2022 Rally Sweden
The 2022 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 24 and 27 February 2022. It marked the 69th running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Umeå, in Västerbotten County. The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of 303.74 km (188.74 mi), but was shortened to 264.81 km (164.55 mi) prior to the start of the event due to unexpected reindeer movements in the Örträsk area.
| 2022 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 2 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
| |||
Rally Sweden is the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar. | |||
| Host country | Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Umeå, Västerbotten County | ||
| Dates run | 24 – 27 February 2022 | ||
| Start location | Kroksjö, Umeå Municipality | ||
| Finish location | Sarsjöliden, Vindeln Municipality | ||
| Stages | 17 (264.81 km; 164.55 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Transport distance | 958.41 km (595.53 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,223.22 km (760.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 50 | ||
| Crews | 45 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS9 and SS13 cancelled due to reindeer movements. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:10:44.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:29.8 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 2:17:56.0 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona 2:24:33.8 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong 2:24:31.1 | ||
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, while Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took their third WRC victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title. Andreas Mikkelsen was the winner in the WRC-2 category and Eriksen successfully defended his title. The Finnish crew of Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the WRC-3 category, while Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy won the junior class.