SKODA Motorsport started their 2016 season with podium positions at the Rally Sweden. At the second event of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC 2), works driver Pontus Tidemand, whose home rally was the first ever rally he contested with his new co-driver Jonas Andersson, finished in second place in the WRC 2 classification. Their team-mates Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm, who temporarily dropped down into eleventh place after making a driving error on Friday, also made it onto the podium in third place after a flawless performance on Saturday and Sunday.