2010 Rally Catalunya Explained

2010 Rally Catalunya
Native Name:46è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
RACC Rally de España
Round:12
Championship:2010 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2010 Rallye de France
Next Round:2010 Wales Rally GB
Rallybase:Salou, Tarragona
Startdate:22
Enddate:24 October 2010
Stages:16[1]
Stagekm:344.88
Overallkm:1301.70
Surface:Asphalt with some gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Loeb
Team1: Citroën World Rally Team
Teamsstart:47
Teamsfinish:36

The 2010 Rally Catalunya was the twelfth and penultimate round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 22–24 October 2010, and was based in Salou, the second biggest city in the Province of Tarragona in Catalonia. The rally was also the sixth and final round of the Junior World Rally Championship.

After claiming the world championship at the previous round in France, Sébastien Loeb won the 61st WRC rally of his career by leading from start to finish.[2] Second was Petter Solberg with Loeb's team-mate Dani Sordo completing an all-Citroën podium. Loeb's victory ensured that the marque's C4 would finish with a perfect record on asphalt, with it not being beaten on any WRC rally on the surface since its début in 2007.

Despite being forced to return under Superally conditions, Aaron Burkart won the JWRC championship title after Hans Weijs Jr. was slowed by a crankshaft sensor issue on the second run through El Priorat.[3]

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel ElenaCitroën C4 WRC3:32:59.70.025
2. Petter Solberg Chris PattersonCitroën C4 WRC3:33:35.035.318
3. Dani Sordo Diego VallejoCitroën C4 WRC3:33:40.841.115
4. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaFord Focus RS WRC 093:34:19.21:19.512
5. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo LehtinenFord Focus RS WRC 093:39:32.66:32.910
6. Matthew Wilson Scott MartinFord Focus RS WRC 083:41:17.38:17.68
7. Khalid Al Qassimi Michael OrrFord Focus RS WRC 083:46:05.413:05.76
8. Henning Solberg Stéphane PrévotFord Fiesta S20003:46:10.913:11.24
9. Ken Block Alex GelsominoFord Focus RS WRC 083:49:00.916:01.22
10. Sébastien Ogier Julien IngrassiaCitroën C4 WRC3:50:23.817:24.11
JWRC
1. (12.) Yeray Lemes Rogelio PeňateRenault Clio S16003:55:58.00.025
2. (14.) Todor Slavov Dobromir FilipovRenault Clio R34:01:42.55:44.518
3. (18.) Hans Weijs Jr. Bjorn DegandtCitroën C2 S16004:06:48.510:50.515
4. (26.) Aaron Burkart André KachelSuzuki Swift S16004:24:43.128:45.112
5. (27.) Harry Hunt Sebastian MarshallFord Fiesta R24:24:52.428:54.410
6. (28.) Martin Kangur Martin JärveojaHonda Civic type-r R34:26:03.130:05.18

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(22 Oct)		SS18:53Terra Alta 135.94 km Sébastien Loeb24:17.288.79 km/halign=left rowspan=16 Sébastien Loeb
SS29:51La Ribera d'Ebre 114.97 km Petter Solberg11:18.379.45 km/h
SS310:34Les Garrigues 112.07 km Sébastien Loeb7:22.998.11 km/h
SS414:47Terra Alta 235.94 km Sébastien Ogier23:42.490.96 km/h
SS515:45La Ribera d'Ebre 214.97 km Petter Solberg11:08.380.64 km/h
SS616:28Les Garrigues 212.07 km Sébastien Loeb7:25.897.47 km/h
Leg 2
(23 Oct)		SS79:59Santa Marina 126.51 km Sébastien Loeb15:40.8101.44 km/h
SS811:17La Mussara 120.48 km Sébastien Loeb11:08.7110.26 km/h
SS912:07Riudecanyes 116.32 km Sébastien Loeb10:22.794.35 km/h
SS1014:11Santa Marina 226.51 km Dani Sordo15:45.3100.96 km/h
SS1115:29La Mussara 220.48 km Sébastien Loeb11:09.7110.09 km/h
SS1216:34Riudecanyes 216.32 km Petter Solberg10:22.594.38 km/h
Leg 3
(24 Oct)		SS138:40El Priorat 142.04 km Dani Sordo23:46.4106.10 km/h
SS1410:09La Serra d'Almos 14.11 km Dani Sordo2:34.795.64 km/h
SS1512:30El Priorat 242.04 km Dani Sordo23:40.6106.54 km/h
SS1613:59La Serra d'Almos 24.11 km Petter Solberg2:35.295.34 km/h

Standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sébastien Loeb251
2 Sebastien Ogier167
3 Jari-Matti Latvala156
4 Petter Solberg151
5 Dani Sordo140
6 Mikko Hirvonen114
7 Matthew Wilson68
8 Henning Solberg37
9 Federico Villagra36
10 Kimi Räikkönen21
Manufacturers' Championship standings
ManufacturerPoints
1 Citroen WRT428
2 BP Ford WRT299
3 Citroen Junior Team194
4 Stobart Ford158
5 Munchi's Ford54

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itinerary. PDF. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators
    Rally Catalunya
    . 15 October 2010. 20 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101121221056/http://www.wrc.com/resources/101015_spain.pdf. 21 November 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Loeb wins Rally de Espana!. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 October 2010. 24 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101026194632/http://www.wrc.com/news/breaking-news-loeb-wins-rally-de-espana/?fid=13847. 26 October 2010 . live.
  3. News: Loeb clinches Catalunya victory. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 24 October 2010. 24 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027072732/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87729. 27 October 2010 . live.

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