Rally Route

The format is a familiar one, with the rally based in Karlstad, a single service park at Hagfors Airport and stages in the Värmland and Dalarna regions.  Seven of the 11 stages (each is used twice) are identical to last year, with only two new venues.  Friday's Lovhaugen test is unique in that it starts in Sweden, before crossing into Norway and returning to finish in Sweden.  Sunday's Gustavsfors stage is also new for 2011.  It has not been used since the 1980s and forms the season's first Power Stage – broadcast live on TV and offering bonus points to the fastest drivers.  The rally begins with a super special stage at Karlstad's trotting track on Thursday evening.  Friday's opening leg is the longest and journeys to the rally's most northerly point in western Värmland, before the second day ventures east of Hagfors.  The final leg is the shortest, staying close to Hagfors before returning to Karlstad for the finish.  Drivers tackle 22 tests covering 351.00km in a route of 2059.89km.

ROUND 1 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

10 - 13 February 2011

Thursday 10 February: Day 1 Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                        20.00 SS1     SSS Karlstad 1                    1.90km        20.04 Finish  Karlstad                                20.44

Friday 11 February: Day 1 (continued) Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                                06.00 Serv A  Hagfors (15 mins)                               07.10 SS2     Vargåsen 1                      24.63km 07.58 SS3     Likenäs 1                       20.78km 09.39 SS4     Løvhaugen 1                     19.26km 10.55 Serv B  Hagfors (30 mins)                               13.10 SS5     Vargåsen 2                      24.63km 14.13 SS6     Likenäs 2                       20.78km 15.54 SS7     Løvhaugen 2                     19.26km 17.10 Serv C  Hagfors (45 mins)                               19.00 Finish  Karlstad                        21.10

Total                               129.34km

Saturday 12 February: Day 2 Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                                05.35 Serv D  Hagfors (15 mins)                               06.45 SS8     Lesjöfors 1                     15.00km 08.00 SS9     Sågen 1                 14.23km 09.01 SS10    Fredriksberg 1                  18.15km 10.06 SS11    Värmullsåsen 1                  15.42km 11.08   Serv E  Hagfors (30 mins)                               11.56 SS12    Lesjöfors 2                     15.00km 13.26 SS13    Sågen 2                 14.23km 14.27 SS14    Fredriksberg 2                  18.15km 15.32 SS15    Värmullsåsen 2                  15.42km 16.34 Serv F  Hagfors (45 mins)                               17.12 SS16    SSS Karlstad 2                    1.90km        20.00 Finish  Karlstad                        20.40

Total                           127.50km

Sunday 13 February: Day 3 Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                                05.30 Serv G  Hagfors (15 mins)                               06.40 SS17    Torntorp 1                      19.21km         07.51 SS18    Gustavsfors 1                   4.16km  08.43 SS19    Rämmen 1                        22.76km         09.37 Serv H  Hagfors (30 mins)                               10.43 SS20    Torntorp 2                      19.21km         12.09 SS21    Rämmen 2                        22.76km         13.31 SS22    Gustavsfors 2                   4.16km  15.08 Serv I  Hagfors (10 mins)                               15.58 Finish  Main Square, Karlstad                   17.23          

Total                             92.26km Rally total                         351.00km