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2010 Rally International of Curitiba
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Rally curitiba logo.png Rally Curitiba Logo 2010 Rally International of Curitiba 2010 Rally Internacional de Curitiba 2 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season 2010 Monte Carlo Rally 2010 Rally Argentina BRA Brazil Curitiba March 4 6 2010 15 684.20 Gravel GBR Kris Meeke GBR Peugeot UK 49 28
The 2010 Rally International of Curitiba, officially 2010 Rally Internacional de Curitiba (30° Graciosa Rally), was the second round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. It was also the first round of the South American Rally Championship and the Brazilian Rally Championship. The rally took place over 4–6 March 2010. http://www.rallybuzz.com/irc-brazil-prologue-cancelled/ Scott Coursey Curitiba prologue stage cancelled rallybuzz.com RallyBuzz 2010-03-04 2010-03-04
Introduction
The rally was due to start with a 3.38 km mi on prologue on Thursday 4 March to determine the running order for leg one. However, this was cancelled due to heavy rain. http://www.rallydecuritiba.com.br/cronology-en-us/ Chronology rallydecuritiba.com.br Rally Internacional de Curitiba 2010-01-29 The prologue route was also due to be used as the final stage of the rally, but was also cancelled due to the persistent rain that lasted throughout the event. The event consisted of a total of 15 gravel special stages covering 684.20 km mi on with all stages taking place in daylight. The rally was centred in the city of Curitiba, which is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Confirmed entries for the event included Guy Wilks (Škoda UK), reigning champion Kris Meeke (Kronos Racing Team Peugeot UK), and the Brazilian Daniel Oliveira, who drove a Peugeot 207 S2000 for the Austrian Stohl Racing squad. http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1451 Eight IRC events for young Brazilian Oliveira ircseries.com Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2010-01-19 2010-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055522/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1451 2011-07-13 dead
Results
Kris Meeke led the rally from start to finish, as he took his first victory of the season. Another British driver, Guy Wilks finished 46.7 seconds behind in second, with the Škoda of Juho Hänninen finishing third. Hänninen moves into the championship lead, after his six points in Brazil took him onto a tally of fourteen points.
Overall
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. GBR Kris Meeke IRL Paul Nagle Peugeot 207 S2000 1:42:45.4 0.0 10 2. GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh Škoda Fabia S2000 1:43:32.1 46.7 8 3. FIN Juho Hänninen FIN Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 1:44:05.6 1:20.2 6 4. CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 1:44:34.7 1:49.3 5 5. POR Bruno Magalhães POR Carlos Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 1:46:50.9 4:05.5 4 6. BRA Eduardo Scheer BRA Geferson Pavinatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:56:45.8 14:00.4 3 7. BRA Daniel Rolim Oliveira FRA Denis Giraudet Peugeot 207 S2000 1:57:27.2 14:41.8 2 8. (11.) BRA Marcos Tokarski BRA Laércio Reginatto Peugeot 207 2:06:06.8 23:21.4 1
Special stages
DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Prologue(4 Mar) SSS 15:30 Pinhais 3.38 km stage cancelled*Leg 1(5 Mar) SS1 08:55 Campo Magro 1 18.85 km GBR Kris Meeke 10:17.0 109.98 km/h GBR Kris Meeke SS2 10:05 Ouro Fino 1 9.58 km GBR Kris Meeke 4:42.0 122.30 km/h SS3 10:45 Curitiba 1 10.91 km GBR Kris Meeke 4:51.6 134.69 km/h SS4 11:10 Campo Magro 2 18.85 km GBR Kris Meeke 10:05.5 112.07 km/h SS5 14:50 Curitiba 2 10.58 km FIN Juho Hänninen 4:43.3 134.44 km/h SS6 15:15 Campo Magro 3 18.85 km GBR Kris Meeke 9:58.3 113.42 km/h SS7 15:45 Ouro Fino 2 9.58 km GBR Kris Meeke 4:38.4 123.88 km/hLeg 2(6 Mar) SS8 08:30 Bocaiúva 28.32 km FIN Juho Hänninen 17:49.8 95.30 km/h SS9 09:30 Rio Pesqueiro 1 15.06 km stage cancelled SS10 10:10 Quattro Barras 1 12.02 km FIN Juho Hänninen 7:05.1 101.79 km/h SS11 11:00 Nobre 10.47 km FIN Juho Hänninen 6:34.1 95.64 km/h SS12 13:05 Rio Pesqueiro 2 15.06 km stage cancelled SS13 14:20 Quattro Barras 2 12.02 km FIN Juho Hänninen 6:57.7 103.60 km/h SS14 14:40 Campina 23.07 km FIN Juho Hänninen 14:39.0 94.48 km/h SS15 15:15 Pinhais 3.38 km stage cancelled
* The super-special had been due to set the running order for the first leg with the top ten running in reverse order from where they finished. With the stage's cancellation, it was announced that the competitors would go through the stages in championship order.
References
External links
The official website for the rally https://web.archive.org/web/20100228042727/http://www.rallydecuritiba.com.br/home-en-us/ 2010-02-28
The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Rally International of Curitiba
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