2019 Rally Italia Sardegna Explained

2019 Rally Italia Sardegna
Native Name:16. Rally Italia Sardegna
Round:8
Season No:14
Championship:2019 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2019 Rally de Portugal
Next Round:2019 Rally Finland
Rallybase:Alghero, Sardinia
Start:Ittiri motocross track, Alghero
Finish:Argentiera, Alghero
Startdate:13
Enddate:16 June 2019
Stages:19
Stagekm:310.52
Stagekm Note:[1]
Transportkm:1,073.12
Overallkm:1,383.64
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Dani Sordo
Codriver1: Carlos del Barrio
Team1: Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Time1:3:32:27.2
Driver2pro: Kalle Rovanperä
Codriver2pro: Jonne Halttunen
Team2pro: Škoda Motorsport
Time2pro:3:40:51.8
Driver2: Pierre-Louis Loubet
Codriver2: Vincent Landais
Team2: Pierre-Louis Loubet
Time2:3:43:40.2
Driverj: Jan Solans
Codriverj: Mauro Barreiro
Teamj: Rally Team Spain
Timej:4:02:36.2
Powerstage Driver: Andreas Mikkelsen
Powerstage Codriver: Anders Jæger-Amland
Powerstage Team: Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Crewsreg:89
Teamsstart:88
Teamsfinish:49

The 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as Rally Italia Sardegna 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 June 2019.[2] It marked the sixteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the eighth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia, and was contested over nineteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 310.522NaN2.

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they participated in the newly created WRC-2 Pro class.[4]

Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio won their second career victory. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their titles.[5] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took hat-trick in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the French crew of Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais won the wider WRC-2 class.[6] The third round of the J-WRC championship was taken by the Rally Team Spain crew of Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro.[7]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships with a two-point ahead of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further ten points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twenty-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[8]

In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen held a three-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Łukasz Pieniążek and Elliott Edmondson were third, nine and ten points further back respectively. In the manufacturers' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led Škoda Motorsport by thirty-one points, with Citroën Total thirty-three points further behind in third.[9]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by twenty-two points respectively. Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were second, following by Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson in third.[9]

In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog led Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro by thirteen points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Dennis Rådström and Johan Johansson two points further behind in third in their own standings. In the Nations' standings, Sweden were first, thirteen points clear of Spain, with Estonia two points further behind in third.[10]

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro, Junior World Rally Championship, Italian national championship and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of ninety-four entries were received, with twelve crews entered with World Rally Cars and fifteen entered the World Rally Championship-2. Five crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further eleven entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Car entries
1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRTCitroën C3 WRC
3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRTFord Fiesta WRC
4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRTCitroën C3 WRC
5 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshallnowrap Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota Yaris WRC
6 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTnowrap Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota Yaris WRC
10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota Yaris WRC
11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
26 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek MP-SportsFord Fiesta RS WRC
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRTFord Fiesta WRC
69 Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Tommi Mäkinen RacingToyota Yaris WRC
89 Andreas Mikkelsennowrap Anders Jæger-Amland Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 Coupe WRC
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën TotalCitroën C3 R5
22 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5 Evo
23 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5 Evo
24 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRTFord Fiesta R5
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Takamoto KatsutaFord Fiesta R5
42 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veibynowrap Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
43 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Nikolay GryazinŠkoda Fabia R5
44 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin Fabio AndolfiŠkoda Fabia R5
45 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Fabian Cretu Marco Bulacia WilkinsonŠkoda Fabia R5
46 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan KajetanowiczŠkoda Fabia R5
48 Guillaume De Mevius Martijn Wydaeghe Guillaume De MeviusCitroën C3 R5
49 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Pierre-Louis LoubetŠkoda Fabia R5
50 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Simone TempestiniHyundai i20 R5
51 Nil Solans Marc Martí Nil SolansFord Fiesta R5
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71 Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog Tom KristenssonFord Fiesta R2
72 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Rally Team SpainFord Fiesta R2
73 Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson Dennis RådströmFord Fiesta R2
74 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC SachsenFord Fiesta R2
75 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom WilliamsFord Fiesta R2
76 Mārtiņš Sesks Krišjānis CauneFord Fiesta R2
77 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Sean JohnstonFord Fiesta R2
78 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico OldratiFord Fiesta R2
79 Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazăr Raul BadiuFord Fiesta R2
80 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio ZaldívarFord Fiesta R2
81 Nico Knacker Tobias Braun ADAC Weiser-EmsFord Fiesta R2
Other Major Entries
96nowrap Albert von Thurn und Taxis Bernhard Ettel Albert von Thurn und TaxisŠkoda Fabia R5
100 Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo Granai LORAN s.r.lŠkoda Fabia R5
101 Luca Rossetti Eleonora Mori F.P.F. SportCitroën C3 R5
134 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul Adrien FourmauxFord Fiesta R2
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Route

The Ittiri Arena stage will be removed from the itinerary as well as some slight length-adjustments to selected stages.[12]

Itinerary

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itinerary. rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 3 June 2019.
  2. News: FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
  3. News: Breaking News: Neuville's Italy Stunner. wrc.com. WRC. 10 June 2018. 10 June 2018.
  4. News: WRC 2 in Italy: Kopecký takes third win of 2018. wrc.com. WRC. 10 June 2018. 3 June 2019.
  5. News: Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win. wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. June 17, 2019.
  6. News: Sunday in Portugal: Kalle claims Pro treble. wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. June 17, 2019.
  7. News: Junior WRC in Italy: Solans' Sardinia success. wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. June 17, 2019.
  8. News: Sunday in Portugal: Tänak secures back-to-back wins. wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. June 3, 2019.
  9. News: Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead. wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. June 3, 2019.
  10. News: Junior WRC in Corsica Tannert clinches a thriller. wrc.com. WRC. 31 March 2019. 1 April 2019.
  11. News: Rally Italia Sardegna 2019 Official Entry List. rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 3 June 2019. 3 June 2019.
  12. News: Itinerary comared. rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 4 June 2019.
  13. News: SS4/5: Latvala leads, Ogier out. wrc.com. WRC. June 14, 2019. June 14, 2019.
  14. News: SS6/7: Latvala, Neuville hit trouble. wrc.com. WRC. June 14, 2019. June 15, 2019.
  15. News: Friday in Italy: Sordo claims first leg lead. wrc.com. WRC. June 14, 2019. June 15, 2019.
  16. News: Saturday in Italy: clean sweep for Tänak. wrc.com. WRC. June 15, 2019. June 16, 2019.
  17. Web site: Barry. Luke. WRC Rally Italy: Dani Sordo handed shock win as Ott Tanak falters. 17 June 2019. Autosport.com. 17 June 2019.
  18. News: WRC 2 in Italy: Battle royale in Pro. wrc.com. WRC. June 14, 2019. June 15, 2019.
  19. News: Junior WRC in Italy: Rådström leads Sardinian sizzler. wrc.com. WRC. June 15, 2019. June 16, 2019.
  20. News: Junior WRC in Italy: Dominant Denis on top. wrc.com. WRC. June 14, 2019. June 15, 2019.
  21. News: Junior WRC in Italy: Rådström leads Sardinian sizzler. wrc.com. WRC. June 15, 2019. June 16, 2019.