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
Round 2 of 13 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
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Jari-Matti Latvala during Podium
Host country Sweden
Rally baseSweden Karlstad
Dates run5 – 8 February 2014
Stages24 (323.54 km; 201.04 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow and ice
Statistics
Crews39 at start, 30 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Jari-Matti Latvala
Germany 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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Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Juho Hänninen   Tomi Tuominen Hyundai i20 WRC M
9   Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC   Andreas Mikkelsen   Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10   RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Robert Kubica   Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
11   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Khalid Al-Qassimi   Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
14   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Michał Sołowow   Maciej Baran Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
15   Pontus Tidemand WRC   Pontus Tidemand   Ola Floene Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
16   Henning Solberg WRC   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
17   Craig Breen WRC   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
21   Jipocar Czech National Team WRC   Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
31   Yazeed Racing WRC-2   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC M
32   Yuriy Protasov WRC-2   Yuriy Protasov   Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta R5 M
33   Drive DMACK WRC-2   Jari Ketomaa   Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
34   Anders Grøndal WRC-2   Anders Grøndal   Roger Eilertsen Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
37   FWRT s.r.l. WRC-2   Lorenzo Bertelli   Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta R5 P
40   Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC-2   Valeriy Gorban   Volodymyr Korsia MINI John Cooper Works S2000 P
41   Karl Kruuda WRC-2   Karl Kruuda   Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta S2000 M
42   Fredrik Åhlin WRC-2   Fredrik Åhlin   Moreten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 D
43   Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2   Jourdan Serderidis   Morgane Rose Ford Fiesta R5 P
45   Gianluca Linari WRC-2   Gianluca Linari   Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
72   Kristian Sohlberg   Kristian Sohlberg   Peter Flythström Ford Fiesta R5 D
73   Maximilian Koch   Maximilian Koch   Stefan Weigel Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
74   Robert Blomberg   Robert Blomberg   Kristoffer Karlsson Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
75   Joakim Roman   Joakim Roman   Marcus Sundh Subaru Impreza WRX STi D
76   Mattias Adielsson   Mattias Adielsson   Patrik Barth Peugeot 208 R2 M
77   Fabio Frisiero   Fabio Frisiero   Simone Scattolin Peugeot 207 S2000 P
78   Eamonn Boland   Eamonn Boland   Michael Joseph Morrissey Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
79   Joan Font Guixaro   Joan Font Guixaro   Alex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
81   Hubert Ptaszek   Hubert Ptaszek   Kamil Kozdron Ford Fiesta R2 M
82   Martin Koči   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka Citroën DS3 R3T M
83   Szymon Gospodarczyk   Łukasz Kabacinski   Szymon Gospodarczyk Renault Clio R3 M
84   Borys Gandzha   Borys Gandzha   Sergiy Potiyko Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX P
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 2   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:00:31.1 0.00 27
2 9   Andreas Mikkelsen   Mikko Markkula   Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:01:24.7 +53.6 18
3 4   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:01:30.6 +59.5 18
4 5   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:02:58.0 +2:26.9 13
5 11   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder   M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:03:31.6 +3:00.5 10
6 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:05:01.0 +4:29.9 8
7 16   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor   Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:05:18.6 +4:47.5 6
8 15   Pontus Tidemand   Ola Fløene   Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:06:09.3 +5:38.2 4
9 17   Craig Breen   Scott Martin   Craig Breen Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:09:26.5 +8:55.4 2
10 3   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:11:49.1 +11:18.0 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.) 41   Karl Kruuda   Raigo Mõlder   Karl Kruuda Ford Fiesta S2000 WRC-2 3:14:40.2 +14:09.1 25
2 (12.) 33   Jari Ketomaa   Kaj Lindström   Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:14:42.5 +14:11.4 18
3 (13.) 42   Fredrik Åhlin   Morten Erik Abrahamsen   Fredrik Åhlin Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:15:58.3 +15:27.2 15
4 (14.) 31   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr   Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:16:57.6 +16:26.5 12
5 (15.) 32   Yuriy Protasov   Pavlo Cherepin   Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:18:00.3 +17:29.2 10
6 (18.) 37   Lorenzo Bertelli   Mitia Dotta   FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:25:14.4 +24:43.3 8
7 (15.) 40   Valeriy Gorban   Volodymyr Korsia   Eurolamp World Rally Team MINI John Cooper Works S2000 WRC-2 3:28:49.2 +28:18.1 6
8 (26.) 45   Gianluca Linari   Nicola Arena   Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 3:40:43.1 +40:12.0 4

Championship standings after the race

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "Jari-Matti Latvala clinches victory in VW one-two". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Latvala wins in Sweden for third time". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Breaking News: Latvala wins in Sweden". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Kruuda wins WRC2 thriller". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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