2018 Rally Italia Sardegna

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2018 Rally Italia Sardegna
15°Rally Italia Sardegna
Round 7 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Rajd Sardynii 2018 Hayden Paddon.jpg
Host countryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Rally base Alghero, Sardinia
Dates run7 10 June 2018
Start locationIttiri motocross track, Alghero
Finish location Argentiera, Alghero
Stages20 (313.46 km; 194.78 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,072.92 km (666.68 miles)
Overall distance1,386.38 km (861.46 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:29:18.7
WRC-2 winner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II
3:42:33.3
WRC-3 winner Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
Flag of France.svg Romain Courbon
Flag of France.svg Équipe de France FFSA Rally
4:07:40.2
Power Stage winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Crews registered47
Crews45 at start, 34 at finish

The 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna (formally known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 June 2018. [1] It marked the fifteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the seventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. [2] The event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 313.46 km (194.78 mi) in competitive kilometres. [3]

Contents

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. [4] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [5] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while the crew of Jean-Baptiste Franceschi and Romain Courbon won the World Rally Championship-3.

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with a nineteen-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a thirteen-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of fifteen World Rally Cars, twelve World Rally Championship-2 entries, and four World Rally Championship-3 entries.

No.EntrantDriverCo-DriverCarTyre
World Rally Car entries
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MP-Sports Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
22 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Racing Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
23 Flag of France.svg "Piano" Flag of France.svg "Piano" Flag of France.svg Jean-François Pergola Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
24 Flag of France.svg Cyrille Feraud Flag of France.svg Cyrille Feraud Flag of France.svg Aymeric Duschemin Citroën DS3 WRC D
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 Flag of Italy.svg ACI Team Italia WRC Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
35 Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Pieniążek Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
36 Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
37 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta R5 M
38 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
39 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
42 Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Flag of France.svg Équipe de France FFSA Rally Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Flag of France.svg Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T M
62 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 D
63 Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Flag of Finland.svg Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 P
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta R2 M
Other major entries
86 Flag of India.svg Team MRF Tyres Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 MR
Source: [6]

Report

Pre-event

Citroen terminated their contract with Kris Meeke (pictured) and Paul Nagle before the rally. Rallye Deutschland 2017 (Meeke-0697).jpg
Citroën terminated their contract with Kris Meeke (pictured) and Paul Nagle before the rally.

The Citroën pairing of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were entered into the rally, but were subsequently withdrawn when the team released Meeke from his contract. [7] The team did not enter another crew in their place.

Thursday

Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, driving a Fiesta, took a slender 0.1 second lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Championship leader Thierry Neuville was another 0.6 second behind. Elfyn Evans was fourth, followed by Hayden Paddon and Esapekka Lappi. Teammate Teemu Suninen was seventh, while the shakedown winner Jari-Matti Latvala in eighth. Mads Østberg and Ott Tänak were in ninth and tenth respectively to complete the top ten.

Stephane Lefebvre led the rally in WRC-2 after Friday. Rally Italia Sardegna 2018 - Lefebvre-Moreau.jpg
Stéphane Lefebvre led the rally in WRC-2 after Friday.

Friday

Muddy roads, caused by unpredictable rainy weather, made the first day of Sardegna very tricky. In uncharacteristic conditions, defending world champion Sébastien Ogier took a dramatic lead over the championship leader Thierry Neuville by 18.9 seconds after Andreas Mikkelsen retired from the day due to gearbox issue. Because of teammate Teemu Suninen's off road and Ott Tänak's radiator damage caused by a heavy bump, Jari-Matti Latvala climbed up to the podium place, followed by his teammate Esapekka Lappi, another 4.4 seconds behind. Two Citroën drivers Mads Østberg and Craig Breen were in sixth and eighth respectively, sandwiched Hayden Paddon in a Hyundai i20. Elfyn Evans dropped out of top twenty after breaking a steering arm due to hitting a rock in his Ford Fiesta. [8] WRC-2 category leader Stéphane Lefebvre, Jan Kopecký and Nicolas Ciamin completed the leaderboard.

Saturday

After a fifteen-stage fight, title rivals Sébastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville only separated by 3.9 seconds on the top. Jari-Matti Latvala, eighth overall, originally ended the day in third, but an alternator problem forced him to retired from the day, which made his teammate Esapekka Lappi snatch the podium place. [9] Hayden Paddon and Mads Østberg presented us another great fight. Eventually, the Hyundai edged the Citroën by only 2.1 seconds. Craig Breen was in sixth, over a minute further behind, with WRC-2 category leader Jan Kopecký in seventh. Ott Tänak, who was running under Rally2 regulations, recovered to ninth after yesterday's engine damage, followed by Martin Prokop completed the top ten.

