The Rally of Sweden ended with the statement of Kalle Rovanperäin his second career success in this country after his previous victory in 2017. The Finn, together with his co-driver Jonne Halttunencompleted three days of tests on ice and snow with very few errors, which earned him not only the top step of the podium in Umeå, but also and above all the momentary leadership of the world championship standings. The pilot of the Toyotain fact, he took advantage in the best way of the announced absence of Sebastien Loeb, winner of the first stage of the season in Monte Carlo, jumping to the top of the ranking 14 points ahead of Thierry Neuville, who finished 2nd in the Swedish stage.
Waiting for the next round, scheduled in Croatia in just under two months – from 21 to 24 April – the WRC world championship crowns Rovanperä with the title of man to beat in view of the next rounds, with the Finn who has not, however, celebrated success in all happiness. The Toyota driver, in fact, wanted to dedicate his own on Twitter support for the Ukrainian peoplebattered by the invasion of the Russian military in its territory: “We are winners of the Swedish Rally – he wrote – but I don’t feel like celebrating too much. It has been a really difficult weekend for the people in Ukraine, and I wish them hope and courage. That’s all I want right now ”. Following, the world championship standings at the end of the Umeå stage
Drivers’ world rankings after the Rally of Sweden
POSITION | PILOT | TEAM | POINTS |
1 | K. ROVANPERÄ | Toyota | 46 |
2 | T. NEUVILLE | Hyundai | 32 |
3 | S. LOEB | Ford | 27 |
4 | G. GREENSMITH | Ford | 20 |
5 | S. OGIER | Toyota | 19 |
6 | T. KATSUTA | Toyota | 18 |
7 | C. BREEN | Ford | 16 |
8 | E. LAPPI | Toyota | 15 |
9 | A. MIKKELSEN | Skoda (WRC2) | 12 |
10 | O. SOLDBERG | Hyundai | 8 |
11 | O. TÄNAK | Hyundai | 5 |
12 | O. VEIBY | Volkswagen (WRC2) | 4 |
13 | E. EVANS | Toyota | 4 |
14 | E. CAIS | Ford (WRC2) | 2 |
15 | J. HUTTUNEN | Ford (WRC2) | 2 |
16 | N. GRYAZIN | Skoda (WRC2) | 1 |
17 | E. KAUR | Volkswagen (WRC2) | 1 |
Team rankings
POSITION | TEAM | POINTS |
1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 83 |
2 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 59 |
3 | Hyundai Shell Mobis | 47 |
4 | Toyota Gazoo Racing NG | 22 |
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