The 2015 Rally Italia Sardegna, held on Sardinia, was the sixth round of the 2015 World Rally Championship season. Sébastien Ogier obtained its fourth victory in this season.

Entry list EntrantDriverCo-DriverCarTyre1 Volkswagen Motorsport Sebastien Ogier Julien IngrassiaVolkswagen Polo R WRC2 Volkswagen Motorsport Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaVolkswagen Polo R WRC3 Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT Kris Meeke Paul NagleCitroen DS3 WRC4 Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT Mads Ostberg Jonas AnderssonCitroen DS3 WRC5 M-Sport World Rally Team Elfyn Evans Daniel BarrittFord Fiesta RS WRC6 M-Sport World Rally Team Ott Tänak Raigo MõlderFord Fiesta RS WRC7 Hyundai Motorsport Thierry Neuville Nicolas GilsoulHyundai i20 WRC8 Hyundai Motorsport Dani Sordo Marc MartiHyundai i20 WRC9 Volkswagen Motorsport II Andreas Mikkelsen Ola FloeneVolkswagen Polo R WRC20 Hyundai Motorsport N Hayden Paddon John KennardHyundai i20 WRC21 Jipocar Czech National Team Martin Prokop Jan TománekFord Fiesta RS WRC37 FWRT s.r.l. Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo GranaiFord Fiesta RS WRC12 Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT Khalid Al-Qassimi Chris PattersonCitroen DS3 WRC14 RK World Rally Team Robert Kubica Maciej SzczepaniakFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC 231 Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael OrrFord Fiesta RRC32 PH Sport Stephane Lefebvre Stéphane PrévotCitroen DS3 RRC36 ME3 Rally Team Karl Kruuda Martin JärveojaCitroen DS3 R538 Yuriy Protasov Yuriy Protasov Pavlo CherepinFord Fiesta RRC39 Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall ClarkeFord Fiesta RRC40 Eurolamp WRT Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr KorsiaMini Cooper S2000 1.6T41 Nicolas Fuchs Nicolas Fuchs Fernando MussanoFord Fiesta R542 Nasser Al-Attiyah Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu BaumelFord Fiesta RRC43 Skoda Motorsport Esapekka Lappi Janne FermSkoda Fabia R544 BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Armin Kremer Pirmin WinklhoferSkoda Fabia R545 Skoda Motorsport Jan Kopecky Pavel DreslerSkoda Fabia R547 Julien Maurin Julien Maurin Nicolas KlingerFord Fiesta RRC48 F.P.F Sport Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 208 T1650 Team Oreca Eric Camilli Benjamin VeillasFord Fiesta R552 Napoca Rally Academy Simone Tempestini Matteo ChiarcossiMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX73 ACSM Rallye Team Bernardo Sousa Hugo MagalhãesPeugeot 208 T1674 RMC Motorsport Ramon Torres Fuentes David Vazquez ListeFord Fiesta R576 Geronimo Padilla Geronimo Padilla Edgardo GalindoFord Fiesta R577 Scott Pedder Scott Pedder Dale MoscattFord Fiesta R578 Eamonn Boland Eamonn Boland Joseph Morrissey MichaelSubaru Impreza WRX STI79 Gianluca Linari Gianluca Linari Nicola ArenaSubaru Impreza STI N1580 ACSM Rallye Team Joan Carchat Claudi Ribeiro Leite Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X81 Enrico Brazzoli Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio BaroneSubaru Impreza STI N15WRC 369 Renault Sport Technologies Andrea Crugnola Michele FerraraRenault Clio RS R3T70 Team Oreca Teemu Suninen Mikko MarkkulaCitroen DS3 R3T Max71 ACI Team Italia Fabio Andolfi Simone ScattolinPeugeot 208 R272 ACI Team Italia Giuseppe Testa Emanuele InglesiPeugeot 208 R2Other83 Ford Fiesta R584 Ford Fiesta R585 Skoda Fabia S200086 Ford Fiesta RRC87 Ford Fiesta R588 Subaru Impreza STI N1589 92 93 94 96 97 Ford Fiesta R5

