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Rally Italia Sardegna 2016 counts for:
2016 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2016 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2016 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2016 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 550th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 6 of 14 |
| Official name: | Rally Italia Sardegna |
| Edition: | 13th |
| Date: | from Thursday 9-Jun-2016 to Sunday 12-Jun-2016 |
| Rally HQ: | Alghero, Sardinia; Italy |
| Clerk of the Course: | Lucio de Mori |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 49 | |
| Starters: | 45 | |
| Finishers: | 32 | (71.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 19 | |
| Shortest: | 2.00 | km | (SS1 Ittiri Arena Show) |
| Longest: | 44.26 | km | (SS15 Monte Lerno 2) |
| Slowest: | 59.80 | km/h | (SS1 Ittiri Arena Show) |
| Fastest: | 111.80 | km/h | (SS6 Ardara - Ozieri 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 324.32 | km | (25.1% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 324.32 | km | (25.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 965.40 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,289.72 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 2nd win and 14th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 56th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Third place was 51st podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 3rd win and 12th podium for Hyundai. |
| | Second and third places were 84th to 85th podiums for Volkswagen. |
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Neuville's long run of bad luck and frustrating results came to an end with a bang. Early on he battled for lead with both Ogier and Latvala but once he took lead in SS7, he did not relinquish it despite nail-biting fight with Latvala. His win scored full points to satellite team Hyundai N.
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Latvala was involved in the initial three-way fight for lead but Neuville's surprising turn of speed continually kept him second best. Sandy base throws up a lot of dust, as you see.
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Tanak was best Ford over the finishing line, despite running for DMack team (and thus using DMack tyres). M-Sport's Ostberg clouted rock and broke engine while Camilli wasn't as fast as Tanak.
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Related links
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Portugal 2016
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Rally Poland 2016
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