The 2005 Swedish Rally (formally the 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 11 February and 13 February 2005, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
2 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
6 France Stéphane Sarrazin France Denis Giraudet Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
7 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
8 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
9 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11 Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Stefan Bergman Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Michael Orr United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
15 Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn Macneall Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
16 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Jani Vainikka Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
18 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Kaj Lindström Finland Kristian Sohlberg Ford Focus WRC '02 M
19 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson France Bozian Racing Peugeot 307 WRC P
21 Sweden Tobias Johansson Norway Ola Fløene Sweden Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
23 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
24 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Corolla WRC M
25 Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson Sweden Gunnar Barth Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 C
26 Norway Thomas Schie Sweden Göran Bergsten Norway Thomas Schie Ford Focus WRC '02
27 Norway Rune Dalsjø Norway Kjell Pettersen Norway Rune Dalsjø Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
74 Republic of Ireland George Tracey Sweden Maria Andersson Republic of Ireland George Tracey Peugeot 206 WRC
PWRC entries
31 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe United Kingdom Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 P
32 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain Xevi Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII M
34 Japan Fumio Nutahara Japan Satoshi Hayashi Japan Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Y
37 United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 P
38 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Giovanni Agnese Italy Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 P
39 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Bosse Holmstrand Sweden Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza STI N10 M
43 Italy Angelo Medeghini Italy Barbara Capoferri Italy Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
45 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
50 Finland Aki Teiskonen Finland Miika Teiskonen Japan Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 106.48 km
11 February 09:00 SS1 Likenäs 1 21.78 km
10:23 SS2 Hara 1 11.32 km
11:05 SS3 Torntorp 1 19.21 km
13:46 SS4 Likenäs 2 21.78 km
15:09 SS5 Hara 2 11.32 km
15:51 SS6 Torntorp 2 19.21 km
17:10 SS7 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km
2. leg — 139.53 km
12 February 07:59 SS8 Sundsjön 1 20.78 km
08:48 SS9 Vargåsen 1 24.79 km
11:23 SS10 Fredriksberg 20.13 km
12:12 SS11 Lejen 26.40 km
15:00 SS12 Sundsjön 2 20.78 km
15:49 SS13 Vargåsen 2 24.79 km
17:13 SS14 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km
3. leg — 89.54 km
13 February 08:08 SS15 Lesjöfors 1 10.17 km
08:41 SS16 Rämmen 1 23.35 km
09:30 SS17 Malta 1 11.25 km
11:43 SS18 Lesjöfors 2 10.17 km
12:16 SS19 Rämmen 2 23.35 km
13:05 SS20 Malta 2 11.25 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:00:52.1 10
2 8 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:03:03.2 +2:11.1 8
3 3 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:06.8 +3:14.7 6
4 9 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:18.5 +3:26.4 5
5 4 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:21.9 +3:29.8 4
6 19 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson France Bozian Racing Peugeot 307 WRC 3:04:34.6 +3:42.5 3
7 10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:56.1 +4:04.0 2
8 17 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:05:31.7 +4:39.6 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:00:52.1 10
2 2 8 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:03:03.2 +2:11.1 8
3 3 3 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:06.8 +3:14.7 6
4 4 9 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:18.5 +3:26.4 5
5 5 4 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:21.9 +3:29.8 4
7 6 10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:56.1 +4:04.0 2
10 7 11 Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Stefan Bergman Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:07:56.3 +7:04.2 0
12 8 2 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:08:11.7 +7:19.6 0
13 9 6 France Stéphane Sarrazin France Denis Giraudet Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:08:53.1 +8:01.0 0
Retired SS20 12 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Suspension 0
Retired SS19 1 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Engine 0
Retired SS16 7 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (11 Feb) SS1 Likenäs 1 21.78 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 12:16.3 Norway Petter Solberg
SS2 Hara 1 11.32 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:03.1
SS3 Torntorp 1 19.21 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:45.8 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS4 Likenäs 2 21.78 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:06.7
SS5 Hara 2 11.32 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 5:55.7
SS6 Torntorp 2 19.21 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 9:47.6 Norway Petter Solberg
SS7 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 2:05.1 Finland Marcus Grönholm
2. leg (12 Feb) SS8 Sundsjön 1 20.78 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:55.6
SS9 Vargåsen 1 24.79 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:45.2 Norway Petter Solberg
SS10 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:26.3
SS11 Lejen 26.40 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:25.4 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS12 Sundsjön 2 20.78 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:37.8
SS13 Vargåsen 2 24.79 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:36.0 Norway Petter Solberg
SS14 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:01.9
3. leg (13 Feb) SS15 Lesjöfors 1 10.17 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:32.2
SS16 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Estonia Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 11:58.0
SS17 Malta 1 11.25 km Estonia Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 5:35.5
SS18 Lesjöfors 2 10.17 km Sweden Daniel Carlsson Peugeot 307 WRC 5:31.8
SS19 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Sweden Daniel Carlsson Peugeot 307 WRC 11:44.1
SS20 Malta 2 11.25 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:34.9

