27th Edition of the Costa Smeralda Rally, 8yh test of the Italian Rally Championship also valid for the World Rally Trophy. Even this year with great anticipation and enthusiasm started in Porto Cervo one of the most important and resonant events of the summer season and sports of the island. There we 69 crews who have dealt in a full race on earth.
733.35 km divided into two main stages and 12 special tests that amounted to 150.38 Km. A large crowd of spectators, fans or not, took part in the opening ceremony of this sporting event in Piazza Risorgimento in Arzachena. The headquarters of the competition were set up in Olbia, at the Molo Brin. The first stage saw competitors engaged in the Nuorese area and the second one in Gallura.
The Tuscan Paolo Andreucci in pairs with Anna Andreuss from Friuli, with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RalliArt Italy, have dominated and won the competition.
From the sea to the mountains. There are several areas in the north-west of Sardinia that the race has affected, both coastal and internal. An ideal thing for lovers of this sport and also for the curious to see some of the most fascinating places in Sardinia. A way to live together sport and nature, immersed in an exciting mix of scenery, sights, tastes and smells that give all authenticity to this land.
