2010 Rally Scotland Explained

2010 Rally Scotland
Round:11
Championship:2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
Previous Round:2010 Rallye Sanremo
Next Round:2010 Cyprus Rally
Country: United Kingdom
Rallybase:Perth and Stirling
Startdate:15
Enddate:17 October 2010
Stages:12[1]
Stagekm:208.08
Overallkm:838.29
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Juho Hänninen
Team1: Škoda Motorsport
Teamsstart:21
Teamsfinish:10

The 2010 Rally Scotland was the 11th round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the second running of the event. The event was held between 15 – 17 October 2010 in the forests of Stirling and Perth & Kinross. Four of the special stages were broadcast live on Eurosport.[1]

Introduction

The forest rally was based in Perth, with a ceremonial start and the initial two stages being held at Scone Palace in the dark on the Friday evening. Saturday consisted of three routes (each run twice) covering 114.1km (70.9miles). Sunday had an additional two routes (93.98km (58.4miles)) again run twice, before the ceremonial finish at Stirling Castle.

Thierry Neuville made his debut on the rally which was described by his Kronos Racing team mate Kris Meeke as the best in the world.[2]

By starting the event, Juho Hänninen became IRC champion after Škoda Motorsport elected not to send Jan Kopecký to the event.[3] [4]

Results

Juho Hänninen cemented his championship title with victory on a rally of attrition with just ten of the 21 starters finishing the rally.

Overall

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
1. Juho Hänninen Mikko MarkkulaŠkoda Fabia S20002:01:07.40.010
2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola FløeneFord Fiesta S20002:01:32.925.58
3. Kris Meeke Paul NaglePeugeot 207 S20002:04:31.63:24.26
4. David Bogie Kevin RaeMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX2:13:08.712:01.35
5. (6.) Siim Plangi Marek SarapuuHonda Civic Type R32:15:46.414:39.04
6. (7.) Eamonn Boland Mick MorrisseyMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X2:17:46.216:38.83
7. (8.) Burcu Çetinkaya Ciçek GuneyPeugeot 207 S20002:18:03.516:56.12
8. (9.) Harry Hunt Sebastian MarshallFord Fiesta R22:22:46.921:39.51

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
1
(15–16 Oct)
SS120:11Scone Palace 13.37 km Guy Wilks2:08.594.41 km/halign=left rowspan="2" Guy Wilks
SS220:30Scone Palace 23.37 km Guy Wilks
Kris Meeke
2:07.595.15 km/h
SS307:20Craigvinean 117.34 km Kris Meeke10:32.598.69 km/halign=left rowspan="2" Kris Meeke
SS408:45Drummond Hill 115.08 km Juho Hänninen8:42.5103.90 km/h
SS510:10Errochty 117.68 km Juho Hänninen9:57.8106.47 km/h Guy Wilks
SS613:50Craigvinean 217.34 km Juho Hänninen10:26.299.69 km/halign=left rowspan=7 Juho Hänninen
SS715:15Drummond Hill 215.08 km Juho Hänninen8:40.0104.40 km/h
SS816:40Errochty 217.68 km Andreas Mikkelsen9:55.5106.88 km/h
2
(17 Oct)
SS908:40Clashmore 115.95 km Guy Wilks10:04.195.05 km/h
SS1010:10Loch Ard 129.04 km Guy Wilks18:47.892.70 km/h
SS1111:40Clashmore 215.95 km Juho Hänninen10:08.394.39 km/h
SS1213:10Loch Ard 229.04 km Guy Wilks18:43.993.02 km/h

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Competitors Rally Guide 1. PDF. msaevents.co.uk. Motor Sports Association. 2010-05-24. 2010-08-28.
  2. News: Neuville told to expect best rally in world. ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-10-13. 2010-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185923/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=2202. 2011-07-23. dead.
  3. News: IRC Scotland pre-event press conference 2. ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-10-15. 2010-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185937/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=2209. 2011-07-23. dead.
  4. News: Scottish entry confirms Hanninen champion. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-09-30. 2010-10-15.