# 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 4 and 7 June 2020, but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was reset to hold between 8 and 11 October 2020 following the cancellation of 2020 Rallye Deutschland. It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the seventh round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also set to be the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 238.84 km (148.41 mi).
Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class. In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning rally winners, but they would not defend their titles neither as they were promoted to the sport's top category. Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro were the defending winners in the Junior World Rally Championship.
Sordo and del Barrio successfully defended their titles, winning their third career victory. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category. Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the winners in the WRC-3 category. Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog won the junior class.

## Background
### Championship standings prior to the event

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin entered the round with an eighteen-point lead over six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Reigning world champions Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further nine points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a nine-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth held a five-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the manufacturer' championship, Toksport WRT led M-Sport Ford WRT by nineteen points. Hyundai Motorsport N sat in third, a slender four points behind.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Marco Bulacia Wilkinson led Jari Huttunen by twelve points in the drivers' standing, with Kajetan Kajetanowicz in third. The co-drivers' standing was led by Mikko Lukka. Maciek Szczepaniak and Aaron Johnston held second and third respectively.
In the junior championship, Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis led Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen by eight points. Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg were third, eleven points further back. In the Nations' championships, Latvia held a thirteen-point lead over Finland, with Estonia in third.

### Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Sixty-four entries were received, with thirteen crews entered in World Rally Cars, six Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight crews were entered in the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 3 | Teemu Suninen | Jarmo Lehtinen | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M |
| 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| 7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | Hyundai 2C Competition | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| 11 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| 17 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Daniel Barritt | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| 21 | Petter Solberg | Andreas Mikkelsen | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 WRC | P |
| 22 | Martin Prokop | Zdeněk Jůrka | MP-Sports | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| 44 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M |
| 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship-2 entries ||||||
| 23 | Pontus Tidemand | Patrik Barth | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| 24 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | PH-Sport | Citroën C3 R5 | M |
| 25 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | M |
| 26 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | P |
| 27 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | P |
| 28 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Ilka Minor | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| World Rally Championship-3 entries ||||||
| 29 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Citroën C3 R5 | P |
| 30 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | Jari Huttunen | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | M |
| 31 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| 32 | Oliver Solberg | Aaron Johnston | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| 34 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Citroën C3 R5 | M |
| 35 | Eric Camilli | François-Xavier Buresi | Eric Camilli | Citroën C3 R5 | M |
| 36 | Emilio Fernández | Ruben Garcia | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| 37 | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | PH-Sport | Citroën C3 R5 | M |
| 38 | Alberto Heller | Marc Martí | Alberto Heller | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | M |
| 39 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Jan Solans | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | P |
| 40 | Umberto Scandola | Guido D'Amore | Umberto Scandola | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | M |
| 41 | "Pedro" | Emmanuele Baldaccini | "Pedro" | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | P |
| 42 | Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | P |
| 45 | Alberto Battistolli | Simone Scattolin | Alberto Battistolli | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| 46 | Luciano Cobbe | Fabio Turco | Luciano Cobbe | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
| Junior World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 47 | Mārtiņš Sesks | Renars Francis | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 48 | Sami Pajari | Marko Salminen | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 49 | Tom Kristensson | Joakim Sjöberg | Tom Kristensson Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 50 | Ruairi Bell | Darren Garrod | Ruairi Bell | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 51 | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Fernando Mussano | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 52 | Marco Pollara | Maurizio Messina | Marco Pollara | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 53 | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 54 | Fabio Andolfi | Stefano Savoia | Fabio Andolfi | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| Other Major Entries ||||||
| 43 | Ulysses Bertholdo | Gabriel Morales | Motorsport Italia | Škoda Fabia R5 | P |
| 56 | Armin Kremer | Ella Kremer | Armin Kremer | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| Source: ||||||

### Route
#### Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 8 October | 12:01 | — | Olmedo [Shakedown] | 3.96 km |
| Leg 1 — 95.25 km |||||
| 9 October | 07:50 | SS1 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km |
| 9 October | 08:44 | SS2 | Erula — Tula 1 | 21.78 km |
| 9 October | 10:40 | SS3 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km |
| 9 October | 11:34 | SS4 | Erula — Tula 2 | 21.78 km |
| 9 October | 16:14 | SS5 | Sedini — Castelsardo 1 | 14.72 km |
| 9 October | 16:59 | SS6 | Tergu — Osilo 1 | 12.81 km |
| Leg 2 — 101.69 km |||||
| 10 October | 07:37 | SS7 | Monte Lerno 1 | 22.08 km |
| 10 October | 08:38 | SS8 | Coiluna — Loelle 1 | 15.00 km |
| 10 October | 10:07 | SS9 | Monte Lerno 2 | 22.08 km |
| 10 October | 11:08 | SS10 | Coiluna — Loelle 2 | 15.00 km |
| 10 October | 16:08 | SS11 | Sedini — Castelsardo 2 | 14.72 km |
| 10 October | 17:02 | SS12 | Tergu — Osilo 2 | 12.81 km |
| Leg 3 — 41.90 km |||||
| 11 October | 08:15 | SS13 | Cala Flumini 1 | 14.06 km |
| 11 October | 09:08 | SS14 | Sassari — Argentiera 1 | 6.89 km |
| 11 October | 11:10 | SS15 | Cala Flumini 2 | 14.06 km |
| 11 October | 12:18 | SS16 | Sassari — Argentiera 2 [Power Stage] | 6.89 km |
| Source: |||||

