# 2007 Swedish Rally

The 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, second round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season took place between 9 and 11 February 2007.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:08:40.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:09:34.5 | 53.8 | 8 |
| 3. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:10:22.2 | 1:41.5 | 6 |
| 4. | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:10:50.5 | 2:09.8 | 5 |
| 5. | Daniel Carlsson | Denis Giraudet | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:14:55.2 | 3:37.8 | 4 |
| 6. | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | Mitsubishi Lancer WR05 | 3:12:34.9 | 3:54.2 | 3 |
| 7. | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:13:53.2 | 5:12.5 | 2 |
| 8. | Chris Atkinson | Glenn MacNeall | Subaru Impreza WRC06 | 3:14:55.4 | 6:14.7 | 1 |
| PCWRC |||||||
| DSQ $^{[1]}$ | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:23:01.8 | 0.0 | - |
| 1. (16.) | Oscar Svedlund | Björn Nilsson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:25:29.2 | 2:27.4 | 10 |
| 2. (17.) | Anton Alén | Timo Alanne | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:26:07.8 | 3:06.0 | 8 |
| 3. (18.) | Kristian Sohlberg | Risto Pietiläinen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:27:11.9 | 4:10.1 | 6 |
| 4. (20.) | Armindo Araújo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:30:07.7 | 7:05.9 | 5 |
| 5. (22.) | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:30:34.9 | 7:33.1 | 4 |
| 6. (23.) | Toshi Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:33:29.7 | 10:27.9 | 3 |
| 7. (27.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:45:19.0 $^{[2]}$ | 22:17.2 | 2 |
| 8. (29.) | Fabio Frisiero | Simone Scattolin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:50:02.9 | 27:01.1 | 1 |
| $^$ — Juho Hänninen was disqualified after technical check - fuel tank was not homologated. | $^$ — Juho Hänninen was disqualified after technical check - fuel tank was not homologated. | $^$ — Juho Hänninen was disqualified after technical check - fuel tank was not homologated. | $^$ — Juho Hänninen was disqualified after technical check - fuel tank was not homologated. | $^{[2]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally. | $^{[2]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally. | |

## Retirements

* Jimmy Joge - gearbox problems (SS2);
* Xavier Pons - went off the road (SS5);
* Petter Solberg - retired to preserve the car (SS12);
* Aleksandr Dorosinski - engine problems (SS15);
* Matthew Wilson - engine problems (SS16/17);
* Jari-Matti Latvala - gearbox problems (SS16/17);
* Mark Higgins - went off the road (SS18);
* Martin Prokop - technical problems after tire puncture (SS19);
* Juan Pablo Raies - excluded (after the event);
* Juho Hänninen - excluded (after the event);

## Special Stages

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS1 | 08:03 | Karlstad Super Speci | 1.89 km | T. Gardemeister | 1:31.9 | 74.04 km/h | T. Gardemeister |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS2 | 08:43 | Likenas 1 | 21.78 km | P. Solberg | 12:40.6 | 103.09 km/h | P. Solberg |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS3 | 10:06 | Hara 1 | 11.31 km | G. Galli | 6:22.6 | 106.42 km/h | P. Solberg |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS4 | 10:44 | Torntorp 1 | 19.20 km | S. Loeb | 9:56.8 | 115.82 km/h | P. Solberg |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS5 | 13:27 | Likenas 2 | 21.78 km | M. Grönholm | 12:21.5 | 105.74 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS6 | 14:49 | Hara 2 | 11.31 km | M. Grönholm | 6:10.1 | 110.01 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS7 | 15:28 | Vargasen 1 | 24.62 km | S. Loeb | 13:57.7 | 105.8 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (8 Feb - 9 Feb) | SS8 | 16:46 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.87 km | M. Grönholm | 2:00.0 | 56.1 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS9 | 08:03 | Lesjofors | 10.48 km | S. Loeb | 5:45.1 | 109.32 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS10 | 08:43 | Liljendal | 34.54 km | M. Grönholm | 17:50.3 | 116.18 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS11 | 11:13 | Torntorp 2 | 19.20 km | M. Grönholm | 9:35.0 | 120.21 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS12 | 11:45 | Vargasen 2 | 24.62 km | M. Grönholm | 13:17.9 | 111.08 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS13 | 14:28 | Fredriksberg | 24.75 km | M. Grönholm | 13:54.4 | 106.78 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS14 | 15:33 | Lejen | 26.46 km | M. Grönholm | 14:41.8 | 108.02 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 2 (10 Feb) | SS15 | 16:51 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.87 km | M. Østberg | 1:59.3 | 56.43 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (11 Feb) | SS16 | 08:18 | Bačka 1 | 30.95 km | C. Atkinson | 16:31.6 | 112.36 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (11 Feb) | SS17 | 09:15 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km | H. Solberg | 5:42.2 | 118.35 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (11 Feb) | SS18 | 10:54 | Bačka 2 | 30.95 km | M. Grönholm | 16:30.0 | 112.55 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (11 Feb) | SS19 | 11:57 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km | M. Grönholm | 5:44.1 | 117.7 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (11 Feb) | SS20 | 14:00 | Karlstad Super Speci | 1.89 km | M. Grönholm | 1:40.7 | 67.57 km/h | M. Grönholm |

## Championship standings after the event
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 2 | Marcus Grönholm | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 5 | Chris Atkinson | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 6 | Henning Solberg | 14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 6 | Toni Gardemeister | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 8 | Daniel Carlsson | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 9 | Petter Solberg | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 10 | Manfred Stohl | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Jan Kopecký | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 4 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |