Hyundai certainly made an effort, but it was Toyota who secured yet another victory in the six events contested so far this year. The man responsible once again was Sébastien Ogier, alongside co-driver Vincent Landais, who guided the GR Yaris Rally1 to first place—despite the persistent efforts of Ott Tänak, who ultimately had to settle for second after the Power Stage. Ogier had a scare in that final stage but still managed to seal another win in his distinguished career. The sayings "Fortune favours the bold" and "Once learned, never forgotten" aptly describe the Frenchman’s victory—celebrating 20 years in rallying and still proving he has what it takes. Ogier clipped a tree during the final special stage, a fortunate impact that prevented a potentially race-ending incident.
Toyota saw six of its cars finish within the top seven overall positions in Sardinia. The sole exception was Ott Tänak, who placed his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 in second, a mere 7.9 seconds adrift of Ogier. While this display of dominance became fully evident after the Power Stage—where Kalle Rovanperä set the fastest time, followed by Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak—it was again Toyota that emerged as the most effective team.
The rally proved especially challenging for several title contenders, including Elfyn Evans, Kalle Rovanperä, and Thierry Neuville, who struggled to find the ideal connection with the new Hankook tyres. Hyundai began the event strongly but ultimately lacked the stamina to maintain the lead, with the final word belonging to the veteran Sébastien Ogier. The podium featured Toyota in both first and third positions (Ogier and Rovanperä, respectively), with Tänak salvaging Hyundai’s honour with a close second-place finish.
In WRC2, Oliver Solberg (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) dominated for most of the rally, though victory in the category ultimately went to Robert Daprà (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2), who secured an unexpected win in the final kilometres of the Italian round. The now well-established “Super Sunday”, which offers additional points, saw Kalle Rovanperä take the maximum, followed by Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier.
Following the Sardinian round, Elfyn Evans (Toyota) remains at the top of the drivers’ standings with 133 points, thanks to his fourth-place finish. He is followed by Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) on 114 points and Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) on 113. Ott Tänak (Hyundai) sits in fourth with 108 points, while reigning champion Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) drops to fifth with 83 points.
In the manufacturers’ standings, Toyota leads comfortably with 312 points, followed by Hyundai with 243, and M-Sport Ford with 87 points—after a series of misfortunes in Sardinia. The next round of the 2025 World Rally Championship will take place in Greece, with the Acropolis Rally scheduled for 26–29 June.