swedish rally

Britain's Matthew Wilson was left 'gutted' on the Uddeholm Swedish Rally on Sunday when a mechanical problem put him out with just one stage to go.

Andreas Mikkelsen secured his best ever result on the Uddeholm Swedish Rally on Sunday, when he brought his privately-entered Ford Focus RS WRC06 home in fifth place overall.

Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has retired from the Uddeholm Swedish Rally due to engine problems. The Frenchman re-started this morning under the SupeRally after crashing out on Friday in SS4.

SS4 - Mangen 1 (22.09 km): Latvala fastest through SS4; Henning Solberg second; Hirvonen third; Galli fourth; Petter Solberg fifth; Wilson sixth; Loeb rolls after hitting a snowbank - loses over 3.5 minutes; Mikkelsen spun; Ostberg hit something and picked up a puncture; Aava went off and

The organisers of the Uddeholm Swedish Rally have published the provisional entry list for their event, the second round in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship.

SS8 - Fredriksberg (20.13 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS8; Martin second; Hirvonen third; Solberg fourth; Loeb fifth; Duval sixth; Sainz went off the road; Paasonen leads the PCWRC category; Martin leads the overall event by 30 secs.

The 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally takes place this weekend, the second round out of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Sweden will also play host to the first round in the 2004 FIA Production Car WRC.