Swedish Rally 2017: dates, entry list, timetable and detailed stage-by-stage route
The Rally of Sweden takes place between 9 and 12 February and is the second event of the season in the WRC. The organisation has moved the event further north to ensure the presence of snow. Dani Sordo is on the entry list along with Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala, who have shared the victories over the last 5 editions.
The WRC returns to action this week with the Rally of Sweden. After the opening round in Monte-Carlo, where the win went to Sébastien Ogier, comes the only event held on snow this season.
The Nordic rally will be held between 9 and 12 February. The organisation has prepared a route consisting of 18 stages totalling 331.74 kilometres against the clock. Some of these stages will be run in Norway, as last year, but there have been changes to the Swedish part of the event, which has been moved further north to avoid the lack-of-snow problems that nearly led to the rally being cancelled last year.
The rally, with 58% new route, will begin on Thursday with the shakedown and the famous Karlstad Hippodrome stage. Friday is the turn of the Norwegian stages, while Saturday and Sunday are run entirely on Swedish soil, passing through well-known stages such as the forests of Hagfors and Vargåsen with the Colin’s Crest, which promise spectacle.
This is the detailed route of the event:
Thursday, 9 February 2017
- Shakedown (Skalla) 7.23km 08:00
- SSS1 Karlstad 1 1.90km 20:08
Friday, 10 February 2017
- SS2 Röjden 1 18.47km 07:59
- SS3 Hof – Finnskog 1 21.26km 09:06
- SS4 Svullrya 1 24.88km 10:20
- SS5 Röjden 2 18.47km 13:20
- SS6 Hof – Finnskog 2 21.26km 14:27
- SS7 Svullrya 2 24.88km 15:51
- SS8 Torsby 1 16.43km 17:15
Saturday, 11 February 2017
- SS9 Knon 1 31.60km 08:08
- SS10 Hagfors 1 15.87km 09:17
- SS11 Vargåsen 1 14.27km 10:08
- SS12 Knon 2 31.60km 12:58
- SS13 Hagfors 2 15.87km 14:17
- SS14 Vargåsen 2 14.27km 15:08
- SSS15 Karlstad 2 1.90km 17:45
Sunday, 12 February 2017
- SS16 Likenäs 1 21.19km 07:55
- SS17 Likenäs 2 21.19km 09:58
- SS18 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] 16.43km 12:18
Dani Sordo in the list of 15 WRC entries
On the entry list for this edition there are just under 50 crews, of which 15 are in the WRC category. Four of them are 2016-season WRC models that will be driven by Stéphane Lefebvre, Lorenzo Bertelli, Henning Solberg and Valeriy Gorban.
Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala have been the protagonists of this event over the last 5 years, sharing the victories: three for the Frenchman and two for the Finn, who had already won once before. Ogier, winner in Monte-Carlo, will lead the M-Sport squad, which will also include Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans. Mads Østberg also returns with a fourth Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2017 homologated by M-Sport.
With Hyundai will be Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon. Jari-Matti Latvala will drive one of the Toyota Yaris WRC, while the other will go to Juho Hänninen. Citroën will have Kris Meeke and Craig Breen for their works team.
In this link you can check the full list.
Via | Highmotor Competición
