Jari-Matti Latvala won his third Rally Sweden today when he led home Volkswagen team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen by 53.6sec.
Latvala took the lead yesterday in his Polo R but could only relax when Mikkelsen dropped time after sliding into a snowbank this morning. The Finn now heads the WRC standings after round two of 13.
Third was Mads Ostberg in a Citroen DS3, a further 5.9sec behind.
Ostberg claimed three bonus points by claiming fastest time through the final Power Stage. Latvala took two points and Mikko Hirvonen one.
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Cat. | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | LATVALA | M | 3:00:31.1 | ||
| 2. | 9 | MIKKELSEN | T | 3:01:24.7 | +53.6 | +53.6 |
| 3. | 4 | ØSTBERG | M | 3:01:30.6 | +5.9 | +59.5 |
| 4. | 5 | HIRVONEN | M | 3:02:58.0 | +1:27.4 | +2:26.9 |
| 5. | 11 | TANAK | 3:03:31.6 | +33.6 | +3:00.5 | |
| 6. | 1 | OGIER | M | 3:05:01.0 | +1:29.4 | +4:29.9 |
| 7. | 16 | SOLBERG | 3:05:18.6 | +17.6 | +4:47.5 | |
| 8. | 15 | TIDEMAND | 3:06:09.3 | +50.7 | +5:38.2 | |
| 9. | 17 | BREEN | 3:09:26.5 | +3:17.2 | +8:55.4 | |
| 10. | 3 | MEEKE | M | 3:11:49.1 | +2:22.6 | +11:18.0 |
| 11. | 41 | KRUUDA | WRC2 | 3:14:40.2 | +2:51.1 | +14:09.1 |
| 12. | 33 | KETOMAA | WRC2 | 3:14:42.5 | +2.3 | +14:11.4 |
| 13. | 42 | AHLIN | WRC2 | 3:15:58.3 | +1:15.8 | +15:27.2 |
| 14. | 31 | AL RAJHI | WRC2 | 3:16:57.6 | +59.3 | +16:26.5 |
| 15. | 32 | PROTASOV | WRC2 | 3:18:00.3 | +1:02.7 | +17:29.2 |
| 16. | 12 | AL QASSIMI | 3:19:21.6 | +1:21.3 | +18:50.5 | |
| 17. | 14 | SOLOWOW | 3:22:48.0 | +3:26.4 | +22:16.9 | |
| 18. | 37 | BERTELLI | WRC2 | 3:25:14.4 | +2:26.4 | +24:43.3 |
| 19. | 8 | HÄNNINEN | M | 3:27:12.1 | +1:57.7 | +26:41.0 |
| 20. | 82 | KOCI | 3:27:48.0 | +35.9 | +27:16.9 |