2020 Rally Italia Sardegna

2020 Rally Italia Sardegna
*17. Rally Italia Sardegna 2020*
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 country	Italy
Rally base	Alghero, Sardinia
Dates run	8 – 11 October 2020
Start location	Olbia, Sassari
Finish location	Sassari, Sassari
Stages	16 (238.84 km; 148.41 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	960.31 km (596.71 miles)
Overall distance	1,199.15 km (745.12 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	64
Crews	62 at start, 50 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Dani Sordo; Carlos del Barrio; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 2:41:37.5
Power Stage winner	Ott Tänak; Martin Järveoja; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 4:45.7
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Pontus Tidemand; Patrik Barth; Toksport WRT; 2:51:58.4
WRC-3 winner	Jari Huttunen; Mikko Lukka; 2:50:19.2
J-WRC winner	Tom Kristensson; Joakim Sjöberg; Tom Kristensson Motorsport; 3:07:49.1

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]

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]^[a] 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]^[b] 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.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship entries
3	Teemu Suninen	Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
6	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
11	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
17	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
21	Petter Solberg	Andreas Mikkelsen	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 WRC	P
22	Martin Prokop	Zdeněk Jůrka	MP-Sports	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
44	Gus Greensmith	Elliott Edmondson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
23	Pontus Tidemand	Patrik Barth	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
24	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	PH-Sport	Citroën C3 R5	M
25	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	M
26	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai NG i20 R5	P
27	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai NG i20 R5	P
28	Eyvind Brynildsen	Ilka Minor	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
29	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Citroën C3 R5	P
30	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Jari Huttunen	Hyundai NG i20 R5	M
31	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
32	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
34	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 R5	M
35	Eric Camilli	François-Xavier Buresi	Eric Camilli	Citroën C3 R5	M
36	Emilio Fernández	Ruben Garcia	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
37	Yohan Rossel	Benoît Fulcrand	PH-Sport	Citroën C3 R5	M
38	Alberto Heller	Marc Martí	Alberto Heller	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	M
39	Jan Solans	Mauro Barreiro	Jan Solans	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
40	Umberto Scandola	Guido D'Amore	Umberto Scandola	Hyundai NG i20 R5	M
41	"Pedro"^[c]	Emmanuele Baldaccini	"Pedro"	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
42	Sean Johnston	Alexander Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 R5	P
45	Alberto Battistolli	Simone Scattolin	Alberto Battistolli	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
46	Luciano Cobbe	Fabio Turco	Luciano Cobbe	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
47	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renars Francis	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta R2	P
48	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta R2	P
49	Tom Kristensson	Joakim Sjöberg	Tom Kristensson Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R2	P
50	Ruairi Bell	Darren Garrod	Ruairi Bell	Ford Fiesta R2	P
51	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Fernando Mussano	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Ford Fiesta R2	P
52	Marco Pollara	Maurizio Messina	Marco Pollara	Ford Fiesta R2	P
53	Enrico Oldrati	Elia De Guio	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2	P
54	Fabio Andolfi	Stefano Savoia	Fabio Andolfi	Ford Fiesta R2	P
Other Major Entries
43	Ulysses Bertholdo	Gabriel Morales	Motorsport Italia	Škoda Fabia R5	P
56	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
Source:^[14]

