This week’s Rally Italy will be the first time the event has been outside its customary summer slot since 2012, and it hosts the penultimate round (so far) of the 2020 World Rally Championship season.
Fresh from his Rally Turkey victory, Elfyn Evans holds a healthy points advantage over Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier, and Hyundai’s Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville remain hot on the Welshman’s heels as they look to avenge a disappointing last round.
Here are the big numbers you need to know, from the running order to the provisional itinerary:
Running order
33 Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC)
17 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Toyota Yaris WRC)
8 Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
69 Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
11 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
4 Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (Ford Fiesta WRC)
3 Teemu Suninen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Fiesta WRC)
44 Gus Greensmith/Elliott Edmonson (Ford Fiesta WRC)
18 Takamoto Katsuta/Dan Barritt (Toyota Yaris WRC)
6 Dani Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
7 Pierre-Louis Loubet/Vincent Landais (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
Leading championship positions:
WRC
1 Evans 97; 2 Ogier 79; 3 Tänak 70; 4 Rovanperä 70; 5 Neuville 65; 6 Lappi 38
WRC 2
1 Pontus Tidemand 80; 2 Mads Østberg 75; 3 Adrien Fourmaux 66; 4 Nikolay Gryazin 51; 5 Ole Christian Veiby 33; 6 Eyvind Brynildsen 27
WRC 3
1 Marco Bulacia 55; 2 Jari Huttunen 43; 3 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 37; 4 Oliver Solberg 35; 5 Nicolas Ciamin 26; 6 Eric Camilli 25
Rally Sardinia entry breakdown:
Total 64 crews
13 Priority 1 crews
6 Priority 2 crews (WRC 2)
16 Priority 3 crews (WRC 3)
8 Priority 4 crews (JWRC)
21 Non-Priority crews
Itinerary – all times Italian local
Thursday October 8
Shakedown – (2.35 miles) 1201
Friday October 9
SS1 Tempio 1 (7.50 miles) 0750
SS2 Erula (13.53 miles) 0844
SS3 Tempio 2 (7.50 miles) 1040
SS4 Erula 2 (13.53 miles) 1134
Service Alghero 1407
SS5 Sedini 1 (9.14 miles) 1614
SS6 Tergu 1 (7.95 miles) 1659
Saturday October 10
Service Alghero 0515
SS7 Monte Lerno 1 (13.71 miles) 0737
SS8 Coiluna 1 (9.32 miles) 0838
SS9 Monte Lerno 2 (13.71 miles) 1007
SS10 Coiluna 2 (9.32 miles) 1108
Service Alghero 1358
SS11 Sedini 2 (9.14 miles) 1608
SS12 Tergu 2 (7.95 miles) 1702
Flexi Service Alghero 1820
Sunday October 11
Service Alghero 0715
SS13 Cala Flumini 1 (8.73 miles) 0815
SS14 Sassari 1 (4.28 miles) 0908
SS15 Cala Flumini (4.28 miles) 1110
SS16 Sassari 2 Power Stage (8.73 miles) 1218
Service Alghero 1228
Finish Alghero service 1400
Total competitive distance: 238.84 miles
Total liaison distance: 960.31 miles
Total distance: 1199.15 miles
DirtFish coverage
Keep an eye on DirtFish.com plus our social media channels for the fastest and most comprehensive Rally Italy coverage this weekend.
We’ll have coverage of every stage, all the news from the service park, on-the-scene conditions updates from Wednesday morning and regular video insight and interviews from Colin Clark and David Evans.
Then check back on Monday for David Evans’ unrivaled in-depth analysis of how the rally was won, our ‘things we learned’ rundown of the biggest talking points, the best pictures of the weekend (and some of the quirkiest from behind the scenes) and our new driver ratings feature.
