The sun was shining on Solvalla and it was a perfect day for trotting.
One after another the horses came out on the track for the obigatory parade. After some warmup the horses lined up behind the car as it began to move down the track.
Many drivers had set there mind on a front position this day. Fastest of them all were Focused Printer. Platinum Devil ended up behind the leader. Pink Knockout got caught on the outside and were forced to take place as first in lane two. When the startcar left the field Geel Onderzeeër started to galop and lost 40 m.