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Rally Sweden 2022 counts for:
2022 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2022 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2022 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2022 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
2022 FIA WRC3 Junior Championship for Drivers
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| 617th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 2 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Sweden |
| Edition: | 69th |
| Date: | from Friday 25-Feb-2022 to Sunday 27-Feb-2022 |
| Rally HQ: | Umea, Vasterbotten; Sweden |
| Clerk of the Course: | Stig Rune Kjernsli |
| Surface: | Snow |
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| Entries: | 50 | |
| Starters: | 45 | |
| Finishers: | 36 | (80.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 17 | |
| Shortest: | 5.53 | km | (SS7 Umea Sprint) |
| Longest: | 27.81 | km | (SS5 Kamsjon 2) |
| Slowest: | 92.08 | km/h | (SS7 Umea Sprint) |
| Fastest: | 141.08 | km/h | (SS18 Vindeln 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 264.81 | km | (21.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 264.81 | km | (21.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 958.41 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,223.22 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 3rd win and 6th podium for Kalle Rovanpera. |
| Second place was 51st podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Third place was 8th podium for Esapekka Lappi. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 70th win and win and third place were 205th to 206th podiums for Toyota. |
| | Second place was 85th podium for Hyundai. |
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Rovanpera started first on the road, being championship leader and was tipped to suffer from that position. Despite this handicap, he managed to briefly lead in opening day before stamping down his foot on second day, forcing his way into lead. Evans was fighting against Neuville when he unexpectedly went off and retired.
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Neuville's rally was relatively good, he was happy with the car and even led early on until suffering from wheelspin on second morning. He also overshot a junction on SS11, briefly dropping to fourth but recovered and finished second overall after Evans retired.
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M-Sport's lead driver Breen went off into a snowbank on SS2. That left Greensmith (pictured) and Fourmaux to keep up team's hopes but both were quite slow. Latter suffered from engine problems and retired on road section in third day, leaving Greensmith to finish 5th overall as best Ford.
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Related links
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Monte Carlo 2022
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Croatia 2022
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