2010 Rally Islas Canarias Explained

2010 Rally Islas Canarias
Native Name:34º Trophy El Corte Inglés
Round:4
Championship:2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
Previous Round:2010 Rally Argentina
Next Round:2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Country: Canary Islands
Rallybase:Las Palmas
Startdate:April 29
Enddate:1 May 2010
Stages:15
Stagekm:221.59
Stagekm Note:[1]
Overallkm:670.39
Surface:Asphalt
Driver1: Jan Kopecký
Team1: Škoda Motorsport
Teamsstart:59
Teamsfinish:42

The 2010 Rally Islas Canarias was the fourth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 29 April and 1 May 2010. The rally, which is also a round of the Spanish Asphalt Championship, was a late entry in the IRC calendar after the withdrawal of the Rally Principe de Asturias.[2]

Introduction

The rally was based in the capital Las Palmas with a ceremonial start on Thursday 29 April 2010. Day one consisted of nine stages covering a total of 137.25km (85.28miles) with day two covering a total of 84.34km (52.41miles) over six stages. In addition to a host of local drivers and those who travelled from Spain, several leading IRC competitors confirmed that they were taking part in the event. They included Jan Kopecký, Guy Wilks and Juho Hanninen representing Škoda with Bruno Magalhães and Kris Meeke entered for Peugeot.

Results

Overall

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
1. Jan Kopecký Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S20002:12:27.40.010
2. Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula2:12:36.59.18
3. Guy Wilks Phil Pugh2:13:03.836.46
4. Kris Meeke Paul NaglePeugeot 207 S20002:13:32.91:05.55
5. Bruno Magalhães Carlos MagalhãesPeugeot 207 S20002:13:45.21:17.84
6. Alberto Hevia Alberto Iglesias Škoda Fabia S20002:13:52.51:25.13
7. (12.) Ruben Gracia Diego SanjuanMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X2:22:33.910:06.52
8. (13.) Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo2:25:17.112:49.71

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(30 Apr)
SS19:00Moya I8.61 km Kris Meeke5:04.4101.83 km/halign=left rowspan=7 Kris Meeke
SS29:22Fontanales I24.85 km Juho Hänninen16:03.892.82 km/h
SS310:20Teror I11.83 km Jan Kopecký7:09.799.11 km/h
SS412:55Moya II8.61 km Kris Meeke4:58.8103.73 km/h
SS513:17Fontanales II24.85 km Kris Meeke15:52.493.93 km/h
SS614:15Teror II11.83 km Kris Meeke7:06.499.88 km/h
SS717:33Era del Cardón8.92 km Kris Meeke5:23.999.14 km/h
SS817:55Ingenio29.95 km Jan Kopecký18:27.097.40 km/halign=left rowspan=8 Jan Kopecký
SS919:03La Atalaya de Santa Brigida7.80 kmalign=left colspan=3stage cancelled
Leg 2
(1 May)
SS108:48Santa Brigida I7.80 km Jan Kopecký4:41.999.61 km/h
SS119:28Telde I25.26 km Alberto Hevia15:05.4100.44 km/h
SS1210:23Agüimes I9.11 km Jan Kopecký5:29.199.65 km/h
SS1312:54Santa Brigida II7.80 km Kris Meeke4:39.1100.61 km/h
SS1413:34Telde II25.26 km Kris Meeke15:37.497.01 km/h
SS1514:29Agüimes II9.11 km Kris Meeke5:28.299.93 km/h

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rally Islas Canarias Itinerary 2010. PDF. 2010-03-30. 2010-03-30. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. https://web.archive.org/web/20100503124722/http://www.rallyislascanarias.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=95. 3 May 2010 . live.
  2. News: Rally Islas Canarias joins IRC schedule. 2010-03-16. ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100928101218/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readnews.asp?id=1601. 2010-09-28. dead.