2005 Swedish Rally

The 2005 Swedish Rally (formally the 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 11 February and 13 February 2005, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1]

2005 Swedish Rally 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	February 11, 2005 – February 13, 2005
Stages	20 (335.55 km; 208.50 miles)
Stage surface	Snow/ice
Overall distance	1,726 km (1,072 miles)
Statistics
Crews	69 at start, 46 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
2	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
4	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
6	Stéphane Sarrazin	Denis Giraudet	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	P
10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	P
11	Mattias Ekström	Stefan Bergman	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Janne Tuohino	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
14	Antony Warmbold	Michael Orr	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
15	Chris Atkinson	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
16	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
17	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
18	Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	Kristian Sohlberg	Ford Focus WRC '02	M
19	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
21	Tobias Johansson	Ola Fløene	Rally Team Olsbergs	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
23	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
24	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
25	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Gunnar Barth	Stig-Olov Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	C
26	Thomas Schie	Göran Bergsten	Thomas Schie	Ford Focus WRC '02	—
27	Rune Dalsjø	Kjell Pettersen	Rune Dalsjø	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
74	George Tracey	Maria Andersson	George Tracey	Peugeot 206 WRC	—
PWRC entries
31	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Team Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	P
32	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	Xevi Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	M
34	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	Y
37	Mark Higgins	Trevor Agnew	Mark Higgins	Subaru Impreza STI N11	P
38	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Fabio Frisiero	Subaru Impreza STI N11	P
39	Joakim Roman	Bosse Holmstrand	Joakim Roman	Subaru Impreza STI N10	M
43	Angelo Medeghini	Barbara Capoferri	Angelo Medeghini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	P
45	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
50	Aki Teiskonen	Miika Teiskonen	Syms Rally Team	Subaru Impreza STI	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
1. leg — 106.48 km
11 February	09:00	SS1	Likenäs 1	21.78 km
	10:23	SS2	Hara 1	11.32 km
	11:05	SS3	Torntorp 1	19.21 km
	13:46	SS4	Likenäs 2	21.78 km
	15:09	SS5	Hara 2	11.32 km
	15:51	SS6	Torntorp 2	19.21 km
	17:10	SS7	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km
2. leg — 139.53 km
12 February	07:59	SS8	Sundsjön 1	20.78 km
	08:48	SS9	Vargåsen 1	24.79 km
	11:23	SS10	Fredriksberg	20.13 km
	12:12	SS11	Lejen	26.40 km
	15:00	SS12	Sundsjön 2	20.78 km
	15:49	SS13	Vargåsen 2	24.79 km
	17:13	SS14	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km
3. leg — 89.54 km
13 February	08:08	SS15	Lesjöfors 1	10.17 km
	08:41	SS16	Rämmen 1	23.35 km
	09:30	SS17	Malta 1	11.25 km
	11:43	SS18	Lesjöfors 2	10.17 km
	12:16	SS19	Rämmen 2	23.35 km
	13:05	SS20	Malta 2	11.25 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:00:52.1		10
2	8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:03:03.2	+2:11.1	8
3	3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:04:06.8	+3:14.7	6
4	9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	3:04:18.5	+3:26.4	5
5	4	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:04:21.9	+3:29.8	4
6	19	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:04:34.6	+3:42.5	3
7	10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	3:04:56.1	+4:04.0	2
8	17	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:05:31.7	+4:39.6	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:00:52.1		10
2	2	8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:03:03.2	+2:11.1	8
3	3	3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:04:06.8	+3:14.7	6
4	4	9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	3:04:18.5	+3:26.4	5
5	5	4	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:04:21.9	+3:29.8	4
7	6	10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	3:04:56.1	+4:04.0	2
10	7	11	Mattias Ekström	Stefan Bergman	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:07:56.3	+7:04.2	0
12	8	2	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:08:11.7	+7:19.6	0
13	9	6	Stéphane Sarrazin	Denis Giraudet	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:08:53.1	+8:01.0	0
Retired SS20		12	Janne Tuohino	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS19		1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS16		7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Accident		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
1. leg (11 Feb)	SS1	Likenäs 1	21.78 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	12:16.3	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Hara 1	11.32 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	6:03.1
	SS3	Torntorp 1	19.21 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	9:45.8	Marcus Grönholm
	SS4	Likenäs 2	21.78 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	12:06.7
	SS5	Hara 2	11.32 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:55.7
	SS6	Torntorp 2	19.21 km	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	9:47.6	Petter Solberg
	SS7	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:05.1	Marcus Grönholm
2. leg (12 Feb)	SS8	Sundsjön 1	20.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	10:55.6
	SS9	Vargåsen 1	24.79 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:45.2	Petter Solberg
	SS10	Fredriksberg	20.13 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	11:26.3
	SS11	Lejen	26.40 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	13:25.4	Marcus Grönholm
	SS12	Sundsjön 2	20.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	10:37.8
	SS13	Vargåsen 2	24.79 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:36.0	Petter Solberg
	SS14	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:01.9
3. leg (13 Feb)	SS15	Lesjöfors 1	10.17 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:32.2
	SS16	Rämmen 1	23.35 km	Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 WRC	11:58.0
	SS17	Malta 1	11.25 km	Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:35.5
	SS18	Lesjöfors 2	10.17 km	Daniel Carlsson	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:31.8
	SS19	Rämmen 2	23.35 km	Daniel Carlsson	Peugeot 307 WRC	11:44.1
	SS20	Malta 2	11.25 km	Harri Rovanperä	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	5:34.9

