14. Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
8. 6. – 11. 6. 2017, Alghero • gravel 312.66 km • total distance including road sections - 1496.37 km • Other years • Other years
#5
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Motorsport
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km) | 2:01.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
59.1 km/h |
2:01.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I enjoyed it quite a lot, the car was working well. It was very abrasive so the tyres suffered." | ||||||
| SS2 Terranova 1 (14.54 km) | 10:22.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
84.1 km/h 0.56 s/km |
12:24.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS3 Monte Olia 1 (19.05 km) | 13:46.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
83.0 km/h 1.08 s/km |
26:10.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| He missed a junction "I went in a little bit too fast and had to stop and reverse. I lost four or five seconds there. It's hard to stay committed on these stages, it's very easy to make a mistake." | ||||||
| SS4 Tula 1 (15.00 km) | 11:53.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
75.7 km/h 0.13 s/km |
38:03.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "A good stage for us. I tried to push very hard - to the maximum. Hopefully it's enough. We try our best against Seb." | ||||||
| SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.14 km) | 9:11.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
92.3 km/h 0.38 s/km |
47:15.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Apart from one mistake it has been a good loop. I pushed like hell on this one and the stage before. I tried to increase the gap to Seb. I think he made a mistake choosing all-soft tyres." | ||||||
| SS6 Terranova 2 (14.54 km) | 10:01.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
87.0 km/h 0.15 s/km |
57:17.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS7 Monte Olia 2 (19.05 km) | 13:06.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
87.2 km/h 0.07 s/km |
1:10:23.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| puncture | ||||||
| His rear-left tyre is missing a huge chunk of rubber from the sidewall and the rear-right is punctured. "I don't know where it happened but I pushed very hard." | ||||||
| SS8 Tula 2 (15.00 km) | 11:46.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
76.4 km/h 0.55 s/km |
1:22:10.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| Neuville relates to Ogier's 'terrible' comment. "That's just what I said to [my co-driver] Nicholas! Really.really slippery. I tried to be be smooth but it was really hard." | ||||||
| SS9 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.14 km) | 9:00.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
94.1 km/h 0.54 s/km |
1:31:10.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I have no tyres left - from the beginning. We have a slow puncture on the front-left too. This time won't be the fastest..." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (14.95 km) | 8:05.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
110.8 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:39:16.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "At the start we could see maybe 80 metres. It's dangerous. That's the only thing you can say." | ||||||
| SS11 Monti di Alà 1 (28.52 km) | 17:02.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
100.4 km/h |
1:56:19.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Good stage for me but my car felt pretty soft and was moving quite a lot." | ||||||
| SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (28.11 km) | 19:01.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
88.7 km/h 2.38 s/km |
2:15:20.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We have no brakes since the start, I lost them on the last 200m of the previous stage." | ||||||
| SS13 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (14.95 km) | 7:53.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
113.6 km/h 0.13 s/km |
2:23:14.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was going well. The mechanics have done a good job. We would have been in the lead otherwise." | ||||||
| SS14 Monti di Alà 2 (28.52 km) | 16:48.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
101.8 km/h 0.03 s/km |
2:40:03.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "A good stage for me. I enjoy. I used my shakedown tyres on this loop to save some new ones for the Power Stage tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS15 Monte Lerno 2 (28.11 km) | 17:35.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
95.8 km/h |
2:57:39.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The tyres are completely gone. Very slippery. I got a huge surprise on the first corner!" Tomorrow we will try for the Power Stage points. It's a shame because without our [brake] problems we would be leading the rally." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km) | 9:08.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
92.2 km/h 0.75 s/km |
3:06:48.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS17 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.96 km) | 5:17.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
78.9 km/h 1.08 s/km |
3:12:05.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The road is getting some very deep ruts. We'll have to raise the ride height. I have two fresh tyres for the Power Stage." | ||||||
| SS18 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km) | 9:04.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
93.0 km/h 1.25 s/km |
3:21:10.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| A maximum push? "We will see." | ||||||
| SS19 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.96 km) | 5:12.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
80.2 km/h 0.27 s/km |
3:26:22.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We gave it everything here but the road was not perfect for our car, I couldn't raise the ride height. Overall it's a positive rally. It was unlucky we got a small [brake] issue with the car and perhaps lost the win this weekend. An amazing performance in the car and from the team." | ||||||
Entry photos from this event
Models
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
#5 Neuville T. - Gilsoul N.
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