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).
| 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna 17. Rally Italia Sardegna 2020 | |||
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Round 6 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Fast but narrow roads leave no room for error in Sardegna. | |||
| Host country | Italy | ||
| Rally base | Alghero, Sardinia | ||
| Dates run | 8 – 11 October 2020 | ||
| Start location | Olbia, Sassari | ||
| Finish location | Sassari, Sassari | ||
| Stages | 16 (238.84 km; 148.41 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 960.31 km (596.71 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,199.15 km (745.12 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 64 | ||
| Crews | 62 at start, 50 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:41:37.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 4:45.7 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth Toksport WRT 2:51:58.4 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka 2:50:19.2 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg Tom Kristensson Motorsport 3:07:49.1 | ||
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.