# 2014 Rally Sweden

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

## Entry list

Notable entrants :
| No. | Entrant | Class | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Tyre |
| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 3 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 4 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 5 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 6 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 7 | Hyundai Motorsport | WRC | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 8 | Hyundai Motorsport | WRC | Juho Hänninen | Tomi Tuominen | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 9 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | WRC | Andreas Mikkelsen | Mikko Markkula | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 10 | RK M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Robert Kubica | Maciej Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 11 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 12 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Khalid Al-Qassimi | Chris Patterson | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 14 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Michał Sołowow | Maciej Baran | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 15 | Pontus Tidemand | WRC | Pontus Tidemand | Ola Floene | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 16 | Henning Solberg | WRC | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | P |
| 17 | Craig Breen | WRC | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | WRC | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 31 | Yazeed Racing | WRC-2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | M |
| 32 | Yuriy Protasov | WRC-2 | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Ford Fiesta R5 | M |
| 33 | Drive DMACK | WRC-2 | Jari Ketomaa | Kaj Lindström | Ford Fiesta R5 | D |
| 34 | Anders Grøndal | WRC-2 | Anders Grøndal | Roger Eilertsen | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | P |
| 37 | FWRT s.r.l. | WRC-2 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitia Dotta | Ford Fiesta R5 | P |
| 40 | Eurolamp World Rally Team | WRC-2 | Valeriy Gorban | Volodymyr Korsia | MINI John Cooper Works S2000 | P |
| 41 | Karl Kruuda | WRC-2 | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Ford Fiesta S2000 | M |
| 42 | Fredrik Åhlin | WRC-2 | Fredrik Åhlin | Moreten Erik Abrahamsen | Ford Fiesta R5 | D |
| 43 | Jourdan Serderidis | WRC-2 | Jourdan Serderidis | Morgane Rose | Ford Fiesta R5 | P |
| 45 | Gianluca Linari | WRC-2 | Gianluca Linari | Nicola Arena | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | P |
| 72 | Kristian Sohlberg | | Kristian Sohlberg | Peter Flythström | Ford Fiesta R5 | D |
| 73 | Maximilian Koch | | Maximilian Koch | Stefan Weigel | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | M |
| 74 | Robert Blomberg | | Robert Blomberg | Kristoffer Karlsson | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | P |
| 75 | Joakim Roman | | Joakim Roman | Marcus Sundh | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | D |
| 76 | Mattias Adielsson | | Mattias Adielsson | Patrik Barth | Peugeot 208 R2 | M |
| 77 | Fabio Frisiero | | Fabio Frisiero | Simone Scattolin | Peugeot 207 S2000 | P |
| 78 | Eamonn Boland | | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | M |
| 79 | Joan Font Guixaro | | Joan Font Guixaro | Alex Haro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | P |
| 81 | Hubert Ptaszek | | Hubert Ptaszek | Kamil Kozdron | Ford Fiesta R2 | M |
| 82 | Martin Koči | | Martin Koči | Lukáš Kostka | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 83 | Szymon Gospodarczyk | | Łukasz Kabacinski | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Renault Clio R3 | M |
| 84 | Borys Gandzha | | Borys Gandzha | Sergiy Potiyko | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | P |
| Icon | Class |
| WRC | WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC | Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC-2 | Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship |
| WRC-3 | Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship |

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall classification ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:00:31.1 | 0.00 | 27 |
| 2 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Mikko Markkula | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:01:24.7 | +53.6 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:01:30.6 | +59.5 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:02:58.0 | +2:26.9 | 13 |
| 5 | 11 | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:03:31.6 | +3:00.5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:05:01.0 | +4:29.9 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Henning Solberg | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:05:18.6 | +4:47.5 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | Pontus Tidemand | Ola Fløene | Pontus Tidemand | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:06:09.3 | +5:38.2 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Craig Breen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:09:26.5 | +8:55.4 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:11:49.1 | +11:18.0 | 1 |
| WRC-2 standings ||||||||||
| 1 (11.) | 41 | Karl Kruuda | Raigo Mõlder | Karl Kruuda | Ford Fiesta S2000 | WRC-2 | 3:14:40.2 | +14:09.1 | 25 |
| 2 (12.) | 33 | Jari Ketomaa | Kaj Lindström | Drive DMACK | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:14:42.5 | +14:11.4 | 18 |
| 3 (13.) | 42 | Fredrik Åhlin | Morten Erik Abrahamsen | Fredrik Åhlin | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:15:58.3 | +15:27.2 | 15 |
| 4 (14.) | 31 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:16:57.6 | +16:26.5 | 12 |
| 5 (15.) | 32 | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Yuriy Protasov | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:18:00.3 | +17:29.2 | 10 |
| 6 (18.) | 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitia Dotta | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:25:14.4 | +24:43.3 | 8 |
| 7 (15.) | 40 | Valeriy Gorban | Volodymyr Korsia | Eurolamp World Rally Team | MINI John Cooper Works S2000 | WRC-2 | 3:28:49.2 | +28:18.1 | 6 |
| 8 (26.) | 45 | Gianluca Linari | Nicola Arena | Gianluca Linari | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WRC-2 | 3:40:43.1 | +40:12.0 | 4 |

## Championship standings after the race
### WRC

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 40 |
| 2 | Sebastien Ogier | 35 |
| 3 | Mads Østberg | 30 |
| 4 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 24 |
| 5 | Bryan Bouffier | 18 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 72 |
| 2 | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 56 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | 26 |
| 4 | M-Sport World Rally Team | 22 |
| 5 | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | 8 |

### Other

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Yuriy Protasov | 35 |
| 2 | Lorenzo Bertelli | 26 |
| 3 | Karl Kruuda | 25 |
| 4 | Jari Ketomaa | 18 |
| 5 | Robert Barrable | 15 |
| 5 | Fredrik Åhlin | 15 |
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Quentin Gilbert | 25 |