The sixth round of the World Rally Championship season continues this weekend with Rally Italia Sardegna 2024.
Championship Rundown
Yohan Rossel leads the WRC2 championship heading into Rally Italia Sardegna 2024. With a 10-point lead over Oliver Solberg who won’t be competing this weekend. Nikolay Gryazin sits third in the championship three points behind Solberg. Grayzin will be competing this weekend but only for team points. Niclas Ciamin is fourth in the championship heading into round six, 4 points behind Gryazin. A duo of Spanish drivers round out the top five. As both Jan Solans and Pepe López sit fifth in the championship just three points behind Ciamin.
What To Expect From Rally Italia Sardegna 2024
Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 will see the debut of a new test format for the WRC. As the entire event will take place in just three days, including shakedown. Four stages will take place on the first day which will see drivers contest 77.82 km of stages. The second day will see drivers contest 149.00 km across eight stages. Super Sunday will see drivers contest the final 39.30 km across four stages. The shorter event will give drivers less time to recover from mistakes. Naturally, drivers will be pushed to their limits throughout the event.
Drivers Withdraw
Oliver Solberg and Pepe López have withdrawn from the event. Solberg was not scoring points this weekend but was instead using this weekend for experience. He has withdrawn due to illness. López was withdrawn as a team decision ahead of the event start.
Stacked Entry List Once Again
Rally Italia 2024 will once again feature a stacked list of drivers. Including the likes of Yohan Rossel, Sami Pajari, Teemu Suninen and Pierre-Louis Loubet. Overall there are multiple drivers who could take home the win this weekend. Including Josh McErlean who had a really good event last time out in Portugal.