Rally Sweden 2026 – Friday's schedule and timetable

The trend of Rally Monte Carlo was confirmed last night at the end of the short first stage of the Rally Sweden. Oliver Solberg took the lead ahead of three of his weekend teammates: Elfyn Evans, Takamoto Katsuta, and Sami Pajari, completing a 100% Monte Carlo top four. Toyota the Hyundai appeared in the background, Thierry Neuville having finished the day in fifth place ahead Adrien fourmauxThe Frenchman conceded 1,2 seconds to his teammate. Next came Esapekka Lappi, Josh McErlean, Mārtiņš Sesks, and Lorenzo Bertelli. Jon Armstrong, who suffered a minor off-road excursion that prevented him from using his full power for the end of the stage, is currently in 21st place, behind many Rally2 cars.

Today's program is demanding for the competitors, with 124 kilometers to cover. It's the longest day of the Rally Sweden, with three special stages to be run twice: Bygdsiljum, Andersvattnet, and Bäck. Then, at the end of the day, there's another run through the Umeä Sprint stage, the same one tackled last night. Among the battles to watch, in addition to the fight for the overall classification, the WRC2 category will be one to watch closely. After the first stage, three drivers are tied for the lead, separated by less than a second. All three are Finnish, as Lauri Joona was fastest last night, ahead of Mikko Heikkilä and the returning Teemu Suninen. Mattéo Chatillon is eighth, while Eliott Delecour is 13th.

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WRC – Rally Sweden
Friday schedule and program

10:07 PM. – SS2: Bygdsiljum 1 – 27,55 km
11:08 PM. – SS3: Andersvattnet 1 – 20,51 km
12:16 PM. – SS4: Bäck 1 – 11,53 km
15:40 PM. – SS5: Bygdsiljum 2 – 27,55 km
16:41 PM. – SS6: Andersvattnet 2 – 20,51 km
17:49 PM. – SS7: Bäck 2 – 11,53 km
19:05 PM. – SS8: Umeå Sprint 1 – 5,70 km

Today's TV schedule

ES2 – 10:06 (Canal+ Sport 360)
ES3 – 11:07 (Canal+ Sport 360)
ES4 – 12:15 (Canal+ Sport 360)
ES5 – 15:39 (Canal+ Sport 360)
ES6 – 16:40 (Canal+ Sport 360)
ES7 – 17:48 (Canal+ Sport 360)
ES8 – 19:04 (Canal+ Sport 360)

The route of Friday's special stages in detail

Starting order for the drivers this Friday

1) Oliver Solberg (Toyota)
2) Elfyn Evans (Toyota)
3) Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai)
4) Thierry Neuville (Hyundai)
5) Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota)
6) Sami Pajari (Toyota)
7) Josh McErlean (Ford)
8) Mārtiņš Sesks (Ford)
9) Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai)
10) Jon Armstrong (Ford)