Rally Italy 2014

 Rally Italy 2014

Racing data
6th of 13 rounds of the 2014 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Italy Sardinia
Date:	5th-8th June 2014
Begin:	Olbia
Exams:	17 tests over 364.5 km
Distance:	1434.8 km
Covering:	gravel
Podium
First:	Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Second:	Mads Østberg Citroën DS3 WRC
Third:	Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC

The 11th Rally Sardinia , also called Rally Italy Sardinia, began on June 5th and ended on June 8th 2014. A total of 17 special stages were driven on gravel.

Reports

Day 1 (Thursday, June 5th)

The first fastest time in the Rally Italy, the sixth round of the 2014 WRC World Rally Championship , went to Mikko Hirvonen (Ford). Hirvonen drove a time of 1: 19.1 minutes in the 1.3-kilometer special stage in the port of Cagliari. World champion Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) came in second together with Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) (+0.2 seconds).

Day 2 (Friday, June 6th)

The second day of the Rally Italy was tough. There were rollovers, accidents and fires. Fortunately, everyone involved was unharmed. Juho Hänninen and Thierry Neuville each won a special stage with the Hyundai i20 and were in the lead after four special stages. Hänninen overturned in SS 4, there was no longer any possibility of continuing. Neuville lost over 20 minutes in the same stage due to a technical defect. On the link between the special stages three and four of caught Ford Fiesta RS WRC of Mikko Hirvonen fire and burned completely. The Volkswagen driver Jari-Matti Latvala took the lead from SS 5. He won five special stages and teammate Sébastien Ogier won two. At the end of the day, the first two finishers were separated by 22.4 seconds. In third place Mads Østberg in the Citroën DS3 WRC, 33.7 seconds behind the leading Latvala.

3rd day (Saturday, June 7th)

In special stage 13, Latvala lost the rear of the car in a corner and damaged a tire. When changing wheels, Latvala lost over 2 minutes. Ogier took the lead and Østberg inherited second place (+ 1.40.2 minutes) ahead of Latvala, who, more than 2 minutes behind, crossed the finish line in third place. In an accident, Robert Kubica damaged the right front suspension of the Ford Fiesta, which meant the end. Until then (SS 12) Kubica had held fifth place.

4th day (Sunday, June 8th)

The last ten rallies were all won by Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala in the Volkswagen Polo R WRC , a new record in the World Rally Championship. Ogier and Latvala dominated the sixth world championship run, they fought a close duel until Latvala lost a few minutes due to a puncture in the 13th special stage. Mads Østberg ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) finished second in 1: 23.1 minutes behind Ogier. He was satisfied with this result because it is his best result in the WRC since his victory at the 2012 Rally Portugal . Henning Solberg made his third guest start this year and finished seventh with a solid drive. Robert Kubica dropped out due to an accident on Saturday evening. On Sunday he started again under the Rally 2 regulations and finished eighth. Fifth place would have been possible without his mishap. In the drivers' championship, Ogier is 33 points ahead of Latvala. In the manufacturers' standings, the cushion from Volkswagen to Citroën is 118 points.

“We delivered a great rally and I can't wait for the rest of the season. Now we want podium places, of course. "

- Andreas Mikkelsen : wrc.com:

Registration list

Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.

No driver Co-driver team automobile class 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 3 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 4th Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 5 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 6th Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 7th Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 8th Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 10 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak RK Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 12 Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 16 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 20th Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 21st Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar ​​Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 22nd Jaroslav Melicharek Jan Tomanek Slovakia World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 31 Yazeed al Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 32 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 33 Massimiliano Rendina Mario Pizzuti www.Rallyproject.com Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 35 Ott Tanak Raigo Molder Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 36 Karl Kruuda Martin Jarveoja Karl Kruuda Peugeot 208 T16 WRC-2 RC2 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT srl Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 38 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Quentin Gilbert Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 39 Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Corsia Eurolamp WRT Mini Cooper S2000 RC2 WRC-2 RC2 40 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 RRC WRC-2 RC2 41 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolás Fuchs Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 42 Giuseppe Dettori Carlo Pisano Giuseppe Dettori Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX WRC-2 RC2 43 Bernardo Sousa Hugo Magalhães Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 44 Julien Maurin Nicolas Klingler Julien Maurin Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 46 Rashid Al-Ketbi Hepperle, Karina Skydive Dubai Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 47 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza WRX WRC-2 RC2 48 Martin Kangur Andres Ots AT rally Ford Fiesta S2000 WRC-2 RC2 49 Marty McCormack David Moynihan Marty McCormack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 50 Marco Vallario Antonio Pascale Marco Vallario Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 71 Ala'a Rasheed Joseph Matar Motortune Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Juan Carlos Alonso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 73 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 74 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 RC2 75 Egon Kaur Erik Lepikson Egon Kaur Ford Fiesta S2000 WRC-2 RC2 76 Salah Bin Eidan Alessandro Gelsomino Sirbb Kuwait Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 77 Fabrizio Gini Gabriele Lunardi Fabrizio Gini Subaru Impreza STi N14 WRC-2 RC2 78 Ramon-Torres-Fuentes Jose Luiz Diaz Ramon-Torres-Fuentes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 source

Icon class WRC WRC works teams and private teams registered for manufacturer points WRC Factory teams and private teams registered for non-manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered for WRC-2 WRC-3 Registered for WRC-3 (JWRC)

