2021 Rally Italia Sardegna

2021 Rally Italia Sardegna
Rally Italia Sardegna 2021
Round 5 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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The Sardinia Rally is known for its fast but narrow roads.
Host country Italy
Rally baseOlbia, Sardinia
Dates run3 – 6 June 2021
Start locationOschiri, Sassari
Finish locationSanta Teresa Gallura, Sassari
Stages20 (303.10 km; 188.34 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance995.93 km (618.84 miles)
Overall distance1,514.07 km (940.80 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered58
Crews55 at start, 40 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:19:26.4
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
5:33.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFinland Jari Huttunen
Finland Mikko Lukka
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N
3:28:58.1
WRC-3 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France Alexandre Coria
3:30:04.1

The 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2021.[2] It marked the eighteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Olbia in Sardinia and contested over twenty special stages totalling 303.10 km (188.34 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the two-time defending rally winners,[3] but del Barrio did not defend his title with Sordo as del Barrio moved to World Rally Championship-3 to co-drive with Fabrizio Zaldívar.[4] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, but they did not defend their titles neither as they did not participate in the event.[5] Neither did the WRC-3 title defenders Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka,[6] who competed for Hyundai Motorsport in the WRC-2 class.[7]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[9] while Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Villarín, Nacho (6 December 2020). "Carlos del Barrio dejará de copilotar en 2021 a Dani Sordo" [Carlos del Barrio will stop co-driving with Dani Sordo in 2021]. marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Tidemand extends championship lead with WRC 2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Huttunen holds on for WRC 3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ "WRC 3 Champion joins Hyundai WRC 2 Squad". Hyundai Motorsport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ogier seals surprise Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "WRC2: Huttunen holds on for win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens championship lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.