2024 Rally Sweden

2024 Rally Sweden
Swedish Rally 2024
Round 2 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Rally Sweden is the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar.
Host country Sweden
Rally baseUmeå, Västerbotten County
Dates run15 – 18 February 2024
Start locationUmeå, Västerbotten County
Finish locationUmeå, Västerbotten County
Stages18 (300.10 km; 186.47 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceSnow
Transport distance902.01 km (560.48 miles)
Overall distance1,202.11 km (746.96 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered57
Crews56 at start, 50 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:33:04.9
Saturday
Overall leader		Finland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:03:52.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader		United Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
28:19.5
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
5:33.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Germany Toksport WRT
2:38:09.1
WRC-3 winnerSweden Mille Johansson
Sweden Johan Grönvall
2:49:33.8
J-WRC winnerSweden Mille Johansson
Sweden Johan Grönvall
2:49:33.8

The 2024 Rally Sweden (also known as the 2024 Swedish Rally) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 15 to 18 February 2024.[2] It marked the seventy-first running of the Rally Sweden, and is the second round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was the first round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2024 event was based in Umeå in the Västerbotten County and consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 300.10 km (186.47 mi).[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2023, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] William Creighton and Liam Regan were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.[7]

Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the rally, ending their victory drought over six years. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Mille Johansson and Johan Grönvall won the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as the junior class.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Tänak triumphs at Rally Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Solberg secures WRC2 victory in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Korhonen conquers WRC3 in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Comeback King Creighton edges Pellier in Junior WRC snowdown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Lappi's long wait is over with Sweden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Super Solberg scores home WRC2 success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Johansson jumps to debut WRC3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Marvellous Mille speeds to debut Junior WRC win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.