2010 Rally Japan Explained

2010 Rally Japan
Round:10
Championship:2010 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2010 Rallye Deutschland
Next Round:2010 Rallye de France
Rallybase:Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Startdate:9
Enddate:12 September 2010
Stages:26[1]
Stagekm:301.12
Overallkm:1205.07
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Ogier
Team1: Citroën World Rally Team
Teamsstart:70
Teamsfinish:54

The 2010 Rally Japan, was the 10th round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The 26 stage gravel rally took place on 9 – 12 September 2010 and was based in the city of Sapporo. The rally featured eight super specials at the Sapporo Dome with the rally finishing at the Dome on the Sunday afternoon.[1]

Sébastien Ogier took the second WRC victory of his career, capitalising on a broken damper for Petter Solberg which dropped him out of the lead on the final morning of the rally.[2] Ogier also cut into teammate Sébastien Loeb's championship lead, reducing it to 43 points before their home event in France.

Introduction

Prior to the rally, depending on results, Sébastien Loeb could have clinched his seventh consecutive world title with three events to spare.[3] With a 58-point lead over teammate Sébastien Ogier pre-rally, Loeb had to outscore Ogier by 18 points in order to secure the championship, as well as beating Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala by 2 points, as the Finnish driver was 74 points behind Loeb. Petter Solberg and Dani Sordo were still in mathematical contention but would have to finish in the top two placings in Japan, with Loeb failing to score, to stay in contention.

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1. Sébastien Ogier Julien IngrassiaCitroën C4 WRC3:10:26.40.025
2. Petter Solberg Chris PattersonCitroën C4 WRC3:10:42.115.718
3. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaFord Focus RS WRC 093:10:52.426.015
4. Dani Sordo Diego VallejoCitroën C4 WRC3:11:01.635.212
5. Sébastien Loeb Daniel ElenaCitroën C4 WRC3:11:19.753.310
6. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo LehtinenFord Focus RS WRC 093:11:39.91:13.58
7. Henning Solberg Ilka MinorFord Focus RS WRC 083:13:29.53:03.16
8. Federico Villagra Jorge Pérez CompancFord Focus RS WRC 083:20:44.310:17.94
9. Jari Ketomaa Mika StenbergFord Fiesta S20003:25:13.514:47.12
10. Martin Prokop Jan TománekFord Fiesta S20003:25:47.215:20.81
SWRC
1. (9.) Jari Ketomaa Mika StenbergFord Fiesta S20003:25:13.50.025
2. (10.) Martin Prokop Jan TománekFord Fiesta S20003:25:47.233.718
PWRC
1. (11.) Patrik Flodin Göran BergstenSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:31:08.30.025
2. (12.) Hayden Paddon John KennardMitsubishi Lancer Evo X3:33:54.12:45.818
3. (16.) Gianluca Linari Paolo GregorianiSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:46:15.115:06.815
4. (17.) Kyosuke Kamata Takumi TakahashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX3:48:18.617:10.312
5. (20.) Wang Rui Pan HongyuSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:53:07.821:59.510
6. (46.) Reijo Muhonen Lasse MiettinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo X4:39:53.31:08:45.08

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(9–10 Sept)		SS118:40SSS Sapporo 11.57 km Sébastien Ogier1:21.869.10 km/h Sébastien Ogier
SS218:52SSS Sapporo 21.57 km Sébastien Ogier1:21.469.43 km/h
SS310:23Iwanke 126.92 km Petter Solberg16:21.298.77 km/h
SS411:27Sikot 127.76 km Petter Solberg15:49.9105.21 km/halign=left rowspan=9 Petter Solberg
SS512:15Koyka 13.55 km Henning Solberg1:55.1111.03 km/h
SS615:03Iwanke 226.92 km Jari-Matti Latvala16:08.0100.12 km/h
SS716:07Sikot 227.76 km Mikko Hirvonen15:35.0106.88 km/h
SS816:55Koyka 23.55 km Mikko Hirvonen1:55.9110.27 km/h
SS918:34SSS Sapporo 31.57 km Sébastien Loeb1:24.566.89 km/h
SS1018:46SSS Sapporo 41.57 km Petter Solberg1:24.067.29 km/h
Leg 2
(11 Sept)		SS1110:28Nikara 117.68 km Petter Solberg9:38.8109.97 km/h
SS1211:26Kamuycep 133.76 km Jari-Matti Latvala21:02.396.28 km/h
SS1312:22Kina 19.55 km Dani Sordo5:34.5102.78 km/halign=left rowspan=3 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS1415:09Nikara 217.68 km Petter Solberg9:30.0111.66 km/h
SS1516:07Kamuycep 233.76 km Dani Sordo20:31.598.69 km/h
SS1617:03Kina 29.55 km Petter Solberg5:32.6103.37 km/halign=left rowspan=4 Petter Solberg
SS1718:33SSS Sapporo 51.57 km Petter Solberg1:24.866.65 km/h
SS1818:45SSS Sapporo 61.57 km Mikko Hirvonen1:24.167.21 km/h
Leg 3
(12 Sept)		SS197:31Bisan 14.71 km Sébastien Loeb2:27.7114.80 km/h
SS208:13Naekawa 117.86 km Sébastien Ogier14:21.674.62 km/halign=left rowspan=7 Sébastien Ogier
SS219:37Sunagawa 13.70 km Sébastien Loeb2:39.783.41 km/h
SS2210:12Bisan 24.71 km Sébastien Ogier2:26.4115.82 km/h
SS2310:54Naekawa 217.86 km Jari-Matti Latvala14:05.676.04 km/h
SS2411:58Sunagawa 23.70 km Sébastien Loeb2:36.385.22 km/h
SS2514:00SSS Sapporo 71.57 km Sébastien Ogier1:24.067.29 km/h
SS2614:12SSS Sapporo 81.57 km Jari-Matti Latvala1:23.867.45 km/h

Standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sébastien Loeb201
2 Sebastien Ogier158
3 Jari-Matti Latvala132
4 Petter Solberg118
5 Dani Sordo107
6 Mikko Hirvonen94
7 Matthew Wilson56
8 Henning Solberg31
9 Federico Villagra30
10 Kimi Räikkönen21
Manufacturers' Championship standings
ManufacturerPoints
1 Citroen WRT345
2 BP Ford WRT250
3 Citroen Junior Team183
4 Stobart Ford130
5 Munchi's Ford46

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itinerary. PDF. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators
    Rally Japan
    . 8 June 2010. 10 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403044719/http://www.wrc.com/resources/Rally%20Japan%20itinerary.pdf. 3 April 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Ace Ogier lands victory number two in Japan. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 12 September 2010. 12 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913211416/http://www.wrc.com/news/ace-ogier-lands-victory-number-two-in-japan/?fid=13638. 13 September 2010 . live.
  3. News: Sebastien Ogier takes early lead at Rally Japan. Sapporo. USA Today. David Hunke; Gannett Company. 9 September 2010. 9 September 2010.

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