2013 Rally Sweden

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

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 N/A Service A — Hagfors N/A N/A 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 N/A Service B — Hagfors N/A N/A 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 N/A Service C — Hagfors N/A N/A 19:00 SS8 SSS Karlstad 2 1.90 km 1.18 mi Leg 2 — 9 February 7:25 N/A Service D — Hagfors N/A N/A 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 N/A Service E — Hagfors N/A N/A 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 N/A Flexi Service — Hagfors N/A N/A 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 N/A Service F — Hagfors N/A N/A 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 N/A Remote Service — Torsby N/A N/A 14:12 SS22 Torsby 19.26 km 11.97 mi 22:56 N/A Service G — Hagfors N/A N/A Source:[4]

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

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