| 2024 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2024 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 15 – 18 February 2024 | ||
| Start location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Finish location | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Stages | 18 (300.10 km; 186.47 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 902.01 km (560.48 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,202.11 km (746.96 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 57 | ||
| Crews | 56 at start, 50 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT2:33:04.9 | ||
| Saturday Overall leader | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:03:52.0 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT28:19.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:33.8 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT2:38:09.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall 2:49:33.8 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall 2:49:33.8 | ||
The 2024 Rally Sweden (also known as the 2024 Swedish Rally) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 15 to 18 February 2024.[2] It marked the seventy-first running of the Rally Sweden, and is the second round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was the first round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2024 event was based in Umeå in the Västerbotten County and consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 300.10 km (186.47 mi).[1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2023, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] William Creighton and Liam Regan were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.[7]
Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the rally, ending their victory drought over six years. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Mille Johansson and Johan Grönvall won the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as the junior class.[10][11]
- ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Tänak triumphs at Rally Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Solberg secures WRC2 victory in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Korhonen conquers WRC3 in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Comeback King Creighton edges Pellier in Junior WRC snowdown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 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.