## Report
### World Rally Cars

Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the crew who set the benchmark, while a suspension issue created a back foot for Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen retired from the rally when they crashed out in the morning loop of the second leg. Sordo and del Barrio eventually won the rally for the second straight year. There was an epic battle for the runner-up spot between the crew of Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul and Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, with Neuville and Gilsoul ultimately came out on top.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Event | Stage |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:41:37.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:41:42.6 | +5.1 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:41:42.6 | +6.1 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:42:39.8 | +1:02.3 | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Teemu Suninen | Jarmo Lehtinen | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 2:43:11.4 | +1:33.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:44:05.0 | +2:27.5 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | Hyundai 2C Competition | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:46:21.3 | +4:43.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 22 | Martin Prokop | Zdeněk Jůrka | MP-Sports | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:54:22.3 | +12:44.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 44 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:14:44.6 | +33:07.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Excluded | Excluded | 21 | Petter Solberg | Andreas Mikkelsen | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 WRC | Shakedown and Power Stage only | Shakedown and Power Stage only | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Daniel Barritt | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | Rolled | Rolled | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | Engine | Engine | 0 | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 8 October | — | Olmedo [Shakedown] | 3.96 km | Evans / Martin Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:13.6 | — |
| 9 October | SS1 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Suninen / Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta WRC | 9:59.8 | Suninen / Lehtinen |
| 9 October | SS2 | Erula — Tula 1 | 21.78 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:50.0 | Suninen / Lehtinen |
| 9 October | SS3 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:49.0 | Suninen / Lehtinen |
| 9 October | SS4 | Erula — Tula 2 | 21.78 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:33.1 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 9 October | SS5 | Sedini — Castelsardo 1 | 14.72 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:56.7 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 9 October | SS6 | Tergu — Osilo 1 | 12.81 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:16.5 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 10 October | SS7 | Monte Lerno 1 | 22.08 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:46.9 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 10 October | SS8 | Coiluna — Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:52.5 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 10 October | SS9 | Monte Lerno 2 | 22.08 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:29.6 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 10 October | SS10 | Coiluna — Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:42.9 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 10 October | SS11 | Sedini — Castelsardo 2 | 14.72 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:39.3 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 10 October | SS12 | Tergu — Osilo 2 | 12.81 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:03.4 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 11 October | SS13 | Cala Flumini 1 | 14.06 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:35.5 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 11 October | SS14 | Sassari — Argentiera 1 | 6.89 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:51.3 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 11 October | SS15 | Cala Flumini 2 | 14.06 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:23.2 | Sordo / del Barrio |
| 11 October | SS16 | Sassari — Argentiera 2 [Power Stage] | 6.89 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:45.7 | Sordo / del Barrio |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Elfyn Evans | 111 | | Scott Martin | 111 | 1 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 208 |
| 2 | | Sébastien Ogier | 97 | | Julien Ingrassia | 97 | 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 201 |
| 3 | 2 | Thierry Neuville | 87 | 2 | Nicolas Gilsoul | 87 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 117 |
| 4 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 83 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 83 | | Hyundai 2C Competition | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 70 | 1 | Jonne Halttunen | 70 | | | |

