The Italian gravel rally, which hosts the sixth spherical of the championship, has confirmed an eight-car Rally 1 area primed to sort out the occasion’s new 48-hour dash format from 31 Could – 2 June.
Eight-time world champion Ogier is on the record which means he’ll contest three consecutive occasions for the primary time this season, having received in Croatia final month forward of an outing in Portugal this weekend, which marks the fifth spherical of the championship.
The Frenchman, who was bestowed the title of Knight within the Legion of Honour by President Emmanuel Macron final week, has 4 Sardinia wins below his belt (2013,2014,2015,2021). Ogier’s schedule past Sardinia is but to be formally introduced.
It’s anticipated that Kalle Rovanpera, who can be in motion this week in Portugal, will pilot the third GR Yaris in Lativia and his native Finland.
The entry record additionally confirmed that Sordo will stay behind the wheel of the third Hyundai i20 N following his first look of the season in Portugal.
Sardinia has proved to be a cheerful searching floor for the 41-year-old Spaniard, who has scored two (2019,2020) of his three profession WRC wins on the occasion. Sordo will hand over the automotive to Andreas Mikkelsen for Rally Poland from 27-30 June.
Rally Sardinia might be held over 16 aggressive levels overlaying a complete of 266.48 kilometres and might be based mostly across the metropolis of Alghero, which final hosted the occasion in 2022.
Dani Sordo, Candido Carrera, Hyundai World Rally Workforce Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Photograph by: McKlein / Motorsport Images
There was a push from inside the WRC to have the power to run extra condensed rallies. It’s understood a proposal to condense occasions is a part of a package deal of rule modifications the championship needs to implement sooner or later.
Beforehand, rallies have operated a stage distance in extra of 300 kilometres.
Beneath this new format, the rally will start with the shakedown held on Friday morning earlier than the primary of 4 levels starting at 1:30pm native time. Friday afternoon will function two loops of two levels adopted by an end-of-day service.
Saturday will function eight levels break up by a noon tyre-fitting zone. The schedule will see crews full two passes of 4 levels earlier than returning to Alghero for an end-of-day service.
4 levels will full Sunday’s leg, with the rally set to complete at 1:15pm native time.