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1973 Swedish Rally
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1973 Swedish Rally |
| native_name | 24th International Swedish Rally |
| country | |
| round | 2 |
| previous_round | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| next_round | 1973 Rallye de Portugal |
| rallybase | Karlstad, Sweden |
| startdate | February 15, 1973 |
| enddate | February 18, 1973 |
| stages | 36 |
| stagekm | 760 |
| overallkm | 1800 |
| surface | Snow & ice |
| championship | 1973 World Rally Championship season |
| driver1 | Sweden Stig Blomqvist |
| Sweden Rolf Carlsson | |
| team1 | Sweden Saab |
| car1 | Saab 96 V4 |
| teamsstart | 73 |
| teamsfinish | 42 |
Sweden Rolf Carlsson
The 1973 Swedish Rally (formally the 24th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-February around Karlstad, Sweden, the rally was the only snow and ice rally of the WRC calendar, a distinction it would keep as it remained a fixture of the WRC through the years. Only in 2007 would it finally be joined on the schedule by a second snow rally in Norway.
Report
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. After the Alpine A110s dominated the earlier Monte Carlo Rally, Sweden was instead taken by Swedish drivers Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund, both driving Swedish-built Saab 96 V4 cars. While Jean-Luc Thérier did get an Alpine onto the podium in third place, it was the only such car to finish and he was one of only two drivers not of Scandinavian nationality to complete the race.
Results
| Finish | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| time | Group | Car # | Driver | Car | Mfr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| points | Overall | In | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| group | 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | ||||||||
| 1 | 9 h : 18 m : 31 s | 1/2 | 1 | Sweden Stig Blomqvist | Saab 96 V4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 h : 20 m : 53 s | 1/2 | 7 | Sweden Per Eklund | Saab 96 V4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9 h : 34 m : 12 s | 4 | 11 | France Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 h : 37 m : 14 s | 4 | 3 | Sweden Harry Källstrom | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 h : 40 m : 41 s | 4 | 2 | Sweden Håkan Lindberg | Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 h : 57 m : 28 s | 1/2 | 4 | Sweden Björn Waldegård | Volkswagen 1303S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 h : 0 m : 58 s | 1/2 | 10 | Sweden Bror Danielsson | BMW 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 h : 35 m : 41 s | 1/2 | 18 | Norway John Haugland | Škoda 110L | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 h : 36 m : 42 s | 1/2 | 9 | Sweden Per-Inge Walfridsson | Volvo 142 S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 h : 37 m : 22 s | 1/2 | 14 | Finland Fredrik Donner | Opel Ascona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 10 h : 38 m : 7 s | 1/2 | 33 | Sweden Stig Abrahamsson | Saab 96 V4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 h : 39 m : 23 s | 1/2 | 28 | Sweden Kjell Ivarsson | Saab 96 V4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 h : 41 m : 31 s | 1/2 | 13 | Sweden Per Tjerneld | Opel Ascona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 10 h : 44 m : 30 s | 1/2 | 8 | France Jean-Pierre Nicolas | Renault 12 Gordini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 10 h : 49 m : 25 s | 1/2 | 52 | Sweden Sören Bergstedt | Renault 12 Gordini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 10 h : 50 m : 3 s | 1/2 | 64 | Norway Per Engseth | Volkswagen 1303S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 11 h : 2 m : 52 s | 1/2 | 17 | Finland Hans Sevelius | Alfa Romeo Giulia S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 h : 6 m : 50 s | 1/2 | 47 | Norway Jan Carlsson | Volvo 142 S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 11 h : 8 m : 21 s | 1/2 | 16 | Norway Egil Stenshagen | Datsun Cherry E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 11 h : 12 m : 34 s | 1/2 | 20 | Norway Ole Edvin Granberg | BMW 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 11 h : 16 m : 9 s | 1/2 | 38 | Norway Erik Aaby | Opel Ascona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 11 h : 19 m : 32 s | 1/2 | 45 | Norway Bjørn Flygind | Opel Ascona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 11 h : 30 m : 56 s | 1/2 | 57 | Sweden Freddy Kottulinsky | Toyota Corolla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 11 h : 38 m : 33 s | 1/2 | 51 | Sweden Mats Andersson | Saab 96 V4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 11 h : 41 m : 59 s | 1/2 | 25 | Sweden Johnny Lindersson | Volvo 142 S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Sweden Ove Andersson | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/2 | 12 | Sweden Lars Nyström | Volkswagen 1303S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/2 | 18 | Sweden Roger Johansson | Saab 96 V4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/2 | 21 | France Bernard Darniche | Renault 12 Gordini |
Source: Independent WRC archive
Championship standings after the event
| After round 2 | Team | Season end | Position | Points | Position | Points | 1 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Alpine Renault | 1 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Saab | 5 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Lancia | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Fiat | 2 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ford | 3 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Volkswagen | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany BMW | 8 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia Škoda | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Datsun | 6 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Volvo | 4 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Opel | 11 | 25 |
References
References
- "Swedish Rally". Independent WRC archive.
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