2023 Rally Sweden
The 2023 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 9 and 12 February 2023.[2] It marked the seventieth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the first round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2023 event was based in Umeå, Västerbotten County and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 302.52 km (187.98 mi).[1]
| 2023 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2023 | |||
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| Round 2 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship 
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| Host country |  Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 9 – 12 February 2023 | ||
| Start location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Finish location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Stages | 18 (301.18 km; 187.14 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 892.98 km (554.87 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,194.16 km (742.02 miles) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak  Martin Järveoja  M-Sport Ford WRT 2:25:54.5 | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Oliver Solberg  Elliott Edmondson 2:33:42.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Roope Korhonen  Anssi Viinikka 2:44:25.9 | ||
| J-WRC winner |  William Creighton  Liam Regan  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 2:45:05.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Esapekka Lappi  Janne Ferm  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:42.0 | ||
| Crews registered | 52 | ||
| Crews | 51 at start, 45 at finish | ||
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy were defending rally winners of the junior championship.[7]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the rally. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10] The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan won the junior championship by only 0.6 second.[11]
Background
    
    Entry list
    
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of nine crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[12][13]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Oliver Solberg |  Elliott Edmondson |  Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 21 |  Ole Christian Veiby |  Torstein Eriksen |  Ole Christian Veiby | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 22 |  Emil Lindholm |  Reeta Hämäläinen |  Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P | 
| 23 |  Teemu Suninen |  Mikko Markkula |  Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P | 
| 24 |  Jari Huttunen |  Antti Linnaketo |  Jari Huttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 25 |  Georg Linnamäe |  James Morgan |  Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 26 |  Egon Kaur |  Jakko Viilo |  Egon Kaur | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 28 |  Sami Pajari |  Enni Mälkönen |  Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P | 
| 29 |  Robert Virves |  Hugo Magalhães |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 30 |  Lauri Joona |  Tuukka Shemeikka |  Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 31 | .svg.png.webp) Marco Bulacia |  Diego Vallejo |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P | 
| 32 | .svg.png.webp) Bruno Bulacia |  Axel Coronado Jiménez | .svg.png.webp) Marco Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 34 |  Fabrizio Zaldivar |  Marcelo Der Ohannesian |  Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P | 
| 35 |  Rakan Al-Rashed | .svg.png.webp) Dale Moscatt |  Rakan Al-Rashed | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 36 |  Michał Sołowow |  Maciej Baran |  Michał Sołowow | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 38 |  Mauro Miele |  Luca Beltrame |  Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 39 |  Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio |  Massimiliano Bosi |  Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P | 
| 40 |  Daniel Alonso Villarón |  Adrián Pérez Fernández |  Daniel Alonso Villarón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 41 |  Jörgen Jonasson |  Nicklas Jonasson |  Jörgen Jonasson | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 44 |  Luciano Cobbe |  Roberto Mometti |  Luciano Cobbe | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | P | 
| 45 |  Joakim Roman |  Ida Lidebjer-Granberg |  Joakim Roman | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 46 |  Miguel Zaldivar Sr. |  José Luis Díaz |  Miguel Zaldivar Sr. | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| 47 |  Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz |  Rodolfo del Barrio |  Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P | 
| 48 |  Alexander Villanueva |  José Murado González |  Alexander Villanueva | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P | 
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Class eligibility | Tyre | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 |  Roope Korhonen |  Anssi Viinikka |  Roope Korhonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P | 
| 50 |  William Creighton |  Liam Regan |  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P | 
| 51 |  Grégoire Munster | .svg.png.webp) Louis Louka |  Grégoire Munster | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P | 
| 52 |  Laurent Pellier |  Marine Pelamourgues |  Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P | 
| 53 |  Toni Herranen |  Mikko Lukka |  Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P | 
| 54 |  Diego Dominguez Jr. |  Rogelio Peñate |  Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P | 
| 55 |  Jesse Kallio |  Jussi Lindberg |  Jesse Kallio | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P | 
| 56 |  Eamonn Kelly |  Conor Mohan |  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P | 
| 57 |  Filip Kohn |  Tomáš Střeska |  Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P | 
| 58 |  Raúl Hernández |  Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio |  Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P | 
| 59 | .svg.png.webp) Tom Rensonnet | .svg.png.webp) Loïc Dumont | .svg.png.webp) Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P | 
| 60 |  Roberto Blach Núñez |  Mauro Barreiro |  Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P | 
| 61 |  Hamza Anwar |  Adnan Din |  Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P | 
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | _WA.svg.png.webp) Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1] | _WA.svg.png.webp) Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2] |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P | 
| 62 |  José Luis García Molina |  Daniel Cué |  José Luis García Molina | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P | 
Itinerary
    
