2023 Rally Italia Sardegna

2023 Rally Italia Sardegna
*Rally Italia Sardegna 2023*
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna; Rally Italia Sardegna 2023
Round 6 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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	The Sardinia Rally is known for its fast but narrow roads.
Host country	Italy
Rally base	Olbia, Sassari
Dates run	1 – 4 June 2023
Start location	Olbia, Sassari
Finish location	Sassari, Sassari
Stages	19 (322.79 km; 200.57 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	836.01 km (519.47 miles)
Overall distance	1,170.06 km (727.04 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	74
Crews	71 at start, 59 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Martijn Wydaeghe; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 3:40:01.4
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä; Jonne Halttunen; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT; 5:55.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Andreas Mikkelsen; Torstein Eriksen; Toksport WRT 3; 3:49:34.7
WRC-3 winner	Roope Korhonen; Anssi Viinikka; Rautio Motorsport; 4:14:20.0
J-WRC winner	William Creighton; Liam Regan; Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy; 4:15:11.5

The 2023 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 1 June to 4 June 2023.^[2] It marked the twentieth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the sixth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the third round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.^[3] The event was based in Olbia in the Province of Sassari, and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 322.79 km (200.57 mi).^[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, the team they drove for in 2022, are the defending manufacturer's winners.^[4] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.^[5] Jan Černý and Tomáš Střeska are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.^[6]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their manufacturer's title.^[7] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[8] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.^[9] The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan won the junior class.^[10]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews were registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.^[11]^[12]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
21	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Team	P
22	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
24	Nikolay Gryazin^[a]	Konstantin Aleksandrov^[b]	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
25	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
27	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
28	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
29	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
31	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
32	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
34	Bruno Bulacia	Axel Coronado Jiménez	Marco Bulacia	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
35	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López Fernández	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	Georg Linnamäe	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Mikołaj Marczyk	Szymon Gospodarczyk	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
38	Josh McErlean	John Rowan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
39	Lauri Joona	Tuukka Shemeikka	Lauri Joona	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
40	Robert Virves	Hugo Magalhães	Robert Virves	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
41	Erik Cais	Petr Těšínský	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
44	Gregor Jeets	Timo Taniel	Gregor Jeets	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
45	Armin Kremer	Timo Gottschalk	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
46	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Martin Prokop	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
47	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
48	Eduardo Castro	Fernando Mussano	Eduardo Castro	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
49	Patrick O'Brien	Stephen O'Brien	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
50	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
51	Miguel Zaldivar Sr.	José Luis Díaz	Miguel Zaldivar Sr.	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
52	Alexander Villanueva	José Murado González	Alexander Villanueva	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
53	Daniel Chwist	Kamil Heller	Daniel Chwist	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
54	Norbert Herczig	Ramón Ferencz	Norbert Herczig	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
55	Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
56	Giuseppe Dettori	Carlo Pisano	Giuseppe Dettori	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
57	Matteo Gamba	Nicolò Gonella	Matteo Gamba	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
58	Nicola Tali	Massimiliano Frau	Nicola Tali	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
59	Pablo Biolghini	Stefano Pudda	Pablo Biolghini	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
60	Maurizio Morato	Andrea Dal Maso	Maurizio Morato	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
61	Carlo Covi	Andrea Budoia	Carlo Covi	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
62	Francesco Tali	Chiara Corso	Francesco Tali	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Class eligibility	Tyre
63	Ali Türkkan	Burak Erdener	Ali Türkkan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
64	Filip Kohn	Tom Woodburn	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
65	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Rautio Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
66	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
67	Laurent Pellier	Kévin Bronner	Laurent Pellier	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
68	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior WRC	P
70	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	RACB National Team	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
71	Roberto Blach Núñez	Mauro Barreiro	Roberto Blach Núñez	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
72	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
73	Raúl Hernández	Adrián Pérez Fernández	Raúl Hernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior WRC	P
74	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P

