2023 Rally Italia Sardegna Rally Italia Sardegna 2023 | |||
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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. 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. 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).
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. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Jan Černý and Tomáš Střeska are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their manufacturer's title. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan won the junior class.
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.
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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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 |
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1 June | — | After 9:01 | Loiri Porto San Paolo | 2.87 km |
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 | 7.79 km | |
After 15:00 | Podium ceremony, Olbia | — | ||
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Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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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
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
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 |
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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 | |
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 | ||||||
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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 | ||
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Event | Class | 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 |
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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 | ||||||
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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.
- 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.
- No Power Stage points were awarded for WRC-2 as the Power Stage was interrupted before all competitors could complete the stage.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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