2010 Wales Rally GB

Rally car race 2010 Wales Rally GB WRC Wales Rally GB 2010 - Myherin Stage - 5235517973.jpg 66th Wales Rally of Great Britain 13 2010 World Rally Championship season Rally Catalunya UK United Kingdom Cardiff 11 14 November 2010 20http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/Rally_Guide_1.pdf Rally Guide 1 PDF walesrallygb.com 14 June 2010 4 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110501111946/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/Rally_Guide_1.pdf 2011-05-01 dead 348.32 1505.70 Gravel FRA Sébastien Loeb FRA Citroën World Rally Team 61 45 The 2010 Wales Rally GB, was the thirteenth and final round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The twenty stage gravel rally took place over 11–14 November 2010 and was based in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. The rally was the final event for two-litre World Rally Cars as the 2011 season will see the introduction of 1.6-litre World Rally Cars. Sébastien Loeb won his eighth event of the season and the 62nd WRC rally of his career after holding off Petter Solberg by under 20 seconds.http://wrc.com/news/rally-wrap-loeb-claims-win-number-62-in-wales/?fid=13940 Loeb claims win number 62 in Wales World Rally Championship International Sportsworld Communicators 14 November 2010 14 November 2010 18 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101118010635/http://www.wrc.com/news/rally-wrap-loeb-claims-win-number-62-in-wales/?fid=13940 dead Jari-Matti Latvala finished third to secure second place in the drivers' championship. Armindo Araújo finished second – behind Ott Tänak – in the PWRC class to claim his second successive championship, while Xavier Pons claimed the inaugural SWRC championship taking third on the rally behind Andreas Mikkelsen and Craig Breen.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88259 Matt Beer Loeb clinches Rally GB victory autosport.com Haymarket Publications 14 November 2010 14 November 2010 Introduction The rally started with a super special stage being held at the Cardiff Bay Barrage on the Thursday evening. Friday and Saturday saw the rally complete fourteen stages in Mid Wales, with servicing at Builth Wells, before another super special stage at Cardiff Bay. Sunday had a further four stages in the South Wales area. Results Event standings Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. FRA Sébastien Loeb MON Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 3:14:54.0 0.0 25 2. NOR Petter Solberg GBR Chris Patterson Citroën C4 WRC 3:15:13.1 19.1 18 3. FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:16:29.3 1:35.3 15 4. FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:16:47.3 1:53.3 12 5. ESP Dani Sordo ESP Diego Vallejo Citroën C4 WRC 3:17:06.2 2:12.2 10 6. NOR Henning Solberg AUT Ilka Minor Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:21:20.5 6:26.5 8 7. GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:23:31.8 8:37.8 6 8. FIN Kimi Räikkönen FIN Kaj Lindström Citroën C4 WRC 3:25:21.9 10:27.9 4 9. NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 3:27:07.7 12:13.7 2 10. NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 3:28:55.2 14:01.2 1 SWRC 1. (10.) NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 3:28:55.2 0.0 25 2. (12.) IRE Craig Breen GBR Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 3:34:57.9 6:02.7 18 3. (13.) ESP Xavier Pons ESP Alex Haro Ford Fiesta S2000 3:35:10.7 6:15.5 15 4. (14.) SWE Patrik Sandell SWE Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia S2000 3:35:15.9 6:20.7 12 5. (15.) POL Michał Kościuszko POL Maciek Szczepaniak Skoda Fabia S2000 3:37:14.1 8:18.9 10 PWRC 1. (17.) EST Ott Tänak EST Kuldar Sikk Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:38:31.0 0.0 25 2. (18.) POR Armindo Araújo POR Miguel Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:41:46.8 3:15.8 18 3. (19.) NZL Hayden Paddon NZL John Kennard Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:42:58.9 4:27.9 15 4. (20.) GBR Jason Pritchard GBR Robbie Durant Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:45:35.4 7:04.4 12 5. (22.) SWE Patrik Flodin SWE Göran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:46:51.9 8:20.9 10 6. (25.) GBR Dave Weston Jr. GBR Ieuan Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:53:18.4 14:47.4 8 7. (26.) MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. ESP Óscar Sánchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:54:29.1 15:58.1 6 8. (28.) SMR Alex Raschi ITA Rudy Pollet Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:55:51.4 17:20.4 4 9. (30.) JPN Toshi Arai GBR Daniel Barritt Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:58:55.1 20:24.1 2 10. (32.) FIN Reijo Muhonen FIN Juha Kanerva Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:05:08.5 26:37.5 1 Special stages All dates and times are GMT (UTC±0). DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Leg 1(11–12 Nov) SS1 19:30 Cardiff Bay 1 1.70 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:16.1 80.42 km/h FRA Sébastien Loeb SS2 9:38 Hafren 1 32.14 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 18:43.2 103.01 km/h FIN Jari-Matti Latvala SS3 10:19 Sweet Lamb 1 4.26 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:54.4 87.94 km/h FRA Sébastien Loeb SS4 10:37 Myherin 1 27.88 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 15:33.3 107.54 km/h FIN Jari-Matti Latvala SS5 13:51 Hafren 2 32.14 km FRA Sébastien Ogier 18:39.0 103.40 km/h SS6 14:32 Sweet Lamb 2 4.26 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:57.1 86.60 km/h SS7 14:50 Myherin 2 27.88 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 15:16.5 109.51 km/h FRA Sébastien LoebLeg 2(13 Nov) SS8 9:03 Radnor 1 14.78 km NOR Petter SolbergFIN Jari-Matti Latvala 7:31.5 117.85 km/h NOR Petter Solberg SS9 10:19 Monument Hill 1 10.14 km NOR Petter Solberg 5:46.5 105.35 km/h SS10 10:43 Four Ways Crychan 1 25.14 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 13:48.7 109.21 km/h FRA Sébastien Loeb SS11 11:22 Halfway 1 18.37 km NOR Petter Solberg 10:28.2 105.27 km/h SS12 14:07 Radnor 2 14.78 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 7:22.3 120.30 km/h SS13 15:23 Monument Hill 2 10.14 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 5:46.0 105.50 km/h SS14 15:47 Four Ways Crychan 2 25.14 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 14:04.9 107.12 km/h SS15 16:26 Halfway 2 18.37 km NOR Petter Solberg 10:35.9 104.00 km/h SS16 18:34 Cardiff Bay 2 1.70 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:15.5 81.06 km/hLeg 3(14 Nov) SS17 8:33 Resolfen 1 29.99 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 15:57.8 112.72 km/h SS18 9:46 Margam Park 1 8.08 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 5:06.2 95.00 km/h SS19 11:25 Resolfen 2 29.99 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 16:03.8 112.02 km/h SS20 12:38 Margam Park 2 8.08 km ESP Dani Sordo 5:08.2 94.38 km/h Standings after the rally Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 276 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 171 3 NOR Petter Solberg 169 4 FRA Sebastien Ogier 167 5 ESP Dani Sordo 150 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen 126 7 GBR Matthew Wilson 74 8 NOR Henning Solberg 45 9 ARG Federico Villagra 36 10 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 25 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position Manufacturer Points 1 FRA Citroen WRT 456 2 GBR BP Ford WRT 337 3 FRA Citroen Junior Team 217 4 GBR Stobart Ford 176 5 ARG Munchi's Ford 58 References External links The official website for the rally The official website of the World Rally Championship Wales Wales Rally GB Wales Rally GB Wales Rally GB Category:Rally GB