2022 Rally Italia Sardegna

2022 Rally Italia Sardegna
Rally Italia Sardegna 2022
Round 5 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The rally's headquarter would be relocated back to Alghero.
Host country Italy
Rally baseAlghero, Sardinia
Dates run2 – 5 June 2022
Start locationOlbia, Sassari
Finish locationSassari, Sassari
Stages21 (307.91 km; 191.33 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance995.47 km (618.56 miles)
Overall distance1,303.38 km (809.88 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered60
Crews59 at start, 46 at finish
CancellationSS8 and SS9 cancelled due to safety concern.
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:10:59.1
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
5:01.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Nikolay Gryazin
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Germany Toksport WRT 2
3:18:36.8
WRC-3 winnerCzech Republic Jan Černý
Czech Republic Tomáš Střeska
3:44:23.5

The 2022 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 2 June to 5 June 2022.[2] It was the nineteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 307.91 km (191.33 mi).[1]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] However, they did not defend their title as Ogier undertakes a partial program in 2022 and Ingrassia retired from the sport at the end of the 2021 season.[4] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,[6] but Coria was unable to defend his title as he stepped up to the top-tier to co-drive with Adrien Fourmaux for M-Sport.[7]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the rally, their first of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Jan Černý and Tomáš Střeska won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ogier seals surprise Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "WRC2: Huttunen holds on for win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens championship lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Fourmaux's new co-driver confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Tänak ceases victory drought with rally win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Gryazin takes WRC2 victory in Italy". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Černý handed WRC3 lifeline for Italy victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.