Other major entries
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
26	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	—	P
75	Zoltán László	Gábor Zsiros	Zoltán László	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
1 June	—	After 9:01	Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown]	2.87 km
1 June	SS1	After 18:05	Olbia – Cabu Abbas	3.23 km
2 June		7:40 – 8:00	Service A, Olbia	—
	SS2	After 8:40	Tantariles 20Ris 1	10.71 km
	SS3	After 9:31	Terranova 1	8.41 km
	SS4	After 10:21	Monte Lerno – Sa Conchedda 1	49.90 km
		13:07 – 13:52	Service B, Olbia	—
	SS5	After 14:32	Tantariles 20Ris 2	10.71 km
	SS6	After 15:23	Terranova 2	8.41 km
	SS7	After 16:13	Monte Lerno – Sa Conchedda 2	49.90 km
		18:19 – 19:04	Flexi service C, Olbia	—
3 June	SS8	After 8:05	Coiluna – Loelle 1	16.28 km
	SS9	After 9:03	Su Filigosu 1	19.57 km
	SS10	After 10:08	Erula – Tula 1	21.92 km
	SS11	After 11:22	Tempio Pausania 1	9.96 km
		13:10 – 13:55	Service D, Olbia	—
	SS12	After 15:05	Coiluna – Loelle 2	16.28 km
	SS13	After 16:03	Su Filigosu 2	19.57 km
	SS14	After 17:30	Erula – Tula 2	21.92 km
	SS15	After 18:44	Tempio Pausania 2	9.96 km
		20:17 – 21:02	Flexi Service E, Olbia	—
4 June	SS16	After 7:05	Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1	15.22 km
	SS17	After 8:05	Sardegna 1	7.79 km
	SS18	After 10:09	Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2	15.22 km
	SS19	After 12:15	Sardegna 2 [Power Stage]	7.79 km
		After 15:00	Podium ceremony, Olbia	—
Source:^[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Event	Stage
1	1	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	3:40:01.4	0.0	25	0
2	2	4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	3:40:34.4	+33.0	18	0
3	3	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:41:56.7	+1:55.3	15	5
4	4	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:45:21.9	+5:20.5	12	2
14	5	17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:59:51.8	+19:50.4	0	1
35	6	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	4:41:00.8	+1:00:59.4	0	4
40	7	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	4:50:12.4	+1:10:11.0	0	3
Retired SS18		6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Exhaust		0	0
Retired SS7		7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Accident		0	0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Lappi / Ferm	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	1:45.9	—
SS1	Lappi / Ferm	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	2:24.9	Lappi / Ferm
SS2	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	7:19.2	Ogier / Landais
SS3	Katsuta / Johnston	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	5:31.6	Lappi / Ferm
SS4	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	31:33.9	Ogier / Landais
SS5	Lappi / Ferm	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	7:08.9
SS6	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	5:29.1
SS7	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	31:55.4	Lappi / Ferm
SS8	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	10:01.6	Ogier / Landais
SS9	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	12:45.0	Lappi / Ferm
SS10	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	18:45.7	Ogier / Landais
SS11	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	6:53.2
SS12	Lappi / Ferm	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	9:52.3
SS13	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	12:53.8
SS14	Sordo / Carrera	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	19:31.6	Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS15	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	7:23.1
SS16	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	8:37.7
SS17	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	5:37.1
SS18	Katsuta / Johnston	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:31.7
SS19	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	5:55.0

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Kalle Rovanperä	118		Jonne Halttunen	118		Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	235
2	2	Thierry Neuville	93	2	Martijn Wydaeghe	93		Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	212
3	1	Ott Tänak	85	1	Martin Järveoja	85		M-Sport Ford WRT	148
4		Elfyn Evans	83		Scott Martin	83
5	3	Sébastien Ogier	70	3	Vincent Landais	70

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage^[c]	Event
5	1	23	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:49:34.7	0.0	25	0	10
6	2	25	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	3:51:50.3	+2:15.6	18	0	8
7	3	29	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:52:47.5	+3:12.8	15	0	6
8	4	20	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:52:54.9	+3:20.2	12	0	4
9	5	37	Mikołaj Marczyk	Szymon Gospodarczyk	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:55:35.2	+6:00.5	10	0	2
10	6	41	Erik Cais	Petr Těšínský	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:56:50.8	+7:16.1	8	0	1
11	7	30	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	3:57:25.4	+7:50.7	6	0	0
12	8	39	Lauri Joona	Tuukka Shemeikka	Lauri Joona	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:58:08.4	+8:33.7	4	0	0
13	9	46	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Martin Prokop	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:59:23.9	+9:49.2	2	0	0
15	10	38	Josh McErlean	John Rowan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	4:00:49.6	+11:14.9	1	0	0
16	11	57	Matteo Gamba	Nicolò Gonella	Matteo Gamba	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:12:17.4	+22:42.7	0	0	0
17	12	40	Robert Virves	Hugo Magalhães	Robert Virves	Ford Fiesta Rally2	4:13:11.3	+23:36.6	0	0	0
21	13	58	Nicola Tali	Massimiliano Frau	Nicola Tali	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:18:19.7	+28:45.0	0	0	0
22	14	50	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:20:03.1	+30:28.4	0	0	0
23	15	48	Eduardo Castro	Fernando Mussano	Eduardo Castro	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:22:20.5	+32:45.8	0	0	0
24	16	31	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	4:25:59.1	+36:24.4	0	0	0
26	17	47	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	4:27:01.0	+37:26.3	0	0	0
28	18	59	Pablo Biolghini	Stefano Pudda	Pablo Biolghini	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:29:10.7	+39:36.0	0	0	0
29	19	32	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	4:31:18.4	+41:43.7	0	0	0
33	20	28	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	4:36:18.2	+46:43.5	0	0	0
34	21	24	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	4:37:34.0	+47:59.3	0	0	0
36	22	53	Daniel Chwist	Kamil Heller	Daniel Chwist	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:42:43.3	+53:08.6	0	0	0
38	23	52	Alexander Villanueva	José Murado González	Alexander Villanueva	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	4:45:25.8	+55:51.1	0	0	0
41	24	61	Carlo Covi	Andrea Budoia	Carlo Covi	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:50:50.9	+1:01:16.2	0	0	0
42	25	56	Giuseppe Dettori	Carlo Pisano	Giuseppe Dettori	Škoda Fabia R5	4:53:06.9	+1:03:32.2	0	0	0
44	26	22	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	5:03:53.6	+1:14:18.9	0	0	0
48	27	55	Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah	Ford Fiesta Rally2	5:11:43.2	+1:22:08.5	0	0	0
54	28	49	Patrick O'Brien	Stephen O'Brien	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	5:51:29.7	+2:01:55.0	0	0	0
56	29	60	Maurizio Morato	Andrea Dal Maso	Maurizio Morato	Škoda Fabia R5	6:19:12.4	+2:29:37.7	0	0	0
Retired SS19		27	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Accident damage		0	0	0
Retired SS15		34	Bruno Bulacia	Axel Coronado Jiménez	Bruno Bulacia	Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo	Mechanical		0	0	0
Retired SS11		45	Armin Kremer	Timo Gottschalk	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Brakes		0	0	0
Retired SS10		35	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López Fernández	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	Retired		0	0	0
Retired SS5		21	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Accident		0	0	0
Retired SS1		62	Francesco Tali	Chiara Corso	Francesco Tali	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Accident		0	0	0

Special stages

Overall
Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Fourmaux / Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	1:50.7	—
SS1	Solberg / Edmondson	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	2:29.5	Solberg / Edmondson
SS2	Solberg / Edmondson	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	7:30.5	Solberg / Edmondson
SS3	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	5:47.1	Mikkelsen / Eriksen
SS4	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	32:51.8	Suninen / Markkula
SS5	Stage interrupted
SS6	Fourmaux / Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	5:48.7	Suninen / Markkula
SS7	Solberg / Edmondson	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	33:16.3	Pajari / Mälkönen
SS8	Solberg / Edmondson	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	10:24.9	Pajari / Mälkönen
SS9	Mikkelsen / Eriksen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	13:18.9	Fourmaux / Coria
SS10	Fourmaux / Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	19:28.4
SS11	Mikkelsen / Eriksen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	7:09.2
SS12	Solberg / Edmondson	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	10:17.0
SS13	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	13:36.1
SS14	Fourmaux / Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	20:41.5
SS15	Fourmaux / Coria	Ford Fiesta Rally2	7:32.1
SS16	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	8:46.2
SS17	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	5:51.1
SS18	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	8:39.9
SS19	Munster / Louka	Ford Fiesta Rally2	6:26.3	Mikkelsen / Eriksen

