2014_Rally_Sweden

2014 Rally Sweden

2014 Rally Sweden

Motor racing event


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.

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The event was won by Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala of the Volkswagen Motorsport team,[1] taking his third victory in Sweden,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "Jari-Matti Latvala clinches victory in VW one-two". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. "Latvala wins in Sweden for third time". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Breaking News: Latvala wins in Sweden". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Kruuda wins WRC2 thriller". World Rally Championship. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

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