This week’s Rally Sardinia will offer a first look at the World Rally Championship’s new sprint rally concept as the series aims to shake up its event formats for the future.
The WRC and the FIA are keen to offer more varied event formats going forward, which could see more compact sprint events and longer endurance rallies become part of future championship calendars. The flexibility of event formats was among a raft of proposals tabled by the FIA as part of its vision for the future of rallying in February. To test the waters, Sardinia will trial a sprint format this weekend which will see the entire event completed within 48 hours.
61km will be punctuated by a 25-minute regroup before the second run. Instead of returning to the Alghero service park, the crews will undertake a 15-minute tyre fitting zone before heading to the afternoon stages. Once again, the field will complete two passes through a pair of stages namely . The day will conclude with a service back in Alghero at 2037 local. Sunday's leg is largely unchanged compared to other events.
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