2010 Rally Catalunya

2010 Rally Catalunya
46è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
RACC Rally de España
2010 Rally Catalunya; 46è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada; RACC Rally de España
Round 12 of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Spain
Rally base	Salou, Tarragona
Dates run	22 – 24 October 2010
Stages	16 (344.88 km; 214.30 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt with some gravel
Overall distance	1,301.70 km (808.84 miles)
Statistics
Crews	47 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Citroën World Rally Team

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.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC	3:32:59.7	0.0	25
2.	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Citroën C4 WRC	3:33:35.0	35.3	18
3.	Dani Sordo	Diego Vallejo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:33:40.8	41.1	15
4.	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Focus RS WRC 09	3:34:19.2	1:19.5	12
5.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus RS WRC 09	3:39:32.6	6:32.9	10
6.	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	3:41:17.3	8:17.6	8
7.	Khalid Al Qassimi	Michael Orr	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	3:46:05.4	13:05.7	6
8.	Henning Solberg	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Fiesta S2000	3:46:10.9	13:11.2	4
9.	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	3:49:00.9	16:01.2	2
10.	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën C4 WRC	3:50:23.8	17:24.1	1
JWRC
1. (12.)	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peňate	Renault Clio S1600	3:55:58.0	0.0	25
2. (14.)	Todor Slavov	Dobromir Filipov	Renault Clio R3	4:01:42.5	5:44.5	18
3. (18.)	Hans Weijs Jr.	Bjorn Degandt	Citroën C2 S1600	4:06:48.5	10:50.5	15
4. (26.)	Aaron Burkart	André Kachel	Suzuki Swift S1600	4:24:43.1	28:45.1	12
5. (27.)	Harry Hunt	Sebastian Marshall	Ford Fiesta R2	4:24:52.4	28:54.4	10
6. (28.)	Martin Kangur	Martin Järveoja	Honda Civic type-r R3	4:26:03.1	30:05.1	8

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (22 Oct)	SS1	8:53	Terra Alta 1	35.94 km	Sébastien Loeb	24:17.2	88.79 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	9:51	La Ribera d'Ebre 1	14.97 km	Petter Solberg	11:18.3	79.45 km/h
	SS3	10:34	Les Garrigues 1	12.07 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:22.9	98.11 km/h
	SS4	14:47	Terra Alta 2	35.94 km	Sébastien Ogier	23:42.4	90.96 km/h
	SS5	15:45	La Ribera d'Ebre 2	14.97 km	Petter Solberg	11:08.3	80.64 km/h
	SS6	16:28	Les Garrigues 2	12.07 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:25.8	97.47 km/h
Leg 2 (23 Oct)	SS7	9:59	Santa Marina 1	26.51 km	Sébastien Loeb	15:40.8	101.44 km/h
	SS8	11:17	La Mussara 1	20.48 km	Sébastien Loeb	11:08.7	110.26 km/h
	SS9	12:07	Riudecanyes 1	16.32 km	Sébastien Loeb	10:22.7	94.35 km/h
	SS10	14:11	Santa Marina 2	26.51 km	Dani Sordo	15:45.3	100.96 km/h
	SS11	15:29	La Mussara 2	20.48 km	Sébastien Loeb	11:09.7	110.09 km/h
	SS12	16:34	Riudecanyes 2	16.32 km	Petter Solberg	10:22.5	94.38 km/h
Leg 3 (24 Oct)	SS13	8:40	El Priorat 1	42.04 km	Dani Sordo	23:46.4	106.10 km/h
	SS14	10:09	La Serra d'Almos 1	4.11 km	Dani Sordo	2:34.7	95.64 km/h
	SS15	12:30	El Priorat 2	42.04 km	Dani Sordo	23:40.6	106.54 km/h
	SS16	13:59	La Serra d'Almos 2	4.11 km	Petter Solberg	2:35.2	95.34 km/h

Standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Loeb	251
2	Sebastien Ogier	167
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	156
4	Petter Solberg	151
5	Dani Sordo	140
6	Mikko Hirvonen	114
7	Matthew Wilson	68
8	Henning Solberg	37
9	Federico Villagra	36
10	Kimi Räikkönen	21

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Citroen WRT	428
2	BP Ford WRT	299
3	Citroen Junior Team	194
4	Stobart Ford	158
5	Munchi's Ford	54

References

^ "Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators; Rally Catalunya. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
^ "Loeb wins Rally de Espana!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
^ Beer, Matt (24 October 2010). "Loeb clinches Catalunya victory". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

External links

[1] "Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators; Rally Catalunya. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

[2] "Loeb wins Rally de Espana!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

[3] Beer, Matt (24 October 2010). "Loeb clinches Catalunya victory". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

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