Challenger
Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	1:53.6	—
SS1	Marczyk / Gospodarczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	2:29.7	Marczyk / Gospodarczyk
SS2	Marczyk / Gospodarczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	7:38.9
SS3	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	5:52.4
SS4	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	32:55.4	Pajari / Mälkönen
SS5	Stage interrupted
SS6	Stage interrupted
SS7	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	33:16.7	Pajari / Mälkönen
SS8	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	10:33.4
SS9	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	13:31.4
SS10	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	19:47.9
SS11	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	7:10.4	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS12	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	10:22.7
SS13	Virves / Magalhães	Ford Fiesta Rally2	13:44.5
SS14	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	21:17.1
SS15	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	8:00.3
SS16	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	8:46.2
SS17	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	5:51.1
SS18	Pajari / Mälkönen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	8:39.9
SS19	Munster / Louka	Ford Fiesta Rally2	6:26.3

Championship standings

Pos.	Open Drivers' championships			Open Co-drivers' championships			Teams' championships			Challenger Drivers' championships			Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points	Move	Driver	Points
1		Yohan Rossel	77		Arnaud Dunand	77	1	M-Sport Ford WRT	91		Nikolay Gryazin	50		Konstantin Aleksandrov	50
2	1	Oliver Solberg	64	1	Elliott Edmondson	64	1	Toksport WRT	80	2	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	50	3	Maciej Szczepaniak	50
3	1	Gus Greensmith	62	1	Jonas Andersson	62	1	Hyundai Motorsport N	73	1	Marco Bulacia	50	1	Enni Mälkönen	43
4		Emil Lindholm	44	7	Torstein Eriksen	61	1	Toksport WRT 3	68	1	Sami Pajari	43	1	Diego Vallejo	40
5	6	Andreas Mikkelsen	42	1	Reeta Hämäläinen	44	2	Toksport WRT 2	65		Lauri Joona	32	1	Borja Rozada	33

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
18	1	65	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Rautio Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:14:20.0	0.0	25
19	2	66	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:15:11.5	+51.5	18
30	3	63	Ali Türkkan	Burak Erdener	Ali Türkkan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:34:08.7	+19:48.7	15
31	4	71	Roberto Blach Núñez	Mauro Barreiro	Roberto Blach Núñez	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:34:15.1	+19:55.1	12
32	5	67	Laurent Pellier	Kévin Bronner	Laurent Pellier	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:36:15.1	+21:55.1	10
37	6	70	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	RACB National Team	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:44:09.5	+29:49.5	8
43	7	72	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:53:47.2	+39:27.2	6
50	8	74	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5:22:22.6	+1:08:02.6	4
53	9	64	Filip Kohn	Tom Woodburn	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5:36:58.0	+1:22:38.0	2

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Korhonen / Viinikka	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:01.6	—
SS1	Korhonen / Viinikka	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:39.9	Korhonen / Viinikka
SS2	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:13.4	Korhonen / Viinikka
SS3	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	6:22.2	Pellier / Bronner
SS4	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	36:30.3	Korhonen / Viinikka
SS5	Stage interrupted
SS6	Stage interrupted
SS7	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	37:01.5	Korhonen / Viinikka
SS8	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	11:16.8	Creighton / Regan
SS9	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:28.1
SS10	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	20:29.9
SS11	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	7:32.5
SS12	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	11:13.0
SS13	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	15:29.2	Korhonen / Viinikka
SS14	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	21:43.4
SS15	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:25.0
SS16	Korhonen / Viinikka	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:32.9
SS17	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	6:18.7
SS18	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:29.9
SS19	Stage cancelled

