1973 Swedish Rally

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.

1973 Swedish Rally
24th International Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
 Previous eventNext event 
Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad, Sweden
Dates runFebruary 15, 1973 February 18, 1973
Stages36 (760 km; 470 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow & ice
Overall distance1,800 km (1,100 miles)
Results
Overall winnerSweden Stig Blomqvist
Sweden Rolf Carlsson
Sweden Saab
Saab 96 V4
Crews73 at start, 42 at finish

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

1973 Swedish Rally results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 19 h : 18 m : 31 s1/21 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Saab 96 V4 20
2 29 h : 20 m : 53 s1/27 Sweden Per Eklund Saab 96 V4
3 19 h : 34 m : 12 s411 France Jean-Luc Thérier Alpine-Renault A110 1800 12
4 29 h : 37 m : 14 s43 Sweden Harry Källstrom Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 10
5 39 h : 40 m : 41 s42 Sweden Håkan Lindberg Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 8
6 39 h : 57 m : 28 s1/24 Sweden Björn Waldegård Volkswagen 1303S 6
7 410 h : 0 m : 58 s1/210 Sweden Bror Danielsson BMW 2002 4
8 510 h : 35 m : 41 s1/218 Norway John Haugland Škoda 110L 3
9 610 h : 36 m : 42 s1/29 Sweden Per-Inge Walfridsson Volvo 142 S 2
10 710 h : 37 m : 22 s1/214 Finland Fredrik Donner Opel Ascona 1
11 810 h : 38 m : 7 s1/233 Sweden Stig Abrahamsson Saab 96 V4
12 910 h : 39 m : 23 s1/228 Sweden Kjell Ivarsson Saab 96 V4
13 1010 h : 41 m : 31 s1/213 Sweden Per Tjerneld Opel Ascona
14 1110 h : 44 m : 30 s1/28 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas Renault 12 Gordini
15 1210 h : 49 m : 25 s1/252 Sweden Sören Bergstedt Renault 12 Gordini
16 1310 h : 50 m : 3 s1/264 Norway Per Engseth Volkswagen 1303S
17 1411 h : 2 m : 52 s1/217 Finland Hans Sevelius Alfa Romeo Giulia S
18 1511 h : 6 m : 50 s1/247 Norway Jan Carlsson Volvo 142 S
19 1611 h : 8 m : 21 s1/216 Norway Egil Stenshagen Datsun Cherry E
20 1711 h : 12 m : 34 s1/220 Norway Ole Edvin Granberg BMW 2002
21 1811 h : 16 m : 9 s1/238 Norway Erik Aaby Opel Ascona
22 1911 h : 19 m : 32 s1/245 Norway Bjørn Flygind Opel Ascona
23 2011 h : 30 m : 56 s1/257 Sweden Freddy Kottulinsky Toyota Corolla
24 2111 h : 38 m : 33 s1/251 Sweden Mats Andersson Saab 96 V4
25 2211 h : 41 m : 59 s1/225 Sweden Johnny Lindersson Volvo 142 S
Retired 46 Sweden Ove Andersson Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired 1/212 Sweden Lars Nyström Volkswagen 1303S
Retired 1/218 Sweden Roger Johansson Saab 96 V4
Retired 1/221 France Bernard Darniche Renault 12 Gordini

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 2
After round 2 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 32 France Alpine Renault 1147
2 20 Sweden Saab 542
3 13 Italy Lancia 1317
2 12 Italy Fiat 284
6 10 United States Ford 376
7 6 Germany Volkswagen 1515
8 4 Germany BMW 828
9 3 Czechoslovakia Škoda 183
10 2 Japan Datsun 634
11 2 Sweden Volvo 444
12 1 Germany Opel 1125

References

  1. "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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