Route

Itinerary

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

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
8 October	12:01	—	Olmedo [Shakedown]	3.96 km
Leg 1 — 95.25 km
9 October	07:50	SS1	Tempio Pausania 1	12.08 km
	08:44	SS2	Erula — Tula 1	21.78 km
	10:40	SS3	Tempio Pausania 2	12.08 km
	11:34	SS4	Erula — Tula 2	21.78 km
	16:14	SS5	Sedini — Castelsardo 1	14.72 km
	16:59	SS6	Tergu — Osilo 1	12.81 km
Leg 2 — 101.69 km
10 October	07:37	SS7	Monte Lerno 1	22.08 km
	08:38	SS8	Coiluna — Loelle 1	15.00 km
	10:07	SS9	Monte Lerno 2	22.08 km
	11:08	SS10	Coiluna — Loelle 2	15.00 km
	16:08	SS11	Sedini — Castelsardo 2	14.72 km
	17:02	SS12	Tergu — Osilo 2	12.81 km
Leg 3 — 41.90 km
11 October	08:15	SS13	Cala Flumini 1	14.06 km
	09:08	SS14	Sassari — Argentiera 1	6.89 km
	11:10	SS15	Cala Flumini 2	14.06 km
	12:18	SS16	Sassari — 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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Event	Stage
1	1	6	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:41:37.5	0.0	25	1
2	2	11	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:41:42.6	+5.1	18	4
3	3	17	Sebastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:41:42.6	+6.1	15	3
4	4	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:42:39.8	+1:02.3	12	2
5	5	3	Teemu Suninen	Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:43:11.4	+1:33.9	10	0
6	6	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:44:05.0	+2:27.5	8	5
7	7	7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:46:21.3	+4:43.8	6	0
15	8	22	Martin Prokop	Zdeněk Jůrka	MP-Sports	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:54:22.3	+12:44.8	0	0
25	9	44	Gus Greensmith	Elliott Edmondson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:14:44.6	+33:07.1	0	0
Excluded		21	Petter Solberg	Andreas Mikkelsen	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 WRC	Shakedown and Power Stage only		0	0
Retired SS14		18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	Rolled		0	0
Retired SS8		69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	Accident		0	0
Retired SS2		4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	Engine		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
8 October	—	Olmedo [Shakedown]	3.96 km	Evans / Martin Tänak / Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:13.6	—
9 October	SS1	Tempio Pausania 1	12.08 km	Suninen / Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:59.8	Suninen / Lehtinen
	SS2	Erula — Tula 1	21.78 km	Sordo / del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	16:50.0
	SS3	Tempio Pausania 2	12.08 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:49.0
	SS4	Erula — Tula 2	21.78 km	Sordo / del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	16:33.1	Sordo / del Barrio
	SS5	Sedini — Castelsardo 1	14.72 km	Sordo / del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:56.7
	SS6	Tergu — Osilo 1	12.81 km	Sordo / del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:16.5
10 October	SS7	Monte Lerno 1	22.08 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:46.9
	SS8	Coiluna — Loelle 1	15.00 km	Sordo / del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:52.5
	SS9	Monte Lerno 2	22.08 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:29.6
	SS10	Coiluna — Loelle 2	15.00 km	Neuville / Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:42.9
	SS11	Sedini — Castelsardo 2	14.72 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:39.3
	SS12	Tergu — Osilo 2	12.81 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:03.4
11 October	SS13	Cala Flumini 1	14.06 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:35.5
	SS14	Sassari — Argentiera 1	6.89 km	Neuville / Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:51.3
	SS15	Cala Flumini 2	14.06 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:23.2
	SS16	Sassari — Argentiera 2 [Power Stage]	6.89 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:45.7

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Elfyn Evans	111		Scott Martin	111	1	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	208
2		Sébastien Ogier	97		Julien Ingrassia	97	1	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	201
3	2	Thierry Neuville	87	2	Nicolas Gilsoul	87		M-Sport Ford WRT	117
4	1	Ott Tänak	83	1	Martin Järveoja	83		Hyundai 2C Competition	8
5	1	Kalle Rovanperä	70	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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Event
10	1	23	Pontus Tidemand	Patrik Barth	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:51:58.4	0.0	25	1
12	2	27	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai NG i20 R5	2:52:27.2	+28.8	18	0
13	3	28	Eyvind Brynildsen	Ilka Minor	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:52:48.1	+49.7	15	0
14	4	24	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	PH-Sport	Citroën C3 R5	2:54:06.7	+2:08.3	12	0
Retired SS13		26	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai NG i20 R5	Radiator		0	0
Retired SS9		25	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Mechanical		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
8 October	—	Olmedo [Shakedown]	3.96 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	2:20.8	—
9 October	SS1	Tempio Pausania 1	12.08 km	Fourmaux / Jamoul	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	10:24.3	Fourmaux / Jamoul
	SS2	Erula — Tula 1	21.78 km	Veiby / Andersson	Hyundai NG i20 R5	17:31.5	Veiby / Andersson
	SS3	Tempio Pausania 2	12.08 km	Fourmaux / Jamoul	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	10:15.8	Fourmaux / Jamoul
	SS4	Erula — Tula 2	21.78 km	Veiby / Andersson	Hyundai NG i20 R5	17:22.0	Fourmaux / Jamoul
	SS5	Sedini — Castelsardo 1	14.72 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	11:16.5	Tidemand / Barth
	SS6	Tergu — Osilo 1	12.81 km	Fourmaux / Jamoul	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	8:30.8
10 October	SS7	Monte Lerno 1	22.08 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	13:27.0
	SS8	Coiluna — Loelle 1	15.00 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	9:16.2
	SS9	Monte Lerno 2	22.08 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	13:04.7
	SS10	Coiluna — Loelle 2	15.00 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	9:08.3
	SS11	Sedini — Castelsardo 2	14.72 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	11:02.3
	SS12	Tergu — Osilo 2	12.81 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	8:22.9
11 October	SS13	Cala Flumini 1	14.06 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	9:06.2
	SS14	Sassari — Argentiera 1	6.89 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	5:07.1
	SS15	Cala Flumini 2	14.06 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	8:53.1
	SS16	Sassari — Argentiera 2	6.89 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 R5	5:05.6