Report The rally began with a surprising Martin Prokop winning the Super Special Stage of Cagliari, followed by Dani Sordo (penalized for false start) and Mikkelsen. On the second day, new surprise with Hayden Paddon winning the first Friday 3 sections, and at the end of SS 4 led the rally with 25.3 s lead over Latvala and Ogier on 27.5. In the remaining stages, Paddon controlled the pace, but a slight touch on the last stage reduced the advantage to only 8.8 s, now on Ogier who had exceeded his teammate. Dani Sordo was forced to leave after booting a wheel while Neuville suffered from problems such as turbo and handbrake and finished 6th. Meeke gave-up at SS 2 and Kubica did the same on the next.

It was necessary to reach the SS 17 and a spinning from Paddon for a VW take the rally lead. Ostberg was third, despite having traveled 20 km with a slow tyre leakage, having won 2 PEC before having new slow tyre leakage in the last SS. In this day Mikkelsen (lost a wheel) Sordo (lack of gas pressure), Kubica (3 holes and a stuck gearbox) and Tänak (gearbox jammed when he was 3rd place) dropped out while there were many hardships to Neuville (whipping-top, turbo and steering problems and 40s penalty) and Latvala (hole and crashed shock absorber for 2 sections). At the end of the day Ogier had a huge advantage over Paddon (2m13s) while Ostberg was 3 to 3m25s and Neuville 4th at 3m57s.

For the last day the attention was concentrated in the fight for the last podium spot between Ostberg and Neuville. An outwit from Ostberg (dropped to 5) delivered the 3rd to the Belgian. The power-stage was completely dominated by VW: Ogier, Latvala and Mikkelsen.

Overall standings

Special stages

Day Stagenumber Stage name Length Stage winner Team Time Rally leader 11 Jun SS1 Citta' Di Cagliari 2.50 km Martin Prokop Jan Tománek 21 Jipocar Czech National Team 2:23.7 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek 12 Jun SS2 Grighine Sud 1 26.31 km Hayden Paddon John Kennard 20 Hyundai Motorsport N 18:15.0 Hayden Paddon John Kennard SS3 Grighine Nord 1 18.34 km Hayden Paddon John Kennard 20 Hyundai Motorsport N 13:48.1 SS4 Montiferru 1 14.41 km Hayden Paddon John Kennard 20 Hyundai Motorsport N 9:47.4 SS5 Sagama 1 2.58 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 2:09.6 SS6 Sagama 2 2.58 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 2:07.0 SS7 Sinis - Mont' E Prama 14.08 km Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder 6 M-Sport World Rally Team 7:48.7 SS8 Grighine Sud 2 22.45 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 15:20.9 SS9 Grighine Nord 2 18.34 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:29.7 SS10 Montiferru 2 14.41 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 9:28.9 13 Jun SS11 Ittiri Arena 1 1.40 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 1:28.8 SS12 Monti di Ala' 1 22.49 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:51.2 SS13 Coiluna-Loelle 1 36.69 km Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 24:04.1 SS14 Monte Lerno 1 42.22 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 28:37.4 SS15 Ozieri-Ardara 7.23 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 4:00.9 SS16 Ittiri Arena 2 1.40 km Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul 7 Hyundai Motorsport 1:30.0 SS17 Monti di Ala' 2 22.49 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:38.9 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia SS18 Coiluna-Loelle 2 36.69 km Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 23:51.7 SS19 Monte Lerno 2 42.22 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 28:01.5 14 Jun SS20 Olmedo monte Baranta 1 11.13 km Hayden Paddon John Kennard 20 Hyundai Motorsport N 8:10.7 SS21 Cala Flumini 1 11.77 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 7:36.3 SS22 Olmedo monte Baranta 2 11.13 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Motorsport 7:56.3 SS23 Cala Flumini 2 (Power Stage) 11.77 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 7:15.9

Power Stage

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