2023 Rally Italia Sardegna Rally Italia Sardegna 2023 | |||
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Round 6 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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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) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 74 | ||
Crews | 71 at start, 59 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:40:01.4 | ||
Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:55.0 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 3:49:34.7 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport 4:14:20.0 | ||
J-WRC winner | William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 4:15:11.5 |
The 2023 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 1 June to 4 June 2023.[2] It marked the twentieth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the sixth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the third round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The event was based in Olbia in the Province of Sassari, and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 322.79 km (200.57 mi).[1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were 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]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their manufacturer's title.[7] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[9] The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan won the junior class.[10]