The 2016 Rally Sweden (formally known as the 64. Rally Sweden) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 12 and 14 February 2016. It marked the sixty-fourth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.

Due to a lack of snow in the area, eight Special Stages were cancelled prior to the start of the rally, including the opening Super Special stage and all of day three stages apart from the final Power Stage. The penultimate stage, SS20, was cancelled during the event. Of the 21 scheduled stages, only 12 were run.

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started won his second consecutive rally of the season and his third Rally Sweden victory.

Entry list Notable entrants Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 1 WRC 2 WRC 3 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 WRC 9 WRC 12 WRC 14 WRC 15 WRC 16 WRC 20 WRC 30 WRC 31 WRC-2 32 WRC-2 34 WRC-2 35 WRC-2 36 WRC-2 37 WRC 38 WRC-2 39 WRC-2 40 WRC-2 42 WRC-2 43 WRC-2 44 WRC-2 45 WRC-2 46 WRC-2 47 WRC-2 49 WRC-2 50 WRC-2 51 WRC-2 61 WRC-3 81 WRC 95 WRC Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Points Overall classification 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 1:59:47.4 0.0 2 4 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:00:17.2 +29.8 18 3 5 Mads Østberg Ola Fløene M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:00:43.0 +55.6 15 4 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:00:58.2 +1:10.8 5 12 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:01:38.1 +1:50.7 10 6 20 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:02:11.4 +2:24.0 8 7 16 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Adapta Motorsport Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:02:27.4 +2:40.0 6 8 15 Craig Breen Scott Martin Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:02:32.0 +2:44.6 4 9 44 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 +5:17.0 2 10 83 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Team Oreca Škoda Fabia R5 2:05:19.0 +5:31.6 1 23 7 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:13:44.2 +13:56.8 WRC-2 standings 1 (9.) 44 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 0.0 25 2 (11.) 32 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:05:19.1 +14.7 18 3 (12.) 31 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:06:55.3 +1:50.9 15 4 (13.) 51 Anders Grøndal Miriam Walfridsson Anders Grøndal Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:06:57.4 +1:53.0 12 5 (15.) 34 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:07:34.9 +2:30.5 10 6 (16.) 45 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.0 +2:40.6 8 7 (17.) 47 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Emil Bergkvist Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.9 +2:41.5 6 8 (18.) 46 Marius Aasen Veronica Engan Drive DMACK Trophy Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:08:07.8 +3:03.4 4 9 (20.) 38 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Napoca Rally Academy Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:09:58.9 +4:54.5 2 10 (25.) 43 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tzvetkov TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:15:56.7 +10:52.3 1 WRC-3 standings 1 (35.) 61 Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 2:41:39.5 0.0 25 Source:

Special stages DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Leg 1(11 & 12 Feb) SS1 Karlstad Super-Special 1 1.90 km Stage Cancelled SS2 Torsby 1 16.48 km 8:53.0111,3 km/h SS3 / Röjden 1 18.47 km 9:32.3116,2 km/h SS4 Svullrya 1 24.23 km 12:47.9113,6 km/h SS5 Kirkenær 1 7.07 km Stage Cancelled SS6 Kirkenær 2 7.07 km Stage Cancelled SS7 Svullrya 2 24.23 km 12:44.2114,1 km/h SS8 / Röjden 2 18.47 km 9:52.8112,2 km/h SS9 Torsby 2 16.48 km 8:56.6110,6 km/h Leg 2(13 Feb) SS10 Fredriksberg 1 18.19 km 9:43.4112,2 km/h SS11 Rämmen 1 22.76 km Stage Cancelled SS12 Vargåsen 1 24.70 km 12:56.7114,5 km/h SS13 Fredriksberg 2 18.9 km Stage Cancelled SS14 Rämmen 2 22.76 km 11:03.2123,5 km/h SS15 Hagfors Sprint 1.87 km Stage Cancelled SS16 Vargåsen 2 24.70 km 12:48.8115,7 km/h SS17 Karlstad Super-Special 2 1.90 km 1:34.972,1 km/h Leg 3(14 Feb) SS18 Lesjöfors 1 15.00 km Stage Cancelled SS19 Värmullsåsen 1 15.87 km Stage Cancelled SS20 Lesjöfors 2 15.00 km Stage Cancelled SS21 Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage) 15.87 km 7:42.7123,5 km/h

Power Stage The "Power stage" was a stage at the end of the rally. PosDriverCarTimeDiff.Pts 1 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7 0.0 3 2 Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:46.1 +3.4 2 3 Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 7:51.7 +9.0 1

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 56 2 Andreas Mikkelsen 33 3 Mads Østberg 27 4 Hayden Paddon 18 5 Dani Sordo 18

Manufacturers' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 54 2 Hyundai Motorsport 49 3 Volkswagen Motorsport II 30 4 M-Sport World Rally Team 27 5 DMACK World Rally Team 18

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Elfyn Evans 50 2 Armin Kremer 18 3 Pontus Tidemand 18 4 Quentin Gilbert 15 5 Esapekka Lappi 15

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Michel Fabre 29 2 Ole Christian Veiby 25 3 Jordan Berfa 18 4 Fabio Andolfi 15 5 Damiano De Tommaso 12

References

External links

The official website of the World Rally Championship Results at eWRC.com