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 February | — | After 9:01 | Håkmark [Shakedown] | 5.45 km | |
|  | After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Umeå | — | ||
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Umeå Sprint 1 | 5.16 km | ||
| 10 February | SS2 | After 8:30 | Brattby 1 | 10.76 km | |
| SS3 | After 9:31 | Sarsjöliden 1 | 14.23 km | ||
| SS4 | After 11:03 | Botsmark 1 | 25.81 km | ||
|  | 12:58 – 13:43 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
|  | 13:43 – 14:13 | Flexi service A, Umeå | — | ||
| SS5 | After 14:53 | Brattby 2 | 10.76 km | ||
| SS6 | After 15:54 | Sarsjöliden 2 | 14.23 km | ||
| SS7 | After 17:26 | Botsmark 2 | 25.81 km | ||
| SS8 | After 19:05 | Umeå Sprint 2 | 5.16 km | ||
|  | 19:45 – 20:45 | Flexi service B, Umeå | — | ||
| 11 February | SS9 | After 8:05 | Norrby 1 | 12.54 km | |
| SS10 | After 9:00 | Floda 1 | 28.25 km | ||
| SS11 | After 10:37 | Sävar 1 | 17.28 km | ||
|  | 11:50 – 12:35 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
|  | 12:35 – 13:05 | Flexi service C, Umeå | — | ||
| SS12 | After 14:05 | Norrby 2 | 12.54 km | ||
| SS13 | After 15:00 | Floda 2 | 28.25 km | ||
| SS14 | After 16:37 | Sävar 2 | 17.28 km | ||
| SS15 | After 18:05 | Umeå 1 | 10.08 km | ||
|  | 18:52 – 19:52 | Flexi service D, Umeå | — | ||
| 12 February | SS16 | After 7:05 | Västervik 1 | 26.48 km | |
|  | 8:10 – 8:50 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
|  | 8:50 – 9:05 | Flexi service E, Umeå | — | ||
| SS17 | After 10:05 | Västervik 2 | 26.48 km | ||
|  | 11:10 – 12:00 | Regroup, Umeå | — | ||
| SS18 | After 12:18 | Umeå 2 [Power Stage] | 10.08 km | ||
|  | After 13:30 | Podium ceremony, Umeå | — | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report
    
    
Classification
    
Special stages
    
Championship standings
    
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  4 | Ott Tänak | 41 |  4 | Martin Järveoja | 41 |  | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 80 | |||
| 2 |  | Kalle Rovanperä | 38 |  | Jonne Halttunen | 38 |  | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 66 | |||
| 3 |  | Thierry Neuville | 32 |  | Martijn Wydaeghe | 32 |  | M-Sport Ford WRT | 51 | |||
| 4 |  | Elfyn Evans | 29 |  | Scott Martin | 29 | ||||||
| 5 |  4 | Sébastien Ogier | 26 |  4 | Vincent Landais | 26 | ||||||
Classification
    
