Host country Sweden Dates run 12 – 14 February 2016 | Rally base Karlstad, Värmland Stage surface Snow, ice and gravel | |
Stages 12 (226.48 km; 140.73 mi) Overall winner Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport | ||
The 2016 Rally Sweden (formally known as the 64. Rally Sweden) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 14 February 2016. It marked the sixty-fourth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.
Due to a lack of snow in the area, eight Special Stages were cancelled prior to the start of the rally, including the opening Super Special stage and all of day three stages apart from the final Power Stage. The penultimate stage, SS20, was cancelled during the event. Of the 21 scheduled stages, only 12 were run.
Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started won his second consecutive rally of the season and his third Rally Sweden victory.
Power Stage
The "Power stage" was a 15.87 km (9.86 mi) stage at the end of the rally.