Swedish Rally 1984
Round 2 of the 1984 World Rally Championship · 10–12 February 1984
Stig Blomqvist won his home rally ahead of Michèle Mouton, the first of five wins on his way to the 1984 drivers’ title.
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The Swedish Rally 1984 features in this episode of our documentary series.
At a glance
The podium
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Route and surface
Snow and ice roads in the forests of Värmland.
Key entries
The leading seeded crews (start numbers 1–8):
- #1 Stig Blomqvist / Björn Cederberg — Audi Quattro A2 (Audi Sport)
- #2 Per Eklund / David Whittock — Audi Quattro A2 (Clarion)
- #3 Michèle Mouton / Fabrizia Pons — Audi Quattro A2 (Audi Sport)
- #4 Lasse Lampi / Pentti Kuukkala — Audi Quattro A1 (Lasse Lampi)
- #6 Mats Jonsson / Åke Gustavsson — Opel Ascona 400 (Opel Team Sweden)
- #7 Anders Kulläng / Lars-Ove Larsson — Volvo 240 Turbo (Anders Kullang)
- #8 Kalle Grundel / Peter Diekmann — Volkswagen Golf GTI (Team VAG Sweden)
- #9 Mikael Ericsson / Rolf Melleroth — Audi 80 Quattro (Team VAG Sweden)
Stig Blomqvist won his home rally ahead of Michèle Mouton, the first of five wins on his way to the 1984 drivers’ title.
How the rally unfolded
Per Eklund, driving a private Clarion-backed Quattro, led four of the first five stages and won 14 stages to Blomqvist’s 13. But Blomqvist took the lead on stage 6 and kept it to the finish. Mouton came through to second; Eklund finished third, 16 minutes back.
Lancia again stayed away from the snow. The best non-Audi was Mats Jonsson in an Opel Ascona 400, with Lars-Erik Torph fifth in a Group A Ascona. The Swedish Rally counted only for the drivers’ championship.
The decisive moment
Blomqvist took the lead on stage 6 and was never headed again.
Result — top 10
| Pos. | No. | Crew | Car | Entrant | Gp. | Time / gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stig Blomqvist / Björn Cederberg | Audi Quattro A2 | Audi Sport | B | 4:16:45 |
| 2 | 3 | Michèle Mouton / Fabrizia Pons | Audi Quattro A2 | Audi Sport | B | +7:27 |
| 3 | 2 | Per Eklund / David Whittock | Audi Quattro A2 | Clarion | B | +16:42 |
| 4 | 6 | Mats Jonsson / Åke Gustavsson | Opel Ascona 400 | Opel Team Sweden | B | +18:40 |
| 5 | 21 | Lars-Erik Torph / Jan Sandström | Opel Ascona | Lars-Erik Torph | A | +20:01 |
| 6 | 17 | Björn Johansson / Anders Olsson | Opel Ascona | Bjorn Johansson | A | +20:25 |
| 7 | 24 | Kenneth Eriksson / Lennart Larsson | Opel Kadett GT/E | Kenneth Eriksson | A | +24:16 |
| 8 | 15 | Stig Andervang / Ove Lindell | Ford Escort RS | Stig Andervang | B | +25:33 |
| 9 | 20 | Gunnar Pettersson / Arne Pettersson | Audi 80 Coupe | Gunnar Pettersson | A | +26:17 |
| 10 | 23 | Jerry Ahlin / Urban Karlsson | Opel Ascona | Jerry Ahlin | A | +28:59 |
Retirements of note
- #4 Lasse Lampi / Pentti Kuukkala (Audi Quattro A1) — gearbox, stage 6
- #7 Anders Kulläng / Lars-Ove Larsson (Volvo 240 Turbo) — head gasket, stage 6
- #8 Kalle Grundel / Peter Diekmann (Volkswagen Golf GTI) — engine, stage 10
- #9 Mikael Ericsson / Rolf Melleroth (Audi 80 Quattro) — accident, stage 23
Results, retirements, stage wins and leaders are taken from Jonkka’s World Rally Archive. Names are given with their correct spelling; the archive itself omits diacritics.
Related pages
- 1984 season overview
- All 1984 rallies
- Previous round: Monte Carlo Rally 1984
- Next round: Rally de Portugal 1984
- Cars: Audi Quattro
- Teams: Audi Sport
- Iconic moments · Timeline · Statistics
All rounds of 1984
In pictures 4 photos
Photos from this event where free-licensed pictures exist; otherwise the podium cars, photographed on the occasion stated in each caption.
Further resources
- Motor Sport (March 1984): Swedish Rally EN · article · subscription
Contemporary report from Motor Sport magazine's March 1984 issue, written as the season unfolded. - WRC.com season archive 1984 EN · archive
Official summary of the 1984 season: calendar, winners and both championship tables. - Wikipedia: Swedish Rally EN · archive
History of the Swedish Rally with its list of winners over the decades. - Rally Sweden (official site) EN · event
Today's organiser of the Swedish Rally, with information about the current event.
The same rally in other Group B years
Sources
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive (juwra.com), Swedish Rally 1984: event page — https://www.juwra.com/sweden_1984.html
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive, results — https://www.juwra.com/sweden_1984_results.html
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive, entry list — https://www.juwra.com/sweden_1984_entries.html
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive, stage winners and leaders — https://www.juwra.com/sweden_1984_stage_winners.html
- Wikipedia (EN), 1984 World Rally Championship — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_World_Rally_Championship
All text is original writing for Grouve Sports Management Group, based on the sources above. Facts checked on 21 October 2026.
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