Rally Sweden Solberg Takes WRC2 Win

February 18, 2024Joe Moore
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The fourth and final day of Rally Sweden has come to an end. Oliver Solberg held on to claim the WRC2 class victory. 

SS16, Västervik 1

Oliver Solberg kicked off the final day with a stage win. As Solberg set a time 3.9 seconds faster than Roope Korhonen to top the stage. Sami Pajari finished third fastest on the stage, 0.1 seconds slower than Korhonen. Georg Linnamäe posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3.8 seconds slower than Pajari. Emil Lindholm rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 1.4 seconds slower than Linnamäe. 

SS17, Västervik 2

Sami Pajari took home the stage win on the penultimate stage of Rally Sweden. As Pajari posted a time 0.3 seconds faster than Emil Lindholm. Georg Linnamäe finished third fastest on the stage, 0.5 seconds slower than Lindholm. Mikko Heikklä set the fourth fastest time on the stage, one second slower than Linnamäe. Oliver Solberg rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 3.6 seconds slower than Heikklä. 

SS18, Umeá 2

Oliver Solberg capped off his home event with a stage win. As the Swede set a time 4.7 seconds faster than Georg Linnamäe to top the stage. Roope Korhonen finished third fastest, 0.4 seconds slower than Linnamäe. Jan Solans posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 0.3 seconds slower than Korhonen. Mikko Heikklä rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.9 seconds slower than Solans. 

Rally Sweden Final Classification

Oliver Solberg held onto the lead to end the event with a minute and 19.7-second lead over Sami Pajari. Georg Linnamäe finished third overall, 2.5 seconds behind Pajari. Roope Korhonen ended his first event of the season fourth overall, 21.7 seconds behind Linnamäe. Mikko Heikklä rounded out the top five overall, finishing 37.6 seconds slower than Korhonen.