2020 Rally Italia Sardegna

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]

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 baseAlghero, Sardinia
Dates run8 – 11 October 2020
Start locationOlbia, Sassari
Finish locationSassari, Sassari
Stages16 (238.84 km; 148.41 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance960.31 km (596.71 miles)
Overall distance1,199.15 km (745.12 miles)
Results
Overall winner Dani Sordo
Carlos del Barrio
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:41:37.5
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
Power Stage winner Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
4:45.7
Crews registered64
Crews62 at start, 50 at finish

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][lower-alpha 1] 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][lower-alpha 2] but they would not defend their titles neither as they were promoted to the sport's top category. Jan Solans and Mauro Barreriro 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 Barreriro Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
40 Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore Umberto Scandola Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
41 "Pedro"[lower-alpha 3] 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]

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 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 N/A
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
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 troble-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 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 N/A
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
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
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 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 Barreriro 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 N/A
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
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
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 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 N/A
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
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
  1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  3. Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.

References
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