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | 20 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:33:42.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 
| 9 | 2 | 21 | Ole Christian Veiby | Torstein Eriksen | Ole Christian Veiby | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:34:24.9 | +42.3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 
| 10 | 3 | 28 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:34:57.7 | +1:15.1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 
| 12 | 4 | 25 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:36:03.7 | +2:21.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | 5 | 31 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:36:24.1 | +2:41.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | 6 | 23 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:36:30.6 | +2:48.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | 7 | 22 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:36:44.1 | +3:01.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 
| 17 | 8 | 30 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:36:53.2 | +3:10.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | 9 | 29 | Robert Virves | Hugo Magalhães | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 2:38:15.6 | +4:33.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | 10 | 32 | Bruno Bulacia | Axel Coronado | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:38:17.9 | +4:35.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | 11 | 26 | Egon Kaur | Jakko Viilo | Egon Kaur | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:40:17.8 | +6:35.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | 12 | 36 | Michał Sołowow | Maciej Baran | Michał Sołowow | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:42:21.3 | +8:38.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | 13 | 46 | Miguel Zaldivar Sr. | José Luis Díaz | Miguel Zaldivar Sr. | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:51:52.3 | +18:09.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | 14 | 48 | Alexander Villanueva | José Murado González | Alexander Villanueva | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:53:11.4 | +19:28.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | 15 | 34 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:57:57.2 | +24:14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | 16 | 35 | Rakan Al-Rashed | Dale Moscatt | Rakan Al-Rashed | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:00:16.4 | +26:33.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 37 | 17 | 47 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Rodolfo del Barrio | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:11:06.4 | +37:23.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 38 | 18 | 44 | Luciano Cobbe | Roberto Mometti | Luciano Cobbe | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:11:35.6 | +37:53.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 39 | 19 | 45 | Joakim Roman | Ida Lidebjer-Granberg | Joakim Roman | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:14:54.5 | +41:11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Retired SS17 | 24 | Jari Huttunen | Antti Linnaketo | Jari Huttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 40 | Daniel Alonso Villarón | Adrián Pérez Fernández | Daniel Alonso Villarón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 38 | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 41 | Jörgen Jonasson | Nicklas Jonasson | Jörgen Jonasson | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages
    
Championship standings
    
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
| 1 |  | Yohan Rossel | 28 |  | Arnaud Dunand | 28 |  | Toksport WRT 2 | 40 |  | Nikolay Gryazin | 25 |  | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 25 | |||||
| 2 |  | Oliver Solberg | 28 |  | Elliott Edmondson | 28 |  | Toksport WRT | 40 |  | Sami Pajari | 25 |  | Enni Mälkönen | 25 | |||||
| 3 |  1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 20 |  1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 20 |  1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 |  2 | Marco Bulacia | 25 |  1 | Borja Rozada | 18 | |||||
| 4 |  | Ole Christian Veiby | 19 |  | Torstein Eriksen | 19 |  | Hyundai Motorsport N | 30 |  2 | Pepe López | 18 |  | James Morgan | 18 | |||||
| 5 |  2 | Marco Bulacia | 16 |  2 | Borja Rozada | 15 |  2 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 |  | Georg Linnamäe | 18 |  | Axel Coronado | 18 | |||||
Classification
    
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 22 | 1 | 49 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:44:25.9 | 0.0 | 25 | 
| 23 | 2 | 50 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:05.5 | +39.6 | 18 | 
| 24 | 3 | 52 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:06.1 | +40.2 | 15 | 
| 25 | 4 | 54 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:33.9 | +3:08.0 | 12 | 
| 33 | 5 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:51.5 | +15:25.6 | 10 | 
| 35 | 6 | 55 | Jesse Kallio | Jussi Lindberg | Jesse Kallio | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:21.6 | +15:55.7 | 8 | 
| 36 | 7 | 61 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:12.5 | +19:46.6 | 6 | 
| 40 | 8 | 53 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:02.2 | +30:36.1 | 4 | 
| 44 | 9 | 57 | Filip Kohn | Tomáš Střeska | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:48:42.0 | +1:04:16.1 | 2 | 
| Retired SS16 | 56 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
Special stages
    
