64. Rally Sweden 2016
12. 2. – 14. 2. 2016, Karlstad • snow - ice 331.21 km - (cancelled 104.73 km) • total distance including road sections - 1592.74 km • Other years
8 stages cancelled before the start of the race, due to lack of snow. SS20 cancelled during event.
#9
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport II
RC1
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC1
4. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS2 Torsby 1 (16.48 km) | 8:53.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
111.2 km/h 0.02 s/km |
8:53.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "The base is hard, it felt like the tyres were going off a bit at the end. A decent start." | ||||||
| SS3 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 9:38.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
114.9 km/h 0.36 s/km |
18:32.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "That happened on the previous stage, nothing to worry about. This stage was alright. I'm happy enough with it. A beautiful stage and a lot of Norwegian flags about." | ||||||
| SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.23 km) | 13:05.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
111.1 km/h 0.71 s/km |
31:37.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We went off after the deep water, maybe 7km before the finish. We didn't see it on the recce and then, wow!" | ||||||
| SS5 Kirkenær 1 (7.07 km) | cancelled | |||||
| "I lost the rear a bit and hit a tree stump, it spun the car around and I stalled. I lost a lot of time. I think my chance for first place is gone. It's all about second place now." | ||||||
| SS6 Kirkenær 2 (7.07 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.23 km) | 13:11.8 | 10.
9. class RC1 10. WRC |
110.2 km/h 1.14 s/km |
44:49.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I lost the rear a bit and hit a tree stump, it spun the car around and I stalled. I lost a lot of time. I think my chance for first place is gone. It's all about second place now." | ||||||
| SS8 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) | 10:00.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
110.8 km/h 0.40 s/km |
54:49.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "There's more snow about now. It's making things much more slippery." | ||||||
| SS9 Torsby 2 (16.48 km) | 9:03.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
109.2 km/h 0.41 s/km |
1:03:52.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "A bit too careful in here. But a few mistakes too. It's difficult with the weather and the guys coming from behind too." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Fredriksberg 1 (18.19 km) | 9:47.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
111.5 km/h 0.21 s/km |
1:13:39.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I tried to follow Seb's lines and I can tell you he's in every ditch, hitting stones, taking big risks. He's pushing the boundaries!" | ||||||
| SS11 Rämmen 1 (22.76 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS12 Vargåsen 1 (24.70 km) | 13:26.7 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
110.2 km/h 1.21 s/km |
1:27:06.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The road is cleaning a lot. Anders got something in his eye at the start but he managed to read the notes okay!" | ||||||
| SS13 Fredriksberg 2 (18.19 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS14 Rämmen 2 (22.76 km) | 11:33.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
118.2 km/h 1.33 s/km |
1:38:40.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "A pace note was too positive, not 100 per cent accurate. We slid off and had to turn around. We lost a lot of time. That's it. If I had any chance to fight for third I had to do it here." | ||||||
| SS15 Hagfors Sprint (1.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS16 Vargåsen 2 (24.70 km) | 12:52.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
115.0 km/h 0.17 s/km |
1:51:32.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "This stage was clean. I took it a bit steady after my moment on the previous one." | ||||||
| SS17 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:39.2 | 16.
9. class RC1 16. WRC |
69.0 km/h 2.26 s/km |
1:53:12.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Lesjöfors 1 (15.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS19 Värmullsåsen 1 (15.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS20 Lesjöfors 2 (15.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS21 Värmullsåsen 2[Power Stage] (15.87 km) | 7:46.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
122.6 km/h 0.21 s/km |
2:00:58.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I did one mistake in there so not good enough for the win." | ||||||
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