This year, the rally returns to F\u00e4rjestad, where both the service park and HQ will be located at the trotting track.<\/p>\n
The event will run Friday to Sunday, instead of Thursday to Saturday as in previous years. Friday kicks off at 11:00 with Free Practice on the new Tr\u00e4fors shakedown stage, located just off the E18 east of V\u00e4se. Starting positions will also be decided here, as the stage is run as the Qualifying Stage at 14:01.<\/p>\n
The ceremonial start takes place in Karlstad\u2019s city centre at Stora Torget, where activities begin at 17:00. The rally is officially opened at 18:00 before all crews cross the start ramp. The action then begins with the city-close spectator stage SS1 Br\u00e5teb\u00e4cken, featuring the LBC Arena in the gravel quarry \u2013 a stage that debuted last year and quickly became a fan favourite.<\/p>\n
Saturday heads west with V\u00e4rmskog as the opening stage. The rally will once again use a loop format, where two stages are run twice before service, allowing for shorter waiting times and the opportunity to watch up to four stages in a single day. After V\u00e4rmskog comes Stensj\u00f6n, which served as the Power Stage in the Swedish Rally Championship final in Arvika in 2023, before another run of V\u00e4rmskog leads into the midday service at F\u00e4rjestad.<\/p>\n
After service, crews tackle G\u00e5rdsj\u00f6 outside Sunne, followed by the iconic Colin\u2019s Crest, where the world\u2019s most famous rally jump once again delivers spectacular action throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Sunday moves east from Karlstad. B\u00e4ckelid is a returning stage with a start at Sutterh\u00f6jden, running towards Kungsskogens G\u00e5rd and finishing on parts of the classic Lungsund stage. \u00c4ngeb\u00e4ckstorp is also back with a new ending.<\/p>\n
The afternoon begins with the new stage L\u00f6vh\u00f6jden, north of V\u00e4se. The rally is decided on SS \u00d6lme, this year\u2019s Power Stage, which will be run in the opposite direction compared to 2025.<\/p>\n
After the action in the forests, crews return to Stora Torget in Karlstad for the finish ceremony and podium celebrations in the heart of the city from 19:00.<\/p>\n
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