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1 Finland Toni Gardemeister 14 1 Finland Jakke Honkanen 14 1 United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team 20
2 2 Estonia Markko Märtin 13 2 United Kingdom Michael Park 13 2 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 17
3 2 France Sébastien Loeb 10 2 Monaco Daniel Elena 10 Japan Mitsubishi Motors 17
4 New entry Norway Petter Solberg 10 New entry United Kingdom Phil Mills 10 3 France Citroën Total WRT 11
5 2 Finland Harri Rovanperä 7 2 Finland Risto Pietiläinen 7 New entry Japan Subaru World Rally Team 10

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 31 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe United Kingdom Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 3:15:51.9 10
31 2 43 Italy Angelo Medeghini Italy Barbara Capoferri Italy Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:33:40.9 +17:49.0 8
32 3 38 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Giovanni Agnese Italy Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 3:34:05.6 +18:13.7 6
38 4 32 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:46:50.2 +30:58.3 5
43 5 34 Japan Fumio Nutahara Japan Satoshi Hayashi Japan Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:54:47.0 +38:55.1 4
46 6 45 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:16:24.1 +1:00:32.2 3
Retired SS19 50 Finland Aki Teiskonen Finland Miika Teiskonen Japan Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0
Retired SS8 37 United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 Engine 0
Retired SS3 39 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Bosse Holmstrand Sweden Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza STI N10 Engine 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (11 Feb) SS1 Likenäs 1 21.78 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 13:16.6 Japan Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Hara 1 11.32 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:33.9
SS3 Torntorp 1 19.21 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 10:35.8
SS4 Likenäs 2 21.78 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 13:10.6
SS5 Hara 2 11.32 km United Kingdom Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:29.8
SS6 Torntorp 2 19.21 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 10:34.2
SS7 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 2:12.4
2. leg (12 Feb) SS8 Sundsjön 1 20.78 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 11:56.9
SS9 Vargåsen 1 24.79 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 14:55.1
SS10 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Finland Aki Teiskonen Subaru Impreza STI 12:20.1
SS11 Lejen 26.40 km Finland Aki Teiskonen Subaru Impreza STI 14:44.4
SS12 Sundsjön 2 20.78 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 11:43.6
SS13 Vargåsen 2 24.79 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 14:47.8
SS14 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Spain Xavier Pons
Japan Fumio Nutahara
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2:08.7
3. leg (13 Feb) SS15 Lesjöfors 1 10.17 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:07.8
SS16 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 12:54.4
SS17 Malta 1 11.25 km Spain Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:08.8
SS18 Lesjöfors 2 10.17 km Spain Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:05.8
SS19 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 12:47.0
SS20 Malta 2 11.25 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:09.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 New entry Japan Toshihiro Arai 10
2 New entry Italy Angelo Medeghini 8
3 New entry Italy Fabio Frisiero 6
4 New entry Spain Xavier Pons 5
5 New entry Japan Fumio Nutahara 4

References

  1. ^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. ^ "Swedish Rally 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Swedish Rally 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Swedish Rally 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Swedish Rally 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Swedish Rally 2005 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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