 km/h 1.73 s/km	1:06:21.2	10. 3. class RC2 10. WRC 3. WRC2
SS10 Floda 1 (28.25 km)	12:54.3	9. 1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2	131.3 km/h 1.52 s/km	1:19:15.5	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2
"We are trying. This was not easy at all - so rutted in some places, but all okay."
SS11 Sävar 1 (17.28 km)	8:35.2	9. 1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2	120.7 km/h 1.62 s/km	1:27:50.7	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2
SS12 Norrby 2 (12.54 km)	5:42.3	11. 3. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2	131.9 km/h 1.49 s/km	1:33:33.0	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2
SS13 Floda 2 (28.25 km)	12:52.6	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2	131.6 km/h 1.51 s/km	1:46:25.6	8. 2. class RC2 8. WRC 2. WRC2
SS14 Sävar 2 (17.28 km)	8:55.9	18. 9. class RC2 18. WRC 8. WRC2	116.1 km/h 1.97 s/km	1:55:21.5	8. 2. class RC2 8. WRC 2. WRC2
SS15 Umeå 1 (10.08 km)	6:10.5	12. 4. class RC2 12. WRC 4. WRC2	97.9 km/h 2.11 s/km	2:01:32.0	8. 2. class RC2 8. WRC 2. WRC2
3. leg
SS16 Västervik 1 (26.48 km)	13:29.0	9. 1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2	117.8 km/h 1.81 s/km	2:15:01.0	8. 2. class RC2 8. WRC 2. WRC2
"It was a nice stage. I tried to push a bit on the narrow parts, but at the same time I was a bit careful in the beginning. It was a bit ballsy to go out without light pods, but it was just a few places I couldn't see properly."
SS17 Västervik 2 (26.48 km)	13:22.8	10. 2. class RC2 10. WRC 2. WRC2	118.7 km/h 1.73 s/km	2:28:23.8	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2
SS18 Umeå 2[Power Stage] (10.08 km)	6:01.1	10. 3. class RC2 10. WRC 3. WRC2	100.5 km/h 1.89 s/km	2:34:24.9	9. 2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2
"It's been a fun battle. We came here for the win, that was the main target after finishing second last year, but we lost too much time on Friday and that made it difficult to come back. I think we have done a good job and it's been a pleasure to have Torstein in the car for the first time - he did a fantastic job."