2014 Rally Sweden
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 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
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Jari-Matti Latvala during Podium | |||
| Host country | Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Karlstad | ||
| Dates run | 5 – 8 February 2014 | ||
| Stages | 24 (323.54 km; 201.04 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow and ice | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 39 at start, 30 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport | ||
The event was won by Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala of the Volkswagen Motorsport team, taking his third victory in Sweden, 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. 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.