The event kicks off on Thursday June 9 with shakedown, Starting Ceremony and the Super
Special Stage at the Ittiri Arena. Eight tests will complete the first leg on Friday while six stages
are awaited on Saturday for the longest day of the 2016 World Rally Championship. Sunday's
Podium Ceremony will be held at 13:45 in Alghero

Alghero (SS), June 8, 2016. City of Alghero and Sardinia are ready to host the 13th edition of Rally Italia
Sardegna, sixth round of the 2016 World Rally Championship from June 9 to 12 with the major protagonists
of the series. Starting with three-time French world champion and Rally Italia Sardegna winner Sebastien
Ogier: “We have to be realistic - Volkswagen Polo R WRC driver said -; it will be difficult to win here because
I will open the road on the stages making them cleaner for those behind me. So, at the moment, a podium
finish would be a very good result. Even if it has been entirely moved to the north of the island, the rally is
still beautiful, I like the stages and the new, Tula and Argentiera, are very tricky”. Last year young new
zealander Hayden Paddon threatened Ogier's win until he had to slow down with a gearbox issue and he
came in second place overall: “My goal is the podium - Hyundai i20 New Generation WRC driver commented
-; I will try my best, but it would already be a good result. The rally is a little less technical compared to last
year. However, we will face technical stages again, as Tergu, that I really like. The Power Stage is very
interesting and spectacular for TV's audience”. Among the major contenders there is also 2009 Rally Italia
Sardegna winner Jari-Matti Latvala: “Most of the competition will be decided on Saturday's Monte Lerno test
- Volkswagen Finn said -. It remains a technical rally, with some new and tricky stages. In my opinion on the
first part of the rally it will be very difficult to reach the right rhythm, especially at Ardara and Tula. The new
Power Stage is very spectacular tough it has a quite soft surface in the last kilometers, the ones closer to the
sea”.

Rally Italia Sardegna will kick off on Thursday with the 3.69 km shakedown at Olmedo-Monte Baranta
scheduled, for Priority drivers, from 7:00 to 9:30hrs. In the evening Alghero will host the Starting Ceremony
at 17:00hrs, followed by the 2 km Super Special Stage at the Ittiri Arena at 18:00hrs. Starting two by two, the
49 entered crews will challenge each other on a circuit that will be repeated twice.
After “Ittiri Arena Show”, competition will restart on Friday June 10th with eight stages (four to be repeated
twice) in the Logudoro and Anglona areas, for a total of 102.86 km. Following Ardara-Ozieri (km 7.50) and
the completely new Tula (km 15), drivers will face the Castelsardo stage (km 14.02) and Tergu-Osilo (km
14.91) before heading back to Alghero for the mid-day service park. Crews will challenge the four stages
again in the afternoon also passing through Sassari city center before closing the day back in Alghero at
19:00hrs.
Saturday, June 11 will be the longest day of the 2016 World Rally Championship so far featuring six tests for
a total competitive distance of 177.70 km. This leg will be entirely located in the Monte Acuto region. It will
start from the Monti di Alà special stage (km 22.20), followed by Coiluna-Loelle (km 22.39) and by the classic
Monte Lerno test, that, once again, will be the longest one with its 44.26 km. A second loop on the same
stages will follow the mid-day service park in Alghero before ending the day at 20:40hrs. F inal leg of the rally
will take place on Sunday, June 12. It will feature 42.04 competitive kilometers, split in four stages: two
passages through Cala Flumini (km 14.06) and two through the new stage of Sassari-Argentiera (km 6.96)
which is also the new final Power Stage with worldwide live coverage. Podium Ceremony will end the event
at 13:45hrs in the harbour area of Alghero.
WRC Promoter intends to boost Italian distribuition of WRC +, the service that keeps fans updated with the
World Rally Championship through its website and live streaming of several special stages. All Italian fans
will have this application free for a month simply subscribing a new account at https://plus.wrc.com/ using the
promo code IT2016 .
World Rally Championship will also have Rally Sardegna Historic as a side event where two-time world
champion Miki Biasion will compete on a Lancia Delta Integrale.