The 2010 edition of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event started in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas and finished in Zacatecas, Zacatecas. This edition was composed of seven stages and one day of qualification. Harri Rovanpera won this edition, in his first attempt. Jouni Närhi was his co-driver. Michel Jourdain Jr. was the runner up.
There are 120 cars in 8 categories: Turismo Mayor, Turismo de Producción, Historico A, B and C, Sport Mayor, Sport Menor and Original Panam. And five in exhibition.
Harri Rovanpera (WRC), Michel Jourdain Jr. (CART), Jochen Mass (Formula One) and Jo Ramírez are outstanding drivers.
The 2010 edition travel through ten states: start in Chiapas and passed by Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, and finally Zacatecas.
The 3,261 km (2,027 mi) of distance are divided in speed (582 km) and transit (2,679 km).
| Place | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | 4:10:25.7 | |
| 2 |  Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | +12.9 | |
| 3 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | +13:14.8 | |
| 4 |  Stephan Meyers | Albert Demey | Studebaker | +19:25.4 | |
| 5 | Francisco Márquez García | Araceli Ramírez Islas | Hudson | +19:53.9 | |
| 6 |  Hilaire Damiron | Horacio Chousal Escamilla | Buick | +20:34.7 | |
| 7 | Carlos Anaya Márquez | Javier Marín | LT Special | +11:46.2 | |
| 8 |  Martin Lauber | Conrad Stevenson | Alfa Romeo | +30:09.5 | |
| 9 | David Jassan | Veronica Morelos | Porsche 911 | +14:43.1 | |
| 10 |  Lars Kroiss | Martin Rettenbacher | Volvo | +14:07.2 | |
| 11 | Tomas Lopez Rocha | Luis Vazquez | Ford Falcon | +34:18.9 | |
| 12 | Rodolfo Alcoses | Ricardo Puente | Porsche | +36:43.1 | |
| 13 | David Gussack | Nathaniel Mundy | Volvo | +38:12.9 | |
| 14 | Marc Devis | Christopher Voegelin | Studebaker | +39:02.4 | |
| 15 | Alejandro Pimentel | Mauricio Pimentel | Dodge | +40:23.0 | |
| 16 |  Stewart Robertson | Linda Robertson | Studebaker | +41:07.2 | |
| 17 | Carlos Martínez Campos | Roberto Mendoza | Ford Falcon | +41:14.1 | |
| 18 | Carlos Castillo | Carlos Antonio Ramírez | Studebaker | +42:33.4 | |
| 19 | Emilio Azcárraga Jean | Andres Gomez | Porsche 911 | +45:10.2 | |
| 20 | Fredy Van Beuren | Manuel Gilardi | Porsche 911 | +45:46.7 |
| Category | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turismo Mayor | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | 4:10:25.7 | |
| Turismo Producción | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | 4:23.40.5 | |
| Historic A | Robert Curry | Rick Shaw | Porsche | 5:44:32.5 | |
| Historic A+ | Martin Lauber | Conrad Stevenson | Alfa Romeo | 4:40:35.2 | |
| Historic B | David Jassan | Veronica Morelos | Porsche 911 | 4:44:09.8 | |
| Historic C | Tomas Lopez Rocha | Luis Vazquez Lecanda | Ford Falcon | 4:44:44.6 | |
| Original Panam | John Gregory | Chrislana Gregory | Studebaker | 5:34:17.8 | |
| Sport Mayor | Carlos Anaya Márquez | Javier Marín | LT Special | 4:32:11.9 | |
| Sport Menor | Rodolfo Alcoses | Ricardo Puente | Porsche | 4:47:08.8 | |
| Exhibition | Eduardo Henkel | Sergio Puente | BMW | 4:30:49.9 |
| Day | Stage | Route | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 | Qualification | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Bill Beilharz | Jorge Ceballos | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 22 | Stage 1 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Oaxaca de Juárez | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 23 | Stage 2 | Oaxaca de Juárez-Puebla | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 24 | Stage 3 | Puebla-Santiago de Querétaro | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 25 | Stage 4 | Santiago de Querétaro-Morelia | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 26 | Stage 5 | Morelia-Guadalajara | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 27 | Stage 6 | Guadalajara-Aguascalientes | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | Results | |
| October 28 | Stage 7 | Aguascalientes-Zacatecas | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | Results |
This stage started in the installations of Feria de Chiapas, and finished in the Autódromo de Chiapas. The distance was 7 km This stage does not count in the total time, but determined the exit order.[1]
Results
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Beilharz | Jorge Ceballos | Studebaker | TM | 4:37.4 | 91.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +7.5 | 89.3 km/h | |
| 3 | Alejandro Pimentel | Mauricio Pimentel | Dodge | TM | +9.5 | 88.7 km/h | |
| 4 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +9.9 | 88.6 km/h | |
| 5 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | +10.5 | 88.4 km/h |
The first stage was composed by 12 sections with a total of 423.88 km, but only 129.98 km were speed sections.
The route started in the main square of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The race travel through Highway 190 passed by Santo Domingo Zanatepec, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, San Pedro Tololapa, Tlacolula de Matamoros. There was a service station in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec. The stage finished in the Zocalo of Oaxaca de Juárez.