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		1	Toni Gardemeister	14		1	Jakke Honkanen	14		1	BP Ford World Rally Team	20
2		2	Markko Märtin	13		2	Michael Park	13		2	Marlboro Peugeot Total	17
3		2	Sébastien Loeb	10		2	Daniel Elena	10			Mitsubishi Motors	17
4			Petter Solberg	10			Phil Mills	10		3	Citroën Total WRT	11
5		2	Harri Rovanperä	7		2	Risto Pietiläinen	7			Subaru World Rally Team	10

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
17	1	31	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Team Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	3:15:51.9		10
31	2	43	Angelo Medeghini	Barbara Capoferri	Angelo Medeghini	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	3:33:40.9	+17:49.0	8
32	3	38	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Fabio Frisiero	Subaru Impreza STI N11	3:34:05.6	+18:13.7	6
38	4	32	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	3:46:50.2	+30:58.3	5
43	5	34	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	3:54:47.0	+38:55.1	4
46	6	45	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	4:16:24.1	+1:00:32.2	3
Retired SS19		50	Aki Teiskonen	Miika Teiskonen	Syms Rally Team	Subaru Impreza STI	Accident		0
Retired SS8		37	Mark Higgins	Trevor Agnew	Mark Higgins	Subaru Impreza STI N11	Engine		0
Retired SS3		39	Joakim Roman	Bosse Holmstrand	Joakim Roman	Subaru Impreza STI N10	Engine		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
1. leg (11 Feb)	SS1	Likenäs 1	21.78 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	13:16.6	Toshihiro Arai
	SS2	Hara 1	11.32 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	6:33.9
	SS3	Torntorp 1	19.21 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	10:35.8
	SS4	Likenäs 2	21.78 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	13:10.6
	SS5	Hara 2	11.32 km	Mark Higgins	Subaru Impreza STI N11	6:29.8
	SS6	Torntorp 2	19.21 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	10:34.2
	SS7	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	2:12.4
2. leg (12 Feb)	SS8	Sundsjön 1	20.78 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	11:56.9
	SS9	Vargåsen 1	24.79 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	14:55.1
	SS10	Fredriksberg	20.13 km	Aki Teiskonen	Subaru Impreza STI	12:20.1
	SS11	Lejen	26.40 km	Aki Teiskonen	Subaru Impreza STI	14:44.4
	SS12	Sundsjön 2	20.78 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	11:43.6
	SS13	Vargåsen 2	24.79 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	14:47.8
	SS14	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km	Xavier Pons Fumio Nutahara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	2:08.7
3. leg (13 Feb)	SS15	Lesjöfors 1	10.17 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	6:07.8
	SS16	Rämmen 1	23.35 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	12:54.4
	SS17	Malta 1	11.25 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	6:08.8
	SS18	Lesjöfors 2	10.17 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	6:05.8
	SS19	Rämmen 2	23.35 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	12:47.0
	SS20	Malta 2	11.25 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza STI N11	6:09.1

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Toshihiro Arai	10
2		Angelo Medeghini	8
3		Fabio Frisiero	6
4		Xavier Pons	5
5		Fumio Nutahara	4