2021 Rally Italia Sardegna
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 303.10 km (188.34 mi) in competitive distance.
| 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna Rally Italia Sardegna 2021 | |||
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Round 5 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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The Sardinia Rally is known for its fast but narrow roads. | |||
| Host country | Italy | ||
| Rally base | Olbia, Sardinia | ||
| Dates run | 3 – 6 June 2021 | ||
| Start location | Oschiri, Sassari | ||
| Finish location | Santa Teresa Gallura, Sassari | ||
| Stages | 20 (303.10 km; 188.34 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 995.93 km (618.84 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,514.07 km (940.80 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 58 | ||
| Crews | 55 at start, 40 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:19:26.4 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:33.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N 3:28:58.1 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria 3:30:04.1 | ||
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.