2007 Swedish Rally

The 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, second round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season took place between 9 and 11 February 2007.

2007 Swedish Rally 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally
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Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad, Sweden
Dates run	8 – 11 February 2007
Stages	20 (341.2 km; 212.0 miles)
Stage surface	Ice / Snow-covered gravel
Overall distance	1,730.36 km (1,075.20 miles)
Statistics
Crews	58 at start, 45 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
WRC
1.	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:08:40.7	0.0	10
2.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC	3:09:34.5	53.8	8
3.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:10:22.2	1:41.5	6
4.	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:10:50.5	2:09.8	5
5.	Daniel Carlsson	Denis Giraudet	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:14:55.2	3:37.8	4
6.	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Lancer WR05	3:12:34.9	3:54.2	3
7.	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:13:53.2	5:12.5	2
8.	Chris Atkinson	Glenn MacNeall	Subaru Impreza WRC06	3:14:55.4	6:14.7	1
PCWRC
DSQ [1]	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9	3:23:01.8	0.0	-
1. (16.)	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:25:29.2	2:27.4	10
2. (17.)	Anton Alén	Timo Alanne	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:26:07.8	3:06.0	8
3. (18.)	Kristian Sohlberg	Risto Pietiläinen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:27:11.9	4:10.1	6
4. (20.)	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9	3:30:07.7	7:05.9	5
5. (22.)	Fumio Nutahara	Daniel Barritt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9	3:30:34.9	7:33.1	4
6. (23.)	Toshi Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:33:29.7	10:27.9	3
7. (27.)	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:45:19.0 [2]	22:17.2	2
8. (29.)	Fabio Frisiero	Simone Scattolin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9	3:50:02.9	27:01.1	1
[1] — Juho Hänninen was disqualified after technical check - fuel tank was not homologated.[1]				[2] — Drivers using SupeRally.

Retirements

• Jimmy Joge - gearbox problems (SS2);
• Xavier Pons - went off the road (SS5);
• Petter Solberg - retired to preserve the car (SS12);
• Aleksandr Dorosinski - engine problems (SS15);
• Matthew Wilson - engine problems (SS16/17);
• Jari-Matti Latvala - gearbox problems (SS16/17);
• Mark Higgins - went off the road (SS18);
• Martin Prokop - technical problems after tire puncture (SS19);
• Juan Pablo Raies - excluded (after the event);
• Juho Hänninen - excluded (after the event);

Special Stages

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

Leg	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb)	SS1	08:03	Karlstad Super Speci	1.89 km	T. Gardemeister	1:31.9	74.04 km/h	T. Gardemeister
	SS2	08:43	Likenas 1	21.78 km	P. Solberg	12:40.6	103.09 km/h	P. Solberg
	SS3	10:06	Hara 1	11.31 km	G. Galli	6:22.6	106.42 km/h
	SS4	10:44	Torntorp 1	19.20 km	S. Loeb	9:56.8	115.82 km/h
	SS5	13:27	Likenas 2	21.78 km	M. Grönholm	12:21.5	105.74 km/h	M. Grönholm
	SS6	14:49	Hara 2	11.31 km	M. Grönholm	6:10.1	110.01 km/h
	SS7	15:28	Vargasen 1	24.62 km	S. Loeb	13:57.7	105.8 km/h
	SS8	16:46	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.87 km	M. Grönholm	2:00.0	56.1 km/h
2 (10 Feb)	SS9	08:03	Lesjofors	10.48 km	S. Loeb	5:45.1	109.32 km/h
	SS10	08:43	Liljendal	34.54 km	M. Grönholm	17:50.3	116.18 km/h
	SS11	11:13	Torntorp 2	19.20 km	M. Grönholm	9:35.0	120.21 km/h
	SS12	11:45	Vargasen 2	24.62 km	M. Grönholm	13:17.9	111.08 km/h
	SS13	14:28	Fredriksberg	24.75 km	M. Grönholm	13:54.4	106.78 km/h
	SS14	15:33	Lejen	26.46 km	M. Grönholm	14:41.8	108.02 km/h
	SS15	16:51	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.87 km	M. Østberg	1:59.3	56.43 km/h
3 (11 Feb)	SS16	08:18	Bačka 1	30.95 km	C. Atkinson	16:31.6	112.36 km/h
	SS17	09:15	Malta 1	11.25 km	H. Solberg	5:42.2	118.35 km/h
	SS18	10:54	Bačka 2	30.95 km	M. Grönholm	16:30.0	112.55 km/h
	SS19	11:57	Malta 2	11.25 km	M. Grönholm	5:44.1	117.7 km/h
	SS20	14:00	Karlstad Super Speci	1.89 km	M. Grönholm	1:40.7	67.57 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRC FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRL GBR  Pts  1 Sébastien Loeb 1 2 18 2 Marcus Grönholm 3 1 16 3 Mikko Hirvonen 5 3 10 4 Dani Sordo 2 12 8 5 Chris Atkinson 4 8 6 6 Henning Solberg 14 4 5 Toni Gardemeister 7 6 5 8 Daniel Carlsson 5 4 9 Petter Solberg 6 Ret 3 10 Manfred Stohl 10 7 2 11 Jan Kopecký 8 10 1 Pos Driver MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRC FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRL GBR  Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Rank	Manufacturer	Event																Total points
		MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	18	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27
2	BP Ford World Rally Team	10	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26
3	Subaru World Rally Team	8	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
4	OMV Kronos	2	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9
5	Stobart VK M-Sport Ford	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
6	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0