2013 Rally Italia Sardegna
# 2013 Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2013 Rally Italia Sardegna was the seventh round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Olbia, Gallura, and started on 21 June and was concluded on 23 June after twenty-three special stages, totaling 304.21 competitive kilometers.

## Report

Sébastien Ogier held the lead of the rally from start to finish; with three stage wins on the first day, Ogier held a lead of 46.6 seconds over Mikko Hirvonen, who battled for second with Thierry Neuville, with a difference of only 3.1 seconds at the end of the day. Both Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team drivers, Mads Østberg and Evgeny Novikov retired. On the second day, Hirvonen started with a stage win, but on the next stage went wide and got stuck into a ditch, leaving second place to Neuville. Ogier's teammate, Jari-Matti Latvala recovered from 12th position after a puncture on stage one, to finish third. Dani Sordo was the best Citroën finisher in fourth, ahead of Martin Prokop in fifth, while Elfyn Evans finished sixth on his début in a World Rally Car. Michał Kościuszko got his best result of the year in seventh, ahead of Østberg – recovering from his accident – to finish eighth via Rally-2. Robert Kubica got his first championship points by finishing ninth and Khalid Al Qassimi completed the top ten finishers.

## Entry List

Thirteen World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were Thirteen WRC-2 entries and Ten WRC-3 entries.

Notable entrants :

| No. | Entrant | Class | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Tyre |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 3 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 4 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | WRC | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 5 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | WRC | Evgeny Novikov | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 6 | Qatar World Rally Team | WRC | Elfyn Evans | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 7 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 9 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | WRC | Andreas Mikkelsen | Mikko Markkula | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 10 | Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT | WRC | Khalid Al Qassimi | Scott Martin | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 11 | Qatar World Rally Team | WRC | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 12 | Lotos Team WRC | WRC | Michal Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | WRC | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 22 | AT Rally Team | WRC | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 32 | Škoda Auto Deutschland | WRC-2 | Sepp Wiegand | Frank Christian | Škoda Fabia S2000 | M |
| 33 | Stohl Racing | WRC-2 | Armin Kremer | Klaus Wicha | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | M |
| 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | WRC-2 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitia Dotta | Ford Fiesta RRC | M |
| 40 | Arman Smailov | WRC-2 | Arman Smailov | Andrei Rusov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | M |
| 41 | Nicolás Fuchs | WRC-2 | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | D |
| 46 | Marco Vallario | WRC-2 | Marco Vallario | Antonio Pascale | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | D |
| 48 | Seashore Qatar Rally Team | WRC-2 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Killian Duffy | Ford Fiesta RRC | M |
| 49 | Mentos Ascania Racing | WRC-2 | Oleksiy Kikireshko | Sergei Larens | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | M |
| 50 | Mentos Ascania Racing | WRC-2 | Valeriy Gorban | Volodymir Korsia | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | M |
| 51 | Sébastien Chardonnet | WRC-3 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Thibault de la Haye | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 52 | Quentin Gilbert | WRC-3 | Quentin Gilbert | Isabelle Galmiche | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 53 | Saintéloc Racing | WRC-3 | Alastair Fisher | Gordon Noble | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 56 | Francesco Parli | WRC-3 | Francesco Parli | Tania Canton | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 57 | Federico Della Casa | WRC-3 | Federico Della Casa | Marco Menchini | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 58 | ADAC Team Weser-Ems | WRC-3 | Christian Riedemann | Lara Vanneste | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 59 | Bryan Bouffier | WRC-3 | Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 60 | Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast | WRC-3 | Keith Cronin | Marshall Clarke | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 61 | Saintéloc Racing | WRC-3 | Simone Campedelli | Danilo Fappani | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 62 | Stéphane Consani | WRC-3 | Stéphane Consani | Maxime Vilmot | Citroën DS3 R3T | P |
| 71 | Motortune Racing | WRC-2 | Ala'a Rasheed | Joseph Matar | Ford Fiesta RRC | D |
| 72 | Juan Carlos Alonso | WRC-2 | Juan Carlos Alonso | Juan Pablo Monasterolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | D |
| 74 | Robert Kubica | WRC-2 | Robert Kubica | Maciek Baran | Citroën DS3 RRC | M |
| 82 | MM Motorsport | WRC-2 | Yuriy Protasov | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta RRC | M |
| Icon | Class |
| WRC | WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC | Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC-2 | Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship |
| WRC-3 | Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship |
| J-WRC | Registered to take part in Junior WRC championship |

## Event Standing

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall Classification |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:22:57.9 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 2. | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:24:14.7 | +1:16.8 | 20 |
| 3. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:24:45.9 | +1:48.0 | 16 |
| 4. | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:26:17.1 | +3:19.2 | 12 |
| 5. | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:31:32.0 | +8:34.1 | 10 |
| 6. | Elfyn Evans | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:34:49.7 | +11:51.8 | 8 |
| 7. | Michal Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:34:50.6 | +11:52.7 | 6 |
| 8. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:36:19.4 | +13:21.5 | 4 |
| 9. (1. WRC-2) | Robert Kubica | Maciek Baran | Citroën DS3 RRC | 3:39:45.5 | +16:47.6 | 2 |
| 10. | Khalid Al Qassimi | Scott Martin | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:40:17.8 | +17:19.9 | 1 |
| WRC-2 |||||||
| 1. (9.) | Robert Kubica | Maciek Baran | Citroën DS3 RRC | 3:39:45.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (11.) | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Killian Duffy | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:44:02.5 | +4:17.0 | 18 |
| 3. (12.) | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitia Dotta | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:46:04.0 | +6:18.5 | 15 |
| 4. (14.) | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:48:33.4 | +8:47.9 | 12 |
| 5. (15.) | Armin Kremer | Klaus Wicha | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:50:26.5 | +10:41.0 | 10 |
| 6. (23.) | Juan Carlos Alonso | Juan Pablo Monasterolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:06:49.9 | +27:04.4 | 8 |
| 7. (28.) | Ala'a Rasheed | Joseph Matar | Ford Fiesta RRC | 4:16:37.3 | +36:51.8 | 6 |
| 8. (30.) | Marco Vallario | Antonio Pascale | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:23:33.8 | +43:48.3 | 4 |
| WRC-3 |||||||
| 1. (16.) | Christian Riedemann | Lara Vanneste | Citroën DS3 R3T | 3:52:39.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (17.) | Keith Cronin | Marshall Clarke | Citroën DS3 R3T | 3:57:45.3 | +5:05.4 | 18 |
| 3. (19.) | Quentin Gilbert | Isabelle Galmiche | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:01:59.2 | +9:19.3 | 15 |
| 4. (21.) | Sébastien Chardonnet | Thibault de la Haye | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:04:17.5 | +11:37.6 | 12 |
| 5. (25.) | Federico Della Casa | Marco Menchini | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:08:14.0 | +15:34.1 | 10 |
| 6. (27.) | Stéphane Consani | Maxime Vilmot | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:13:53.5 | +21:13.6 | 8 |
| 7. (29.) | Francesco Parli | Tania Canton | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:18:52.2 | +26:12.3 | 6 |
| 8. (31.) | Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:24:54.4 | +32:14.5 | 4 |
| 9. (33.) | Alastair Fisher | Gordon Noble | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:33:54.9 | +41:15.0 | 2 |
