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GEKO Ypres Rally Logo 2010 GEKO Ypres Rally 6 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2010 Rally Azores BEL Belgium Ypres June 24 26 2010 19 293.62 http://www.ypresrally.com/docs/2010/competitors/ITINERARY%20GYR10%20v.11.05.10.pdf PDF GEKO Ypres Rally Itinerary 2010 13 June 2010 Intercontinental Rally ChallengeApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 651.30 Asphalt BEL Freddy Loix BEL Freddy Loix 97 48
The 2010 GEKO Ypres Rally was the 45th running of the Ypres Rally and the sixth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). The event was held between 24–26 June 2010 and was based in the town of Ypres, Belgium.
Introduction
The rally was held over two days with a total of 293.62 km mi on covered in nineteen asphalt special stages. Friday had six stages with Saturday having a total of thirteen stages. In addition to IRC frontrunners Juho Hänninen, Jan Kopecký and Kris Meeke, other entries in S2000 cars included Freddy Loix (Škoda Fabia S2000) and factory Proton pair, Chris Atkinson and Alister McRae.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1836 S2000 runners to dominate Ypres entry 13 June 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055911/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1836 13 July 2011 dead dmy-all
Results
The event was dominated by local driver Freddy Loix after two of the main title contenders crashed out of the rally; Juho Hänninen on stage fourhttp://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1884 Hänninen accepts blame for Ypres crash 10 July 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060213/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1884 13 July 2011 dead dmy-all and Kris Meeke on stage eight.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1891 After SS8: Meeke's crash hands Loix big lead 10 July 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060302/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1891 13 July 2011 dead dmy-all In addition to these retirements both Proton's failed to finish due to engine problems related to valve spring failures.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1885 Proton looks to the future after Ypres exit 10 July 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060313/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1885 13 July 2011 dead dmy-all The win was the fifth different winner of an IRC round this season, the fourth for Škoda and its first with the facelift Fabia.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1910 Škoda's Loix lands IRC victory in Belgium 10 July 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060325/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1910 13 July 2011 dead dmy-all
The Ypres Historic Rally normally runs at the same time as the main event. In 2010, the winner was Robert Droogmans, a Belgian racing driver competing with Marc Duez.
Overall standings
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. BEL Freddy Loix BEL Fréderic Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:36.9 0.0 10 2. CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:58.3 21.4 8 3. BEL Thierry Neuville FRA Nicolas Klinger Peugeot 207 S2000 2:37:42.4 2:05.5 6 4. BEL Bernd Casier BEL Francis Caesemaeker Škoda Fabia S2000 2:39:38.5 4:01.6 5 5. NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta S2000 2:40:57.8 5:20.9 4 6. POR Bruno Magalhães POR Carlos Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 2:41:43.1 6:06.2 3 7. POL Michał Sołowow POL Maciej Baran Ford Fiesta S2000 2:43:01.4 7:24.5 2 8. ITA Luca Betti ITA Pierangelo Scalvini Peugeot 207 S2000 2:45:14.5 9:37.6 1
Special stages
DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader1(25 June) SS1 16:29 Hollebeke 1 28.82 km GBR Kris Meeke 15:49.4 109.28 km/h GBR Kris Meeke SS2 17:20 Westouter 1 6.04 km BEL Freddy Loix 3:34.3 101.47 km/h SS3 18:00 Mesen – Sauvegarde 1 14.80 km BEL Freddy Loix 7:58.2 111.42 km/h BEL Freddy Loix SS4 20:06 Hollebeke 2 28.82 km BEL Freddy Loix 15:40.4 110.33 km/h SS5 20:57 Westouter 2 6.04 km GBR Kris Meeke 3:31.8 102.66 km/h SS6 21:37 Mesen – Sauvegarde 2 14.80 km BEL Freddy Loix 7:56.3 111.86 km/h2(26 June) SS7 11:13 Proven-Vleteren 1 14.80 km GBR Kris Meeke 7:21.9 120.57 km/h SS8 11:31 Watou 1 12.33 km BEL Freddy Loix 6:40.3 110.89 km/h SS9 12:12 Kemmelberg 1 9.06 km BEL Freddy Loix 4:55.6 110.34 km/h SS10 13:41 Langemark 1 18.84 km CZE Jan Kopecký 9:48.4 115.27 km/h SS11 14:16 Dikkebus 1 11.32 km CZE Jan Kopecký 6:03.6 112.08 km/h SS12 14:43 Heuvelland 1 28.80 km CZE Jan Kopecký 14:59.7 115.24 km/h SS13 15:56 Lille-Eurométropole 1.66 km CZE Jan Kopecký 1:17.5 77.11 km/h SS14 18:13 Proven-Vleteren 2 14.80 km CZE Jan Kopecký 7:21.7 120.62 km/h SS15 18:31 Watou 2 12.33 km BEL Freddy Loix 6:40.1 110.94 km/h SS16 19:12 Kemmelberg 2 9.06 km BEL Freddy Loix 4:53.7 111.05 km/h SS17 20:41 Langemark 2 18.84 km BEL Freddy Loix 9:47.5 115.45 km/h SS18 21:16 Dikkebus 2 11.32 km CZE Jan Kopecký 6:03.2 112.20 km/h SS19 21:43 Heuvelland 2 28.80 km CZE Jan Kopecký 14:54.7 115.88 km/h
References
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