Rally Italia Sardegna Odds: Favorites & Betting Preview

We are fast approaching the midway point of the season in the WRC, and you have to say that it has been a strange kind of season.

A big part of that comes from the fact that you have a couple of the top drivers in the WRC electing to race on a part-time basis, but still stealing points from those that are racing full time.

Today’s Rally Italia Sardegna Top 4 Favorites
2. Thierry Neuville	110 points
3. Elfyn Evans	86 points
4. Ott Tanak	79 points

My Analysis

All of this has an impact on the overall standings, which we will get into in just a moment. This weekend, we are off to Italy for the next race on the schedule, which will be race #6 of 13 in the 2024 season. It’s tight at the top of the driver standings, so will we see a change, or will things remain the same after all is said and done?

As we mentioned at the top of this piece, we have a couple of drivers racing on a part-time basis this season. Ogier is one of those guys, and while he only races sporadically, he always seems to make an impact. This should not really come as a surprise to anyone that follows the WRC, as Ogier is arguably the best there has ever been in this spot. He went on a run that saw him win 8 championships in 9 seasons before cutting back to part-time racing. He has raced 3 times this year, winning twice and finishing 2nd in the other. He will be there or thereabouts again this weekend.

Thierry Neuville

You could make the argument that having some drivers race part-time weakens the field, but that is not fair to a driver like Thierry Neuville, He has more than earned his stripes in his time with the WRC and is currently of a run where he has finished 2nd or 3rd overall in 7 of the last 8 seasons. In short, Neuville has been knocking on the door for a while, and since he currently sits 1st right now, he might be ready to kick that door down in 2024. He won this rally last season and looks a good bet again this weekend.

Elfyn Evans

He is sitting in 2nd overall, but he has 24 points to make up, thanks in large part to the fact that he is still looking for his first win of the season. He could use a win to help close the gap between himself and Neuville. He finished 4th in this rally last season.