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1		Roope Korhonen	75		Anssi Viinikka	75
2	1	William Creighton	46	1	Liam Regan	46
3	1	Diego Dominguez Jr.	37	1	Rogelio Peñate	37
4		Tom Rensonnet	36		Loïc Dumont	36
5		Eamonn Kelly	31		Conor Mohan	31

J-WRC Rally3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage
19	1	66	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:15:11.5	0.0	25	4
20	2	68	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:16:57.4	+1:45.9	18	2
31	3	71	Roberto Blach Núñez	Mauro Barreiro	Roberto Blach Núñez	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:34:15.1	+19:03.6	15	0
32	4	67	Laurent Pellier	Kévin Bronner	Laurent Pellier	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:36:15.1	+21:03.6	12	5
37	5	70	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	RACB National Team	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:44:09.5	+28:58.0	10	0
43	6	72	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:53:47.2	+35:35.7	8	0
47	7	73	Raúl Hernández	Adrián Pérez Fernández	Raúl Hernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5:10:47.7	+55:36.2	6	5
50	8	74	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5:22:22.6	+1:07:11.1	4	0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Dominguez / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:02.5	—
SS1	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:40.7	Creighton / Regan
SS2	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:13.4	Dominguez / Peñate
SS3	Hernández / Pérez Fernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	6:17.2
SS4	Dominguez / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	35:27.8
SS5	Stage interrupted
SS6	Stage interrupted
SS7	Hernández / Pérez Fernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	38:59.7	Creighton / Regan
SS8	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	11:16.8
SS9	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:28.1
SS10	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	20:29.9
SS11	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	7:32.5
SS12	Dominguez / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	11:11.5
SS13	Pellier / Bronner	Ford Fiesta Rally3	15:29.2	Dominguez / Peñate
SS14	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	21:43.4	Creighton / Regan
SS15	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:25.0
SS16	Hernández / Pérez Fernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:40.2
SS17	Hernández / Pérez Fernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	6:11.7
SS18	Hernández / Pérez Fernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:27.9
SS19	Stage cancelled

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1		William Creighton	79		Liam Regan	79
2	1	Diego Dominguez Jr.	47	1	Rogelio Peñate	47
3	1	Laurent Pellier	46	2	Mauro Barreiro	41
4	1	Roberto Blach	41		Loïc Dumont	36
5	1	Tom Rensonnet	36	1	Conor Mohan	33

Notes

^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13]
^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13]
^ No Power Stage points were awarded for WRC-2 as the Power Stage was interrupted before all competitors could complete the stage.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Tänak ceases victory drought with rally win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Gryazin takes WRC2 victory in Italy". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Černý handed WRC3 lifeline for Italy victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Neuville reignites WRC title quest with Rally Italia Sardegna win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Fourmaux falters, handing Mikkelsen surprise WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Comeback kid Korhonen scores WRC3 hat-trick". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Victorious Creighton strengthens junior title bid in Italy". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Entry List Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Rally d'Italia 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ Barry, Luke (4 June 2023). "Power Stage points not awarded to WRC2 crews". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

External links

Official website (in Italian and English)
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna at eWRC-results.com
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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[14] Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13]

[15] Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13]

[17] No Power Stage points were awarded for WRC-2 as the Power Stage was interrupted before all competitors could complete the stage.^[14]

[Italy_Route-1] "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[2] "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[3] "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[4] "Tänak ceases victory drought with rally win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[5] "Gryazin takes WRC2 victory in Italy". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[6] "Černý handed WRC3 lifeline for Italy victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[7] "Neuville reignites WRC title quest with Rally Italia Sardegna win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[8] "Fourmaux falters, handing Mikkelsen surprise WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[9] "Comeback kid Korhonen scores WRC3 hat-trick". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[10] "Victorious Creighton strengthens junior title bid in Italy". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[Italy_entry_list-11] "Entry List Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[12] "Rally d'Italia 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[Russia-competitors-13] "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[16] Barry, Luke (4 June 2023). "Power Stage points not awarded to WRC2 crews". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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2023 Rally Italia Sardegna

Background

Entry list

Itinerary

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

J-WRC Rally3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Notes

References

External links

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