2013 Rally Sweden 61st Rally Sweden
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Sébastien Ogier during Rally
Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	7 – 10 February 2013
Stages	22 (338.91 km; 210.59 miles)
Stage surface	Snow and ice
Statistics
Crews	43 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport

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 338.91 km (210.59 mi) 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.

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.^[1]

Notable entrants No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC M 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC M 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 5 Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 6 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Matthew Wilson Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 7 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 8 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 10 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC Khalid Al Qassimi Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC M 11 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 12 Lotos Team WRC WRC Michał Kościuszko Maciej Szczepaniak Mini John Cooper Works WRC D 14 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC M 15 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 16 Henning Solberg WRC Henning Solberg Emil Axelsson Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC D 22 Pontus Tidemand WRC Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 23 Prodrive WRC Team WRC Jarkko Nikara Jarkko Kalliolepo Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 25 Autotek Motorsport WRC Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta RS WRC D 27 Hasse Gustafsson WRC Hasse Gustafsson Mikael Johansson Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 28 Oleksiy Tamrazov WRC Oleksiy Tamrazov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 32 Škoda Auto Deutschland WRC-2 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian Škoda Fabia S2000 M 34 Symtech Racing WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Subaru Impreza STi R4 M 35 Yazeed Racing WRC-2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC M 36 Skydive Dubai Rally Team WRC-2 Rashid Al-Ketbi Karina Hepperle Škoda Fabia S2000 D 38 Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 Ricardo Triviño Àlex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M 40 Arman Smailov WRC-2 Arman Smailov Andrey Rusov Subaru Impreza TBA 41 Nicolàs Fuchs WRC-2 Nicolàs Fuchs Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X D 42 Anders Grøndal WRC-2 Anders Grøndal Trond Svendsen Subaru Impreza M 43 Semerád Rally Team WRC-2 Martin Hudec Jakub Kotál Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX D 45 Alexander Villanueva WRC-2 Alexander Villanueva Oscar Sanches Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X TBA 46 Marco Vallario WRC-2 Marco Vallario Antonio Pascale Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X D 47 DMACK-Autotek WRC-2 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredrikssen Ford Fiesta RRC D

Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part in WRC-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.^[2] 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 27.07 km (16.82 mi) 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 Time (UTC+1) Stage number Stage name Length (in km) Length (in mi) Qualifying — 7 February 10:33 Q Råda 3.99 km[3] 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:[4]

Itinerary of special stages Time (UTC+1) Stage number 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:[4]

Key Icon Meaning Special stage Service park Parc fermé Bold Power stage

Results

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Overall Points	WRC 2 Points
Overall classification
1	8	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:11:41.9	0.0	28
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	16
4	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:13:12.5	+1:30.6	14
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	No.	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	Stage number	Stage name	Length	Stage winner	Car No.	Team	Time	Avg. spd.	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/h
	SS8	Karlstad Super-Special 2	1.90 km	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	2	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	1:35.9	71.32 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 WRT	7:00.2	117.63 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	Mitandersfors1	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:

• ^1  — The Mitandersfors stage started in Sweden and finished in Norway.