The 2014 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 5 and 8 February, which marked the 62nd running of the Rally Sweden. The rally was based in the town of Karlstad and was contested over 24 special stages, covering a total of 323.54 km (201.04 mi) in competitive stages.
| 2014 Rally Sweden 62. Rally Sweden 2014 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
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 Jari-Matti Latvala during Podium | |||
| Host country |  Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Karlstad | ||
| Dates run | 5 – 8 February 2014 | ||
| Stages | 24 (323.54 km; 201.04 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow and ice | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 39 at start, 30 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport | ||
The event was won by Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala of the Volkswagen Motorsport team,[1] taking his third victory in Sweden,[2] and the ninth victory of his WRC career. He finished 53.6 seconds clear of his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen – taking his best WRC finish – while the podium was completed by Mads Østberg, a further 5.9 seconds in arrears.[3] Latvala's victory allowed him to take the championship lead from another teammate, Sébastien Ogier, who could only finish sixth in Sweden. In the supporting WRC-2 category, Karl Kruuda edged out Jari Ketomaa by 2.3 seconds for the victory.[4]
Entry list
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Results
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edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:00:31.1 | 0.00 | 27 |
| 2 | 9 |  Andreas Mikkelsen
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Mikko Markkula
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Volkswagen Motorsport II
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:01:24.7 | +53.6 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Mads Østberg
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Jonas Andersson
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 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:01:30.6 | +59.5 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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 M-Sport WRT
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:02:58.0 | +2:26.9 | 13 |
| 5 | 11 |  Ott Tänak
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Raigo Mõlder
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M-Sport WRT
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:03:31.6 | +3:00.5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:05:01.0 | +4:29.9 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Henning Solberg
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 Ilka Minor
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Henning Solberg
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:05:18.6 | +4:47.5 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | Pontus Tidemand
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Ola Fløene
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Pontus Tidemand
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:06:09.3 | +5:38.2 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 |  Craig Breen
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Scott Martin
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Craig Breen
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:09:26.5 | +8:55.4 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:11:49.1 | +11:18.0 | 1 |
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| 1 (11.) | 41 | Karl Kruuda
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Raigo Mõlder
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Karl Kruuda
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | WRC-2 | 3:14:40.2 | +14:09.1 | 25 |
| 2 (12.) | 33 | Jari Ketomaa
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Kaj Lindström
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Drive DMACK
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:14:42.5 | +14:11.4 | 18 |
| 3 (13.) | 42 | Fredrik Åhlin
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Morten Erik Abrahamsen
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Fredrik Åhlin
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:15:58.3 | +15:27.2 | 15 |
| 4 (14.) | 31 |  Yazeed Al-Rajhi
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Michael Orr
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Yazeed Al-Rajhi
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:16:57.6 | +16:26.5 | 12 |
| 5 (15.) | 32 |  Yuriy Protasov
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Pavlo Cherepin
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Yuriy Protasov
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:18:00.3 | +17:29.2 | 10 |
| 6 (18.) | 37 |  Lorenzo Bertelli
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Mitia Dotta
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FWRT s.r.l.
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:25:14.4 | +24:43.3 | 8 |
| 7 (15.) | 40 | Valeriy Gorban
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Volodymyr Korsia
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Eurolamp World Rally Team
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MINI John Cooper Works S2000 | WRC-2 | 3:28:49.2 | +28:18.1 | 6 |
| 8 (26.) | 45 | Gianluca Linari
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Nicola Arena
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Gianluca Linari
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WRC-2 | 3:40:43.1 | +40:12.0 | 4 |
Championship standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Jari-Matti Latvala clinches victory in VW one-two". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Latvala wins in Sweden for third time". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Breaking News: Latvala wins in Sweden". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Kruuda wins WRC2 thriller". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.