Rally Italia Sardegna

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Rally Italia Sardegna
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Statusactive
Genremotorsporting event
Date(s)June
Frequencyannual
Location(s) Sardinia
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Inaugurated2004 (2004)

The Rally Italia Sardegna (until 2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna) is a rally competition in Sardinia, Italy, which has been a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) schedule and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC).

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Characteristics

Chris Atkinson driving a Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2008 rally. Chris Atkinson - 2008 Rally d'Italia Sardegna.jpg
Chris Atkinson driving a Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2008 rally.
Four-time winner Sebastien Loeb at the start of a stage. Sebastien Loeb 2008.jpg
Four-time winner Sébastien Loeb at the start of a stage.

The rally is held on narrow, twisty, sandy and bumpy mountain roads around the town of Alghero or Olbia. The Italian round of the World Rally Championship was previously the Rallye Sanremo, held first as a mixed surface event and later on asphalt roads around the resort of Sanremo, but Rally d'Italia Sardegna replaced it in the WRC schedule from the 2004 season.

The 2008 event was held from 15 to 18 May 2008 and the latest stage, Liscia Ruja (2.69 km, near the five-star hotel in Cala di Volpe, well known as James Bond's favourite resort), was broadcast live. The 2010 rally was the first running of the event under IRC rules and four stages were also broadcast live by Eurosport.

Winners

SeasonDriverCarReport
2004 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 Report
2005 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC Report
2006 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC Report
2007 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 Report
2008 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC Report
2009 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Report
2010 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 Report
2011 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2012 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2013 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2014 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2015 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC Report
2017 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta WRC Report
2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Report
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Report
2020 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Report
2021 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Toyota Yaris WRC Report
2022 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Report
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Report
2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Report

Non-WRC events denotes in italics

Multiple winners

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