2023 Rally Italia Sardegna

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]

2023 Rally Italia Sardegna
Rally Italia Sardegna 2023
Round 6 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Sardinia Rally is known for its fast but narrow roads.
Host country Italy
Rally baseOlbia, Sassari
Dates run1 – 4 June 2023
Start locationOlbia, Sassari
Finish locationSassari, Sassari
Stages19 (322.79 km; 200.57 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance836.01 km (519.47 miles)
Overall distance1,170.06 km (727.04 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered74
Crews71 at start, 59 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:40:01.4
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
5:55.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Torstein Eriksen
Germany Toksport WRT 3
3:49:34.7
WRC-3 winnerFinland Roope Korhonen
Finland Anssi Viinikka
Finland Rautio Motorsport
4:14:20.0
J-WRC winnerRepublic of Ireland William Creighton
Republic of Ireland Liam Regan
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
4:15:11.5

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Championship standings edit

Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
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
Event Class
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

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
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
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

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
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

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
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
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.

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