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.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 11 Mattias Ekström Stefan Bergman Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC World Rally Championship entries 14 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 16 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 17 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 18 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Kristian Sohlberg Ford Focus WRC '02 19 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 307 WRC 21 Tobias Johansson Ola Fløene Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 23 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 24 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Corolla WRC 25 Stig-Olov Walfridsson Gunnar Barth Stig-Olov Walfridsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 26 Thomas Schie Göran Bergsten Thomas Schie Ford Focus WRC '02 27 Rune Dalsjø Kjell Pettersen Rune Dalsjø Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 74 George Tracey Maria Andersson George Tracey Peugeot 206 WRC PWRC entries 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xevi Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 34 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 38 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 39 Joakim Roman Bosse Holmstrand Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza STI N10 43 Angelo Medeghini Barbara Capoferri Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 45 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 50 Aki Teiskonen Miika Teiskonen Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI Source:
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:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:00:52.1 10 2 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:03:03.2 +2:11.18 3 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:06.8 +3:14.76 4 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:18.5 +3:26.45 5 4 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:21.9 +3:29.84 6 19 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 307 WRC 3:04:34.6 +3:42.53 7 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:56.1 +4:04.02 8 17 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:05:31.7 +4:39.61 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:00:52.1 10 2 2 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:03:03.2 +2:11.18 3 3 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:06.8 +3:14.76 4 4 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:18.5 +3:26.45 5 5 4 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:04:21.9 +3:29.84 7 6 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:04:56.1 +4:04.02 10 7 11 Mattias Ekström Stefan Bergman Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:07:56.3 +7:04.20 12 8 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:08:11.7 +7:19.60 13 9 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:08:53.1 +8:01.00 Retired SS20 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Suspension 0 Retired SS19 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Engine 0 Retired SS16 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (11 Feb) SS1 Likenäs 1 21.78 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 12:16.3 Petter Solberg SS2 Hara 1 11.32 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:03.1 SS3 Torntorp 1 19.21 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:45.8 Marcus Grönholm SS4 Likenäs 2 21.78 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:06.7 SS5 Hara 2 11.32 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 5:55.7 SS6 Torntorp 2 19.21 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 9:47.6 Petter Solberg SS7 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 2:05.1 Marcus Grönholm 2. leg (12 Feb) SS8 Sundsjön 1 20.78 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:55.6 SS9 Vargåsen 1 24.79 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:45.2 Petter Solberg SS10 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:26.3 SS11 Lejen 26.40 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:25.4 Marcus Grönholm SS12 Sundsjön 2 20.78 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:37.8 SS13 Vargåsen 2 24.79 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:36.0 Petter Solberg SS14 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:01.9 3. leg (13 Feb) SS15 Lesjöfors 1 10.17 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:32.2 SS16 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 11:58.0 SS17 Malta 1 11.25 km Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 5:35.5 SS18 Lesjöfors 2 10.17 km Daniel Carlsson Peugeot 307 WRC 5:31.8 SS19 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Daniel Carlsson Peugeot 307 WRC 11:44.1 SS20 Malta 2 11.25 km Harri Rovanperä Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 5:34.9
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 1 Toni Gardemeister 14 1 Jakke Honkanen 14 1 BP Ford World Rally Team 20 2 2 Markko Märtin 13 2 Michael Park 13 2 Marlboro Peugeot Total 17 3 2 Sébastien Loeb 10 2 Daniel Elena 10 Mitsubishi Motors 17 4 Petter Solberg 10 Phil Mills 10 3 Citroën Total WRT 11 5 2 Harri Rovanperä 7 2 Risto Pietiläinen 7 Subaru World Rally Team 10
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 17 1 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 3:15:51.9 10 31 2 43 Angelo Medeghini Barbara Capoferri Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:33:40.9 +17:49.08 32 3 38 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 3:34:05.6 +18:13.76 38 4 32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:46:50.2 +30:58.35 43 5 34 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:54:47.0 +38:55.14 46 6 45 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:16:24.1 +1:00:32.23 Retired SS19 50 Aki Teiskonen Miika Teiskonen Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0 Retired SS8 37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 Engine 0 Retired SS3 39 Joakim Roman Bosse Holmstrand Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza STI N10 Engine 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (11 Feb) SS1 Likenäs 1 21.78 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 13:16.6 Toshihiro Arai SS2 Hara 1 11.32 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:33.9 SS3 Torntorp 1 19.21 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 10:35.8 SS4 Likenäs 2 21.78 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 13:10.6 SS5 Hara 2 11.32 km Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:29.8 SS6 Torntorp 2 19.21 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 10:34.2 SS7 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 2:12.4 2. leg (12 Feb) SS8 Sundsjön 1 20.78 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 11:56.9 SS9 Vargåsen 1 24.79 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 14:55.1 SS10 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Aki Teiskonen Subaru Impreza STI 12:20.1 SS11 Lejen 26.40 km Aki Teiskonen Subaru Impreza STI 14:44.4 SS12 Sundsjön 2 20.78 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 11:43.6 SS13 Vargåsen 2 24.79 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 14:47.8 SS14 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Xavier Pons Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIIMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 2:08.7 3. leg (13 Feb) SS15 Lesjöfors 1 10.17 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:07.8 SS16 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 12:54.4 SS17 Malta 1 11.25 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:08.8 SS18 Lesjöfors 2 10.17 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6:05.8 SS19 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 12:47.0 SS20 Malta 2 11.25 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 6:09.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships Move Driver Points 1 Toshihiro Arai 10 2 Angelo Medeghini 8 3 Fabio Frisiero 6 4 Xavier Pons 5 5 Fumio Nutahara 4
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