2021 Rally Italia Sardegna
| 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna Rally Italia Sardegna 2021 | |||
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Round 5 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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The Sardinia Rally is known for its fast but narrow roads. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Olbia, Sardinia | ||
| Dates run | 3 – 6 June 2021 | ||
| Start location | Oschiri, Sassari | ||
| Finish location | Santa Teresa Gallura, Sassari | ||
| Stages | 20 (303.10 km; 188.34 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 995.93 km (618.84 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,514.07 km (940.80 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 58 | ||
| Crews | 55 at start, 40 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 3:19:26.4 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 5:33.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 3:28:58.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 3:30:04.1 | ||
The 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2021.[2] It marked the eighteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Olbia in Sardinia and contested over twenty special stages totalling 303.10 km (188.34 mi) in competitive distance.[1]
Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the two-time defending rally winners,[3] but del Barrio did not defend his title with Sordo as del Barrio moved to World Rally Championship-3 to co-drive with Fabrizio Zaldívar.[4] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, but they did not defend their titles neither as they did not participate in the event.[5] Neither did the WRC-3 title defenders Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka,[6] who competed for Hyundai Motorsport in the WRC-2 class.[7]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[9] while Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10]
Background
[edit]Championship standings prior to the event
[edit]Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a two-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a thirty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a nine-point lead ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Movisport lead Toksport WRT by fifteen points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led the drivers' championship, while Maciek Szczepaniak led the co-drivers' championship. Second and third in the driver's championship were Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Nicolas Ciamin, while co-driver's championship were Yannick Roche and Alexandre Coria.
Entry list
[edit]The following crews entered the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were twelve in the World Rally Championship-2 and sixteen in the World Rally Championship-3.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P | |||
| Source:[11] | |||||
Route
[edit]Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Leg | Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 3 June | 09:01 | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km |
| 1 | 4 June | 08:02 | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km |
| 09:02 | SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | ||
| 10:47 | SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | ||
| 11:47 | SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | ||
| 14:47 | SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | ||
| 15:47 | SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | ||
| 17:32 | SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | ||
| 18:32 | SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | ||
| 2 | 5 June | 08:08 | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km |
| 09:08 | SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | ||
| 10:38 | SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | ||
| 11:38 | SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | ||
| 15:10 | SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | ||
| 16:08 | SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | ||
| 17:32 | SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | ||
| 18:38 | SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | ||
| 3 | 6 June | 07:33 | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km |
| 08:38 | SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | ||
| 10:09 | SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | ||
| 12:18 | SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report
[edit]World Rally Cars
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:50.7 | — |
| 4 June | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:08.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:15.8 | ||
| SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 12:57.4 | ||
| SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:05.9 | ||
| SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:00.5 | ||
| SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | Sordo / Rozada | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:23.5 | ||
| SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Sordo / Rozada | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:48.5 | ||
| SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | Sordo / Rozada Neuville / Wydaeghe |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
11:10.4 | ||
| 5 June | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:48.1 | |
| SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:44.4 | ||
| SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:43.2 | ||
| SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:32.7 | Ogier / Ingrassia | |
| SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:30.3 | ||
| SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:42.5 | ||
| SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:23.0 | ||
| SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:26.9 | ||
| 6 June | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:45.4 | |
| SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:46.0 | ||
| SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:37.0 | ||
| SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:33.4 |
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 106 | Julien Ingrassia | 106 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 231 | ||||||
| 2 | Elfyn Evans | 95 | Scott Martin | 95 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 182 | ||||||
| 3 | Thierry Neuville | 77 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 77 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 82 | ||||||
| 4 | Ott Tänak | 49 | Martin Järveoja | 49 | Hyundai 2C Competition | 28 | ||||||
| 5 | Takamoto Katsuta | 48 | Daniel Barritt | 48 | ||||||||
World Rally Championship-2
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 1:56.6 | — |
| 4 June | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:46.0 | Østberg / Eriksen |
| SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:37.2 | ||
| SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | Mikkelsen / Fløene | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:36.0 | ||
| SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:32.0 | ||
| SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:24.8 | ||
| SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:48.6 | ||
| SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:11.8 | ||
| SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 11:38.8 | ||
| 5 June | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:25.2 | |
| SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 13:36.7 | ||
| SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:15.5 | ||
| SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 13:16.9 | ||
| SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:49.9 | Huttunen / Lukka | |
| SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 9:57.6 | ||
| SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:45.5 | ||
| SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 9:47.5 | ||
| 6 June | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:09.6 | Østberg / Eriksen |
| SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 5:58.4 | Huttunen / Lukka | |
| SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 8:51.3 | ||
| SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 5:48.4 |
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 68 | Ola Fløene | 68 | Toksport WRT | 125 | ||||||
| 2 | Mads Østberg | 66 | Torstein Eriksen | 66 | Movisport | 125 | ||||||
| 3 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 63 | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 63 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 104 | ||||||
| 4 | Esapekka Lappi | 59 | Janne Ferm | 59 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 12 | ||||||
| 5 | Teemu Suninen | 41 | Mikko Markkula | 41 | ||||||||
World Rally Championship-3
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km | Ciamin / Roche | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 1:59.6 | — |
| 4 June | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:59.4 | Rossel / Coria |
| SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:54.2 | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | |
| SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:42.6 | Rossel / Coria | |
| SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:35.0 | ||
| SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:24.5 | López / Vallejo | |
| SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:51.4 | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | |
| SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:12.6 | ||
| SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:35.1 | Rossel / Coria | |
| 5 June | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:29.8 | |
| SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:40.9 | ||
| SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:16.9 | ||
| SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:22.3 | ||
| SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:58.1 | Rossel / Coria | |
| SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:47.1 | ||
| SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | López / Vallejo | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:49.7 | ||
| 6 June | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km | López / Vallejo | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:11.1 | |
| SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:54.6 | ||
| SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | Kaur / Simm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:47.5 | Rossel / Coria | |
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | Yohan Rossel | 98 | Alexandre Coria | 70 | ||||
| 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 64 | Maciek Szczepaniak | 64 | ||||
| 3 | Nicolas Ciamin | 57 | Yannick Roche | 57 | ||||
| 4 | Teemu Asunmaa | 28 | Benoît Fulcrand | 28 | ||||
| 5 | Egon Kaur | 28 | Marko Salminen | 28 | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Villarín, Nacho (6 December 2020). "Carlos del Barrio dejará de copilotar en 2021 a Dani Sordo" [Carlos del Barrio will stop co-driving with Dani Sordo in 2021]. marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Tidemand extends championship lead with WRC 2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Huttunen holds on for WRC 3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "WRC 3 Champion joins Hyundai WRC 2 Squad". Hyundai Motorsport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Ogier seals surprise Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Huttunen holds on for win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens championship lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Entry List Rally Italia Sardegna 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Italian and English)
- 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna at eWRC-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship