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Rally Italia Sardegna 2018 counts for:
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 577th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 7 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Italia Sardegna |
| Edition: | 15th |
| Date: | from Thursday 7-Jun-2018 to Sunday 10-Jun-2018 |
| Rally HQ: | Alghero, Sardinia; Italy |
| Clerk of the Course: | Lucio de Mori |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 50 | |
| Starters: | 45 | |
| Finishers: | 34 | (75.6% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 20 | |
| Shortest: | 1.40 | km | (SS13 Citta' di Ittiri - Coros) |
| Longest: | 29.11 | km | (SS16 Monte Lerno 2) |
| Slowest: | 56.63 | km/h | (SS13 Citta' di Ittiri - Coros) |
| Fastest: | 116.29 | km/h | (SS14 Coiluna - Loelle 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 313.46 | km | (22.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 313.46 | km | (22.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,072.92 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,386.38 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 9th win and 32nd podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 69th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Third place was 2nd podium for Esapekka Lappi. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 10th win and 40th podium for Hyundai. |
| | Second place was 360th podium for Ford. |
| | Third place was 154th podium for Toyota. |
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Initially fastest Hyundai was Mikkelsen, with stunning time on first proper stage but broken gearbox got him. Neuville (pictured) fared less well, he spun on watery ruts and dropped several places. But on final day he came back with vengeance, winning all stages and taking the win in PS shoot-out.
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Ogier took lead from Mikkelsen with great time in muddy SS6, jumping from fifth to first. He led until the very end and it seemed like his lead would hold but on final stage persistent Neuville managed to beat him and win with slender margin.
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Toyota's issue was once again their fragility. Tanak was initially fastest of the lot but retired after heavy landing damaged his car. Latvala and Lappi battled for third place and it seemed like veteran would bag it - until his alternator failed, leaving Lappi (pictured) to cruise to home.
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Citroen had sacked their lead driver Meeke after Portugal, shocking just about everybody. Thus, they had no high hopes from Breen or newly drafted Ostberg and results weren't anything spectacular either.
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Related links
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Portugal 2018
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Rally Finland 2018
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