Martin Prokop holds the participation record for the Rally Italia Sardegna at the wheel of a WRC car. “I grew fond of this rally. I raced in all the 12 editions run so far here in Sardinia, I only skipped the 2010 rally that was valid for IRC”. The Bohemian driver is smiley and hopeful. At his arrival in Sardinia, he has been running a pre-rally testing session in Gallura at the wheel of the Ford Fiesta Wrc with Pirelli tyres run by his team Jipo Car, before moving to Alghero ahead of the start of the rally, that will kick off tomorrow with recce. “I want to finish the rally into the points – continued the 34yrs old Czech driver – closing in the top 5 would be a dream, but I already know that reaching such a goal is going to be really difficult. I know the itinerary quite well, I already run all the stages in the past, exception made for the new Tula and the final power stage Sassari-Argentiera. As always, this is going to be a tough rally on very selective gravel that do not forgive the smallest of the mistakes”.
THE RACE Edition 2016 of the Rally Italia Sardegna is scheduled for 9 – 12 June and will unfold in an itinerary embracing 323,32 km timed split in 19 stages. Algero will house headquarters again, as service park and the press room of the event. The shakedown will kick off the programme on Thursday June 9th in Olmedo at 7.30. In the evening, the 2 km long super stage “Ittiri Arena Show” will open the race. On 10,11,12 June the gravel roads of Mount Acuto, Sasari and Nurra will stage the three legs of the race that will reach its conclusion on Sunday June 12th in the Alghero city harbour with the prize ceremony scheduled in the early afternoon.