2020 Rally Sweden

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with an eight-point lead over the six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were third, a further five points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a two-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a seven-point lead ahead of Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov in third. In the manufacturer' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led PH-Sport by five points.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by seven points respectively. Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche were second, with Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud in third in both standings, a further three points behind.

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Fifty-five entries were received, with eleven crews entered in World Rally Cars, six Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2, sixteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further sixteen crews were entered in the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s.

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship entries
3	Teemu Suninen	Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
10	Jari-Matti Latvala	Juho Hänninen	Latvala Motorsport	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
11	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
16	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
17	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
19	Deividas Jocius	Mindaugas Varža	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	N/A
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
20	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	PH-Sport[lower-alpha 4]	Citroën C3 R5	M
21	Nikolay Gryazin	Yaroslav Fedorov	Hyundai Motorsport N[lower-alpha 5]	Hyundai NG i20 R5	P
22	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N[lower-alpha 5]	Hyundai NG i20 R5	P
23	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	M
24	Rhys Yates	James Morgan	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	M
25	Pontus Tidemand	Patrick Barth	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
26	Johan Kristoffersson	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
27	Eerik Pietarinen	Miikka Anttila	Eerik Pietarinen[lower-alpha 6]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
28	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm[lower-alpha 6]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
29	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Oliver Solberg[lower-alpha 7]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
30	Raul Jeets	Andrus Toom	Raul Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
31	Roland Poom	Ken Järveoja	Roland Poom	Ford Fiesta R5	P
32	Andrea Nucita	Bernardo Di Caro	Andrea Nucita	Hyundai NG i20 R5	N/A
34	Filip Mareš	Jan Hloušek	Filip Mareš[lower-alpha 8]	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	M
35	Michał Sołowow	Maciej Baran	Barlinek Synthos RT	Škoda Fabia R5	M
36	Joakim Roman	Alexander Glavsjö Holm	Joakim Roman	Škoda Fabia R5	P
37	Paulo Nobre	Gabriel Morales	Paulo Nobre[lower-alpha 9]	Škoda Fabia R5	N/A
38	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan De Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5	N/A
39	Giacomo Costenaro	Justin Bardini	Giacomo Costenaro	Škoda Fabia R5	N/A
40	Alberto Battistolli	Fabrizia Pons	Alberto Battistolli	Škoda Fabia R5	N/A
41	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai NG i20 R5	N/A
58	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Jari Huttunen	Hyundai NG i20 R5	M
Junior World Rally Championship entries
42	Tom Kristensson	Joakim Sjöberg	Tom Kristensson Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R2	P
43	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renars Francis	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta R2	P
44	Ken Torn	Kauri Pannas	Estonian Autosport Junior Team	Ford Fiesta R2	P
45	Fabio Andolfi	Stefano Savoia	Fabio Andolfi	Ford Fiesta R2	P
46	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta R2	P
47	Raul Baidu	Gabriel Lazar	Raul Baidu	Ford Fiesta R2	P
48	Pontus Lönnström	Stefan Gustavsson	Pontus Lönnström	Ford Fiesta R2	P
49	Jon Armstrong	Noel O'Sullivan	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta R2	P
50	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Lauri Joona	Ford Fiesta R2	P
51	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Fernando Mussano	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Ford Fiesta R2	P
52	Oscar Solberg	Jim Hjerpe	PS 110% AB	Ford Fiesta R2	P
53	Ruairi Bell	Darren Garrod	Ruairi Bell	Ford Fiesta R2	P
54	Enrico Oldrati	Elia De Guio	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2	P
55	Tommaso Ciuffi	Nicolò Gonella	Tommaso Ciuffi	Ford Fiesta R2	P
56	Marco Pollara	Maurizio Messina	Marco Pollara	Ford Fiesta R2	P
57	Catie Munnings	Ida Lidebjer-Granberg	Catie Munnings	Ford Fiesta R2	P
Other major entries
61	Dennis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Dennis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2	M
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The brand-new 18.94 km (11.77 mi) Nyckelvattnet stage was introduced into the rally. The Finnskogen stage, which runs across the border in Norway, returned to the itinerary.[12] The Svullrya, Röjden and Rämmen stages, which were featured in the 2019 rally,[13] were not included in the 2020 route.

The route was heavily revised in the week before the rally. Eight stages were cancelled due to unseasonably light snowfall in the region; tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with studded tyres designed for driving on snow and ice, but without the expected snowfalls, the winter studs would be unable to properly grip the road surface. The changes to the route saw the second leg of the rally cancelled and the first leg split in two and run over separate days.

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin broke clear in the lead to win the rally.[7] Defending world champions Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja inherited second after Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen dropping vital seconds when he stalled his engine in the final test of Friday. Jari-Matti Latvala made his championship return with ex-driver Juho Hänninen, but they retired from the rally due to mechanical issue.[14]

Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson took an early lead, but Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen gained the top spot after they overcame brake issues to win the class.[15][8]

Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen led WRC-3 after a trouble-free run, but they lost their lead to the eventual category winners Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka.[9] Roland Poom and Ken Järveoja retired from the rally with a big accident.[16]

Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg held a healthy lead throughout the rally to seal the win.[10] Jon Armstrong and Noel O'Sullivan suffered a horrible high-speed crash, but they both walked away unharmed.[17]