# 2005 Swedish Rally

The 2005 Swedish Rally (formally the 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 11 February and 13 February 2005, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship.

## Background
### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 4 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Denis Giraudet | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 11 | Mattias Ekström | Stefan Bergman | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 14 | Antony Warmbold | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 15 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 16 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 17 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 18 | Kristian Sohlberg | Kaj Lindström | Kristian Sohlberg | Ford Focus WRC '02 | M |
| 19 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 21 | Tobias Johansson | Ola Fløene | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 23 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 24 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Jari-Matti Latvala | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 25 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | Gunnar Barth | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | C |
| 26 | Thomas Schie | Göran Bergsten | Thomas Schie | Ford Focus WRC '02 | — |
| 27 | Rune Dalsjø | Kjell Pettersen | Rune Dalsjø | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 74 | George Tracey | Maria Andersson | George Tracey | Peugeot 206 WRC | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | P |
| 32 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | Xevi Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | M |
| 34 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Y |
| 37 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | P |
| 38 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | P |
| 39 | Joakim Roman | Bosse Holmstrand | Joakim Roman | Subaru Impreza STI N10 | M |
| 43 | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Angelo Medeghini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | P |
| 45 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 106.48 km |||||
| 11 February | 09:00 | SS1 | Likenäs 1 | 21.78 km |
| 11 February | 10:23 | SS2 | Hara 1 | 11.32 km |
| 11 February | 11:05 | SS3 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km |
| 11 February | 13:46 | SS4 | Likenäs 2 | 21.78 km |
| 11 February | 15:09 | SS5 | Hara 2 | 11.32 km |
| 11 February | 15:51 | SS6 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km |
| 11 February | 17:10 | SS7 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km |
| 2. leg — 139.53 km |||||
| 12 February | 07:59 | SS8 | Sundsjön 1 | 20.78 km |
| 12 February | 08:48 | SS9 | Vargåsen 1 | 24.79 km |
| 12 February | 11:23 | SS10 | Fredriksberg | 20.13 km |
| 12 February | 12:12 | SS11 | Lejen | 26.40 km |
| 12 February | 15:00 | SS12 | Sundsjön 2 | 20.78 km |
| 12 February | 15:49 | SS13 | Vargåsen 2 | 24.79 km |
| 12 February | 17:13 | SS14 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km |
| 3. leg — 89.54 km |||||
| 13 February | 08:08 | SS15 | Lesjöfors 1 | 10.17 km |
| 13 February | 08:41 | SS16 | Rämmen 1 | 23.35 km |
| 13 February | 09:30 | SS17 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km |
| 13 February | 11:43 | SS18 | Lesjöfors 2 | 10.17 km |
| 13 February | 12:16 | SS19 | Rämmen 2 | 23.35 km |
| 13 February | 13:05 | SS20 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:00:52.1 | | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:03:03.2 | +2:11.1 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:04:06.8 | +3:14.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:04:18.5 | +3:26.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:04:21.9 | +3:29.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 19 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:04:34.6 | +3:42.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:04:56.1 | +4:04.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:05:31.7 | +4:39.6 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:00:52.1 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:03:03.2 | +2:11.1 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:04:06.8 | +3:14.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:04:18.5 | +3:26.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:04:21.9 | +3:29.8 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:04:56.1 | +4:04.0 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 11 | Mattias Ekström | Stefan Bergman | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:07:56.3 | +7:04.2 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:08:11.7 | +7:19.6 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Denis Giraudet | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:08:53.1 | +8:01.0 | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS1 | Likenäs 1 | 21.78 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 12:16.3 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS2 | Hara 1 | 11.32 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 6:03.1 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS3 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:45.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS4 | Likenäs 2 | 21.78 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:06.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS5 | Hara 2 | 11.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:55.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS6 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 9:47.6 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS7 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:05.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS8 | Sundsjön 1 | 20.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:55.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS9 | Vargåsen 1 | 24.79 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:45.2 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS10 | Fredriksberg | 20.13 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:26.3 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS11 | Lejen | 26.40 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 13:25.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS12 | Sundsjön 2 | 20.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:37.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS13 | Vargåsen 2 | 24.79 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:36.0 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS14 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 2:01.9 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS15 | Lesjöfors 1 | 10.17 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 5:32.2 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS16 | Rämmen 1 | 23.35 km | Markko Märtin | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:58.0 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS17 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km | Markko Märtin | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:35.5 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS18 | Lesjöfors 2 | 10.17 km | Daniel Carlsson | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:31.8 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS19 | Rämmen 2 | 23.35 km | Daniel Carlsson | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:44.1 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS20 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km | Harri Rovanperä | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 5:34.9 | Petter Solberg |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Toni Gardemeister | 14 | 1 | Jakke Honkanen | 14 | 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Markko Märtin | 13 | 2 | Michael Park | 13 | 2 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 10 | 2 | Daniel Elena | 10 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 17 |
| 4 | | Petter Solberg | 10 | | Phil Mills | 10 | 3 | Citroën Total WRT | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | Harri Rovanperä | 7 | 2 | Risto Pietiläinen | 7 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 10 |

### Production World Rally Championship
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 17 | 1 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 3:15:51.9 | | 10 |
| 31 | 2 | 43 | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Angelo Medeghini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:33:40.9 | +17:49.0 | 8 |
| 32 | 3 | 38 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 3:34:05.6 | +18:13.7 | 6 |
| 38 | 4 | 32 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:46:50.2 | +30:58.3 | 5 |
| 43 | 5 | 34 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:54:47.0 | +38:55.1 | 4 |
| 46 | 6 | 45 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:16:24.1 | +1:00:32.2 | 3 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 37 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 39 | Joakim Roman | Bosse Holmstrand | Joakim Roman | Subaru Impreza STI N10 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS1 | Likenäs 1 | 21.78 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 13:16.6 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS2 | Hara 1 | 11.32 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:33.9 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS3 | Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 10:35.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS4 | Likenäs 2 | 21.78 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 13:10.6 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS5 | Hara 2 | 11.32 km | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:29.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS6 | Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 10:34.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (11 Feb) | SS7 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 2:12.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS8 | Sundsjön 1 | 20.78 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 11:56.9 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS9 | Vargåsen 1 | 24.79 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 14:55.1 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS10 | Fredriksberg | 20.13 km | Aki Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza STI | 12:20.1 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS11 | Lejen | 26.40 km | Aki Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza STI | 14:44.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS12 | Sundsjön 2 | 20.78 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 11:43.6 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS13 | Vargåsen 2 | 24.79 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 14:47.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (12 Feb) | SS14 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km | Xavier Pons Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 2:08.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS15 | Lesjöfors 1 | 10.17 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:07.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS16 | Rämmen 1 | 23.35 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 12:54.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS17 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:08.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS18 | Lesjöfors 2 | 10.17 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:05.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS19 | Rämmen 2 | 23.35 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 12:47.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (13 Feb) | SS20 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:09.1 | Toshihiro Arai |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Toshihiro Arai | 10 |
| 2 | | Angelo Medeghini | 8 |
| 3 | | Fabio Frisiero | 6 |
| 4 | | Xavier Pons | 5 |
| 5 | | Fumio Nutahara | 4 |