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17.6 | — | 
| SS1 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:45.5 | Creighton / Regan | 
| SS2 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.5 | |
| SS3 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.9 | |
| SS4 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:19.2 | Korhonen / Viinikka | 
| SS5 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.6 | |
| SS6 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.3 | |
| SS7 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:40.2 | |
| SS8 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:46.4 | Creighton / Regan | 
| SS9 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:05.3 | Korhonen / Viinikka | 
| SS10 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:46.0 | Creighton / Regan | 
| SS11 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:11.8 | |
| SS12 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:01.7 | Korhonen / Viinikka | 
| SS13 | Herranen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:51.5 | |
| SS14 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:22.6 | |
| SS15 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:28.2 | |
| SS16 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:13.3 | |
| SS17 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:03.4 | |
| SS18 | Korhonen / Viinikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:18.3 | |
Championship standings
    
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |  | Roope Korhonen | 25 |  | Anssi Viinikka | 25 | ||
| 2 |  | William Creighton | 18 |  | Liam Regan | 18 | ||
| 3 |  | Laurent Pellier | 15 |  | Marine Pelamourgues | 15 | ||
| 4 |  | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 12 |  | Rogelio Peñate | 12 | ||
| 5 |  | Tom Rensonnet | 10 |  | Loïc Dumont | 10 | ||
Classification
    
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
| 23 | 1 | 50 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:05.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 9 | 
| 24 | 2 | 52 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:45:06.1 | +0.6 | 18 | 6 | 
| 25 | 3 | 54 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:33.9 | +2:28.4 | 15 | 0 | 
| 26 | 4 | 51 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:48:08.1 | +3:02.6 | 12 | 3 | 
| 28 | 5 | 58 | Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:52:50.4 | +7:44.9 | 10 | 0 | 
| 30 | 6 | 60 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:41.4 | +10:35.9 | 8 | 0 | 
| 33 | 7 | 59 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:51.5 | +14:46.0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 36 | 8 | 61 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:12.5 | +19:07.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Retired SS16 | 56 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages
    
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:21.7 | — | 
| SS1 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:45.5 | Creighton / Regan | 
| SS2 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.5 | |
| SS3 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.0 | |
| SS4 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:25.6 | |
| SS5 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:16.6 | |
| SS6 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.3 | |
| SS7 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:40.2 | |
| SS8 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:46.4 | |
| SS9 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:09.0 | |
| SS10 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:44.4 | |
| SS11 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:13.4 | |
| SS12 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:04.2 | |
| SS13 | Munster / Louka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:57.6 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | 
| SS14 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:22.6 | |
| SS15 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:29.6 | |
| SS16 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:13.3 | |
| SS17 | Creighton / Regan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:03.4 | Creighton / Regan | 
| SS18 | Pellier / Pelamourgues | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:19.5 | |
Championship standings
    
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |  | William Creighton | 34 |  | Liam Regan | 34 | ||
| 2 |  | Laurent Pellier | 24 |  | Marine Pelamourgues | 24 | ||
| 3 |  | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 15 |  | Rogelio Peñate | 15 | ||
| 4 |  | Grégoire Munster | 15 |  | Louis Louka | 15 | ||
| 5 |  | Raúl Hernández | 10 |  | Raúl Hernández | 10 | ||
Notes
    
- Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
- Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
References
    
- "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Rovanperä emulates faster with Sweden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Mikkelsen bolsters WRC2 title defence with Sweden win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Joona seals WRC3 glory in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Armstrong holds on for hard-fought junior win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Triumphant Tänak soars to Rally Sweden crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "Solberg secures WRC2 victory in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "Korhonen conquers WRC3 in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "Comeback king Creighton edges Pellier in junior WRC snowdown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Entry List Rallye Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Rally Sweden 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
    
- Official website (in Swedish and English)
- 2023 Rally Sweden at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Rally Sweden at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