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Residue	Points + Power Stage
WRC
01	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 02: 37.8		25 + 1
02	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Citroën DS3 WRC	4: 04: 00.9	01: 23.1	18th
03	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 04: 10.6	01: 32.8	15 + 2
04th	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 05: 17.1	02: 39.3	12 + 3
05	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 07: 19.6	04: 41.8	10
06th	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 08: 43.1	06: 05.3	08th
07th	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 09: 53.6	07: 15.8	06th
08th	Robert Kubica	Maciej Szczepaniak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 14: 56.8	12: 19.0	04th
09	Lorenzo Bertelli	Mitia Dotta	Ford Fiesta RRC	4: 17: 59.9	15: 22.1	02
10	Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	Citroën DS3 WRC	4: 19: 27.1	16: 49.3	01
WRC-2
01 0(9)	Lorenzo Bertelli	Mitia Dotta	Ford Fiesta RRC	4: 17: 59.9		25th
02 (11)	Sébastien Chardonnet	Thibault de la Haye	Citroën DS3 R5	4: 20: 11.5	02: 11.6	18th
03 (13)	Bernardo Sousa	Hugo Magalhães	Ford Fiesta RRC	4: 21: 54.7	03: 54.8	15th
04 (13)	Yuriy Protasov	Pavlo Cherepin	Ford Fiesta R5	4: 23: 27.0	05: 27.1	12
05 (15)	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta S2000	4: 26: 35.5	08: 35.6	10
06 (17)	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Ford Fiesta R5	4: 32: 08.2	14: 08.3	08th
07 (20)	Martin Kangur	Pavel Drahan	Ford Fiesta S2000	4: 36: 21.8	18: 21.9	06th
08 (21)	Ott Tanak	Raigo Mölder	Ford Fiesta R5	4: 46: 07.0	28: 07.1	04th
09 (23)	Juan Carlos Alonso	Juan Pablo Monasterolo	Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX	4: 47: 57.8	29: 57.9	02
10 (24)	Ramon Torres Fuentes	José Díaz	Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX	4: 51: 11.1	33: 11.2	01
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Special stages

Day	WP number	WP name	length	WP winner	automobile	time	Ø km / h	leader
Day 1 June 5th	WP1	Super Special Stage - Città di Cagliari	01.30 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	01: 19.1	59.23 km / h	Mikko Hirvonen
Day 2 June 6th	WP2	Terranova Nord 1	19.81 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	13: 28.1	88.26 km / h	Thierry Neuville
	WP3	Terranova Sud 1	12.40 km	Juho Hänninen	Hyundai i20 WRC	09: 25.2	79.01 km / h	Juho Hänninen
	WP4	Coiluna-Crastazza 1	20.29 km	Mads Østberg	Citroën DS3 WRC	13: 22.9	91.07 km / h	Thierry Neuville
	WP5	Loelle 1	27.30 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	18: 23.6	89.10 km / h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	WP6	Terranova Nord 2	19.81 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	13: 01.7	91.31 km / h
	WP7	Terranova Sud 2	12.40 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	09: 06.1	81.76 km / h
	WP8	Coiluna-Crastazza 2	20.29 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	12: 51.9	94.73 km / h
	WP9	Loelle 2	27.30 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	17: 43.8	92.45 km / h
Day 3 June 7th	WP10	Monte Olia 1	19.27 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	13: 31.6	85.53 km / h
	WP11	Monte Lerno 1	59.13 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	37: 15.8	95.24 km / h
	WP12	Monte Olia 2	19.27 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	13: 12.2	87.59 km / h
	WP13	Monte Lerno 2	59.13 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	36: 38.0	96.85 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
Day 4 June 8th	WP14	Cala Flumini	08.98 km	Mads Østberg	Citroën DS3 WRC	05: 50.9	92.34 km / h
	WP15	Castelsardo	14.00 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 29.7	80.12 km / h
	WP16	Tergu-Osilo	14.00 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	09: 48.8	91.09 km / h
	WP17	Cala Flumini (Power Stage)	08.98 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	05: 39.7	95.34 km / h
source

Driver ranking after the rally

The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.

rank driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 138 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 105 3 Mads Ostberg 66 4th Andreas Mikkelsen 63 5 Mikko Hirvonen 40 6th Elfyn Evans 36 7th Kris Meeke 32 8th Thierry Neuville 31 9 Martin Prokop 30th 10 Henning Solberg 22nd

Media (German)

Web

The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live daily from the event. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.

watch TV

Sport1 ran a 30-minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On the Monday after the rally, ServusTV broadcast a 60-minute summary in the late evening program. Motors TV broadcast a 25-minute daily report on Saturday and Sunday and a 45-minute summary in the week after the rally, which was repeated several times.

Web links

• Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/

Individual evidence

1. ↑ motorsport-total.com - Internet site: News: http://www.motorsport-total.com/rallye/news.html?m=6&y=2014&r=sn_13&snb=0&Submit.x=18&Submit.y=10. Retrieved June 9, 2014 . 
2. ↑ wrc.com: Ogier extends his World Cup lead with victory in Italy , Accessed August 27, 2014
3. ↑ ewrc-results.com - Website: Entry list: ewrc-results.com/startlist.php?e=13896&t=Rally-Italia-Sardegna-2014 . Retrieved May 29, 2014 . 
4. ↑ wrc.com - Internet site: Results: wrc.com/de/wrc/results/italy/stage-times/page/360-231-8--.html . Retrieved June 9, 2014 . 
5. ↑ volkswagen-motorsport.com - website: schedule: http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/index.php?id=799. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 2, 2014 ; Retrieved May 29, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.