This stage starts on a public road for 1.5km after which we turn onto a bumpy, snow-covered forest track. It�fs a fairly fast stage and has a downhill section towards the end. It�fs the only stage that we tackle twice on the opening leg of the rally.

Stage two takes place on an old army camp and is very bumpy and rough. It starts and finishes in the same place, near the old barracks, but packs quite a lot of kilometres into a compact layout. The route contains many square junctions and goes onto an airstrip twice, although most of the time we�fre threading our way along a narrow forest road surrounded by tall pine trees.

This stage has a really long straight at the start, about 800m, by the end of which we�fll be flat-out in top gear, which will be quite exciting! It�fs a decent, flowing stage and gets fast again during the finish.

SS5 has been used on many Norwegian rallies events in the past. It is on a narrow forest road but includes a fast section alongside a small river. There is also a short, spectator-friendly arena section in the middle and a more technical part towards the end.

The start of this stage is pretty fast with some junctions and then we run close to a river for a short section. After that we turn onto a horse trotting track, where the spectators will get a great view. From the trotting track to the finish it is quite fast and we go over a small hill.

We tackled part of this stage during the recce for last year. It starts with a technical section beside a lake on a forest road, but opens out into a flowing section in the middle that is seriously fast. We also go right through a farmyard on this stage About 3km from the end we turn onto a public road. The key thing about this stage is that we will have to think about using the light pod when we go through it at 1530hrs on Friday afternoon. Although it doesn�ft get dark until about 1700hrs, when we are on a narrow track surrounded by tall trees it seems a lot darker.

This riverside route has been carved out of the snow. It�fs quite twisty and the average speed will be quite low. It will be great fun for the spectators and will be held in the dark. There are some big jumps in there and there should be good visibility because most of stage is out in the open.

We start leg two on Saturday with the longest stage of the rally. It has a bit of everything. It is absolutely flat-out at the start and then we come down to a quick junction. We turn left, but barely lift off the throttle for that one. The rhythm of the stage changes quite a few times. There are a lot of slow junctions and some very narrow sections deep in the forest where it is really bumpy and the sump guard might actually be hitting the ground. After that section we�fll turn back onto the main road, where the speed will rise again. This is also used as the final stage of the rally and will be quite a test. There could be plenty to win and lose second time through here.

This stage is based on a military range. It is quite quick at the start, where there is a big spectator area, and then turns into junction left. After that there is an open area and it is quick and flowing towards the finish.

We recced part of this stage last year, so the start is familiar and so is a short stretch in the middle. It will be the highest stage of the rally in terms of altitude. It is quite narrow and there are several junctions in the first portion of the test. There could be quite a lot of snow and ice on this stage.

Another spectator stage. It begins with a fast, flowing section, then we go into a skiing stadium. After that we turn onto a road that has been carved through the skiing course. Then it gets fast again until the bottom section, where there are several hairpins and big jumps, before we finish under the famous Lillehammer ski jump.

A stage with a bit of everything: narrow forest tracks, some fast sections on public roads, quick corners and slow junctions. At the end it opens out into some farm land and there is a big spectator area.

We head right into the city for this blast around a park. It�fs narrow in places between the trees and there are a couple of hairpin junctions, so it could be quite tricky, but great fun for the fans.