2020 Rally Italia Sardegna
The 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2020) is a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 4 and 7 June 2020,[2] but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The event is reset to hold between 29 October to 1 November 2020.[4] It marks the seventeenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and is the seventh round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It is also set to be the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event is based in Alghero in Sardinia and consists of twenty special stages. The rally covers a total competitive distance of 308.57 km (191.74 mi).[1]
2020 Rally Italia Sardegna 17. Rally Italia Sardegna 2020 | |||
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Round 7 of 8 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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![]() Fast but narrow roads leave no room for error in Sardegna. | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Alghero, Sardinia | ||
Dates run | 29 October – 1 November 2020 | ||
Start location | Olbia, Sassari | ||
Finish location | Sassari, Sassari | ||
Stages | 20 (308.57 km; 191.74 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,026.65 km (637.93 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,335.22 km (829.67 miles) |
Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio are the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the manufacturers' winners.[5] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen are the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category,[6][lower-alpha 1] but they will not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class.[7] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais are the reigning rally winners.[6][lower-alpha 2] Jan Solans and Mauro Barreriro are the defending winners in the Junior World Rally Championship.[8]
Background
Route
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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29 October | 09:01 | — | Olmedo [Shakedown] | 3.96 km |
Leg 1 — 124.99 km | ||||
29 October | 18:08 | SS1 | Olbia — Cabu Abbas | 3.23 km |
30 October | 07:45 | SS2 | Tempio Pausania 1 | 11.62 km |
08:36 | SS3 | Erula — Tula 1 | 21.78 km | |
09:47 | SS4 | Sedini — Castelsardo 1 | 14.72 km | |
11:18 | SS5 | Monte Baranta 1 | 12.76 km | |
14:46 | SS6 | Tempio Pausania 2 | 11.62 km | |
16:00 | SS7 | Erula — Tula 2 | 21.78 km | |
16:57 | SS8 | Sedini — Castelsardo 2 | 14.72 km | |
18:28 | SS9 | Monte Baranta 2 | 12.76 km | |
Leg 2 — 141.68 km | ||||
31 October | 08:08 | SS10 | Coiluna — Loelle 1 | 15.00 km |
09:11 | SS11 | Monti di Alà — Sa Conchedda 1 | 26.83 km | |
10:04 | SS12 | Monte Lerno 1 | 28.03 km | |
16:08 | SS13 | Coiluna — Loelle 2 | 15.00 km | |
17:01 | SS14 | Monti di Alà — Sa Conchedda 2 | 26.83 km | |
18:04 | SS15 | Monte Lerno 2 | 28.03 km | |
20:11 | SS16 | Ittiri Arena | 1.96 km | |
Leg 3 — 41.90 km | ||||
1 November | 08:15 | SS17 | Cala Flumini 1 | 14.06 km |
09:08 | SS18 | Sassari — Argentiera 1 | 6.89 km | |
11:10 | SS19 | Cala Flumini 2 | 14.06 km | |
12:18 | SS20 | Sassari — Argentiera 2 [Power Stage] | 6.89 km | |
Source:[1] | ||||
Notes
- The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
- The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
References
- "Itinerary". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Elizalde, Pablo (25 March 2020). "WRC 2020 season hit by more rally postponements due to coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "WRC sets return date". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- "Sunday in Portugal: Kalle claims Pro treble". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Junior WRC in Italy: Solans' Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Italian and English)
- 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna at ewrc-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
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