1973 Swedish Rally
| 1973 Swedish Rally 24th International Swedish Rally |
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|---|---|
| Round 2 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season | |
| Host country |
 Sweden
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| Rally base | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Dates run | February 15, 1973 – February 18, 1973 |
| Stages | 36 (760 km; 470 mi) |
| Stage surface | Snow & ice |
| Overall distance | 1,800 km (1,100 mi) |
| Results | |
| Overall winner |
Stig Blomqvist Rolf Carlsson Saab
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| Crews | 73 at start, 42 at finish |
The 1973 Swedish Rally (formally the 24th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-February around Karlstad, Sweden, the rally was the only snow and ice rally of the WRC calendar, a distinction it would keep as it remained a fixture of the WRC through the years. Only in 2007 would it finally be joined on the schedule by a second snow rally in Norway.
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. After the Alpine A110s dominated the earlier Monte Carlo Rally, Sweden was instead taken by Swedish drivers Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund, both driving Swedish-built Saab 96 V4 cars. While Jean-Luc Thérier did get an Alpine onto the podium in third place, it was the only such car to finish and he was one of only two drivers not of Scandinavian nationality to complete the race.
Source: Independent WRC archive
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