### World Rally Championship-2

A trouble-free run assured championship leaders Pontus Tidemand and Patrik Barth to win the rally. Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul were pushing hard to catch the lead until they suffered a mechanical issue.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Class | Event |
| 10 | 1 | 23 | Pontus Tidemand | Patrik Barth | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:51:58.4 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | 27 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 2:52:27.2 | +28.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 28 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Ilka Minor | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:52:48.1 | +49.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 24 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | PH-Sport | Citroën C3 R5 | 2:54:06.7 | +2:08.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 26 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | Radiator | Radiator | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 25 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 8 October | — | Olmedo [Shakedown] | 3.96 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 2:20.8 | — |
| 9 October | SS1 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:24.3 | Fourmaux / Jamoul |
| 9 October | SS2 | Erula — Tula 1 | 21.78 km | Veiby / Andersson | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 17:31.5 | Veiby / Andersson |
| 9 October | SS3 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:15.8 | Fourmaux / Jamoul |
| 9 October | SS4 | Erula — Tula 2 | 21.78 km | Veiby / Andersson | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 17:22.0 | Fourmaux / Jamoul |
| 9 October | SS5 | Sedini — Castelsardo 1 | 14.72 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:16.5 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 9 October | SS6 | Tergu — Osilo 1 | 12.81 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 8:30.8 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 10 October | SS7 | Monte Lerno 1 | 22.08 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 13:27.0 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 10 October | SS8 | Coiluna — Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 9:16.2 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 10 October | SS9 | Monte Lerno 2 | 22.08 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 13:04.7 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 10 October | SS10 | Coiluna — Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 9:08.3 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 10 October | SS11 | Sedini — Castelsardo 2 | 14.72 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:02.3 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 10 October | SS12 | Tergu — Osilo 2 | 12.81 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 8:22.9 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 11 October | SS13 | Cala Flumini 1 | 14.06 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 9:06.2 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 11 October | SS14 | Sassari — Argentiera 1 | 6.89 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 5:07.1 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 11 October | SS15 | Cala Flumini 2 | 14.06 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 8:53.1 | Tidemand / Barth |
| 11 October | SS16 | Sassari — Argentiera 2 | 6.89 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 5:05.6 | Tidemand / Barth |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Pontus Tidemand | 105 | | Patrick Barth | 105 | | Toksport WRT | 147 |
| 2 | | Mads Østberg | 87 | | Torstein Eriksen | 87 | 1 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 102 |
| 3 | | Adrien Fourmaux | 66 | | Renaud Jamoul | 66 | 1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 88 |
| 4 | 1 | Ole Christian Veiby | 51 | 1 | Jonas Andersson | 51 | | PH-Sport | 87 |
| 5 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 51 | 1 | Yaroslav Fedorov | 41 | | | |

### World Rally Championship-3

Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston led the class after the first leg. However, they picked up a puncture on Saturday morning, which dropped them back to third. Despite reclaiming the lead after SS11, they went off the road during the final stage of the day, handing the lead back to Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka. Huttunen and Lukka's lead was threatened by Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak until the Polish crew picked up a puncture during the second to last stage.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Class | Event |
| 8 | 1 | 30 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | Jari Huttunen | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 2:50:19.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 31 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:51:40.4 | +1:21.2 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 29 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Citroën C3 R5 | 2:52:26.7 | +2:07.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 40 | Umberto Scandola | Guido D'Amore | Umberto Scandola | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 2:56:04.5 | +5:45.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 38 | Alberto Heller | Marc Martí | Alberto Heller | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 2:59:55.5 | +9:36.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 32 | Oliver Solberg | Aaron Johnston | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:00:34.2 | +10:15.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 45 | Alberto Battistolli | Simone Scattolin | Alberto Battistolli | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:05:26.7 | +15:07.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 46 | Luciano Cobbe | Fabio Turco | Luciano Cobbe | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:38:08.5 | +47:49.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | 9 | 34 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:41:22.3 | +51:03.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 36 | Emilio Fernández | Ruben Garcia | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:46:42.4 | +56:23.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 37 | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | PH-Sport | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:49:18.4 | +58:59.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | Retired SS15 | 42 | Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 R5 | Accident | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 39 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Jan Solans | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 41 | "Pedro" | Emmanuele Baldaccini | "Pedro" | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | Accident | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 35 | Eric Camilli | François-Xavier Buresi | Eric Camilli | Citroën C3 R5 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 8 October | — | Olmedo [Shakedown] | 3.96 km | Scandola / D'Amore | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 2:22.0 | — |
| 9 October | SS1 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Solberg / Johnston | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:16.6 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 9 October | SS2 | Erula — Tula 1 | 21.78 km | Rossel / Fulcrand | Citroën C3 R5 | 17:38.0 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 9 October | SS3 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 10:07.2 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 9 October | SS4 | Erula — Tula 2 | 21.78 km | Rossel / Fulcrand | Citroën C3 R5 | 17:24.0 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 9 October | SS5 | Sedini — Castelsardo 1 | 14.72 km | Rossel / Fulcrand | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:14.1 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 9 October | SS6 | Tergu — Osilo 1 | 12.81 km | Ciamin / Roche | Citroën C3 R5 | 8:25.4 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 10 October | SS7 | Monte Lerno 1 | 22.08 km | Solberg / Johnston | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:30.3 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 10 October | SS8 | Coiluna — Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:24.3 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 10 October | SS9 | Monte Lerno 2 | 22.08 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:20.2 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| 10 October | SS10 | Coiluna — Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Solberg / Johnston | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:04.9 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| 10 October | SS11 | Sedini — Castelsardo 2 | 14.72 km | Solberg / Johnston | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:57.7 | Solberg / Johnston |
| 10 October | SS12 | Tergu — Osilo 2 | 12.81 km | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | Citroën C3 R5 | 8:22.3 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| 11 October | SS13 | Cala Flumini 1 | 14.06 km | Rossel / Fulcrand | Citroën C3 R5 | 9:13.9 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| 11 October | SS14 | Sassari — Argentiera 1 | 6.89 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:12.0 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| 11 October | SS15 | Cala Flumini 2 | 14.06 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai NG i20 R5 | 8:54.7 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| 11 October | SS16 | Sassari — Argentiera 2 | 6.89 km | Solberg / Johnston | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:07.9 | Huttunen / Lukka |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points |
| 1 | | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 70 | | Mikko Lukka | 68 |
| 2 | | Jari Huttunen | 68 | | Maciek Szczepaniak | 55 |
| 3 | | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 55 | 1 | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 45 |
| 4 | | Oliver Solberg | 43 | 1 | Aaron Johnston | 43 |
| 5 | | Nicolas Ciamin | 28 | | Marc Martí | 37 |

