2010 Rally Sweden
# 2010 Rally Sweden

The 2010 Rally Sweden was the opening round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally was held over February 11–14, beginning with a Super Special Stage in the event's base town of Karlstad. The rally was also the first round of both the Production Car World Rally Championship, and the brand-new Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

The rally was the first to incorporate the new points system introduced to all classes for the 2010 season. The system sees 25 points awarded for first, 18 for second, with third receiving 15, 12 for fourth and then ten, eight, six, four, two, and one for tenth place.

Mikko Hirvonen won the rally, taking the twelfth win of his career. Hirvonen took six stage wins over the course of the rally, leading overall from Stage 5 onwards. Reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb finished second, some 42 seconds behind the Finn, with Hirvonen's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala completing the podium in third place. Further back, Marcus Grönholm returned to a WRC event, but finished outside the points in 21st position. 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen made his second start in a WRC rally, and his first at the wheel of a contemporary World Rally Car. Räikkönen lost over half an hour to the leading drivers when his car got stuck in an area of soft snow, and was forced to dig himself out on day one. He never recovered the time lost and finished 29th overall.

In the inaugural SWRC event, Per-Gunnar Andersson held off the challenges of Janne Tuohino and Martin Prokop to win the rally. Prokop also earned an overall stage win, when he completed the second run through the Hagfors Sprint stage in the fastest time. In the PWRC, Patrik Flodin won by over a minute from Anders Grøndal, with Armindo Araújo over five minutes behind the Swede in third.

## Results

### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:09:30.4 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:10:12.7 | 42.3 | 18 |
| 3. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:10:45.8 | 1:15.4 | 15 |
| 4. | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:12:12.0 | 2:41.6 | 12 |
| 5. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:13:45.7 | 4:15.3 | 10 |
| 6. | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:14:53.8 | 5:23.4 | 8 |
| 7. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:17:24.3 | 7:53.9 | 6 |
| 8. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | 3:18:52.6 | 9:22.2 | 4 |
| 9. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:19:47.9 | 10:17.5 | 2 |
| 10. | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:39.3 | 12:08.9 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (10.) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:39.3 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (12.) | Janne Tuohino | Markku Tuohino | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:22:36.6 | 57.3 | 18 |
| 3. (14.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:24:35.7 | 2:56.4 | 15 |
| 4. (15.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:26:19.4 | 4:40.1 | 12 |
| 5. (16.) | Eyvind Brynildsen | Cato Menkerud | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:26:37.3 | 4:58.0 | 10 |
| 6. (19.) | Bernardo Sousa | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:28:54.9 | 7:15.6 | 8 |
| 7. (25.) | Per-Arne Sääv | Karl-Olof Lexe | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:39:28.7 | 17:49.4 | 6 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (18.) | Patrik Flodin | Göran Bergsten | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:28:04.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (20.) | Anders Grøndal | Veronica Engan | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:29:17.8 | 1:13.1 | 18 |
| 3. (23.) | Armindo Araújo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:33:09.6 | 5:04.9 | 15 |
| 4. (27.) | Fabio Friseiro | Jordi Barrabes Costa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:44:49.8 | 16:45.1 | 12 |
| 5. (30.) | Martin Semerád | Bohuslav Ceplecha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:49:52.5 | 21:47.8 | 10 |
| 6. (31.) | Reijo Muhonen | Lasse Miettinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:53:00.0 | 24:55.3 | 8 |
| 7. (40.) | Gianluca Linari | Paolo Gregoriani | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:11:03.3 | 42:58.6 | 6 |
| 8. (42.) | Paulo Nobre | Edu Paula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:19:52.8 | 51:48.1 | 4 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (11 Feb) | SS1 | 20:00 | Karlstad Super Special Stage 1 | 1.90 km | Dani Sordo | 1:31.4 | 74.84 km/h | Dani Sordo |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS2 | 08:18 | Likenäs 1 | 20.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:33.7 | 107.84 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS3 | 09:41 | Viggen 1 | 21.28 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:50.7 | 117.73 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS4 | 10:51 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 9:54.7 | 116.29 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS5 | 13:33 | Likenäs 2 | 20.78 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11:37.7 | 107.22 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS6 | 14:56 | Viggen 2 | 21.28 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:49.5 | 117.95 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS7 | 16:29 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 9:57.0 | 115.84 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 (12 Feb) | SS8 | 20:00 | Karlstad Super Special Stage 2 | 1.90 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:34.8 | 72.15 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS9 | 07:58 | Vargåsen 1 | 24.63 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 13:18.4 | 111.06 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS10 | 09:46 | Sågen 1 | 14.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:13.1 | 118.28 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS11 | 10:42 | Fredriksberg 1 | 18.15 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:27.4 | 104.14 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS12 | 11:58 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.87 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:05.1 | 53.81 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS13 | 13:41 | Vargåsen 2 | 24.63 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 13:06.4 | 112.75 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS14 | 15:34 | Sågen 2 | 14.23 km | Marcus Grönholm | 7:14.5 | 117.90 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS15 | 16:30 | Fredriksberg 2 | 18.15 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:44.2 | 101.43 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 (13 Feb) | SS16 | 17:46 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.87 km | Martin Prokop | 2:14.9 | 49.90 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 4 (14 Feb) | SS17 | 07:52 | Rämmen 1 | 21.87 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:11.3 | 117.28 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 4 (14 Feb) | SS18 | 08:28 | Värmullsåsen 1 | 23.41 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 13:13.2 | 106.25 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 4 (14 Feb) | SS19 | 10:51 | Lesjöfors | 10.49 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:52.9 | 107.01 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 4 (14 Feb) | SS20 | 11:23 | Rämmen 2 | 21.87 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:59.6 | 119.36 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 4 (14 Feb) | SS21 | 12:52 | Värmullsåsen 2 | 23.41 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 13:19.1 | 105.46 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |

### Standings

**Drivers' championship**

| Pos | Driver | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mikko Hirvonen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 5 | Sébastien Ogier | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 6 | Henning Solberg | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Mads Østberg | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 9 | Petter Solberg | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 10 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | Pts |

Key :

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

**Manufacturers' championship**

| Pos | Manufacturer | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 3 | Citroën Junior Team | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 4 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | Pts |

**SWRC Drivers' championship**

| Pos | Driver | SWE | MEX | JOR | NZL | POR | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 2 | Janne Tuohino | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 3 | Martin Prokop | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 4 | Patrik Sandell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 5 | Eyvind Brynildsen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 6 | Bernardo Sousa | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | Per-Arne Sääv | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | SWE | MEX | JOR | NZL | POR | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | GBR | Pts |

Key :

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

**WRC Cup for Super 2000 Teams championship**

| Pos | Team | SWE | MEX | JOR | NZL | POR | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Janpro | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 2 | Czech Ford National Team | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 3 | Red Bull Rally Team | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 4 | Rene Georges Rally Sport | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Team | SWE | MEX | JOR | NZL | POR | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | GBR | Pts |

**PWRC Drivers' championship**

| Pos | Driver | SWE | MEX | JOR | NZL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Patrik Flodin | 1 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 2 | Anders Gröndal | 2 | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 3 | Armindo Araújo | 3 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 4 | Fabio Frisiero | 4 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 5 | Martin Semerád | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 6 | Reijo Muhonen | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | Gianluca Linari | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Paulo Nobre | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Pos | Driver | SWE | MEX | JOR | NZL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | GBR | Pts |

Key :

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