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.
#2
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport
RC1
Final results
26. overall
13. class RC1
26. 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) | 9:16.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
106.7 km/h 1.40 s/km |
9:16.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "We have a problem. The driveshaft broke 2km before the end. I don't know what spares we have in the car." | ||||||
| SS3 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 11:25.1 | 33.
16. class RC1 33. WRC |
97.1 km/h 6.11 s/km |
20:41.2 | 29.
16. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| "Not easy. Even in the fast stuff I feel the diff is slipping all the time. I do what I can. It happened after a jump before a corner. I have no idea why. A mechanical problem I think. Just one of those things." | ||||||
| SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.23 km) | 14:35.4 | 32.
16. class RC1 32. WRC |
99.6 km/h 4.44 s/km |
35:16.6 | 30.
16. class RC1 30. WRC |
|
| SS5 Kirkenær 1 (7.07 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Kirkenær 2 (7.07 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.23 km) | 14:25.4 | 30.
14. class RC1 30. WRC |
100.8 km/h 4.18 s/km |
49:42.0 | 30.
15. class RC1 30. WRC |
|
| SS8 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) | 10:56.8 | 28.
14. class RC1 28. WRC |
101.2 km/h 3.47 s/km |
1:00:38.8 | 29.
14. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| "Better than the morning. I'm able to drive the car better now I'm used to the feeling. I just need to get this rally through. Manufacturer points are the most important thing." | ||||||
| SS9 Torsby 2 (16.48 km) |
18:56.6 [N] |
47.
17. class RC1 47. WRC |
52.2 km/h 36.41 s/km |
1:19:35.4 [SR] |
37.
17. class RC1 37. WRC |
|
| Stopped, broken suspension. | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Fredriksberg 1 (18.19 km) | 10:50.6 | 25.
13. class RC1 25. WRC |
100.7 km/h 3.69 s/km |
1:30:26.0 [SR] |
32.
15. class RC1 32. WRC |
|
| front left puncture | ||||||
| "The stage was very rough. I thought I had marked the stones well but his happened on the inside of the a long left-hander. I knew there were stones at the end, this was earlier on." | ||||||
| SS11 Rämmen 1 (22.76 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS12 Vargåsen 1 (24.70 km) | 12:56.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
114.5 km/h |
1:43:22.7 [SR] |
29.
15. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| "I can tell that all the pressure accumulated since the beginning of the season just went out with this stage win!" | ||||||
| SS13 Fredriksberg 2 (18.19 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS14 Rämmen 2 (22.76 km) | 11:03.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
123.5 km/h |
1:54:25.9 [SR] |
28.
14. class RC1 28. WRC |
|
| "A good time, the fastest Rämmen I have ever done. It must be nearly a 130kph average. The car feels great. The set-up we did in the test was absolutely right." | ||||||
| SS15 Hagfors Sprint (1.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS16 Vargåsen 2 (24.70 km) | 12:49.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
115.5 km/h 0.04 s/km |
2:07:15.7 [SR] |
26.
13. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| SS17 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:34.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
72.1 km/h |
2:08:50.6 [SR] |
26.
13. class RC1 26. 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) | 7:54.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
120.3 km/h 0.76 s/km |
2:16:45.4 [SR] |
26.
13. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| "It was a good stage for me but I think the road will get faster. There is loose gravel in places and the ruts will clean. I don't think my time is enough to win but two or three points would be nice." | ||||||
