1976 Rally Sweden
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The 1976 Swedish Rally (formally the 26th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 1976 World Rally Championship season. Swedish driver Per Eklund took the only WRC win of his career.
Host country
Sweden
SwedenRally baseKarlstad
Dates runFebruary 20, 1976 – February 22, 1976
Stages34 (722 km; 449 miles)
| 1976 Swedish Rally 26th International Swedish Rally | |
|---|---|
| Round 2 of the 1976 World Rally Championship season | |
| Host country | Sweden |
| Rally base | Karlstad |
| Dates run | February 20, 1976 – February 22, 1976 |
| Stages | 34 (722 km; 449 miles) |
| Stage surface | Snow & ice |
| Overall distance | 1,620 km (1,010 miles) |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 63 at start, 28 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | Per Eklund Björn Cederberg Saab Saab 96 V4 |
Results
| Finish | Total time |
Group | Car # | Driver | Car | Mfr. points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | In group | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 29,306 pts | 4 | 4 | Per Eklund |
Saab 96 V4 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 29,402 pts | 4 | 2 | Stig Blomqvist |
Saab 96 V4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 30,670 pts | 2 | 7 | Anders Kullang |
Opel Ascona | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 31,552 pts | 4 | 3 |  Simo Lampinen |
Lancia Stratos HF | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 32,315 pts | 2 | 82 | Ulf Sundberg |
Saab 99 EMS | |
| 6 | 4 | 32,466 pts | 4 | 6 | Lars Carlsson |
Opel Kadett GT/E | |
| 7 | 5 | 32,727 pts | 4 | 63 | Soren Skanse |
Volvo 142 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 32,827 pts | 4 | 58 | Sven-Inge Neby |
Volvo 142 | |
| 9 | 3 | 32,850 pts | 2 | 163 | Ake Gustavsson |
Saab 99 EMS | |
| 10 | 4 | 33,371 pts | 2 | 61 | Kaj Fyhrqvist |
Opel Ascona | |
| Retired | 4 | 1 | Bjorn Waldegard |
Lancia Stratos HF | |||
| Retired | 2 | 5 |  Bernard Fiorentino |
Simca 1000 | |||
| Retired | 4 | 8 | Per-Inge Walfridsson |
Lancia Stratos HF | |||
| Retired | 2 | 9 |  John Haugland |
Skoda 130 | |||
| Retired | 4 | 19 | Ingvar Carlsson |
BMW 2002 | |||
| Retired | 2 | 27 | Bror Danielsson |
Opel Kadett GT/E | |||
Source: Independent WRC archive[1]
Special stages
| Stage | Stage name | Distance | Winning driver | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS1 | Färjestad | 16 km | Björn Waldegård | 151s | Björn Waldegård |
| SS2 | Toyota | 18 km | Per Eklund | 767s | Per Eklund |
| SS3 | Arvika | 18 km | Björn Waldegård | 273s | |
| SS4 | OK | 10 km | Per Eklund | 472s | |
| SS5 | Opel | 50 km | Per Eklund | 1899s | |
| SS6 | Monroe | 20 km | Per Eklund | 823s | |
| SS7 | Branzells | 7 km | Per Eklund | 290s | |
| SS8 | Sjömarks | 12 km | Per Eklund | 654s | |
| SS9 | Honda Caravan | 12 km | Stig Blomqvist | 540s | |
| SS10 | Vingresor | 24 km | Björn Waldegård | 1039s | |
| SS11 | Lecab | 16 km | Per Eklund | 698s | |
| SS12 | Pillerud | 30 km | Stig Blomqvist | 1092s | |
| SS13 | Hella | 26 km | Per Eklund | 884s | |
| SS14 | Eddeholm | 70 km | Stig Blomqvist | 2662s | |
| SS15 | Gdg-Alpus | 16 km | Per Eklund | 713s | |
| SS16 | Renault | 35 km | Stig Blomqvist | 1248s | |
| SS17 | Kall Pa Macken | 10 km | Per Eklund Anders Kulläng | 380s | |
| SS18 | Ahlmarks | 9 km | Per Eklund | 257s | |
| SS19 | Toyota | 18 km | Per Eklund | 783s | |
| SS20 | OK | 10 km | Per Eklund | 465s | |
| SS21 | Opel | 50 km | Per Eklund | 1895s | |
| SS22 | Monroe | 20 km | Per Eklund | 798s | |
| SS23 | Branzells | 7 km | Per Eklund | 290s | |
| SS24 | Sjömarks | 12 km | Per Eklund | 675s | |
| SS25 | Honda Caravan | 12 km | Björn Waldegård | 557s | |
| SS26 | Vingresor | 24 km | Per Eklund | 1068s | |
| SS27 | Lecab | 16 km | Stig Blomqvist | 736s | |
| SS28 | Pillerud | 30 km | Stig Blomqvist | 1132s | |
| SS29 | Hella | 26 km | Per Eklund | 896s | |
| SS30 | Eddeholm | 70 km | Stig Blomqvist | 2779s | |
| SS31 | Gdg Alpus | 16 km | Per Eklund | 724s | |
| SS32 | Renault | 35 km | Stig Blomqvist | 1231s | |
| SS33 | Kall Pa Macken | 10 km | Stig Blomqvist | 397s | |
| SS34 | Ahlmarks | 9 km | Stig Blomqvist | 258s |