Sunday

The fastest times of the morning stages were all taken by the championship leader Thierry Neuville, which reduced the gap between the rally leader Sébastien Ogier to just 0.8 second. In the Power Stage, the Hyundai star took another stage win and overtook the defending world champion to snatch the victory from Ogier. The difference between two title rivals was only 0.7 second, the third tightest winning margin in WRC history, which shared with 2017 Rally Argentina. [10] Esapekka Lappi ran out of the podium place in a Yaris, followed by Hayden Paddon in fourth overall. Two Citroën drivers Mads Østberg and Craig Breen were in fifth and sixth respectively, ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala, who was running under Rally2 regulations. WRC-2 category leader Jan Kopecký was in eighth after Ott Tänak received a forty-second penalty due to a four-minute late, while Teemu Suninen completed the top ten.

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten. [lower-alpha 1]

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassStage
Overall classification
115 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:29:18.70.0255
221 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:29:19.4+0.7184
339 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:31:15.0+1:56.3150
446 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:32:13.9+2:55.2120
5512 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:32:29.6+3:10.9100
6611 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:33:50.4+4:31.780
777 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:40:40.8+11:22.160
8837 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:42:33.3+13:14.640
998 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:42:36.9+13:18.223
10103 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:44:49.1+15:30.410
World Rally Championship-2
8137 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:42:33.30.025
12233 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:45:35.9+3:02.618
13339 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Thibault de la Haye Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 3:45:52.0+3:18.715
15434 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of Italy.svg ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 3:49:05.5+6:32.212
16535 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Pieniążek Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Mazur Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:49:44.6+7:11.310
20640 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 4:08:14.4+25:41.18
23742 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 4:20:29.1+37:55.86
24838 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 4:24:57.7+42:24.44
World Rally Championship-3
21161 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Flag of France.svg Romain Courbon Flag of France.svg Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 4:07:40.20.025
22263 Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Flag of Finland.svg Tatu Hämäläinen Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 4:10:16.0+2:35.818
26364 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 4:32:32.1+24:51.915
30462 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 5:17:19.0+1:09:38.812
Source: [11] [12]

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten. [lower-alpha 1]

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarClassTimePoints
EventClassStage
14143 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC3:47:15.21
18184 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC3:55:07.02
Source: [11] [12]

