2023 Rally Italia Sardegna

20th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

2023 Rally Italia Sardegna
Rally Italia Sardegna 2023

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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)[1]
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[edit]

### Entry list[edit]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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[edit]

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 [Shakedown]  | 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 [Power Stage]  | 7.79 km
| After 15:00  | Podium ceremony, Olbia | —
Source:[1]

## Report[edit]

### WRC Rally1[edit]

#### Classification[edit]

Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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Event  | Class  | 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[edit]

Stage  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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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[edit]

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[edit]

#### Classification[edit]

Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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Event  | Class  | 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[edit]

Overall | Stage  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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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
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
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

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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[edit]

Pos. |  | Open Drivers' championships  |  | Open Co-drivers' championships  |  | Teams' championships  |  | Challenger Drivers' championships  |  | Challenger Co-drivers' championships

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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[edit]

#### Classification[edit]

Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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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[edit]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

#### Classification[edit]

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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[edit]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ 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]
2. ^ 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]
3. ^ No Power Stage points were awarded for WRC-2 as the Power Stage was interrupted before all competitors could complete the stage.[14]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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.
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.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ Barry, Luke (4 June 2023). "Power Stage points not awarded to WRC2 crews". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Italian and English)
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