2010 Rally Catalunya
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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. 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.
2010 World Rally Championship season
The 2010 World Rally Championship season was the 38th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 11 February and ended Wales Rally GB on 14 November....
. The rally took place over 22–24 October 2010, and was based in Salou
Salou
Salou is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 10km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112km from Barcelona...
, the second biggest city in the Province of Tarragona in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
. The rally was also the sixth and final round of the Junior World Rally Championship
Junior World Rally Championship
The FIA Junior World Rally Championship is a complementary series to the World Rally Championship as is the Production World Rally Championship , and the Super 2000 World Rally Championship . As JWRC was originally envisioned as a series for developing drivers, it is limited to drivers below the...
.
After claiming the world championship at the previous round in France
2010 Rallye de France
The 2010 Rallye de France was the first running of the Rallye de France–Alsace and the eleventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 1–3 October 2010, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region...
, Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
won the 61st WRC rally of his career by leading from start to finish. Second was Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999...
with Loeb's team-mate Dani Sordo
Dani Sordo
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team...
completing an all-Citroën
Citroën
Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...
podium. Loeb's victory ensured that the marque's C4
Citroën C4 WRC
The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC...
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
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...
.
Despite being forced to return under Superally conditions, Aaron Burkart
Aaron Burkart
Aaron Nikolai Burkart is a German rally driver. He is the 2010 Junior World Rally Champion.- Career :...
won the JWRC championship title after Hans Weijs, Jr. was slowed by a crankshaft sensor issue on the second run through El Priorat.
Event standings
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||||
| 1. |  Sébastien LoebSébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
 Daniel ElenaDaniel Elena Daniel Elena is a Monegasque rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship eight times, and currently compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:32:59.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. |  Petter SolbergPetter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
 Chris PattersonChris Patterson Chris Patterson is a professional rally racing co-driver.He competed first time in the World Rally Championship in 1993 and has won the 2006 Production World Rally Championship with Nasser Al-Attiyah. Patterson is recognized as one of the world's most experienced rally navigators... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:33:35.0 | 35.3 | 18 |
| 3. |  Dani SordoDani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
Diego Vallejo Diego Vallejo Diego Vallejo Folgueira is a Spanish rallye co-driver. He won the Spanish Rally Championship with her brother Sergio Vallejo and run with Dani Sordo on Citroën World Rally Team in 2010 and with Albert Llovera in 2011.... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:33:40.8 | 41.1 | 15 |
| 4. |  Jari-Matti LatvalaJari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:34:19.2 | 1:19.5 | 12 |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He commentates sports events, mainly football matches, for both radio and television. He regularly commentatos football for the Jalkapallokierros program in Radio Suomi... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:39:32.6 | 6:32.9 | 10 |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson is an English rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former WRC driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson currently competes in the World Rally Championship for the Stobart M-Sport Ford team... |
Scott Martin |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:41:17.3 | 8:17.6 | 8 |
| 7. |  Khalid Al Qassimi |
Michael Orr |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:46:05.4 | 13:05.7 | 6 |
| 8. | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
 Stéphane Prévot |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:46:10.9 | 13:11.2 | 4 |
| 9. |  Ken BlockKen Block Ken Block is a songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the rock band Sister Hazel. Ken plays acoustic guitar. He also helped produce the band's first CD in 1994. His debut solo effort Drift was released on December 9, 2008.... |
 Alex Gelsomino |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:49:00.9 | 16:01.2 | 2 |
| 10. | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
Julien Ingrassia Julien Ingrassia Julien Ingrassia is a French rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Ogier.-References:... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
3:50:23.8 | 17:24.1 | 1 |
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1. (12.) | Yeray Lemes |
Rogelio Peňate |
Renault Clio S1600 Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation... |
3:55:58.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (14.) |  Todor SlavovTodor Slavov Todor Slavov is a Bulgarian rallye driver.-Biography:Todor Slavov was born on 22 January 1984 in Varna, a family of Slavi and Tatyana Slavov. His father worked in the construction field, and his mother in the system of insurance.Completes his secondary education in Varna Mathematical School "Dr.... |
Dobromir Filipov |
Renault Clio R3 Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation... |
4:01:42.5 | 5:44.5 | 18 |
| 3. (18.) |  Hans Weijs, Jr. |
Bjorn Degandt |
Citroën C2 S1600 Citroën C2 The Citroën C2 is a supermini-class car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since autumn of 2003, replacing the Citroën Saxo, it was built at the Aulnay plant on the outskirts of Paris. A different model, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2... |
4:06:48.5 | 10:50.5 | 15 |
| 4. (26.) |  Aaron BurkartAaron Burkart Aaron Nikolai Burkart is a German rally driver. He is the 2010 Junior World Rally Champion.- Career :... |
André Kachel |
Suzuki Swift S1600 Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
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 Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded... |
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 Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
24:17.2 | 88.79 km/h | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
| SS2 | 9:51 | La Ribera d'Ebre 1 | 14.97 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
11:18.3 | 79.45 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 10:34 | Les Garrigues 1 | 12.07 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
7:22.9 | 98.11 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:47 | Terra Alta 2 | 35.94 km | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
23:42.4 | 90.96 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:45 | La Ribera d'Ebre 2 | 14.97 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
11:08.3 | 80.64 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 16:28 | Les Garrigues 2 | 12.07 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
7:25.8 | 97.47 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) |
SS7 | 9:59 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
15:40.8 | 101.44 km/h | |
| SS8 | 11:17 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:08.7 | 110.26 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 12:07 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.32 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
10:22.7 | 94.35 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 14:11 | Santa Marina 2 | 26.51 km | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
15:45.3 | 100.96 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 15:29 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:09.7 | 110.09 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 16:34 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.32 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
10:22.5 | 94.38 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (24 Oct) |
SS13 | 8:40 | El Priorat 1 | 42.04 km | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
23:46.4 | 106.10 km/h | |
| SS14 | 10:09 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
2:34.7 | 95.64 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 12:30 | El Priorat 2 | 42.04 km | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
23:40.6 | 106.54 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 13:59 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
2:35.2 | 95.34 km/h |