2014 Rally Italia Sardegna Explained

2014 Rally Italia Sardegna
Native Name:Rally Italia Sardegna 2014
Round:6
Championship:2014 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2014 Rally Argentina
Next Round:2014 Rally Poland
Country: Italy
Rallybase:Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
Startdate:June 5
Enddate:June 8, 2014
Stages:17
Stagekm:364.54
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Team1: Volkswagen Motorsport
Teamsstart:57
Teamsfinish:39

The 2014 Rally Italia Sardegna was the sixth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Alghero, Sardinia, and started on 5 June and finished on 8 June after seventeen special stages, totaling 364.5 competitive kilometres.

French driver Sébastien Ogier won the Rally Italia Sardegna for the second time in his career, taking his fourth win of eight victories during the 2014 season.

Entry list

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IconClass
WRCWRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRCWRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimePoints
Overall classification
11 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC4:02:37.80.00
24 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC4:04:00.9+1:23.118
32 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC4:04:10.6+1:32.8
49 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Volkswagen Motorsport IIVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC4:05:17.1+2:39.3
56 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC4:07:19.6+4:41.810
621 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC4:08:43.1+6:05.38
716 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Adapta MotorsportFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC4:09:53.6+7:15.86
810 Robert Kubica Maciek Szczepaniak RK M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC4:14:56.8+12:19.04
937 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.Ford Fiesta RRCWRC-24:17:59.9+15:22.12
1012 Khalid Al-Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC4:19:27.1+16:49.31
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.)37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.Ford Fiesta RRCWRC-24:17:59.90.025
2 (11.)74 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Top Teams by MY RacingCitroën DS3 R5WRC-24:20:111.5+2:11.618
3 (13.)32 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy ProtasovFord Fiesta RRCWRC-24:23:27.0+5:27.115
4 (14.)36 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Karl KruudaPeugeot 208 T16 R5WRC-24:26:35.5+8:35.612
5 (15.)43 Bernardo Sousa Hugo Magalhães Bernardo SousaFord Fiesta RRCWRC-24:26:54.7+8:54.810
6 (17.)38 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Drive DmackFord Fiesta R5WRC-24:32:08.2+14:08.38
7 (20.)48 Martin Kangur Paweł Drahan AT Rally TeamFord Fiesta S2000WRC-24:36:21.8+18:21.96
8 (21.)35 Ott Tänak Raigo Mőlder Drive DMACKFord Fiesta R5WRC-24:46:07.0+28:07.14
9 (23.)72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Juan Carlos AlonsoMitsubishi Lancer Evo XWRC-24:47:57.8+29:57.92
10 (24.)78 Ramón Torres José Díaz Ramón TorresMitsubishi Lancer Evo XWRC-24:51:11.1+33:11.21

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally leader
Leg 1
(5 June)
SS1Città di Cagliari1.30 km1:19.1
Leg 1
(6 June)
SS2Terranova Nord 119.81 km13:28.1
SS3Terranova Sud 112.40 km9:25.2
SS4Coiluna - Crastazza 120.29 km13:22.9
SS5Loelle 127.30 km18:23.6 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS6Terranova Nord 219.81 km13:01.7
SS7Terranova Sud 212.40 km9:06.1
SS8Coiluna - Crastazza 220.29 km12:51.9
SS9Loelle 227.30 km17:43.8
Leg 2
(7 June)
SS10Monte Olia 119.27 km13:31.6
SS11Monte Lerno 159.13 km37:15.8
SS12Monte Olia 219.27 km13:12.2
SS13Monte Lerno 259.13 km36:38.0
Leg 3
(8 June)
SS14Cala Flumini 18.98 km5:50.9
SS15Castelsardo 114.00 km10:29.7
SS16Tergu - Osilo14.88 km9:48.8
SS14Cala Flumini 2 (Power Stage)8.98 km5:39.7

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 8.98km (05.58miles) stage at the end of the rally.

PosDriverCarTimeDiff.Pts
1 Andreas MikkelsenVolkswagen Polo R WRC5:39.70.03
2 Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC5:40.7+1.02
3 Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC5:42.2+2.51

Standings after the rally

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sebastien Ogier138
2 Jari-Matti Latvala105
3 Mads Østberg66
4 Andreas Mikkelsen63
5 Mikko Hirvonen40
Manufacturers' Championship standings
ManufacturerPoints
1 Volkswagen Motorsport227
2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT109
3 M-Sport World Rally Team78
4 Volkswagen Motorsport II64
5 Hyundai Motorsport57

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Lorenzo Bertelli81
2 Yuriy Protasov75
3 Nasser Al-Attiyah50
4 Karl Kruuda49
5 Jari Ketomaa36
WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Quentin Gilbert25
2 Stéphane Lefebvre25
3 Christian Riedemann18
4 Martin Koči15
5 Federico della Casa12
Junior WRC Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Stéphane Lefebvre25
2 Christian Riedemann18
3 Martin Koči15
4 Federico della Casa12
5 Simone Campedelli10

References