Hankook Tire Exclusive Supplier at WRC Rally Italia Sardegna 2025
During the four-day event, drivers competed through 16 special stages, covering nearly 200 miles of punishing terrain…
Round 6 of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Italia Sardegna, sponsored by global tire company Hankook Tire & Technology, wrapped up June 8. Set in the Italian port city of Olbia, Sardinia, Rally Italia Sardegna was held under some of the most extreme conditions, with highly technical gravel tracks and temperatures climbing above 86 degrees. Unpredictable hazards such as clouds of blinding dust made this round one of the toughest during the 2025 WRC season, noted company officials in a press release.
Over four days, drivers competed through 16 special stages, covering nearly 200 miles of punishing terrain. Competitors faced repeated transitions between high-speed stretches lined with dense vegetation and jagged rocks, and loose-surfaced tracks layered with gravel and sand—conditions that demanded peak performance for both car and driver at every moment. Hankook Tire says that it successfully supported the event by supplying its extreme all-terrain rally tire, the Dynapro R213, which delivered stable performance throughout the rally.
The Winner of Rally Italia Sardegna
After a fiercely contested battle in the WRC1 class, Sébastien Ogier of the Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team claimed victory at the Rally Italia Sardegna, edging out Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team’s Ott Tänak by just 7.9 seconds. With this result, Ogier becomes the most successful driver in the event’s history, claiming his fifth career win in Sardinia. This marks his third victory from just four rallies contested this season, further solidifying his status as a top contender for the 2025 championship title.
Since 2023, Hankook Tire says that it has conducted over 1,200 miles of vehicle testing across eight countries, in close collaboration with the FIA and leading global car manufacturers, to develop high-performance, FIA-certified rally tires. Starting with the 2025 season, Hankook will serve as the exclusive tire supplier for all WRC classes for the next three years.
The Rally of the Gods
The next challenge awaits at Round 7, the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece, known as the “Rally of the Gods.” Set to run from June 26 to 29 around the city of Lamia, the event draws its legacy from ancient Greek mythology and the iconic Parthenon.
