The 2022 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 24 and 27 February 2022. It marked the 69th running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Umeå, in Västerbotten County. The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of , but was shortened to prior to the start of the event due to unexpected reindeer movements in the Örträsk area.
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, while Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took their third WRC victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title. Andreas Mikkelsen was the winner in the WRC-2 category and Eriksen successfully defended his title. The Finnish crew of Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the WRC-3 category, while Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy won the junior class.
Background Entry list The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-four Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eight Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 22 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 23 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 24 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 25 Marco Bulacia Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 26 Mattias Adielsson David Arhusiander M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 27 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik Pietarinen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 28 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Egon Kaur Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 29 Per-Gunnar Andersson Anders Fredriksson Per-Gunnar Andersson Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 30 Jörgen Jonasson Nicklas Jonasson Jörgen Jonasson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 31 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 32 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 34 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 35 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 36 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot Jarosław Kołtun Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 38 Michał Sołowow Maciej Baran Michał Sołowow Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 39 Alexander Villanueva Rodrigo Sanjuan Alexander Villanueva Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver 40 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 41 Kyle Tilley Martin Brady Kyle Tilley Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 43 Joakim Roman Jörgen Fornander Joakim Roman Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 45 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 46 Frédéric Rosati Stéphane Prévot Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 47 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 48 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 49 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 50 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 51 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 52 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 53 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Anthony Gorguilo Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 54 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 55 Panagiotis Roustemis Christos Bakloris Panagiotis Roustemis Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior
Itinerary The rally was initially covered in nineteen special stages, but it was reduced to seventeen in a total of due to reindeer movements.
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 24 February 9:00 — Klabböle [Shakedown] 6.80 km 25 February 8:42 SS1 Kroksjö 1 15.20 km 9:52 SS2 Kamsjön 1 24.88 km 11:29 SS3 Sävar 1 27.80 km 14:47 SS4 Kroksjö 2 17.24 km 15:57 SS5 Kamsjön 2 27.80 km 17:34 SS6 Sävar 2 17.24 km 18:38 SS7 Umeå Sprint 5.24 km 26 February 8:57 SS8 Brattby 1 10.49 km 9:29 SS9 Örträsk 1 20.52 km 10:54 SS10 Långed 1 19.44 km 12:08 SS11 Umeå 1 10.44 km 15:27 SS12 Brattby 2 10.49 km 15:59 SS13 Örträsk 2 20.52 km 17:24 SS14 Långed 2 19.44 km 18:38 SS15 Umeå 2 10.44 km 7:00 SS16 Vindeln 1 14.19 km 8:08 SS17 Sarsjöliden 1 13.93 km 9:36 SS18 Vindeln 2 14.19 km 12:18 SS19 13.93 km Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:10:44.9 0.0 25 4 2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:11:06.9 +22.0 18 3 3 3 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:11:15.5 +30.6 15 0 4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:13:04.3 +2:19.4 12 2 5 5 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:14:05.3 +3:20.4 10 0 6 6 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:16:24.3 +5:39.4 8 0 20 7 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:32:43.3 +21:58.4 0 5 36 8 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:32:41.2 +1:21:56.3 0 1 Retired SS16 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Crash 0 0 Retired SS15 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0 Did not start 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:22.4 SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:34.1 Tänak / Järveoja SS2 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:39.6 Lappi / Ferm SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:06.7 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:20.0 Evans / Martin SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:31.0 SS6 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:17.4 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:36.2 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:21.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:51.6 SS11 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 6:08.0 SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:18.8 SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:53.7 SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:12.4 SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:03.0 SS17 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:35.0 SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:02.1 SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:29.8
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 2 Kalle Rovanperä 46 2 Jonne Halttunen 46 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 83 2 3 Thierry Neuville 32 3 Martijn Wydaeghe 32 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 59 3 2 Sébastien Loeb 27 2 Isabelle Galmiche 27 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 47 4 2 Gus Greensmith 20 2 Jonas Andersson 20 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 22 5 3 Sébastien Ogier 19 3 Benjamin Veillas 19
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification