2024 Rally Sweden
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. 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. 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).
| 2024 Rally Sweden Swedish Rally 2024 | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Rally Sweden is the only snow event on the World Rally Championship calendar. | |||
| 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) | ||
| 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 WRT 2:33:04.9 | ||
| 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 WRT 28:19.5 | ||
| 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 WRT 2:38:09.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall 2:49:33.8 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall 2:49:33.8 | ||
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. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. William Creighton and Liam Regan were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.
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. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category. Mille Johansson and Johan Grönvall won the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as the junior class.