Jorge Pedrero took the leadership since the first section.[2]
Results
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | 57:14.2 | 128.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | +32.3 | 127.6 km/h | |
| 3 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +50.8 | 126.9 km/h | |
| 4 | Carlos Anaya | Javier Marín | LT Special | Sport Mayor | +1:28.1 | 125.5 km/h | |
| 5 | Gabriel Pérez | Ignacio Rodriguez | Studebaker | TM | +3:45.2 | 120.8 km/h |
thumb|250px|Puebla, View to the North
The second stage was composed of ten sections with a total of 371.45 km, but only 93.27 km were speed sections.
The stage started in the Zocalo of Oaxaca and continued by the Highway 190, In this occasion travel through Asunción Nochixtlán, Huajuapan de León, where took the Highway 125 to Tehuacán. Later the race travel by Highway 135 and Highway 150 to finished in the Plaza de la Concordia in Cholula. Asunción Nochixtlán served as service station.
Harri Rovanperä became the leader in the third timed segment, Oaxaca-Huajapan km 74.[3]
Results
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 48:24.4 | 115.6 km/h | |
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +6.6 | 115.4 km/h | |
| 3 | Carlos Anaya | Javier Marín | LT Special | Sport Mayor | +8.7 | 115.3 km/h | |
| 4 | Doug Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | TP | +39.8 | 114.0 km/h | |
| 5 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +56.6 | 113.4 km/h |
Total Time
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 1:46:10.9 | 122.1 km/h | |
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +24.1 | 121.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +24.3 | 121.6 km/h | |
| 4 | Carlos Anaya | Javier Marín | LT Special | Sport Mayor | +1:04.5 | 120.9 km/h | |
| 5 | Gabriel Pérez | Ignacio Rodriguez | Studebaker | TM | +6:15.5 | 115.3 km/h |
The third stage was the longest and was composed by 13 sections with a total of 607.77 km. 90.02 km were speed sections.
The stage started in the hotel Camino Real Angelópolis, and went to San Martín Texmelucán through Highway 150. Later took the Highway 57 and the Highway 85 to reach Pachuca. The race return to Highway 57 to go San Juan del Río. Highway 120 was taken to go Ezequiel Montes where was service station. Finally the state road 100 carried the cars to Santiago de Querétaro where the finish line was installed in the Jardín Zenea.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 34:47.2 | ||
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +10.8 | ||
| 3 | Doug Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | TP | +1:21.8 | ||
| 4 | Marc Devis | Christopher Voegelin Diener | Studebaker | TM | +2:01.8 | ||
| 5 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +2:08.8 |
Total Time
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 2:20:58.1 | ||
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +34.9 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +2:33.1 | ||
| 4 | Stephan Meyers | Albert Demey | Studebaker | TM | +9:23.7 | ||
| 5 | Hilaire Damiron | Horacio Chousal Escamilla | Buick | TM | +9:35.9 |
The stage 4 began in the Auditorio Josefa Ortíz en Santiago de Querétaro continued to Corregidora, and returned to the north of the city. Later took the route 57 towards Huimilpan, Amealco. The race entered to Guanajuato by the municipality of Jerécuaro and passed throw Apaseo el alto, Tarimoro, Acámbaro. In Michoacán travels by Zinapécuaro and finished in Morelia. The total distance was 434 km. in eleven sections. 81 km were in speed seccions.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 33:21.0 | 147.09 | |
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +2.0 | 146.94 | |
| 3 | Doug Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | TP | +55.0 | 143.16 | |
| 4 | Carlos Anaya | Javier Marín | LT Special | SM | +1:14.0 | 141.85 | |
| 5 | Stephan Meyers | Albert Demey | Studebaker | TM | +1:29.0 | 140.83 |
Total Time
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 2:54:19.1 | ||
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +36.9 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +4:11.1 | ||
| 4 | Stephan Meyers | Albert Demey | Studebaker | TM | +10:52.7 | ||
| 5 | Hilaire Damiron | Horacio Chousal Escamilla | Buick | TM | +12:09.9 |
Total Time
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 3:13:21.3 | ||
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +29.5 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +7:45.9 | ||
| 4 | Stephan Meyers | Albert Demey | Studebaker | TM | +12:03.9 | ||
| 5 | Gabriel Pérez | Ignacio Rodriguez | Studebaker | TM | +13:56.7 |
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | 24:05.0 | ||
| 2 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | +7.0 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Anaya | Javier Marín | LT Special | SM | +41.0 | ||
| 4 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +1:45.0 | ||
| 5 | Alejandro Pimentel | Mauricio Pimentel | Dodge | TP | +1:51.0 |
Total Time
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | 3:37:33.3 | ||
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | +22.5 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Pedrero | Marco Antonio Hernández | Studebaker | TP | +9:23.9 | ||
| 4 | Stephan Meyers | Albert Demey | Studebaker | TM | +15:30.9 | ||
| 5 | Hilaire Damiron | Horacio Chousal Escamilla | Buick | TM | +16:24.9 |
The last and shortest stage have 296 km divided in 11 stages.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker | TM | 32:42.8 | ||
| 2 | Harri Rovanperä | Jouni Närhi | Studebaker | TM | +6.3 | ||
| 3 | Carlos Anaya | Javier Marín | LT Special | SM | +1:17.7 | ||
| 4 | Doug Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | TP | +1:26.7 | ||
| 5 | Alejandro Pimentel | Mauricio Pimentel | Dodge | TP | +1:31.2 |