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Pontus Tidemand	105		Patrick Barth	105		Toksport WRT	147
2		Mads Østberg	87		Torstein Eriksen	87	1	Hyundai Motorsport N	102
3		Adrien Fourmaux	66		Renaud Jamoul	66	1	M-Sport Ford WRT	88
4	1	Ole Christian Veiby	51	1	Jonas Andersson	51		PH-Sport	87
5	1	Nikolay Gryazin	51	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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Event
8	1	30	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Jari Huttunen	Hyundai NG i20 R5	2:50:19.2	0.0	25	4
9	2	31	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:51:40.4	+1:21.2	18	2
11	3	29	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Citroën C3 R5	2:52:26.7	+2:07.5	15	0
16	4	40	Umberto Scandola	Guido D'Amore	Umberto Scandola	Hyundai NG i20 R5	2:56:04.5	+5:45.3	12	0
17	5	38	Alberto Heller	Marc Martí	Alberto Heller	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	2:59:55.5	+9:36.3	10	0
18	6	32	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:00:34.2	+10:15.0	8	0
21	7	45	Alberto Battistolli	Simone Scattolin	Alberto Battistolli	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:05:26.7	+15:07.5	6	0
35	8	46	Luciano Cobbe	Fabio Turco	Luciano Cobbe	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:38:08.5	+47:49.3	4	0
36	9	34	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 R5	3:41:22.3	+51:03.1	2	0
38	10	36	Emilio Fernández	Ruben Garcia	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:46:42.4	+56:23.2	1	0
39	11	37	Yohan Rossel	Benoît Fulcrand	PH-Sport	Citroën C3 R5	3:49:18.4	+58:59.2	0	0
Retired SS15		42	Sean Johnston	Alexander Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 R5	Accident		0	0
Retired SS10		39	Jan Solans	Mauro Barreiro	Jan Solans	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Mechanical		0	0
Retired SS9		41	"Pedro"	Emmanuele Baldaccini	"Pedro"	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Accident		0	0
Retired SS7		35	Eric Camilli	François-Xavier Buresi	Eric Camilli	Citroën C3 R5	Mechanical		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
8 October	—	Olmedo [Shakedown]	3.96 km	Scandola / D'Amore	Hyundai NG i20 R5	2:22.0	—
9 October	SS1	Tempio Pausania 1	12.08 km	Solberg / Johnston	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	10:16.6	Solberg / Johnston
	SS2	Erula — Tula 1	21.78 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 R5	17:38.0
	SS3	Tempio Pausania 2	12.08 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai NG i20 R5	10:07.2
	SS4	Erula — Tula 2	21.78 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 R5	17:24.0
	SS5	Sedini — Castelsardo 1	14.72 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 R5	11:14.1
	SS6	Tergu — Osilo 1	12.81 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 R5	8:25.4
10 October	SS7	Monte Lerno 1	22.08 km	Solberg / Johnston	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	13:30.3
	SS8	Coiluna — Loelle 1	15.00 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	9:24.3
	SS9	Monte Lerno 2	22.08 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	13:20.2	Huttunen / Lukka
	SS10	Coiluna — Loelle 2	15.00 km	Solberg / Johnston	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	9:04.9	Huttunen / Lukka
	SS11	Sedini — Castelsardo 2	14.72 km	Solberg / Johnston	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	10:57.7	Solberg / Johnston
	SS12	Tergu — Osilo 2	12.81 km	Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian	Citroën C3 R5	8:22.3	Huttunen / Lukka
11 October	SS13	Cala Flumini 1	14.06 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 R5	9:13.9
	SS14	Sassari — Argentiera 1	6.89 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:12.0
	SS15	Cala Flumini 2	14.06 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai NG i20 R5	8:54.7
	SS16	Sassari — Argentiera 2	6.89 km	Solberg / Johnston	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:07.9

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1		Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	70		Mikko Lukka	68
2		Jari Huttunen	68		Maciek Szczepaniak	55
3		Kajetan Kajetanowicz	55	1	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	45
4		Oliver Solberg	43	1	Aaron Johnston	43
5		Nicolas Ciamin	28		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

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage
22	1	49	Tom Kristensson	Joakim Sjöberg	Tom Kristensson Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R2	3:07:49.1	0.0	25	4
27	2	51	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Fernando Mussano	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Ford Fiesta R2	3:19:14.5	+11:25.4	18	0
34	3	47	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renars Francis	LMT Autosporta Akadēmija	Ford Fiesta R2	3:37:45.3	+29:56.2	15	6
37	4	53	Enrico Oldrati	Elia De Guio	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2	3:44:50.2	+37:01.1	12	0
44	5	48	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta R2	4:06:03.8	+58:14.7	10	5
47	6	52	Marco Pollara	Maurizio Messina	Marco Pollara	Ford Fiesta R2	4:24:39.5	+1:16:50.4	8	0
Retired SS16		50	Ruairi Bell	Darren Garrod	Ruairi Bell	Ford Fiesta R2	Mechanical		0	0
Did not start		54	Fabio Andolfi	Stefano Savoia	Fabio Andolfi	Ford Fiesta R2	Illness		0	0

Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
8 October	—	Olmedo [Shakedown]	3.96 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	2:38.9	—
9 October	SS1	Tempio Pausania 1	12.08 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	10:59.3	Kristensson / Sjöberg
	SS2	Erula — Tula 1	21.78 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	19:16.7
	SS3	Tempio Pausania 2	12.08 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	11:01.4
	SS4	Erula — Tula 2	21.78 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	19:21.9
	SS5	Sedini — Castelsardo 1	14.72 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	12:43.1
	SS6	Tergu — Osilo 1	12.81 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	9:19.5
10 October	SS7	Monte Lerno 1	22.08 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	14:39.3
	SS8	Coiluna — Loelle 1	15.00 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	10:14.7
	SS9	Monte Lerno 2	22.08 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	14:31.3
	SS10	Coiluna — Loelle 2	15.00 km	Kristensson / Sjöberg	Ford Fiesta R2	10:03.3
	SS11	Sedini — Castelsardo 2	14.72 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	12:24.1
	SS12	Tergu — Osilo 2	12.81 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta R2	9:13.3
11 October	SS13	Cala Flumini 1	14.06 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	9:57.6
	SS14	Sassari — Argentiera 1	6.89 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	5:38.2
	SS15	Cala Flumini 2	14.06 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	9:57.6
	SS16	Sassari — Argentiera 2	6.89 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta R2	5:32.9

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Nations' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Country	Points
1		Mārtiņš Sesks	68		Renars Francis	68		Latvia	58
2	1	Tom Kristensson	58	1	Joakim Sjöberg	58	2	Sweden	50
3	1	Sami Pajari	55	1	Marko Salminen	55	1	Finland	40
4	4	Fabrizio Zaldívar	34	3	Fernando Mussano	34	3	Paraguay	34
5	4	Marco Pollara	19	4	Maurizio Messina	19	2	Estonia	30

Notes

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Itinerary". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Elizalde, Pablo (25 March 2020). "WRC 2020 season hit by more rally postponements due to coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Craig, Jason (26 August 2020). "Rally Germany cancelled as Italian WRC round moves to avoid Imola F1 clash". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "Ypres added to Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sunday in Portugal: Kalle claims Pro treble". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ "Junior WRC in Italy: Solans' Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sordo holds on for Sardinia double dramatic finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tidemand extends championship lead with WRC 2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Huttunen holds on for WRC 3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kristensson cruises to emphatic victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ "Rally Italia Sardegna 2020 Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Sordo storms to early Sardinia lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Sordo closes on repeat Sardinia victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Tidemand on top in Sardinia after frantic opening day". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Pontus poised for WRC 2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Solberg steals slender Friday advantage". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Huttunen in hermits WRC 3 lead as Solberg falters". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Friday in Italy: Kristensson masters junior hotshots". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Kristensson cool in junior top spot". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

External links

Official website (in Italian and English)
2020 Rally Italia Sardegna at ewrc-results.com
The official website of the World Rally Championship

Previous rally: 2020 Rally Turkey	2020 FIA World Rally Championship	Next rally: 2020 Rally Monza
Previous rally: 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna	2020 Rally Italia Sardegna	Next rally: 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna

[8] The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.

[10] The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.

[16] Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.

[Italy_Route-1] "Itinerary". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[20_calendar-2] Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[corona-3] Elizalde, Pablo (25 March 2020). "WRC 2020 season hit by more rally postponements due to coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[4] Craig, Jason (26 August 2020). "Rally Germany cancelled as Italian WRC round moves to avoid Imola F1 clash". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[5] "Ypres added to Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[6] "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[2_and_Pro-7] "Sunday in Portugal: Kalle claims Pro treble". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[9] "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[11] "Junior WRC in Italy: Solans' Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[winner-12] "Sordo holds on for Sardinia double dramatic finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[wrc-2-13] "Tidemand extends championship lead with WRC 2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[wrc-3-14] "Huttunen holds on for WRC 3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[j-wrc-15] "Kristensson cruises to emphatic victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[Italy_entry_list-17] "Rally Italia Sardegna 2020 Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[18] "Sordo storms to early Sardinia lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[19] "Sordo closes on repeat Sardinia victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[20] "Tidemand on top in Sardinia after frantic opening day". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[21] "Pontus poised for WRC 2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[22] "Solberg steals slender Friday advantage". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[23] "Huttunen in hermits WRC 3 lead as Solberg falters". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[24] "Friday in Italy: Kristensson masters junior hotshots". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[25] "Kristensson cool in junior top spot". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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