The 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2021. It marked the eighteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Olbia in Sardinia and contested over twenty special stages totalling in competitive distance.
Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio were the two-time defending rally winners, but del Barrio did not defend his title with Sordo as del Barrio moved to World Rally Championship-3 to co-drive with Fabrizio Zaldívar. Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, but they did not defend their titles neither as they did not participate in the event. Neither did the WRC-3 title defenders Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka, who competed for Hyundai Motorsport in the WRC-2 class.
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
Background Championship standings prior to the event Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a two-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a thirty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a nine-point lead ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Movisport lead Toksport WRT by fifteen points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led the drivers' championship, while Maciek Szczepaniak led the co-drivers' championship. Second and third in the driver's championship were Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Nicolas Ciamin, while co-driver's championship were Yannick Roche and Alexandre Coria.
Entry list The following crews entered the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were twelve in the World Rally Championship-2 and sixteen in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 6 Dani Sordo Borja Rozada Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Florian Haut-Labourdette Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 44 Gus Greensmith Stuart Loudon M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 50 Cyrille Féraud Benoît Manzo Cyrille Féraud Citroën DS3 WRC 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Source:
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 21 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 22 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 23 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 24 Enrico Brazzoli Danilo Fappani Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 26 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 27 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 28 Martin Prokop Zdeněk Jůrka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 29 Georg Linnamäe Tanel Kasesalu ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 30 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 31 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Ometto Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 Source:
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 32 Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 34 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 35 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 36 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 37 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 38 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 39 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 40 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 41 Alberto Battistolli Simone Scattolin Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 42 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 43 Pepe López Diego Vallejo Pepe López Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 45 Alberto Heller Marc Martí Alberto Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 46 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 47 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 48 Pablo Biolghini Stefano Pudda Pablo Biolghini Škoda Fabia R5 49 Maurizio Morato Enrico Gallinaro Maurizio Morato Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Source:
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 25 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Source:
Route Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance 3 June 09:01 — Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] 2.89 km 1 4 June 08:02 SS1 Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 22.29 km 09:02 SS2 Terranova 1 14.36 km 10:47 SS3 Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 22.29 km 11:47 SS4 Terranova 2 14.36 km 14:47 SS5 Tempio Pausania 1 12.08 km 15:47 SS6 Erula – Tula 1 14.97 km 17:32 SS7 Tempio Pausania 2 12.08 km 18:32 SS8 Erula – Tula 2 14.97 km 2 5 June 08:08 SS9 Coiluna – Loelle 1 15.00 km 09:08 SS10 Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 22.08 km 10:38 SS11 Coiluna – Loelle 2 15.00 km 11:38 SS12 Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 22.08 km 15:10 SS13 Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 14.70 km 16:08 SS14 Sedini – Castelsardo 1 13.03 km 17:32 SS15 Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 14.70 km 18:38 SS16 Sedini – Castelsardo 2 13.03 km 3 6 June 07:33 SS17 Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 15.25 km 08:38 SS18 Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 7.79 km 10:09 SS19 Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 15.25 km 12:18 SS20 Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] 7.79 km Source:
Report World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:19:26.4 0.0 25 2 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:20:12.4 +46.0 18 0 3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:20:31.6 +1:05.2 15 5 4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:25:37.6 +6:11.2 12 0 17 5 6 Dani Sordo Borja Rozada Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:40:47.1 +21:20.7 0 1 24 6 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:09:50.2 +50:23.8 0 4 25 7 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:13:45.2 +54:18.8 0 3 26 8 44 Gus Greensmith Stuart Loudon M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:22:04.2 +1:02:37.8 0 0 31 9 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:43:05.5 +1:23:39.1 0 0 Retired SS13 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Florian Haut-Labourdette Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Mechanical 0 0 Retired SS9 50 Cyrille Féraud Benoît Manzo Cyrille Féraud Citroën DS3 WRC Withdrawn 0 0 Did not start 2 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Quarantine 0 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders 3 June — Loiri Porto San Paolo [Shakedown] 2.89 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:50.7 4 June SS1 Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 1 22.29 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:08.3 Tänak / Järveoja SS2 Terranova 1 14.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:15.8 SS3 Filigosu – Sa Conchedda 2 22.29 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:57.4 SS4 Terranova 2 14.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:05.9 SS5 Tempio Pausania 1 12.08 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:00.5 SS6 Erula – Tula 1 14.97 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:23.5 SS7 Tempio Pausania 2 12.08 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:48.5 SS8 Erula – Tula 2 14.97 km Sordo / RozadaNeuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRCHyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:10.4 5 June SS9 Coiluna – Loelle 1 15.00 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:48.1 SS10 Lerno – Monti di Alà 1 22.08 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:44.4 SS11 Coiluna – Loelle 2 15.00 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:43.2 SS12 Lerno – Monti di Alà 2 22.08 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:32.7 Ogier / Ingrassia SS13 Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 1 14.70 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:30.3 SS14 Sedini – Castelsardo 1 13.03 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 9:42.5 SS15 Bortigiadas – Aggius – Viddalba 2 14.70 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:23.0 SS16 Sedini – Castelsardo 2 13.03 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:26.9 6 June SS17 Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 1 15.25 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:45.4 SS18 Aglientu – Santa Teresa 1 7.79 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:46.0 SS19 Arzachena – Braniatogghiu 2 15.25 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:37.0 SS20 Aglientu – Santa Teresa 2 [Power Stage] 7.79 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:33.4
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Ogier 106 Julien Ingrassia 106 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 231 2 Elfyn Evans 95 Scott Martin 95 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 182 3 Thierry Neuville 77 Martijn Wydaeghe 77 M-Sport Ford WRT 82 4 Ott Tänak 49 Martin Järveoja 49 Hyundai 2C Competition 28 5 1 Takamoto Katsuta 48 1 Daniel Barritt 48
World Rally Championship-2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Stage Event 5 1 30 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 3:28:58.1 0.0 25 5 10 6 2 22 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:29:05.6 +7.5 18 4 8 10 3 22 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:31:01.0 +2:02.9 15 3 1 13 4 28 Martin Prokop Zdeněk Jůrka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:36:51.5 +7:53.4 12 2 0 22 5 24 Enrico Brazzoli Danilo Fappani Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 3:57:49.6 +28:51.5 10 0 0 30 6 23 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:38:32.2 +1:09:34.1 8 1 0 Retired SS19 29 Georg Linnamäe Tanel Kasesalu ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Crash 0 0 0 Retired SS5 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Roll cage 0 0 0 Retired SS1 26 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0 Did not start 27 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 Banned 0 0 0 Did not start 31 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Ometto Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 Withdrawn 0 0 0
Special stages