### Junior World Rally Championship

Steered out of dramas, Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg held a comfortable lead going onto Saturday. The Swedish crew stayed cool on Saturday, holding a huge gap of over eight minutes onto Sunday. Eventually, they won the rally to close the gap to championship leaders.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Class | Stage |
| 22 | 1 | 49 | Tom Kristensson | Joakim Sjöberg | Tom Kristensson Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:07:49.1 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 |
| 27 | 2 | 51 | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Fernando Mussano | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:19:14.5 | +11:25.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 34 | 3 | 47 | Mārtiņš Sesks | Renars Francis | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:37:45.3 | +29:56.2 | 15 | 6 |
| 37 | 4 | 53 | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:44:50.2 | +37:01.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | 5 | 48 | Sami Pajari | Marko Salminen | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:06:03.8 | +58:14.7 | 10 | 5 |
| 47 | 6 | 52 | Marco Pollara | Maurizio Messina | Marco Pollara | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:24:39.5 | +1:16:50.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Retired SS16 | Retired SS16 | 50 | Ruairi Bell | Darren Garrod | Ruairi Bell | Ford Fiesta R2 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 | 0 |
| Did not start | Did not start | 54 | Fabio Andolfi | Stefano Savoia | Fabio Andolfi | Ford Fiesta R2 | Illness | Illness | 0 | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 8 October | — | Olmedo [Shakedown] | 3.96 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:38.9 | — |
| 9 October | SS1 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 12.08 km | Kristensson / Sjöberg | Ford Fiesta R2 | 10:59.3 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 9 October | SS2 | Erula — Tula 1 | 21.78 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 19:16.7 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 9 October | SS3 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 12.08 km | Kristensson / Sjöberg | Ford Fiesta R2 | 11:01.4 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 9 October | SS4 | Erula — Tula 2 | 21.78 km | Pajari / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 19:21.9 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 9 October | SS5 | Sedini — Castelsardo 1 | 14.72 km | Kristensson / Sjöberg | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:43.1 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 9 October | SS6 | Tergu — Osilo 1 | 12.81 km | Pajari / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:19.5 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 10 October | SS7 | Monte Lerno 1 | 22.08 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 14:39.3 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 10 October | SS8 | Coiluna — Loelle 1 | 15.00 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 10:14.7 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 10 October | SS9 | Monte Lerno 2 | 22.08 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 14:31.3 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 10 October | SS10 | Coiluna — Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | Kristensson / Sjöberg | Ford Fiesta R2 | 10:03.3 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 10 October | SS11 | Sedini — Castelsardo 2 | 14.72 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:24.1 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 10 October | SS12 | Tergu — Osilo 2 | 12.81 km | Sesks / Francis | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:13.3 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 11 October | SS13 | Cala Flumini 1 | 14.06 km | Pajari / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:57.6 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 11 October | SS14 | Sassari — Argentiera 1 | 6.89 km | Pajari / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 5:38.2 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 11 October | SS15 | Cala Flumini 2 | 14.06 km | Pajari / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:57.6 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |
| 11 October | SS16 | Sassari — Argentiera 2 | 6.89 km | Pajari / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 5:32.9 | Kristensson / Sjöberg |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Nations' championships | Nations' championships | Nations' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Country | Points |
| 1 | | Mārtiņš Sesks | 68 | | Renars Francis | 68 | | Latvia | 58 |
| 2 | 1 | Tom Kristensson | 58 | 1 | Joakim Sjöberg | 58 | 2 | Sweden | 50 |
| 3 | 1 | Sami Pajari | 55 | 1 | Marko Salminen | 55 | 1 | Finland | 40 |
| 4 | 4 | Fabrizio Zaldívar | 34 | 3 | Fernando Mussano | 34 | 3 | Paraguay | 34 |
| 5 | 4 | Marco Pollara | 19 | 4 | Maurizio Messina | 19 | 2 | Estonia | 30 |