Sardinia will again host Italy's round of the World Rally Championship, the country's motorsport governing body, the ACI, has confirmed.
The all-gravel event, which is popular with fans and crews alike, will take place from 18-21 October and count as the penultimate round of the 2012 season.
Sardinia hosted Italy´s WRC counter for the first time in 2004 following its move from Sanremo on the mainland. Apart from missing out on a round in 2010, the Mediterranean island has been an ever-present in the series.
Full details of the route have yet to be published although a similar format to last year´s event is expected with the rally based in the northern port town of Olbia and taking in stages around Olbia and Oristano to the west.