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]
| 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 base | Olbia, Sardinia | ||
| Dates run | 3 – 6 June 2021 | ||
| Start location | Oschiri, Sassari | ||
| Finish location | Santa Teresa Gallura, Sassari | ||
| Stages | 20 (303.10 km; 188.34 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 995.93 km (618.84 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,514.07 km (940.80 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 58 | ||
| Crews | 55 at start, 40 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:19:26.4 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT5:33.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N3:28:58.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria 3:30:04.1 | ||
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]
Background
editChampionship standings prior to the event
editReigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a two-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a thirty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a nine-point lead ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Movisport lead Toksport WRT by fifteen points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led the drivers' championship, while Maciek Szczepaniak led the co-drivers' championship. Second and third in the driver's championship were Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Nicolas Ciamin, while co-driver's championship were Yannick Roche and Alexandre Coria.
Entry list
editThe following crews entered the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were twelve in the World Rally Championship-2 and sixteen in the World Rally Championship-3.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Nikolay Gryazin[b]
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Konstantin Aleksandrov[c]
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Movisport
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Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| Source:[11] | |||||
Route
editItinerary
editAll dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Leg | Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 3 June | 09:01 | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km |
| 1 | 4 June | 08:02 | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km |
| 09:02 | SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | ||
| 10:47 | SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | ||
| 11:47 | SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | ||
| 14:47 | SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | ||
| 15:47 | SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | ||
| 17:32 | SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | ||
| 18:32 | SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | ||
| 2 | 5 June | 08:08 | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km |
| 09:08 | SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | ||
| 10:38 | SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | ||
| 11:38 | SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | ||
| 15:10 | SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | ||
| 16:08 | SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | ||
| 17:32 | SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | ||
| 18:38 | SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | ||
| 3 | 6 June | 07:33 | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km |
| 08:38 | SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | ||
| 10:09 | SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | ||
| 12:18 | SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report
editWorld Rally Cars
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:50.7 | — |
| 4 June | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:08.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:15.8 | ||
| SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 12:57.4 | ||
| SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:05.9 | ||
| SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:00.5 | ||
| SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | Sordo / Rozada | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:23.5 | ||
| SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Sordo / Rozada | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:48.5 | ||
| SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | Sordo / Rozada Neuville / Wydaeghe |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
11:10.4 | ||
| 5 June | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:48.1 | |
| SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:44.4 | ||
| SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:43.2 | ||
| SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:32.7 | Ogier / Ingrassia | |
| SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:30.3 | ||
| SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:42.5 | ||
| SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:23.0 | ||
| SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:26.9 | ||
| 6 June | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:45.4 | |
| SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:46.0 | ||
| SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:37.0 | ||
| SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:33.4 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Ogier | 106 |
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Julien Ingrassia | 106 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 231 | |||
| 2 |
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Elfyn Evans | 95 |
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Scott Martin | 95 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 182 | |||
| 3 |
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Thierry Neuville | 77 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 77 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 82 | |||
| 4 |
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Ott Tänak | 49 |
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Martin Järveoja | 49 |
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Hyundai 2C Competition | 28 | |||
| 5 |  1
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Takamoto Katsuta | 48 | 1
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Daniel Barritt | 48 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 1:56.6 | — |
| 4 June | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:46.0 | Østberg / Eriksen |
| SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:37.2 | ||
| SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | Mikkelsen / Fløene | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:36.0 | ||
| SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:32.0 | ||
| SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:24.8 | ||
| SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:48.6 | ||
| SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:11.8 | ||
| SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 11:38.8 | ||
| 5 June | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:25.2 | |
| SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 13:36.7 | ||
| SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:15.5 | ||
| SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 13:16.9 | ||
| SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:49.9 | Huttunen / Lukka | |
| SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 9:57.6 | ||
| SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:45.5 | ||
| SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 9:47.5 | ||
| 6 June | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:09.6 | Østberg / Eriksen |
| SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 5:58.4 | Huttunen / Lukka | |
| SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 8:51.3 | ||
| SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 R5 | 5:48.4 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 68 |
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Ola Fløene | 68 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 125 | |||
| 2 | 2
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Mads Østberg | 66 | 2
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Torstein Eriksen | 66 |  1
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Movisport | 125 | |||
| 3 |
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Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 63 |
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Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 63 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 104 | |||
| 4 | 2
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Esapekka Lappi | 59 | 2
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Janne Ferm | 59 |
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 12 | |||
| 5 |
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Teemu Suninen | 41 |
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Mikko Markkula | 41 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-3
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | — | Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] | 2.89 km | Ciamin / Roche | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 1:59.6 | — |
| 4 June | SS1 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 | 22.29 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:59.4 | Rossel / Coria |
| SS2 | Terranova 1 | 14.36 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:54.2 | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | |
| SS3 | Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 | 22.29 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:42.6 | Rossel / Coria | |
| SS4 | Terranova 2 | 14.36 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:35.0 | ||
| SS5 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:24.5 | López / Vallejo | |
| SS6 | Erula – Tula 1 | 14.97 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:51.4 | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | |
| SS7 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:12.6 | ||
| SS8 | Erula – Tula 2 | 14.97 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:35.1 | Rossel / Coria | |
| 5 June | SS9 | Coiluna – Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:29.8 | |
| SS10 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 | 22.08 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:40.9 | ||
| SS11 | Coiluna – Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 9:16.9 | ||
| SS12 | Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 | 22.08 km | Rossel / Coria | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 13:22.3 | ||
| SS13 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 | 14.70 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Sedini – Castelsardo 1 | 13.03 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:58.1 | Rossel / Coria | |
| SS15 | Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 | 14.70 km | Solans / Sanjuan de Eusebio | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:47.1 | ||
| SS16 | Sedini – Castelsardo 2 | 13.03 km | López / Vallejo | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:49.7 | ||
| 6 June | SS17 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 | 15.25 km | López / Vallejo | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:11.1 | |
| SS18 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 | 7.79 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:54.6 | ||
| SS19 | Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 | 15.25 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS20 | Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] | 7.79 km | Kaur / Simm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:47.5 | Rossel / Coria | |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Yohan Rossel | 98 | 2
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Alexandre Coria | 70 | ||
| 2 |
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 64 | 1
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Maciek Szczepaniak | 64 | ||
| 3 |
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Nicolas Ciamin | 57 | 1
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Yannick Roche | 57 | ||
| 4 |
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Teemu Asunmaa | 28 |
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Benoît Fulcrand | 28 | ||
| 5 | 2
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Egon Kaur | 28 |
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Marko Salminen | 28 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tidemand extends championship lead with WRC 2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Huttunen holds on for WRC 3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "WRC 3 Champion joins Hyundai WRC 2 Squad". Hyundai Motorsport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Ogier seals surprise Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Huttunen holds on for win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens championship lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Entry List Rally Italia Sardegna 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Italian and English)
- 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna at eWRC-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship