2020 Rally Italia Sardegna

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2020 Rally Italia Sardegna
17. Rally Italia Sardegna 2020
Round 6 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Fast but narrow roads leave no room for error in Sardegna.
Host countryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Rally base Alghero, Sardinia
Dates run8 11 October 2020
Start location Olbia, Sassari
Finish location Sassari, Sassari
Stages16 (238.84 km; 148.41 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance960.31 km (596.71 miles)
Overall distance1,199.15 km (745.12 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:41:37.5
WRC-2 winner Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT
2:51:58.4
WRC-3 winner Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka
2:50:19.2
J-WRC winner Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson
Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Motorsport
3:07:49.1
Power Stage winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
4:45.7
Crews registered64
Crews62 at start, 50 at finish

The 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 4 and 7 June 2020, [2] but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The event was reset to hold between 8 and 11 October 2020 following the cancellation of 2020 Rallye Deutschland. [4] It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the seventh round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also set to be the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. [5] The 2020 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 238.84 km (148.41 mi). [1]

Contents

Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [6] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, [7] [lower-alpha 1] but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class. [8] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning rally winners, [7] [lower-alpha 2] but they would not defend their titles neither as they were promoted to the sport's top category. Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro were the defending winners in the Junior World Rally Championship. [9]

Sordo and del Barrio successfully defended their titles, winning their third career victory. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [10] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category. [11] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the winners in the WRC-3 category. [12] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog won the junior class. [13]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin entered the round with an eighteen-point lead over six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Reigning world champions Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further nine points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a nine-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth held a five-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the manufacturer' championship, Toksport WRT led M-Sport Ford WRT by nineteen points. Hyundai Motorsport N sat in third, a slender four points behind.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Marco Bulacia Wilkinson led Jari Huttunen by twelve points in the drivers' standing, with Kajetan Kajetanowicz in third. The co-drivers' standing was led by Mikko Lukka. Maciek Szczepaniak and Aaron Johnston held second and third respectively.

In the junior championship, Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis led Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen by eight points. Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg were third, eleven points further back. In the Nations' championships, Latvia held a thirteen-point lead over Finland, with Estonia in third.

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, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Sixty-four entries were received, with thirteen crews entered in World Rally Cars, six Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight crews were entered in the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship entries
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
11 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 M
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
21 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 WRC P
22 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Jůrka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MP-Sports Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
24 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of France.svg PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 M
25 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
26 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
27 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
28 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
29 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 P
30 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
31 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 R5 M
35 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg François-Xavier Buresi Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Citroën C3 R5 M
36 Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg Ruben Garcia Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
37 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of France.svg Benoît Fulcrand Flag of France.svg PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 M
38 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
39 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreiro Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
40 Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Scandola Flag of Italy.svg Guido D'Amore Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Scandola Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
41 Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Italy.svg Emmanuele Baldaccini Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
42 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Kihurani Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 P
45 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Battistolli Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
46 Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Cobbe Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Turco Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
47 Flag of Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Sesks Flag of Latvia.svg Renars Francis Flag of Latvia.svg LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 P
48 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 P
49 Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 P
50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Garrod Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 P
51 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 P
52 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pollara Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Messina Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 P
53 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Oldrati Flag of Italy.svg Elia De Guio Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
54 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Savoia Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other Major Entries
43 Flag of Brazil.svg Ulysses Bertholdo Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 P
56 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Ella Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
Source: [14]

