The first day of Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 has come to an end. Sami Pajari leads the WRC2 class after the day.
SS1, Osilo-Tergu 1
Sami Pajari kicked off the weekend with a stage win. Setting a time 7.5 seconds faster than Pierre-Louis Loubet to top the stage. Marco Bulicia finished third fastest on the stage, 9.7 seconds slower than Pajari and 2.2 seconds slower than Loubet. Josh McErlean posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 0.5 seconds slower than Bulicia. Yohan Rossel rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 1.6 seconds slower than McErlean.
SS2, Sedini-Castelsardo 1
Pierre-Louis Loubet took home the stage win on the second stage of Rally Italia Sardegna 2024. With a time 7.3 seconds faster than fellow Frenchman Yohan Rossel. Marco Bulicia was once again third fastest on the stage, this time 7.7 seconds slower than Loubet and 0.4 seconds slower than Rossel. Sami Pajari set the fourth fastest time on the stage, one second slower than Bulicia. Teemu Suninen rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.3 seconds slower than Pajari.
SS3, Osilo-Tergu 2
Georg Linnamäe topped the second running of the Osilo-Tergu stage. Setting a time 0.6 seconds faster than Sami Pajari to top the stage. Jan Solans finished third fastest on the stage 4.8 seconds slower than Linnamäe and 4.2 seconds slower than Pajari. Josh McErlean was fourth fastest on the stage, 5.2 seconds slower than Solans. Robert Virves rounded out the top five on the stage, 0.7 seconds slower than McErlean.
SS4, Sedini-Castelsardo 2
Sami Pajari capped off the first day of Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 with a stage win. As the Finnish driver set a time 3.5 seconds faster than Pierre-Louis Loubet to top the stage. Yohan Rossel finished third fastest on the stage, 3.9 seconds slower than Pajari and 0.4 seconds slower than Loubet. Georg Linnamäe was fourth fastest on the stage, 1.6 seconds slower than Rossel. Fabrizio Zaldivar rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.2 seconds slower than Linnamäe.
What To Expect From Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 Day Two
The second day of Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 will see drivers contest 149 km across eight stages. The day will feature no midday service. Sami Pajari takes an 18.3-second lead over Pierre-Louis Loubet into the second day. Jan Solans sits third overall, 28.6 seconds behind Pajari and 10.3 seconds behind Loubet.