All the Citroën crews who decided to compete in the JWRC are present. Martin Prokop was absent in Jordan but is now returning. He was third in Olbia in 2007, and has the speed and experience needed to triumph. He will need to defeat another returning driver, Aaron Burkart, who is eager to get back behind the wheel of his C2 Super 1600. Shaun Gallagher was an excellent third in Amman and will be banking on consistency in order to score another podium. The last of the Super 1600s is Sébastien Ogier, who comes to Sardinia leading the championship and can so afford to play a tactical game.

Driving his superbly-liveried C2-R2 MAX, Hans Weijs will start his second World Championship rally in a Citroën. Weijs's mission is to challenge the competitors in the class above and consolidate his promising performance in the Middle East. Finally, Francesco Fanari has a new team at his disposal and a brand-new C2-R2 MAX with which he hopes to challenge Weijs.

Jean-François Liénéré, in charge of Citroën Sport's customer competition programme, concludes: "Sardinia has always been an interesting test for drivers and cars. The C2 Junior Experience competitors will need a delicate touch with their cars and tyres if they want a good result."

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