Route

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
8 October12:01Olmedo [ Shakedown ]3.96 km
Leg 1 95.25 km
9 October07:50SS1Tempio Pausania 112.08 km
08:44SS2Erula Tula 121.78 km
10:40SS3Tempio Pausania 212.08 km
11:34SS4Erula Tula 221.78 km
16:14SS5Sedini Castelsardo 114.72 km
16:59SS6Tergu Osilo 112.81 km
Leg 2 101.69 km
10 October07:37SS7Monte Lerno 122.08 km
08:38SS8Coiluna Loelle 115.00 km
10:07SS9Monte Lerno 222.08 km
11:08SS10Coiluna Loelle 215.00 km
16:08SS11Sedini Castelsardo 214.72 km
17:02SS12Tergu Osilo 212.81 km
Leg 3 41.90 km
11 October08:15SS13Cala Flumini 114.06 km
09:08SS14Sassari Argentiera 16.89 km
11:10SS15Cala Flumini 214.06 km
12:18SS16Sassari Argentiera 2 [ Power Stage ]6.89 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the crew who set the benchmark, while a suspension issue created a back foot for Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja. [15] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen retired from the rally when they crashed out in the morning loop of the second leg. [16] Sordo and del Barrio eventually won the rally for the second straight year. There was an epic battle for the runner-up spot between the crew of Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul and Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, with Neuville and Gilsoul ultimately came out on top. [10]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
116 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:41:37.50.0251
2211 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:41:42.6+5.1184
3317 Sebastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:41:42.6+6.1153
4433 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:42:39.8+1:02.3122
553 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:43:11.4+1:33.9100
668 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:44:05.0+2:27.585
777 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:46:21.3+4:43.860
15822 Martin Prokop Zdeněk Jůrka MP-Sports Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2:54:22.3+12:44.800
25944 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:14:44.6+33:07.100
Excluded21 Petter Solberg Andreas Mikkelsen Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 WRC Shakedown and Power Stage only00
Retired SS1418 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Rolled00
Retired SS869 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Accident00
Retired SS24 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Engine00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
8 OctoberOlmedo [ Shakedown ]3.96 km Evans / Martin
Tänak / Järveoja
Toyota Yaris WRC
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2:13.6N/A
9 OctoberSS1Tempio Pausania 112.08 km Suninen / Lehtinen Ford Fiesta WRC 9:59.8 Suninen / Lehtinen
SS2Erula Tula 121.78 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:50.0
SS3Tempio Pausania 212.08 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:49.0
SS4Erula Tula 221.78 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:33.1 Sordo / del Barrio
SS5Sedini Castelsardo 114.72 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:56.7
SS6Tergu Osilo 112.81 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:16.5
10 OctoberSS7Monte Lerno 122.08 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:46.9
SS8Coiluna Loelle 115.00 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:52.5
SS9Monte Lerno 222.08 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:29.6
SS10Coiluna Loelle 215.00 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:42.9
SS11Sedini Castelsardo 214.72 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:39.3
SS12Tergu Osilo 212.81 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:03.4
11 OctoberSS13Cala Flumini 114.06 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:35.5
SS14Sassari Argentiera 16.89 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:51.3
SS15Cala Flumini 214.06 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:23.2
SS16Sassari Argentiera 2 [ Power Stage ]6.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:45.7

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 111 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 111 1uparrow green.svg 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 208
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 97 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 97 1downarrow red.svg 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 201
3 1uparrow green.svg 2 Thierry Neuville 87 1uparrow green.svg 2 Nicolas Gilsoul 87 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 117
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ott Tänak 83 1downarrow red.svg 1 Martin Järveoja 83 Hyundai 2C Competition 8
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Kalle Rovanperä 70 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jonne Halttunen 70

World Rally Championship-2

A trouble-free run assured championship leaders Pontus Tidemand and Patrik Barth to win the rally. [17] [11] Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul were pushing hard to catch the lead until they suffered a mechanical issue. [18]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
10123 Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:51:58.40.0251
12227 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 2:52:27.2+28.8180
13328 Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:52:48.1+49.7150
14424 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 2:54:06.7+2:08.3120
Retired SS1326 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 Radiator00
Retired SS925 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Mechanical00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
8 OctoberOlmedo [ Shakedown ]3.96 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 2:20.8N/A
9 OctoberSS1Tempio Pausania 112.08 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 10:24.3 Fourmaux / Jamoul
SS2Erula Tula 121.78 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai NG i20 R5 17:31.5 Veiby / Andersson
SS3Tempio Pausania 212.08 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 10:15.8 Fourmaux / Jamoul
SS4Erula Tula 221.78 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai NG i20 R5 17:22.0
SS5Sedini Castelsardo 114.72 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:16.5 Tidemand / Barth
SS6Tergu Osilo 112.81 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 8:30.8
10 OctoberSS7Monte Lerno 122.08 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 13:27.0
SS8Coiluna Loelle 115.00 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:16.2
SS9Monte Lerno 222.08 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 13:04.7
SS10Coiluna Loelle 215.00 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:08.3
SS11Sedini Castelsardo 214.72 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:02.3
SS12Tergu Osilo 212.81 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:22.9
11 OctoberSS13Cala Flumini 114.06 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:06.2
SS14Sassari Argentiera 16.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:07.1
SS15Cala Flumini 214.06 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:53.1
SS16Sassari Argentiera 26.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:05.6

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Pontus Tidemand 105 1rightarrow blue.svg Patrick Barth 105 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 147
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 87 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 87 1uparrow green.svg 1 Hyundai Motorsport N 102
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Adrien Fourmaux 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Renaud Jamoul 66 1downarrow red.svg 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 88
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Ole Christian Veiby 51 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 51 1rightarrow blue.svg PH-Sport 87
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 51 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yaroslav Fedorov 41

