Rally Sweden Solberg Retains WRC2 Lead

February 17, 2024Joe Moore
RallyWRC2

The second day of Rally Sweden has come to an end. Oliver Solberg retained his lead after the second day of the event.

SS2, #42 Brattby 1

Oliver Solberg kicked off the second day with a stage win. Posting a time 2.1 seconds faster than Sami Pajari to top the stage. Georg Linnamäe finished third fastest on the stage, 4.4 seconds slower than Pajari. Emil Lindholm set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3.7 seconds slower than Linnamäe. Lauri Joona rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.8 seconds slower than Lindholm. 

SS3, Norrby 1 

Oliver Solberg also took home the stage win on the third stage of Rally Sweden. As Solberg set a time 0.8 Georg Linnamäe. Roope Korhonen finished third fastest on the stage, 0.3 seconds slower than Linnamäe. Sami Pajari posted the fourth fastest time, 3.6 seconds slower than Korhonen. Mikko Heikklä rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 1.3 seconds slower than Korhonen. 

SS4, Floda 1

Oliver Solberg claimed the stage win on the fourth stage to sweep the morning loop. Solberg posted a time 8.8 seconds faster than Sami Pajari to top the stage. Georg Linnamäe finished third fastest on the stage, 0.4 seconds slower than Pajari. Roope Korhonen set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 2.4 seconds slower than Linnamäe. Mikko Heikklä rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing one second slower than Korhonen. 

SS5, #42 Brattby 2

Georg Linnamäe took home the stage win on the fifth stage of Rally Sweden. Linnamäe set a time 2.4 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg to claim the stage victory. Mikko Heikklä finished third fastest on the stage, 0.2 seconds slower than Solberg. Lauri Joona posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 1.5 seconds slower than Heikklä. Fabrizio Zaldivar rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.5 seconds slower than Joona. 

SS6, Norrby 2

Georg Linnamäe also took the stage win on the second stage of the afternoon. Posting a time 5.2 Fabrizio Zaldivar to win his second stage of the weekend. Roope Korhonen finished with the third fastest time on the stage, 0.1 seconds slower than Zaldivar. Oliver Solberg set the fourth fastest time on the stage. 0.5 seconds slower than Korhonen. Sami Pajari and Lauri Joona tied for fifth fastest on the stage. With both drivers finishing 1.9 seconds slower than Solberg. 

SS7, Floda 2

Oliver Solberg was back to his winning ways on the penultimate stage of Rally Sweden day two. As Solberg set a time 6.1 seconds faster than Mikko Heikklä. Sami Pajari finished third fastest on the stage, 2.5 slower than Heikklä. Roope Korhonen posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 1.6 seconds slower than Heikklä. Georg Linnamäe rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 2.7 seconds slower than Korhonen. 

SS8, Umeá Sprint 2

Oliver Solberg capped off the day with a stage win. Posting a time 3.9 seconds faster than Georg Linnamäe to top the final stage of the day. Emil Lindholm finished third fastest on the stage, 0.1 seconds slower than Linnamäe. Roope Korhonen set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3.2 seconds slower than Lindholm. Hikaru Kogure rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.2 seconds slower than Korhonen. 

Overall After Rally Sweden Day Two

Oliver Solberg held onto his event lead after the first full day of stages. Solberg now holds a 29.4-second lead over Georg Linnamäe heading into the penultimate day. Sami Pajari sits third overall, 15.7 seconds behind Linnamäe. Roope Korhonen ended the day in fourth, 2.8 seconds slower than Pajari. Mikko Heikklä rounds out the top five in class at the end of the day. Sitting 10.4 seconds behind Korhonen.