2013 Rally d'Italia
The 10th Rally of Sardinia, also called Rally Italy Sardinia, lasted from 20 to 22 June 2013. A total of 16 special stages were run on gravel.
- 3.1 final
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- 5.2 TV
Reports
Qualifying ( Thursday, June 20 )
Jari -Matti Latvala completed the 3.86 km on gravel in 3:12,65 minutes, as soon as no one else, he voted for the rally start on Friday the 13th on the grid.
Day 1 (Friday, 21 June)
Even in the first examinations passed some dramas. In the very first special stage lost Jari -Matti Latvala lot of time due to a puncture. Evgeny Novikov overturned in the second WP and remained on the roof lie. For the duo Novikov / Minor so was the rally to an end already. No problems had Sébastien Ogier. He closed the day with a lead of 46.6 seconds to Hirvonen, from. To place three fought the Ford driver Neuville and Østberg. Neuville claimed the third place, because he was able to win two WPs for themselves. The two night stages, Latvala went to the VW Polo R WRC. He had driven up in fifth place and only 24.6 seconds behind Sordo. To the places 2-4 lead Mikko Hirvonen, Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville. Hirvonen was fastest on the road and held Neuville with 6.2 seconds at a distance. Initially also Mads Østberg mixed still with the courts, but after a rollover in the eighth special stage rally was over for him.
Day 2 (Saturday, June 22)
In the ninth special stage Hirvonen set the fastest time. However, he made a mistake and ended up in the next WP, also after a rollover, in the ditch. Neuville slipped to second place yet again. Latvala made more and more pressure and overtook Sordo in third. Thierry Neuville he no longer got to the end of the day but one. In the Power Stage to Ogier three additional points obtained for the World Cup, Neuville two and Latvala was third. Ogier controlled the rally on the last day and won with 1:16,8 minutes ahead of Thierry Neuville. Robert Kubica ( Citroën DS3 RRC) won superior in Sardinia the class rating of WRC 2. Sepp Wiegand had on Friday to give up after a technical fault at the Skoda Fabia S2000.
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Classifications
Final
Stages
Media ( German )
Web
The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com reported daily live from the event. The websites rallye -magazin.de, volkswagen motorsport.de, motorsport magazin.com and motorsport total.com held, among other magazines, the interested rally to date.
TV
The station Sport 1 brought a minimum of 30 minutes long daily report everyday. ServusTV sent on Monday after the rally, a 60 - minute summary of the evening program. The ORF reported on Sunday after the rally motorsport magazine "DRIVE! " in German and occasionally in English ORF SPORT .