# 2007 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

Results of Rally d'Italia Sardegna (4º Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia), 7th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 18–20:

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:48:42.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:49:11.2 | 29.2 | 8 |
| 3. | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:50:03.8 | 1:21.8 | 6 |
| 4. | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:50:18.6 | 1:36.6 | 5 |
| 5. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:51:16.2 | 2:34.2 | 4 |
| 6. | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | 3:53:44.1 | 5:02.1 | 3 |
| 7. | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:54:10.6 | 5:28.6 | 2 |
| 8. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | 3:58:13.7 | 9:31.7 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (13.) | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:15:03.9 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (14.) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:16:13.3 | 1:09.4 | 8 |
| 3. (16.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:21:26.7 | 6:22.8 | 6 |
| 4. (18.) | Aaron Burkart | Michael Kölbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:24:13.8 | 9:09.9 | 5 |
| 5. (19.) | Jaan Mölder jr. | Katrin Becker | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:24:44.2 | 9:40.3 | 4 |
| 6. (25.) | Jozef Béreš jun. | Petr Starý | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:30:15.0 | 15:11.1 | 3 |
| 7. (29.) | Bryan Bouffier | Matthieu Baumel | Citroën C2 R2 | 4:35:02.8 | 19:58.9 | 2 |
| 8. (31.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio 16S | 4:37:43.1 $^{[1]}$ | 22:39.2 | 1 |
| | | | | $^{[1]}$ — Drivers using SuperRally | $^{[1]}$ — Drivers using SuperRally | |

## Retirements

* Daniel Carlsson - withdrew right after official rally start, before SS1;
* Gareth MacHale - stopped in stage (SS8);
* Mads Østberg - stopped in stage (SS8);
* Luís Pérez Companc - went off the road (SS8);
* Jan Kopecký - steering problems (SS12);
* Sébastien Loeb - went off the road (SS13);

## Special Stages

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (18 May) | SS1 | 09:43 | Crastazza 1 | 31.12 km | J. Latvala | 21:27.8 | 86.99 km/h | J. Latvala |
| 1 (18 May) | SS2 | 10:58 | Terranova 1 | 21.20 km | S.Loeb | 15:14.9 | 83.42 km/h | J. Latvala |
| 1 (18 May) | SS3 | 11:34 | Monte Olia 1 | 20.36 km | H. Solberg | 14:52.7 | 82.11 km/h | J. Latvala |
| 1 (18 May) | SS4 | 14:53 | Crastazza 2 | 31.12 km | M. Grönholm | 20:51.9 | 89.49 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (18 May) | SS5 | 16:08 | Terranova 2 | 21.20 km | S.Loeb | 14:44.9 | 86.25 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (18 May) | SS6 | 16:44 | Monte Olia 2 | 20.36 km | S.Loeb | 14:30.9 | 84.16 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 2 (19 May) | SS7 | 09:25 | Loelle 1 | 22.56 km | S.Loeb | 13:40.6 | 98.97 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 2 (19 May) | SS8 | 10:25 | Monte Lerno 1 | 29.30 km | S.Loeb | 19:23.3 | 90.67 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 2 (19 May) | SS9 | 11:10 | Su Filigosu 1 | 19.47 km | S.Loeb | 12:36.3 | 92.68 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 2 (19 May) | SS10 | 14:45 | Loelle 2 | 22.56 km | M. Grönholm | 13:31.6 | 100.07 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 2 (19 May) | SS11 | 15:45 | Mento Lerno 2 | 29.30 km | S.Loeb | 18:58.7 | 92.63 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 2 (19 May) | SS12 | 16:30 | Su Filigosu 2 | 19.47 km | M. Grönholm | 12:19.3 | 94.81 km/h | S.Loeb |
| 3 (20 May) | SS13 | 07:55 | S. Giovanni 1 | 10.65 km | M. Hirvonen | 7:21.9 | 86.76 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (20 May) | SS14 | 09:06 | Monte Nuragone 1 | 7.67 km | H. Solberg | 5:37.3 | 81.86 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (20 May) | SS15 | 09:50 | Braniatogghiu 1 | 9.30 km | M. Hirvonen | 4:38.0 | 120.43 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (20 May) | SS16 | 10:57 | S. Giovanni 2 | 10.65 km | D. Sordo | 7:06.4 | 89.92 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (20 May) | SS17 | 12:08 | Monte Nuragone 2 | 7.67 km | H. Solberg | 5:29.4 | 83.83 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 3 (20 May) | SS18 | 12:52 | Braniatogghiu 2 | 9.30 km | M. Hirvonen | 4:31.3 | 123.41 km/h | M. Grönholm |

## Championship standings after the event
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 5 | Henning Solberg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 7 | Chris Atkinson | 4 | 8 | 19 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 7 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 9 | Daniel Carlsson | | 5 | 7 | | 6 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 10 | Toni Gardemeister | 7 | 6 | Ret | | DSQ | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 10 | Manfred Stohl | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 12 | Gigi Galli | | 13 | 6 | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Jan Kopecký | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 22 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 14 | Matthew Wilson | 12 | Ret | 26 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 14 | Juho Hänninen | | DSQ | 17 | | | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 |
| 3 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| 4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |