2023 Rally Italia Sardegna

2023 Rally Italia Sardegna
*Rally Italia Sardegna 2023*
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 base	Olbia, Sassari
Dates run	1 – 4 June 2023
Start location	Olbia, Sassari
Finish location	Sassari, Sassari
Stages	19 (322.79 km; 200.57 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	836.01 km (519.47 miles)
Overall distance	1,170.06 km (727.04 miles)
Crews registered	74

The 2023 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2023) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held from 1 June to 4 June 2023.[2] It would mark the twentieth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna, and would be the sixth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event would also be the third round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The event is set to be based in Olbia in the Province of Sassari, would be contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 322.79 km (200.57 mi).[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja are 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]

Background

Entry list

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is due to 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are 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 are set to be registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.[7]

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[lower-alpha 1]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2]	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	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	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

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
1 June	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 1	10.71 km
	SS6	After 15:23	Terranova 1	8.41 km
	SS7	After 16:13	Monte Lerno – Sa Conchedda 1	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 11:12	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 12:18	Sardegna 2 [Power Stage]	7.79 km
		After 15:00	Podium ceremony, Olbia	—
Source:[1]

References

"Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
"WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
"FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
"Tänak ceases victory drought with rally win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
"Gryazin takes WRC2 victory in Italy". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
"Černý handed WRC3 lifeline for Italy victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
"Entry List Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
"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.

Notes

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.[8]
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.[8]

External links

Official website (in Italian and English)
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna at eWRC-results.com
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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[Italy_Route-1] "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.

[Italy_entry_list-7] "Entry List Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[Russia-competitors-8] "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.

[9] 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.[8]

[10] 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.[8]