2010 Wales Rally GB explained

2010 Wales Rally GB
Native Name:66th Wales Rally of Great Britain
Round:13
Championship:2010 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:Rally Catalunya
Country: United Kingdom
Rallybase:Cardiff
Startdate:11
Enddate:14 November 2010
Stages:20[1]
Stagekm:348.32
Overallkm:1505.70
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Loeb
Team1: Citroën World Rally Team
Teamsstart:61
Teamsfinish:45

The 2010 Wales Rally GB, was the thirteenth and final round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The twenty stage gravel rally took place over 11–14 November 2010 and was based in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.[1] The rally was the final event for two-litre World Rally Cars as the 2011 season will see the introduction of 1.6-litre World Rally Cars.

Sébastien Loeb won his eighth event of the season and the 62nd WRC rally of his career after holding off Petter Solberg by under 20 seconds.[2] Jari-Matti Latvala finished third to secure second place in the drivers' championship.

Armindo Araújo finished second – behind Ott Tänak – in the PWRC class to claim his second successive championship, while Xavier Pons claimed the inaugural SWRC championship taking third on the rally behind Andreas Mikkelsen and Craig Breen.[3]

Introduction

The rally started with a super special stage being held at the Cardiff Bay Barrage on the Thursday evening. Friday and Saturday saw the rally complete fourteen stages in Mid Wales, with servicing at Builth Wells, before another super special stage at Cardiff Bay. Sunday had a further four stages in the South Wales area.

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel ElenaCitroën C4 WRC3:14:54.00.025
2. Petter Solberg Chris PattersonCitroën C4 WRC3:15:13.119.118
3. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaFord Focus RS WRC 093:16:29.31:35.315
4. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo LehtinenFord Focus RS WRC 093:16:47.31:53.312
5. Dani Sordo Diego VallejoCitroën C4 WRC3:17:06.22:12.210
6. Henning Solberg Ilka MinorFord Focus RS WRC 083:21:20.56:26.58
7. Matthew Wilson Scott MartinFord Focus RS WRC 083:23:31.88:37.86
8. Kimi Räikkönen Kaj LindströmCitroën C4 WRC3:25:21.910:27.94
9. Mads Østberg Jonas AnderssonSubaru Impreza WRC 20073:27:07.712:13.72
10. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola FløeneŠkoda Fabia S20003:28:55.214:01.21
SWRC
1. (10.) Andreas Mikkelsen Ola FløeneŠkoda Fabia S20003:28:55.20.025
2. (12.) Craig Breen Gareth RobertsFord Fiesta S20003:34:57.96:02.718
3. (13.) Xavier Pons Alex HaroFord Fiesta S20003:35:10.76:15.515
4. (14.) Patrik Sandell Emil AxelssonŠkoda Fabia S20003:35:15.96:20.712
5. (15.) Michał Kościuszko Maciek SzczepaniakSkoda Fabia S20003:37:14.18:18.910
PWRC
1. (17.) Ott Tänak Kuldar SikkMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:38:31.00.025
2. (18.) Armindo Araújo Miguel RamalhoMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:41:46.83:15.818
3. (19.) Hayden Paddon John KennardMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:42:58.94:27.915
4. (20.) Jason Pritchard Robbie DurantSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:45:35.47:04.412
5. (22.) Patrik Flodin Göran BergstenSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:46:51.98:20.910
6. (25.) Dave Weston Jr. Ieuan ThomasSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:53:18.414:47.48
7. (26.) Michel Jourdain Jr. Óscar SánchezMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:54:29.115:58.16
8. (28.) Alex Raschi Rudy PolletMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:55:51.417:20.44
9. (30.) Toshi Arai Daniel BarrittSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:58:55.120:24.12
10. (32.) Reijo Muhonen Juha KanervaMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:05:08.526:37.51

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(11–12 Nov)		SS119:30Cardiff Bay 11.70 km Sébastien Loeb1:16.180.42 km/h Sébastien Loeb
SS29:38Hafren 132.14 km Jari-Matti Latvala18:43.2103.01 km/h Jari-Matti Latvala
SS310:19Sweet Lamb 14.26 km Sébastien Loeb2:54.487.94 km/h Sébastien Loeb
SS410:37Myherin 127.88 km Jari-Matti Latvala15:33.3107.54 km/halign=left rowspan=3 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS513:51Hafren 232.14 km Sébastien Ogier18:39.0103.40 km/h
SS614:32Sweet Lamb 24.26 km Sébastien Loeb2:57.186.60 km/h
SS714:50Myherin 227.88 km Sébastien Loeb15:16.5109.51 km/h Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2
(13 Nov)		SS89:03Radnor 114.78 km Petter Solberg
Jari-Matti Latvala		7:31.5117.85 km/halign=left rowspan=2 Petter Solberg
SS910:19Monument Hill 110.14 km Petter Solberg5:46.5105.35 km/h
SS1010:43Four Ways Crychan 125.14 km Sébastien Loeb13:48.7109.21 km/halign=left rowspan=11 Sébastien Loeb
SS1111:22Halfway 118.37 km Petter Solberg10:28.2105.27 km/h
SS1214:07Radnor 214.78 km Sébastien Loeb7:22.3120.30 km/h
SS1315:23Monument Hill 210.14 km Sébastien Loeb5:46.0105.50 km/h
SS1415:47Four Ways Crychan 225.14 km Sébastien Loeb14:04.9107.12 km/h
SS1516:26Halfway 218.37 km Petter Solberg10:35.9104.00 km/h
SS1618:34Cardiff Bay 21.70 km Sébastien Loeb1:15.581.06 km/h
Leg 3
(14 Nov)		SS178:33Resolfen 129.99 km Sébastien Loeb15:57.8112.72 km/h
SS189:46Margam Park 18.08 km Sébastien Loeb5:06.295.00 km/h
SS1911:25Resolfen 229.99 km Jari-Matti Latvala16:03.8112.02 km/h
SS2012:38Margam Park 28.08 km Dani Sordo5:08.294.38 km/h

Standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sébastien Loeb276
2 Jari-Matti Latvala171
3 Petter Solberg169
4 Sebastien Ogier167
5 Dani Sordo150
6 Mikko Hirvonen126
7 Matthew Wilson74
8 Henning Solberg45
9 Federico Villagra36
10 Kimi Räikkönen25
Manufacturers' Championship standings
ManufacturerPoints
1 Citroen WRT456
2 BP Ford WRT337
3 Citroen Junior Team217
4 Stobart Ford176
5 Munchi's Ford58

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rally Guide 1. PDF. walesrallygb.com. 14 June 2010. 4 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110501111946/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/Rally_Guide_1.pdf. 2011-05-01. dead.
  2. News: Loeb claims win number 62 in Wales. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 14 November 2010. 14 November 2010. 18 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101118010635/http://www.wrc.com/news/rally-wrap-loeb-claims-win-number-62-in-wales/?fid=13940. dead.
  3. News: Loeb clinches Rally GB victory. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 14 November 2010. 14 November 2010.

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