Round: 6

Categories:
WRC, J-WRC, P-WRC

Based:
Olbia

Surface:
Gravel

Most recent winner:
Sebastien Loeb (2008)

Rally website:
http://www.rallyitaliasardegna.com

The Italian round of the WRC was previously the Rallye San Remo, based on the twisty asphalt roads around the Italian Riviera resort. But in 2004 the event switched from asphalt to gravel and from the mainland to the island of Sardinia where it's remained ever since.

Rally d'Italia Sardegna – Shakedown times:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 03mins 15.0secs M
2. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 03mins 16.1secs MT
3. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC 03mins 18.2secs A8
4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 03mins 18.9secs M
5. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 03mins 19.4secs M
5. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 03mins 19.4secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 03mins 20.5secs MT
8. Mads Ostberg Adapta WRT Subaru Impreza WRC08 03mins 22.4secs A8
9. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 03mins 23.5secs A8
10. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 03mins 24.0secs A8
11. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 03mins 25.2secs MT
12. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 03mins 25.4secs MT
13. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 03mins 25.6secs M

hmm...good pace by both Solberg brothers. Thanks for the updates Faiz.

Latvala gifted Aardinia lead.
Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala was gifted a commanding lead after Friday's opening leg of the Rally d'Italia in Sardinia.

1. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 1:24:14.5 0.0 0.0
2. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 1:24:54.3 +39.8 +39.8
3. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 1:24:57.3 +3.0 +42.8
4. 11 Petter SOLBERG 1:25:00.9 +3.6 +46.4
5. 7 Evgeny NOVIKOV M 1:25:19.2 +18.3 +1:04.7
6. 6 Henning SOLBERG M 1:25:22.7 +3.5 +1:08.2
7. 21 Mads ÖSTBERG 1:25:31.1 +8.4 +1:16.6

anyone know how the TSI entry is doing?

Just checked, finished day 1 - 10th in PWRC 11 mins behind the leader.

ford's are flyin!!

Final Result

1 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 00:55.7 0 0
2 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 01:25.1 29.4 29.4
3 11 Petter SOLBERG 02:53.3 +1:28.2 +1:57.6
4 1 Sébastien LOEB M 04:39.4 +1:46.1 +3:43.7
5 7 Evgeny NOVIKOV M 06:07.5 +1:28.1 +5:11.8
6 5 Matthew WILSON M 08:25.0 +2:17.5 +7:29.3
7 21 Mads ÖSTBERG 14:16.3 +5:51.3 +13:20.6



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Latval was just brilliant , unnecessary mistake by elena which cost loeb third place .