The organizers of Rally Sweden announced the route of their event which will be held on February 12-15.
The recce will last two days starting on Tuesday 10 February and ending on Wednesday 11 February. The Shakedown session will be held in Umea on Thursday 12 February where the crews will make their final adjustments to their car set-up. The fans will have the chance to get autographs and to watch the crews live at Red Barn Arena before the start of Stage 1 which will take place in Umea and is a 10-kilometer stage.
The real action starts on Friday with seven stages and 134,5 competitive kilometers. Each loop contains the passes from “Bygdsiljum”, “Andersvannet” and “Back”. The opening stage of both loops is “Bygdsiljum” which is the longest stage of the rally with 27,41Km. The following stage is “Andersvattnet” which will be followed by “Back”. The afternoon loop will conclude with “Umea Sprint” at 19:05 local time.
Saturday also includes seven stages, but the competitive kilometers reach the 104,32. The crews firstly will pass from “Vannas” before heading to “Sarsjoliden”. The third stage of both loops is “Kolksele” which is the longest stage of the day with 16,74Km. Once again, the crews will end their day with the second pass from “Umea Sprint”.
The final day of the rally starts with two passes from “Vastervik” which is a 25-kilometer stage. The second pass from “Umea” will host the Powerstage and will define which crews will score the maximum points on SuperSunday and Powerstage.
In total, Rally Sweden of 2026 includes 18 stages and 300,1 competitive kilometers.
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