20. Rally Italia Sardegna 2023
1. 6. – 4. 6. 2023, Olbia • Automobile Club Italia • gravel 320.88 km • total distance including road sections - 1168.22 km • Other years • Other years
#11
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
1. overall
1. class RC1
1. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Olbia - Cabu Abbas (3.20 km) | 2:25.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
79.2 km/h 0.16 s/km |
2:25.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We are missing a couple of wins. A challenging weekend ahead, we will try to give it our best. A bit of a lottery out there with the weather." | ||||||
| SS2 Tantariles 20Ris 1 (10.71 km) | 7:26.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
86.4 km/h 0.67 s/km |
9:51.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Not a really good stage to be honest. It's much bumpier than I expected and I expected to go fast over the bumps. Once I got kicked around a bit I reduced the speed too much." | ||||||
| SS3 Terranova 1 (8.41 km) | 5:33.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
90.9 km/h 0.17 s/km |
15:24.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Obviously we know this stage a bit more, so I trust a bit better the car. When it gets a bit rutted I have much more confidence but when it's a harder surface I struggle. I am not 100 per cent confident yet." | ||||||
| SS4 Monte Lerno - Sa Conchedda 1 (49.90 km) | 31:59.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
93.6 km/h 0.52 s/km |
47:24.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Off road moment | ||||||
| "I have zero grip. Obviously I put the hard tyre in the front and it's undriveable." | ||||||
| SS5 Tantariles 20Ris 2 (10.71 km) | 7:15.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
88.5 km/h 0.63 s/km |
54:40.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We are carrying a small problem. I hope it's going to stay like this until the end of the loop without getting worse." | ||||||
| SS6 Terranova 2 (8.41 km) | 5:29.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
92.0 km/h |
1:00:09.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I am happy with the drive but we still have the same problem as the previoius stage. The handbrake is sometimes not working and sometimes it is, it's difficult to rely on it." | ||||||
| SS7 Monte Lerno - Sa Conchedda 2 (49.90 km) | 31:58.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
93.7 km/h 0.05 s/km |
1:32:07.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The problem is still there so the confidence wasn't too good but the balance of the car was okay in these conditions. The grip was so and so - I think the conditions are changing a lot between the cars so it's hard to say." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (16.28 km) | 10:01.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
97.4 km/h |
1:42:09.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's a bit of cleaning conditions in the new sections but the rest is quite sandy and straightforward. I tried to be careful and gentle with my used tyres because the loop is quite long and we want to manage it through the loop." | ||||||
| SS9 Su Filigosu 1 (19.57 km) | 12:45.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
92.1 km/h |
1:54:54.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. I feel more comfortable in the car and I can give it a bit more rhythm. Lots of new pace notes in there and it was not bad, but maybe I lost a few seconds here and there." | ||||||
| SS10 Erula - Tula 1 (21.92 km) | 19:00.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
69.2 km/h 0.66 s/km |
2:13:54.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I had a good stage, the same as the other stages. I don't know, I am surprised." | ||||||
| SS11 Tempio Pausania 1 (9.04 km) | 6:53.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
78.8 km/h |
2:20:47.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was a good run but I was missing a bit of traction in there. It was quite humid and I would have liked to have had a bit more grip. Obviously we got a big hit in the previous stage by Sébastien, so we need to see what the strategy will be for the afternoon." | ||||||
| SS12 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (16.28 km) | 9:55.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
98.5 km/h 0.18 s/km |
2:30:42.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "My tyres are not too bad. We are managing all weekend already, with only twelve soft tyres for three days. My package looks good, we have to see what the others do. Some went all in, some might have more tyres for tomorrow. With the weather it's uncertain, and anything can happen." | ||||||
| SS13 Su Filigosu 2 (19.57 km) | 12:53.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
91.0 km/h |
2:43:36.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We had very heavy rain in some sections. I don't know if it's the same for everybody but we did what we could, that's the only thing we could do. It felt quite okay but with the rain you never know." | ||||||
| SS14 Erula - Tula 2 (21.92 km) | 19:37.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
67.0 km/h 0.26 s/km |
3:03:13.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "That's good news but unfortunately a shame for Seb. Luckily they are okay because in these conditions it's easy to go off. The target was to keep the pressure and obviously we managed that well, so we have to be satisfied." | ||||||
| SS15 Tempio Pausania 2 (9.04 km) | 7:23.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
73.4 km/h |
3:10:36.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I am relieved to be at the finish. It was a tough day out there but the feeling was getting better and better with the car. We learned a lot today, that's important, but it's still not always perfect yet and we can still improve. Tomorrow is a short but tricky day - we need to have a clever drive through and try to bring home the 1-2 for the team." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Arzachena - Braniatogghiu 1 (15.22 km) | 8:42.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
105.0 km/h 0.28 s/km |
3:19:18.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Just a clean drive through, just to keep the lead and get through the stages. With every stage start there's less mileage to go until the victory." | ||||||
| SS17 Sardegna 1 (7.79 km) | 5:45.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
81.2 km/h 1.08 s/km |
3:25:04.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "No real concerns to be honest. Just driving through, our tyres are not in very good shape so we have to be clever and bring home the first victory this year for us and also for the team." | ||||||
| SS18 Arzachena - Braniatogghiu 2 (15.22 km) | 8:36.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
106.1 km/h 0.32 s/km |
3:33:41.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "For me it's not really important to conserve tyres. Just one more stage to go and we want to bring home the victory. Our tyres aren't in great shape - we went all in yesterday and it paid off." | ||||||
| SS19 Sardegna 2[Power Stage] (7.79 km) | 6:20.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
73.7 km/h 3.26 s/km |
3:40:01.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Obviously it was a challening weekend. We came here with the belief that we could fight for victory but the first day was challenging and we lost a bit of time. Yesterday we found ourselves in the lead and we had to manage it until the end. It's the first victory for the team this year, it's a 1-2, and the first time for our team principal as well. Craig Breen is in our memories as well - we wanted the win in Croatia but we got it now." | ||||||
