1973 Swedish Rally
| 1973 Swedish Rally 24th International Swedish Rally | |||
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Round 2 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Karlstad, Sweden | ||
| Dates run | February 15, 1973 – February 18, 1973 | ||
| Stages | 36 (760 km; 470 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow & ice | ||
| Overall distance | 1,800 km (1,100 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 73 at start, 42 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Stig Blomqvist Rolf Carlsson Saab Saab 96 V4 | ||
The 1973 Swedish Rally (formally the 24th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-February around Karlstad, Sweden, the rally was the only snow and ice rally of the WRC calendar, a distinction it would keep as it remained a fixture of the WRC through the years. Only in 2007 would it finally be joined on the schedule by a second snow rally in Norway.