Special stages

Overall classification
DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leader
7 JuneOlmedo [Shakedown]3.97 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:53.9
SS1Ittiri Arena Show2.00 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 2:02.7 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
8 JuneSS2Tula 122.12 km Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 18:28.1 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
SS3Castelsardo 114.37 km Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:43.3
SS4Tergu – Osilo 114.14 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 8:58.4
SS5Monte Baranta 111.46 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:12.8
SS6Tula 222.12 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 19:24.0 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
SS7Castelsardo 214.37 km Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 10:34.8
SS8Tergu – Osilo 214.14 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:53.5
SS9Monte Baranta 211.16 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:07.2
9 JuneSS10Monte Lerno 114.95 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 7:51.4
SS11Monti di Alà 128.52 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 16:38.9
SS12Coiluna – Loelle 128.89 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:59.1
SS13Ittiri Arena1.42 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 1:29.0
SS14Coiluna – Loelle 214.95 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 7:42.8
SS15Monte Lerno 228.52 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:27.3
SS16Monti di Alà 228.89 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:49.1
10 JuneSS17Cala Flumini 114.06 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:40.7
SS18Sassari – Argentiera 16.96 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:55.4
SS19Cala Flumini 214.06 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:28.9
SS20Sassari – Argentiera 2 [Power stage]6.96 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:52.9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
World Rally Championship-2
7 JuneOlmedo [Shakedown]3.97 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre
Škoda Fabia R5
Citroën C3 R5
2:03.8
SS1Ittiri Arena Show2.00 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 2:08.2 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby
8 JuneSS2Tula 122.12 km Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Hyundai i20 R5 19:11.2 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre
SS3Castelsardo 114.37 km Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 11:11.2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai
SS4Tergu – Osilo 114.14 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 9:19.7 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby
SS5Monte Baranta 111.46 km Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:38.9
SS6Tula 222.12 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 20:13.5 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre
SS7Castelsardo 214.37 km Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 11:04.0
SS8Tergu – Osilo 214.14 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 9:22.6
SS9Monte Baranta 211.16 km Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:25.0
9 JuneSS10Monte Lerno 114.95 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 8:24.9
SS11Monti di Alà 128.52 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 17:47.6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký
SS12Coiluna – Loelle 128.89 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 19:18.7
SS13Ittiri Arena1.42 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 1:31.1
SS14Coiluna – Loelle 214.95 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 8:17.5
SS15Monte Lerno 228.52 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 17:37.9
SS16Monti di Alà 228.89 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 19:05.2
10 JuneSS17Cala Flumini 114.06 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 9:15.9
SS18Sassari – Argentiera 16.96 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 5:17.4
SS19Cala Flumini 214.06 km Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 9:09.0
SS20Sassari – Argentiera 26.96 km Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 5:13.2
World Rally Championship-3
7 JuneOlmedo [Shakedown]3.97 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario
Ford Fiesta R2T
Peugeot 208 R2
2:22.4
SS1Ittiri Arena Show2.00 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 2:32.8 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
8 JuneSS2Tula 122.12 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 21:59.3
SS3Castelsardo 114.37 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:42.4
SS4Tergu – Osilo 114.14 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 10:31.2
SS5Monte Baranta 111.46 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:46.5
SS6Tula 222.12 km Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 22:43.6 Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario
SS7Castelsardo 214.37 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:18.7
SS8Tergu – Osilo 214.14 km Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 10:07.6
SS9Monte Baranta 211.16 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:22.7
9 JuneSS10Monte Lerno 114.95 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:26.5
SS11Monti di Alà 128.52 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 19:53.4 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
SS12Coiluna – Loelle 128.89 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 21:26.3
SS13Ittiri Arena1.42 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 1:43.5
SS14Coiluna – Loelle 214.95 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:14.9
SS15Monte Lerno 228.52 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 19:35.3
SS16Monti di Alà 228.89 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 22:06.3
10 JuneSS17Cala Flumini 114.06 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 10:38.3
SS18Sassari – Argentiera 16.96 km Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 6:16.4
SS19Cala Flumini 214.06 km Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 11:11.7
SS20Sassari – Argentiera 26.96 km Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 6:22.3

Power stage

The Power stage was a 6.96 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:52.90.05
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 4:54.4+1.54
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:54.5+1.63
4 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:55.4+2.42
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 4:57.2+4.31

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally. [lower-alpha 1]

StageNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarClassReasonPenalty
SS124 Flag of France.svg Cyrille Feraud Flag of France.svg Aymeric Duschemin Flag of France.svg Cyrille Feraud Citroën DS3 WRC WRC1 minute early1:00
SS142 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2Jump start0:10
SS762 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-36 minutes late1:00
SS836 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-21 minute late0:10
SS933 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-21 minute late0:10
SS1223 Flag of France.svg "Piano" Flag of France.svg Jean-François Pergola Flag of France.svg "Piano" Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC14 minutes late2:20
SS1322 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC7 minutes late1:10
SS1536 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-28 minutes late1:20
SS1544 Flag of Finland.svg Max Vatanen Flag of France.svg Christopher Guieu Flag of Finland.svg Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-29 minutes late1:30
SS1732 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-29 minutes late1:30
SS1961 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Flag of France.svg Romain Courbon Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-316 minutes late2:40
SS2038 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-26 minutes late1:00

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event. [lower-alpha 1] Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty.

StageNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarClassCauseRe-entry
SS323 Flag of France.svg "Piano" Flag of France.svg Jean-François Pergola Flag of France.svg "Piano" Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRCMechanicalYes
SS537 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2AccidentNo
SS641 Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS642 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS74 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRCGearboxYes
SS762 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3MechanicalYes
SS98 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRCRadiatorYes
SS93 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRCOff roadYes
SS1138 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS1262 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3MechanicalYes
SS1440 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS1522 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRCMechanicalNo
SS1541 Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2AccidentNo
SS167 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRCAlternatorYes
SS1624 Flag of France.svg Cyrille Feraud Flag of France.svg Aymeric Duschemin Flag of France.svg Cyrille Feraud Citroën DS3 WRC WRCMechanicalNo
SS1832 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2DriveshaftNo
SS2036 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2WithdrawnNo

Championship standings after the rally

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

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