| 2025 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2025 | |||
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Round 2 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 13 – 16 February 2025 | ||
| Start location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Finish location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Stages | 18 (300.22 km; 186.55 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 759.83 km (472.14 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,060.05 km (658.68 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 62 | ||
The 2025 Rally Sweden (also known as the 2025 Swedish Rally) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 13 to 16 February 2025. It would mark the seventy-second running of the Rally Sweden, and is set to be the second round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The event would also be the first round of the 2025 Junior WRC Championship. The 2025 event is set to be based in Umeå in Västerbotten County and would be consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 300.22 km (186.55 mi).
Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm are the defending rally winners, and Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the defending manufacturer's winners. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson are the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. Mille Johansson and Johan Grönvall are the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship as well as the junior championship.
Background
Entry list
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and nineteen Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. A total of twelve crews are set to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Robert Virves | Jakko Viilo | Robert Virves | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | H |
| 68 | Alexander Villanueva | Alberto Chamorro | Alexander Villanueva | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Masters Driver | H |
| 70 | Jorge Martínez | José Alberto Aros | Jorge Martínez | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Masters Driver | H |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February | — | After 9:01 | Umeå City [Shakedown] | 3.44 km | |
| After 18:40 | Opening ceremony, Red Barn Arena | — | |||
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Umeå Sprint 1 | 5.16 km | ||
| 14 February | SS2 | After 9:18 | Bygdsiljum 1 | 28.27 km | |
| SS3 | After 10:19 | Andersvattnet 1 | 20.51 km | ||
| SS4 | After 11:27 | Bäck 1 | 10.80 km | ||
| 12:35 – 12:55 | Regroup, Red Barn | — | |||
| 12:55 – 13:35 | Service A, Umeå | — | |||
| SS5 | After 14:48 | Bygdsiljum 2 | 28.27 km | ||
| SS6 | After 15:49 | Andersvattnet 2 | 20.51 km | ||
| SS7 | After 16:57 | Bäck 2 | 10.80 km | ||
| 18:00 – 18:40 | Regroup, Red Barn | — | |||
| SS8 | After 19:05 | Umeå Sprint 2 | 5.16 km | ||
| 19:45 – 20:30 | Flexi service B, Umeå | — | |||
| 15 February | SS9 | After 9:10 | Vännäs 1 | 15.65 km | |
| SS10 | After 10:05 | Sarsjöliden 1 | 14.23 km | ||
| SS11 | After 11:08 | Kolksele 1 | 16.06 km | ||
| 12:07 – 12:45 | Regroup, Red Barn | — | |||
| 12:45 – 13:25 | Service C, Umeå | — | |||
| SS12 | After 14:10 | Vännäs 2 | 15.65 km | ||
| SS13 | After 15:05 | Sarsjöliden 2 | 14.23 km | ||
| SS14 | After 16:08 | Kolksele 2 | 16.06 km | ||
| 18:15 – 18:40 | Regroup, Red Barn | — | |||
| SS15 | After 18:05 | Umeå 1 | 10.08 km | ||
| 18:52 – 19:37 | Flexi service D, Umeå | — | |||
| 16 February | SS16 | After 7:27 | Västervik 1 | 29.35 km | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Regroup, Umeå | — | |||
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Service E, Umeå | — | |||
| SS17 | After 9:57 | Västervik 2 | 29.35 km | ||
| 11:15 – 11:55 | Regroup, Red Barn | — | |||
| SS18 | After 12:15 | Umeå 2 [Power Stage] | 10.08 km | ||
| After 12:45 | Finish, Umeå | — | |||
| After 13:30 | Podium ceremony, Red Barn Arena | — | |||
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References
- ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "2025 FIA Junior WRC: Portugal Returns, Central European Rally Debuts". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Lappi's long wait is over with Sweden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Super Solberg scores home WRC2 success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Johansson jumps to debut WRC3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Marvellous Mille speeds to debut Junior WRC win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Swedish and English)
- 2025 Rally Sweden at eWRC-results.com
- 2025 Rally Sweden at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
