2014 Rally Sweden

The 2014 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 5 and 8 February, which marked the 62nd running of the Rally Sweden. The rally was based in the town of Karlstad and was contested over 24 special stages, covering a total of 323.54 km (201.04 mi) in competitive stages.

2014 Rally Sweden
62. Rally Sweden 2014
Round 2 of 13 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
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Jari-Matti Latvala during Podium
Host country Sweden
Rally base Karlstad
Dates run5 – 8 February 2014
Stages24 (323.54 km; 201.04 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow and ice
Results
Overall winner Jari-Matti Latvala
Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews39 at start, 30 at finish

The event was won by Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala of the Volkswagen Motorsport team,[1] taking his third victory in Sweden,[2] and the ninth victory of his WRC career. He finished 53.6 seconds clear of his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen – taking his best WRC finish – while the podium was completed by Mads Østberg, a further 5.9 seconds in arrears.[3] Latvala's victory allowed him to take the championship lead from another teammate, Sébastien Ogier, who could only finish sixth in Sweden. In the supporting WRC-2 category, Karl Kruuda edged out Jari Ketomaa by 2.3 seconds for the victory.[4]

Entry list
Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
11 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Khalid Al-Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
14 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Michał Sołowow Maciej Baran Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
15 Pontus Tidemand WRC Pontus Tidemand Ola Floene Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
16 Henning Solberg WRC Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
17 Craig Breen WRC Craig Breen Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
31 Yazeed Racing WRC-2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC M
32 Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Drive DMACK WRC-2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
34 Anders Grøndal WRC-2 Anders Grøndal Roger Eilertsen Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
37 FWRT s.r.l. WRC-2 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta R5 P
40 Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC-2 Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Korsia MINI John Cooper Works S2000 P
41 Karl Kruuda WRC-2 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta S2000 M
42 Fredrik Åhlin WRC-2 Fredrik Åhlin Moreten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2 Jourdan Serderidis Morgane Rose Ford Fiesta R5 P
45 Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
72 Kristian Sohlberg Kristian Sohlberg Peter Flythström Ford Fiesta R5 D
73 Maximilian Koch Maximilian Koch Stefan Weigel Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
74 Robert Blomberg Robert Blomberg Kristoffer Karlsson Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
75 Joakim Roman Joakim Roman Marcus Sundh Subaru Impreza WRX STi D
76 Mattias Adielsson Mattias Adielsson Patrik Barth Peugeot 208 R2 M
77 Fabio Frisiero Fabio Frisiero Simone Scattolin Peugeot 207 S2000 P
78 Eamonn Boland Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
79 Joan Font Guixaro Joan Font Guixaro Alex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
81 Hubert Ptaszek Hubert Ptaszek Kamil Kozdron Ford Fiesta R2 M
82 Martin Koči Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Citroën DS3 R3T M
83 Szymon Gospodarczyk Łukasz Kabacinski Szymon Gospodarczyk Renault Clio R3 M
84 Borys Gandzha Borys Gandzha Sergiy Potiyko Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
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
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:00:31.1 0.00 27
2 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:01:24.7 +53.6 18
3 4 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:01:30.6 +59.5 18
4 5 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:02:58.0 +2:26.9 13
5 11 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:03:31.6 +3:00.5 10
6 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:05:01.0 +4:29.9 8
7 16 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:05:18.6 +4:47.5 6
8 15 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:06:09.3 +5:38.2 4
9 17 Craig Breen Scott Martin Craig Breen Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:09:26.5 +8:55.4 2
10 3 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:11:49.1 +11:18.0 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.) 41 Karl Kruuda Raigo Mõlder Karl Kruuda Ford Fiesta S2000 WRC-2 3:14:40.2 +14:09.1 25
2 (12.) 33 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:14:42.5 +14:11.4 18
3 (13.) 42 Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen Fredrik Åhlin Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:15:58.3 +15:27.2 15
4 (14.) 31 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:16:57.6 +16:26.5 12
5 (15.) 32 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:18:00.3 +17:29.2 10
6 (18.) 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:25:14.4 +24:43.3 8
7 (15.) 40 Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Korsia Eurolamp World Rally Team MINI John Cooper Works S2000 WRC-2 3:28:49.2 +28:18.1 6
8 (26.) 45 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 3:40:43.1 +40:12.0 4

Championship standings after the race

WRC

Other

References
  1. "Jari-Matti Latvala clinches victory in VW one-two". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. "Latvala wins in Sweden for third time". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Breaking News: Latvala wins in Sweden". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Kruuda wins WRC2 thriller". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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