2013 Rally Sweden
| 2013 Rally Sweden 61st Rally Sweden |
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Round 2 of 13 of the 2013 World Rally Championship
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Sébastien Ogier during Rally
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| Host country |
 Sweden
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| Rally base |
Karlstad
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| Dates run | 7 – 10 February 2013 | ||
| Stages | 22 (338.91 km; 210.59 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow and ice | ||
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| Overall winner |
 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport
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| Crews | 43 at start, 35 at finish | ||
The 2013 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 February, which marked the sixty-first running of the Rally Sweden. The rally was based in the town of Karlstad and ran along the border of Norway. The rally itself was contested over twenty-two special stages, covering a total of 338.91 km (210.59 mi) in competitive stages.
The rally was the second round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season, and marked the fortieth anniversary of the World Rally Championship. Twenty World Rally Car crews were entered in the event, including the defending World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Loeb.
Twenty World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were thirteen entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations. There were no WRC-3 entries.
The itinerary for the 2013 rally sees a mixture of the same stages from 2012. The first stage will be a Super Special Stage held at the rally base in Karlstad. WRC fans had the chance to vote on the Rally Sweden Facebook page as to who they wanted to see starting the rally head-to-head. The majority of fans voted for French Sébastien Loeb vs Sébastien Ogier who are bitter rivals from when Ogier was the number two driver at Citroën. Other 'dream heats' include Finns Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala going head-to-head as well as two young Scandinavian drivers Mads Østberg vs Pontus Tidemand.
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