WRC: Rally Italia Sardegna - Result

[Rory Phoulorie]

Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Italia Sardegna and beats Mikko Hirvonen by 11.2 seconds; Petter Solberg takes third and his first podium of the season, ahead of Sebastien Ogier and Mads Ostberg.



Rally Italia Sardegna: Overall standings after Stage 18 (Top 20):

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC 3hrs 45mins 40.9secs M
2. Mikko Hirvonen Ford Abu Dhabi WRT Fiesta RS WRC +00mins 11.2secs M
3. Petter Solberg PSWRT Citroen DS3 WRC +00mins 23.8secs M
4. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC +01mins 31.5secs M
5. Mads Ostberg M-Sport Stobart Ford Fiesta RS WRC +02mins 42.6secs M
6. Dani Sordo Mini WRC Team John Cooper Works +03mins 27.6secs M
7. Ott Tanak Ford Fiesta S2000 +07mins 10.9secs S
8. Juho Hanninen Red Bull Skoda Fabia S2000 +07mins 37.6secs S
9. Matthew Wilson M-Sport Stobart Ford Fiesta RS WRC +08mins 00.4secs M
10. Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 +12mins 33.8secs S
11. Armindo Araujo Motorsport Italia Mini John Cooper Works +13mins 09.7secs A0
12. Khalid Al-Qassimi Team Abu Dhabi Fiesta RS WRC +13mins 41.9secs M
13. Evgeny Novikov M-Sport Stobart Ford Fiesta RS WRC +14mins 12.2secs A0
14. Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta S2000 +15mins 28.2secs S
15. PG Andersson M-Sport Stobart Ford Fiesta RS WRC +18mins 46.0secs A0
16. Hermann Gassner Jr. Skoda Fabia S2000 +20mins 42.5secs S
17. Federico Villagra Munchis Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC +28mins 19.6secs M
18. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Abu Dhabi WRT Fiesta RS WRC +33mins 46.9secs M
19. Patrik Flodin Mini John Cooper Works +35mins 17.7secs
20. Nikita Kondrakhin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +36mins 15.4secs

Other:

28. Daniel Oliveira Brazil WRT Mini John Cooper Works +1hr 13mins 23.1secs M


Rally Italia Sardegna: Power Stage / SS18 (Top 3):

1. Mikko Hirvonen Ford Abu Dhabi WRT Fiesta RS WRC 6mins 15.2secs M
2. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Abu Dhabi WRT Fiesta RS WRC +00mins 01.4secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC +00mins 02.8secs M

NOTE: Top three finishers in Power Stage are awarded bonus points. 1st = 3 points; 2nd = 2 points; 3rd = 1 point


SWRC standings after Stage 18:

1. Ott Tanak Ford Fiesta S2000 3hrs 52mins 51.8secs S
2. Juho Hanninen Red Bull Skoda Fabia S2000 +00mins 26.7secs S
3. Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 +05mins 22.9secs S
4. Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta S2000 +08mins 17.3secs S
5. Hermann Gassner Jr. Skoda Fabia S2000 +13mins 31.6secs S
6. Karl Kruuda Skoda Fabia S2000 +29mins 53.8secs S
7. Frigyes Turan Ford Fiesta S2000 +42mins 18.0secs S


WRC Academy standings after Stage 14 (Top 8.)#:

1. Egon Kaur Ford Fiesta R2 3hours 29mins 39.4secs A
2. Miguel Baldoni Ford Fiesta R2 +01mins 42.1secs A
3. Fredrik Ahlin Ford Fiesta R2 +02mins 42.3secs A
4. Jan Cerny Ford Fiesta R2 +16mins 42.9secs A
5. Brendan Reeves Ford Fiesta R2 +17mins 23.1secs A
6. Andrea Crugnola Ford Fiesta R2 +17mins 33.9secs A
7. Craig Breen Ford Fiesta R2 +20mins 54.2secs A
8. Miko-Ove Niinemae Ford Fiesta R2 +32mins 05.2secs A

# WRC Academy does not include Day 3 of the event.


Notable retirements:

SS2. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Abu Dhabi WRT Fiesta RS WRC Suspension M*
SS2. Daniel Oliveira Brazil WRT Mini John Cooper Works Stopped in stage M*
SS3. Kris Meeke Mini WRC Team John Cooper Works Lost wheel M*
SS5. Federico Villagra Munchis Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC Stopped in stage M*
SS7. Evgeny Novikov M-Sport Stobart Ford Fiesta RS WRC Off the road A0*
SS7. Henning Solberg M-Sport Stobart Ford Fiesta RS WRC Withdrawn. M
SS8. Peter van Merksteijn Sr Van Merksteijn Citroen DS3 WRC Withdrawn M
SS8. Eyvind Brynildsen Skoda Fabia S2000 Withdrawn S
SS8. Albert Llovera Fiat Grande Punto S2000 Withdrawn S
SS9. Daniel Oliveira Brazil WRT Mini John Cooper Works Stopped in stage M*
SS10. Kris Meeke Mini WRC Team John Cooper Works Stopped in stage M
SS11/12. Peter van Merksteijn Jr Van Merksteijn Citroen DS3 WRC Engine M
SS16/17. Dennis Kuipers FERM Powertools Ford Fiesta RS WRC Gearbox M
SS17. Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta S2000 Mechanical S

* denotes re-started under SupeRally.


all times unofficial

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