World Rally Championship-3

Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston led the class after the first leg. [19] However, they picked up a puncture on Saturday morning, which dropped them back to third. Despite reclaiming the lead after SS11, they went off the road during the final stage of the day, handing the lead back to Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka. [20] Huttunen and Lukka's lead was threatened by Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak until the Polish crew picked up a puncture during the second to last stage. [12]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
8130 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Jari Huttunen Hyundai NG i20 R5 2:50:19.20.0254
9231 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:51:40.4+1:21.2182
11329 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 2:52:26.7+2:07.5150
16440 Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore Umberto Scandola Hyundai NG i20 R5 2:56:04.5+5:45.3120
17538 Alberto Heller Marc Martí Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:59:55.5+9:36.3100
18632 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:00:34.2+10:15.080
21745 Alberto Battistolli Simone Scattolin Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:05:26.7+15:07.560
35846 Luciano Cobbe Fabio Turco Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:38:08.5+47:49.340
36934 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 R5 3:41:22.3+51:03.120
381036 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:46:42.4+56:23.210
391137 Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 3:49:18.4+58:59.200
Retired SS1542 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 Accident00
Retired SS1039 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Mechanical00
Retired SS941 "Pedro" Emmanuele Baldaccini "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Accident00
Retired SS735 Eric Camilli François-Xavier Buresi Eric Camilli Citroën C3 R5 Mechanical00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
8 OctoberOlmedo [ Shakedown ]3.96 km Scandola / D'Amore Hyundai NG i20 R5 2:22.0N/A
9 OctoberSS1Tempio Pausania 112.08 km Solberg / Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:16.6 Solberg / Johnston
SS2Erula Tula 121.78 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 R5 17:38.0
SS3Tempio Pausania 212.08 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 10:07.2
SS4Erula Tula 221.78 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 R5 17:24.0
SS5Sedini Castelsardo 114.72 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 R5 11:14.1
SS6Tergu Osilo 112.81 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 R5 8:25.4
10 OctoberSS7Monte Lerno 122.08 km Solberg / Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:30.3
SS8Coiluna Loelle 115.00 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:24.3
SS9Monte Lerno 222.08 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:20.2 Huttunen / Lukka
SS10Coiluna Loelle 215.00 km Solberg / Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:04.9
SS11Sedini Castelsardo 214.72 km Solberg / Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:57.7 Solberg / Johnston
SS12Tergu Osilo 212.81 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 8:22.3 Huttunen / Lukka
11 OctoberSS13Cala Flumini 114.06 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 R5 9:13.9
SS14Sassari Argentiera 16.89 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:12.0
SS15Cala Flumini 214.06 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 8:54.7
SS16Sassari Argentiera 26.89 km Solberg / Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:07.9

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 70 1rightarrow blue.svg Mikko Lukka 68
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Jari Huttunen 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciek Szczepaniak 55
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 55 1uparrow green.svg 1 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 45
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Oliver Solberg 43 1downarrow red.svg 1 Aaron Johnston 43
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Nicolas Ciamin 28 1rightarrow blue.svg Marc Martí 37

Junior World Rally Championship

Steered out of dramas, Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg held a comfortable lead going onto Saturday. [21] The Swedish crew stayed cool on Saturday, holding a huge gap of over eight minutes onto Sunday. [22] Eventually, they won the rally to close the gap to championship leaders. [13]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
22149 Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 3:07:49.10.0254
27251 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 3:19:14.5+11:25.4180
34347 Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 3:37:45.3+29:56.2156
37453 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 3:44:50.2+37:01.1120
44548 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 4:06:03.8+58:14.7105
47652 Marco Pollara Maurizio Messina Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 4:24:39.5+1:16:50.480
Retired SS1650 Ruairi Bell Darren Garrod Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 Mechanical00
Did not start54 Fabio Andolfi Stefano Savoia Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 Illness00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
8 OctoberOlmedo [ Shakedown ]3.96 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 2:38.9N/A
9 OctoberSS1Tempio Pausania 112.08 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 10:59.3 Kristensson / Sjöberg
SS2Erula Tula 121.78 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 19:16.7
SS3Tempio Pausania 212.08 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 11:01.4
SS4Erula Tula 221.78 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 19:21.9
SS5Sedini Castelsardo 114.72 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 12:43.1
SS6Tergu Osilo 112.81 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:19.5
10 OctoberSS7Monte Lerno 122.08 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 14:39.3
SS8Coiluna Loelle 115.00 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 10:14.7
SS9Monte Lerno 222.08 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 14:31.3
SS10Coiluna Loelle 215.00 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 10:03.3
SS11Sedini Castelsardo 214.72 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 12:24.1
SS12Tergu Osilo 212.81 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 9:13.3
11 OctoberSS13Cala Flumini 114.06 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:57.6
SS14Sassari Argentiera 16.89 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 5:38.2
SS15Cala Flumini 214.06 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:57.6
SS16Sassari Argentiera 26.89 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 5:32.9

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsNations' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveCountryPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Mārtiņš Sesks 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Renars Francis 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 58
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Tom Kristensson 58 1uparrow green.svg 1 Joakim Sjöberg 58 1uparrow green.svg 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 50
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sami Pajari 55 1downarrow red.svg 1 Marko Salminen 55 1downarrow red.svg 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 40
4 1uparrow green.svg 4 Fabrizio Zaldívar 34 1uparrow green.svg 3 Fernando Mussano 34 1uparrow green.svg 3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 34
5 1uparrow green.svg 4 Marco Pollara 19 1uparrow green.svg 4 Maurizio Messina 19 1downarrow red.svg 2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 30

Notes

  1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  3. Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.

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